SAA is next week and if you are attending in person, this is a friendly invitation to connect with members of the Visual Materials section! We are hosting two events:
Thursday, 8/15 8-9:30am
B3: Description and Cataloging of Visual Material: A Collaborative Conversation Facilitated by the Visual Materials and Description Sections
Salon C 5-8
Co-hosted by the Visual Materials and Description Sections, this session provides the space for informal conversations about practices and considerations for describing visual materials. Description of visual materials is a complex and nuanced work that can vary based on types of description (archival or item level), metadata schema selection, and intensity of description. What challenges arise when we apply text to something meant to communicate visually?
Friday, 8/16 12:45-1:45pm
VM Section lunch
Join us for lunch on Friday to chat and make connections with folks who have an interest in visual materials. Grab some takeout and then meet us in a nearby park, spot TBD. Sign up in the Whova app.
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LILLIANNE KEANEY (she/hers)
Harrison D. Horblit Photograph Librarian
Houghton Library | Harvard University
lillianne_keaney@harvard.edu------------------------------