Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management

Posted December 17, 2014

Announcing SEI 2015!  See http://seiworkshop.org/

In its twelfth year as a joint program between the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF), the annual Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management will be held at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign from June 9-12, 2015.

SEI is an intensive workshop featuring a curriculum that specifically addresses the requirements of today’s professional, including hands-on and lecture modules. Expert instructors cover intellectual property rights, the digital life cycle, metadata and cataloging, essential tools of image management, digital preservation, and uses of images in digital humanities. Attendees also enjoy an opportunity to discuss and brainstorm on a range of issues, from new media and marketing visual resources to future career roles, during the ThinkCamp interactive session planned for the final afternoon of SEI.

The SEI curriculum is suited to information professionals new to the field, those currently enrolled in library schools who wish to gain image management training, and more experienced professionals eager to respond to fast-changing technological advancements and job requirements. Individuals with a range of professional roles have benefited from past SEIs, including visual resources professionals, university and public librarians, archivists, and museum professionals responsible for image rights and reproductions.

Registration for SEI 2015 opens in mid-January.  The SEI website will be augmented with additional information as registration approaches.  In the meantime, please feel free to contact the SEI co-chairs, Meghan Musolff ([email protected]) or Greta Bahnemann ([email protected]) with questions.