[MNASIS-L] MINERVA 2003 SYMPOSIUM

[Janet M. Arth]

Registration opens today for the

  Minnesota Electronic Resources in the Visual Arts (MINERVA) '03 Symposium
  November 14th, 8:30-4:30 pm
  Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

About the symposium:
Visual resources are being digitized to preserve collections, enhance
education and provide research tools that are easily and widely 
accessible.  These digital image resources are an exciting development in 
step with our increasingly visual culture, and their availability has been 
both prolific and well-received. Consequently, standards and practices for 
the design, usage and maintenance of digital image resources demand the 
critical attention of institutions and professionals developing these 
collections.  The Minnesota Electronic Resources in the Visual Arts 
(MINERVA) 2003 Symposium offers an enriching program that focuses on the 
fundamental issues affecting digital image collections.

In its third year, MINERVA ’03 will be held at the Weisman Art Museum on 
Friday, November 14th. Research professionals from Minnesota libraries, 
museums, historical centers, academic and other private or public research 
institutions interested in or actively developing digital image collections 
are encouraged to attend. The symposium is an opportunity to learn about 
digital preservation policies, metadata standards and pedagogical practices.

MINERVA ’03 welcomes three nationally recognized guest speakers: Günter
Waibel, Program Officer from the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and
specialist in digital content and preservation; Bradley D. Westbrook,
Librarian from the University of California, San Diego, a participant in 
the Union Catalog for Art Images project funded by the Andrew Mellon
Foundation; and Christina Updike, Visual Resources Curator at James Madison 
University (JMU), a leading collaborator in the JMU Digital Image Database 
initiative.

The MINERVA ’03 program also presents a panel session with three special 
guests representing digital image projects from around the state along with 
the featured national speakers. A founder of the Minnesota Digital Library 
Coalition (MDLC), Professor Keith Ewing of St. Cloud State University will 
moderate the discussion.

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To join us on Friday, November 14, 2003 or FFI, please see the MINERVA '03 
Symposium web site at http://minerva.umn.edu/

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For questions about the program or registration contact Deborah Ultan  at 
(612)625-6438

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The MINERVA 2003 Symposium continues to encourage cooperative sharing of 
ideas, expertise, and resources among institutions building or considering 
online image collections.  The MINERVA 2003 Symposium fosters collaborative 
relationships between cultural heritage and museum institutions, the 
academic community and libraries.

The MINERVA 2003 Symposium is co-sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum, the 
College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the College of Liberal 
Arts and the University of Minnesota Libraries.
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Deborah K. Ultan		ph: (612)625-6438
Art/Art History Librarian	fax: (612) 626-9353
University of Minnesota	email: ultan004 at tc.umn.edu
170b Wilson Library
309 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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