"David P. Dillard" <jwne@temple.edu> wrote:To: Net-Gold <Net-Gold@yahoogroups.com>, Temple University Net-Gold Archive <net-gold@listserv.temple.edu>, Temple Gold Discussion Group <TEMPLE-GOLD@listserv.temple.edu>, myarchives1@yahoogroups.com, MediaMentor Discussion Group <mediamentor@yahoogroups.com>, Net-Gold <net-gold@googlegroups.com> CC: Candyman@yahoogroups.com, Genie-Angels@yahoogroups.com From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@temple.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 09:42:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Candyman] [NetGold] ART : AMERICAN INDIANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS : DATABASES: VIRCONA is a Database of Native North American Visual Artist This is a repost of a resource message. [NetGold] ART : AMERICAN INDIANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS : DATABASES: VIRCONA is a Database of Native North American Visual Artists VIRCONA <http://bbmsl.unm.edu/vircona/read.htm> VIRCONA is a database of Native North American visual artists. It is a web-accessible subset of the Native American entries in the electronic catalog to the collections of over 300,000 35mm slides in the Bainbridge Bunting Memorial Slide Library (BBMSL) at the University of New Mexico (UNM). VIRCONA was created to be a shared resource on the Internet for the nonprofit use of educational, research, scholarly, and cultural institutions. History of the Project VIRCONA is an acronym of Visual Resources Catalog Of Native American Artists. It was established in 2000 as part of a two-year project funded by the Educational Foundation of America (EFA) for the Regents of the University of New Mexico. The project is a collaboration of the BBMSL with the Arts of Americas Institute (AAI) to share the Native American portion of the slide library's artist authority and cataloging data with other educational visual resources collections. The project is a response to the EFA's interest in sponsoring projects related to Native Americans and the arts and to the AAI's mission to promote the recognition of the arts in the Western Hemisphere, especially of cultures that have been historically marginalized. Content of the Database VIRCONA currently contains information about more than 500 native North American visual artists, both deceased and living, from across the spectrum of traditional and contemporary practice including painters, printmakers, sculptors, carvers, ceramists, basket makers, textile workers, jewelers, designers, photographers, installation artists, digital artists and more. Data about an artist in VIRCONA can include such information as: name, variant names, identifying dates, nationality, tribal affiliations, life roles, gender, locations of birth and death, and from one to nine artwork samples per artist. Data about the more than 1000 artwork samples currently in VIRCONA can include: a thumbnail to allow visual identification of the work, title, dates of creation, materials, techniques, artwork type, dimensions, owner/location with address or URL, and source information. Search Tips <http://bbmsl.unm.edu/vircona/tips.htm> The VIRCONA website offers five search query options and three results formats. This section includes guidelines for using the search options and understanding the results. 5 Search Query Options Simple Search Search by Artist Name Search by Artist Attributes Search by Work Attributes Advanced Search 3 Search Results Formats The Results Screen The Artist Record and Definitions The Artwork Record and Definitions Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 jwne@astro.temple.edu <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org> Digital Divide Network <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> To Unsubscribe email: Candyman-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Yahoogroups URL: http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/Candyman --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Candyman" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Candyman-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- "Be nice to your enemies. It messes with their head." proud member of the IBSSG --------------------------------- Sell on Yahoo! Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items.