Personal Archiving
The VRC supports personal archiving efforts across all functional areas of the personal archiving life cycle. For more information, please refer to our guides, workshops, and resources. To discuss your personal archive, please book an appointment.
Images for Publication
For students and faculty looking for image or copyright support for publishing articles, books, or conference presentations, please see the Images for Publication page.
Images for Dissertation
For graduate students looking for image or copyright support for their dissertations, please see the Images for Dissertation page.
Images for Presentation
If you’re working towards a course or conference presentation, please refer to the VRC’s Guide to Preparing Slides for Art History Presentations, accompanied by a slide deck illustrating some visual strategies. You can also book a consultation to discuss your presentation needs, including advice on custom cover slides and custom images.
Research Assistant (RA) Support
Many faculty and OAAs work with research assistants (RAs) on research projects related to teaching, publications, exhibitions, and more. RAs are invited to place image digitization requests on behalf of the faculty member or instructor they’re working for, and all VRC services and resources are available to them. Beyond that, the VRC offers a variety of resources to faculty and OAA mentors of RAs alike, including:
- Advise on tools, systems, and workflows for different types of collaboration
- Offer custom training sessions tailored to the RA’s project, including image research strategies, copyright training, and more
- Offer on-campus workstations for RAs during VRC open hours
- Brainstorm funding sources for RAs, help draft RA job descriptions
- Serve as a thought partner for how RA work could be acknowledged and cited
Student Research Photo Collaboration
The Student Research Photo Collaboration is available for Art History students planning research travel. As part of the collaboration, the VRC can discuss resources for managing your archive, photography strategies, and optionally editing research photographs.
If you would like to borrow equipment for your research on campus or abroad, see the Camera Lending page for more information and availability.
Additional Services
The VRC can help instruct students in searching for images through individual reference help or classroom instructional sessions. Please see the Customized Instructional Sessions and Workshops page for details on what the VRC can offer.
If you are planning on photographing in the field and would like to consult about photography techniques, equipment, editing, or storing your images, please email visualresources@uchicago.edu or book an appointment.