Mission

Access to the Collection

Slide Circulation Procedures

Copyright Restrictions

Student Employment

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The Visual Resources Center supports both the creation of new slides or digital images by flatbed scanning, copystand photography or purchase per request by any member of the Williams College undergraduate community. As this is a transitional era for art images, a slide image may also be made at the same time upon request.

1. Check both the slide and digital collection first to avoid duplication.
2. Bring the materials to be photographed to the Visual Resources Center. If you wish to order a slide from a digital image, you may email the digital image with a request to Linda Reynolds.
3. Fill out an image request form for each image, including all information requested for the database record/slide label.
4. Include the date requested, date needed, and your email address.
5. If the object is oversized and must be out-sourced for professional photography, the charge will be born by the non-faculty requestor.

Faculty online image order through Scholars Resource
(Image Vendor Collaboration):

Link: www.scholarsresource.com
Login in as yourself and create an account with your own password.
Create new list (upper right menu).
In the line “allow others to view” choose:
visible to others at my institution.
Search for needed image, select "add to list."
It will automatically tell you if the image is already licensed to Williams (you will find the image in the Visual Resources Gallery of Williams Collections Online)
If not, add it to your wish list.

Contact Linda Reynolds when you have done so, telling her when you need the image. She can move the images to her account, order and pay for them. She will contact you as soon as the image is available.

Procedure: Allow 10 business days for the process: