Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 15, No. 368.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu> (110)
Subject: Statewide offering of The AMICO Library via Nylink
[2] From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu> (102)
Subject: VTLS Inc. and AMICO Sign Distribution Agreement
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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:16:38 +0000
From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu>
Subject: Statewide offering of The AMICO Library via Nylink
>> From: Kelly Richmond <Kelly@amico.org>
Statewide offering of The AMICO LibraryTM through Agreement with Nylink
AMICO Headquarters; Pittsburgh, PA
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) and Nylink have entered into a
cooperative purchasing agreement to make The AMICO LibraryTM available to
Nylink's membership at competitive rates. The AMICO Library will be available
for subscription via two distributor options, H.W. Wilson
(http://www.hwwilson.com) or VTLS (http://www.vtls.com). A preview trial
period
of The AMICO Library will be in effect Nov. 15th through Dec. 31st, 2001; then,
subscriptions will begin Jan. 1st, 2002. Full Nylink members and cooperative
purchasing participants should visit
http://www.nylink.suny.edu/coop/coop.htm to
learn more and sign up for the free trial. Nylink is a diverse membership
organization of over 350 institutions in New York state and the surrounding
region. The institutional diversity that will now come into contact with The
AMICO Library furthers AMICO's goal of wide delivery matched to varied user
needs.
Jennifer Trant, AMICO's Executive Director, declared, "This is a landmark
agreement for AMICO. Not only do we now have exposure to a wide-ranging mix of
potential AMICO Library subscribers, we get to introduce two of our new
distributors and secure a relationship with Nylink. Organizations like Nylink
provide excellent opportunities for AMICO to broaden our reach beyond the
higher educational level in which we have already made in-roads and gain
recognition as a resource with applicability for K-12 schools and public
libraries, as well." Mary-Alice Lynch, Executive Director of Nylink, adds,
"Providing access to The AMICO Library via our cooperative purchasing agreement
is a welcome addition to the current offerings that Nylink makes available. We
feel that making strong, well-documented visual materials available to our
members is important for curricular multiplicity and users' education in visual
literacy."
About Nylink
Nylink, established in 1973 as The SUNY/OCLC Network, is a not-for-profit
membership organization providing services to libraries throughout New York
State and beyond. As one of 16 regional OCLC (Online Computer Library
Center)-affiliated networks, Nylink provides user support and training for OCLC
products and services to its member libraries. Additionally, Nylink provides
training, support and consulting services for libraries on a broad range of
technology-related issues, and facilitates group purchasing opportunities to
help libraries obtain cost-effective alternatives to electronic information.
All libraries and library-related organizations in the state of New York are
eligible for Nylink membership.Nylink's goal continues to be to provide our
members with the information, training and support they need.
Approximately 350 institutions, representing more than 700 academic, special,
government, law, medical, public, school and non-profit libraries, and library
systems, are Nylink members. Depending on the needs of your library, and the
services you choose, Nylink offers a range of membership categories. Nylink
members are encouraged to advise both the Network and OCLC, and to have a voice
in Network planning and decision making. Full members of Nylink have the
opportunity to become involved with its governance, and to participate in
Nylink Advisory Groups and Nylink Council. Nylink is administered through the
Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the State
University of New York.
About AMICO
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) is an independent non-profit
corporation with 501 (c) 3 designation from the IRS. Founded in 1997 with 23
Members, the Consortium today is made up of over 30 major museums in the United
States and Canada. It's an innovative collaboration not seen before in
museums that shares, shapes, and standardizes digital information regarding
museum collections and enables its educational use. Membership is open to any
institution with a collection of art.
AMICO Members make annual contributions of multimedia documentation of works in
their museums' collections. This is regularly compiled and made available as
The AMICO Library to universities, colleges, schools, and public libraries.
The 2001-2002 edition of The AMICO Library documents approximately 78,000
different works of art, from prehistoric goddess figures to contemporary
installations. More than simply an image database, works in The AMICO Library
are fully documented and may also include curatorial text about the artwork,
detailed provenance information, multiple views of the work itself, and other
related multimedia. "Subscribers find The AMICO Library valuable because it
combines the immediacy and accessibility of the Web with the persistence and
academic weight of traditional library reference sources," states Ms. Trant.
The AMICO Library is accessible over secure networks to institutional
subscribers including universities, colleges, libraries, schools, and museums,
and now serves over 1.5 million users on four continents, including faculty,
students, teachers, staff, and researchers. Educational institutions may
subscribe to The AMICO Library by contacting one of its distributors. These
include the Research Libraries Group (RLG), the Ohio Library and Information
Network (OhioLINK), H.W. Wilson, SCRAN, and VTLS. Potential subscribers may
preview a Thumbnail Catalog of the AMICO Library and get further information at
http://www.amico.org.
