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Collection and Facilities
The Visual Resources Centre (VRC) of the Department of Art History manages a continuously growing digital collection of images of works of art, architecture, and other visual materials from prehistoric times to the present, representing cultures from around the world. The VRC also has a traditional slide collection developed over many decades of teaching. Both collections were established to support the teaching and research of the faculty of the Department of Art History, thus reflecting the subject areas taught in the department.
The holdings currently number approximately 350,000 35mm slides and 35,000 locally produced digital images. The VRC digital collection is available to any authorized user from the Penn State community and is accessible via the CONTENTdm collection management system through the University Libraries web site.
In addition to the digital and slide collections, the VRC maintains the Lord/Hyslop Library, comprising about 4,300 books that can be borrowed by Art History faculty and students, a photograph collection of about 9,000 images, and a collection of approximately 2,500 historic lantern slides, mostly of architectural images.
The VRC is a member of the Visual Resources Association, an international organization of image management professionals. |
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