VRA Affiliate and Liaison Organizations
Art Libraries
Society of North America
Founded in 1972, the Art Libraries Society of North America represents
a creative diversity of expertise and interests. Producers,
purveyors, and users of all types of art information join in dynamic
collaboration.
See also: The
Visual Resources Division (VRD)
The
Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) is a not-for-profit
organization whose purpose is to advance academic architectural librarianship,
to develop and increase the
usefulness of architecture school librarians in the advancement of architectural
education, and to promote a spirit of cooperation among members of the
profession.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals. It is dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching, and research.
College Art Association
Founded in 1911, the College Art Association promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill in the teaching and practices of art.
Coalition for Networked Information
The Coalition for Networked Information was founded in March 1990 with a mission to help realize the promise of high performance networks and computers for the advancement of scholarship and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. The Coalition is a partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM.
The Getty Center
The Getty Center works to enrich the content of the computer networks of the future by encouraging those concerned with preserving the cultural heritage to collaborate in building a cultural information infrastructure.
HASTAC ("haystack") is a network of individuals and institutions inspired by the possibilities that new technologies offer us for shaping how we learn, teach, communicate, create, and organize our local and global communities.
Picture Licensing Universal System
The PLUS Coalition is an international non-profit initiative with a mission to simplify and facilitate the communication and management of image rights. Organized by respected associations, leading companies, standards bodies, scholars and industry experts, the PLUS Coalition exists for the benefit of all communities involved in creating, distributing, using and preserving images. Spanning more than thirty countries, these diverse stakeholders have collaborated to develop PLUS, a system of standards that makes it easier to communicate, understand and manage image rights in all countries.
Society of Architectural Historians
Founded in 1940, the Society of Architectural Historians promotes the study, interpretation and preservation of architecture, design, landscape and urbanism worldwide.
Southeastern College Art Conference
The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges, professional institutions and the community served by their institutions.