Contact Information:
AMICO
Kelly Richmond
Communications Director
Art Museum Image Consortium
Phone: +1 412 422 8533
Email: kelly@amico.org
Web: http://www.amico.org
Nylink
Jen Stelling
Products and Services Librarian
Email: stellingj@nylink.suny.edu
OR
Tatiana Sahm
Products and Services Librarian
Email: sahmt@nylink.suny.edu
Nylink
Phone: 518-443-5444 or 1-800-342-3353
Web: http://www.nylink.suny.edu
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Kelly Richmond
Communications Director
Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO)
2008 Murray Ave, Suite D
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA
phone: +1 412 422 8533
fax: +1 412 422 8594
http://www.amico.org
kelly@amico.org
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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:17:09 +0000
From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu>
Subject: VTLS Inc. and AMICO Sign Distribution Agreement
>> From: Kelly Richmond <Kelly@amico.org>
Greater Delivery Choices for The AMICO LibraryTM: VTLS Inc. and AMICO
Sign Distribution Agreement
AMICO Headquarters; Pittsburgh, PA
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) and VTLS Inc. have signed a
distribution agreement to deliver The AMICO LibraryTM. VTLS Inc., a leader in
client-server integrated library automation solutions, is the latest in a
series of providers, announced in recent months, making The AMICO Library
available for a variety of user types, from small art institutes to large
public library systems, K-12 schools to state universities, at reasonable rates
with different functional and interface flexibility. The objective is to make
The AMICO Library widely available and provide users with a choice of service
providers so they may select one that particularly suits their unique needs.
To begin distribution of their presentation of The AMICO Library VTLS has
agreed to be a distributor option for the cooperative purchasing program newly
available to Nylink members. Nylink is a not-for-profit membership
organization providing services to libraries throughout New York State and
beyond. Services include training, support and consulting services for
libraries on a broad range of technology-related issues and facilitating group
purchasing opportunities to help libraries obtain cost-effective access to
electronic information. A preview trial period will be available to Nylink
members from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, 2001.
As AMICO's Executive Director, Jennifer Trant, notes, "VTLS is a wonderful
addition to our growing provider array. VTLS's existing alliances in libraries
worldwide and their multi-lingual capabilities are of great interest to AMICO.
We hope these connections will help build links to and added functionality for
potential users of The AMICO Library in countries beyond those we currently
serve, since this expanded access keeps our Members activated and engaged. As
a proven expert in library automation with a keen focus on technology and
future-driven solutions without sparing the ultimate user focus VTLS
coordinates well with AMICO's own desire to promote technology to widen and
deepen educational use of museum collections."
"Our work to process and deliver The AMICO Library has been an exciting
challenge. We feel that we have found a great way to allow users to examine
and enjoy this visually rich collection," says Dr. Vinod Chachra, President of
VTLS Inc. "The Virtua Hi-Resolution Image Navigator seems perfectly suited for
displaying this unique collection."
About VTLS
VTLS Inc. (www.vtls.com) is an ISO 9001 registered company. With over 25 years
of experience creating smarter libraries, museums, archives and corporations,
VTLS Inc. is an international leader in integrated library automation, digital
imaging services and RFID technology. VTLS Inc. solutions include Virtua ILS -
Integrated Library Systems, Visual MIS - Multimedia and Imaging Solutions and
Vista CPS - Companion Product Suite. VTLS is a corporate member of the American
Library Association, a voting member of NISO, and a charter member and sponsor
of CNI. A diverse customer base of more than 900 libraries located in 32
countries gives VTLS a global perspective of the industry and compels the
company to abide by strict international standards.
About AMICO
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) is an independent non-profit
corporation with 501 (c) 3 designation from the IRS. Founded in 1997 with 23
Members, the Consortium today is made up of over 30 major museums in the United
States and Canada. It's an innovative collaboration not seen before in
museums that shares, shapes, and standardizes digital information regarding
museum collections and enables its educational use. Membership is open to any
institution with a collection of art.
AMICO Members make annual contributions of multimedia documentation of works in
their museums' collections. This is regularly compiled and made available as
The AMICO Library to universities, colleges, schools, and public libraries.
The 2001-2002 edition of The AMICO Library documents approximately 78,000
different works of art, from prehistoric goddess figures to contemporary
installations. More than simply an image database, works in The AMICO Library
are fully documented and may also include curatorial text about the artwork,
detailed provenance information, multiple views of the work itself, and other
related multimedia. "Subscribers find The AMICO Library valuable because it
combines the immediacy and accessibility of the Web with the persistence and
academic weight of traditional library reference sources," states Ms. Trant.
The AMICO Library is accessible over secure networks to institutional
subscribers including universities, colleges, libraries, schools, and museums,
and now serves over 1.5 million users on four continents, including faculty,
students, teachers, staff, and researchers. Educational institutions may
subscribe to The AMICO Library by contacting one of its distributors. These
include the Research Libraries Group (RLG), the Ohio Library and Information
Network (OhioLINK), H.W. Wilson, SCRAN, and now VTLS. A subscription to The
AMICO Library provides a license to use works for a broad range of educational
purposes. Potential subscribers may preview a Thumbnail Catalog of the AMICO
Library and get further information at http://www.amico.org.
Contact Information:
AMICO
Kelly Richmond
Communications Director
Art Museum Image Consortium
Phone: +1 412 422 8533
Email: kelly@amico.org
Web: http://www.amico.org
VTLS
Krisha Chachra
Public Relations Officer
VTLS Inc.
Phone: +1 540 557 1200
Email: chachrak@vtls.com
Web: http://www.vtls.com
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Kelly Richmond
Communications Director
Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO)
2008 Murray Ave, Suite D
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA
phone: +1 412 422 8533
fax: +1 412 422 8594
http://www.amico.org
kelly@amico.org
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