Dear All,
We were very much hoping that MCG members would contribute to the Picshare UK study, which we are currently running for the JISC and the Higher Education Academy.
The Picshare UK study is looking into the issues associated with sharing image records across the visual arts and cultural heritage sector. Through consultation with the owners and managers of digital image collections in universities, colleges, museums, not-for-profit organisations, and commercial image libraries across the UK, the exercise will gain an overview of the issues, barriers, and motivations for a 'national network of images', as envisioned by the JISC Images Working Group.
Participation needn't be too time consuming, basically completing a short questionnaire about your online image collections and your views at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iaX4NySBLPXtAZzVxZF7JQ_3d_3d
There are 15 questions which we would ask you to answer as fully or as simply as you like, and to complete by Friday 7 March 2008. We will publish a list of all the organisations that participate in the project, but we will treat your answers in confidence. Further information about the project is given online (along with a PDF version of the questionnaire) at: http://www.vads.ahds.ac.uk/picshare
If you would prefer to send your comments by email or have a chat over the phone, please contact us at [log in to unmask] or 01252 892723. Whilst the survey is aimed at the mangers or owners of digital image collections, we welcome feedback from all interested parties.
Thank you in advance for helping us with this research.
Yours sincerely,
Amy Robinson
Information Management Officer
Visual Arts Data Service (VADS)
University College for the Creative Arts
Farnham Campus
Falkner Road
Farnham
GU9 7DS
Tel: 01252 892723
Fax: 01252 892913
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk
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