Read the Latest Issue of the VRA Bulletin: Available Now to Members
The newest issue of the VRA Bulletin is now available! See the issue at: https://online.vraweb.org/vrab/ or click on one of the direct links below. Many thanks to the contributors for all of their hard work! This is one of our largest issues ever!If you’re interested in publishing in the Bulletin, consider submitting an abstract for our upcoming Special Themed Issue: “Cataloging Today: Enlarging the Sphere” slated for publication in Winter 2018/19. For more information, or to submit an abstract, please contact Guest Editor, Susan Jane Williams.To submit an article idea for the Spring 2019 issue, you can reach out to Hannah Marshall to discuss an article idea or review the submission steps and guidelines on the VRAB site.Maureen Burns, Content EditorHannah Marshall, Production EditorAmy Lazet, Incoming Production EditorAssociation News2018 VRA State of the Association Address by Jen W. GreenVisual Resources Association Treasurer’s 2018 Report - Jeannine Keefer, PhDCataloging and Metadata Practices Survey Report - Zoe Waldon, Greg Reser, Margaret N. Webster, Layna White, Susan Jane Williams, and Lynda WhiteFeature ArticlesBasics of Photogrammetry for VR Professionals: 3D Visualization of Cultural Heritage Objects by Otto Luna (Peer Reviewed)Preserving the Layers: Storage and Metadata for Geographic Information Systems by Jonathan D. Cartledge (Peer Reviewed)Maximizing Metadata: Embedded Metadata Tools by Marcia M. Focht (Peer Reviewed)Preserving and Integrating Conservation Photography at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields as the 2016-2017 VRAF Intern by Rebecca Pattillo (Peer Reviewed)Intellectual Property Rights and New Media Art by Heather Seneff (Peer Reviewed)Information as Capital: The Commodification of Archives and Library Labor by Jasmine Burns (Peer Reviewed)PerspectivesInstant Architecture: Hosted Access to the Archivision Research Library with Built-in Image Management and Presentation Tools by Maureen A. Burns Ed.D. and Andreas Knab (Peer Reviewed)Move Over Google Maps! Marin County Library is doing some serious mapping! by Jeff Hurn and Jack Schaeffer (Peer Reviewed)