Libraries Announces New Branch

NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   DATE: 8/28/08

CONTACT: LESLIE SCHALER, UMASS AMHERST LIBRARY, (413) 545-0162

UMASS AMHERST LIBRARIES

ANNOUNCES NEW BRANCH LIBRARY

Amherst, MA – The UMass Amherst Libraries is pleased to announce a new branch, the Image Collection Library, dedicated to assisting the campus community (faculty, students, and staff) in the use of images in the classroom and in research.  This facility evolved from the Art History Perkins Slide Library in room 221 Bartlett Hall. 

The Image Collection Library provides over 750,000 digital images and content for classroom use, including image resources such as ARTstor, AMICA, and Archivision; image management and presentation systems, including Luna Insight and ARTstor (in collaboration with OIT); and assistance for faculty who want to bring high quality images into the classroom experience.

The Image Collection Library, located in room 225 Bartlett Hall, is open from 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and can be contacted at 545-3314.

Faculty members and teaching assistants are encouraged to contact the Image Collection Library to discuss needs for images in the classroom environment.   For more information, contact Brian Shelburne, Head of the Image Collection Library at bps@library.umass.edu, 545-4061, or Stephen Folsom, Metadata Librarian, sfolsom@library.umass.edu, 545-4978.

Last Edited: 2 January 2009