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Greater New York Chapter
The purpose of the organization is to promote communication among national members of the Visual Resources Association within the New York metropolitan area.
The Greater New York Chapter Serves the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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Officers:
Johanna Bauman, ARTstor, Chairperson
Billy Kwan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vice-Chairperson
Barbara Treitel, The Jewish Museum Secretary/Treasurer
Upcoming Events
March 7 - VRA/NY at the Spring Reception of the New York Technical Services Librarians
The reception will be held at NYPL Humanities and Social Sciences Library on 42nd and 5th.
June 11 - Spring Meeting at ARTstor 4pm-7pm
Annual elections and a presentation by Clay Shirky on social tagging and the implications for academic image databases and delivery systems.
Chapter News
2007 Mid-Year Report
Report to VRA submitted by Johanna Bauman, July 2007.
Notes from Fall Meeting
On October 19, 2007, the Greater New York Chapter held its Fall Business Meeting at Vassar College. The meeting was followed by a tour of the Vassar Visual Resource Library, the Taylor Hall Auditorium, the exhibition Hudson River Trilogy, and the Vassar Library.
Notes from Spring Meeting
On May 11, 2007, the Greater New York Chapter held its Spring Business Meeting at the New York School of Interior Design. The meeting was followed by a presentation and panel discussion on using Luna Insight's presentation software in the classroom. Architectural Historian Barry Lewis discussed his experience with the software and Eric Wolf and Christopher Spinelli of the NYSID Library discussed their roles in supporting instruction with the software.
Title block image from New York Public Library's Picture Collection and is used with their permission.
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