Welcome to the Maria Manetti Shrem Art and Art History Visual
Resources Library. The Visual Resources Library is here to help
instructors and students find, create and display images. We
offer assistance with image and art reference support to the
campus community. We provide help with image management,
instructional and research use of media and images and image
focused technology. Our primary mission is to support
teaching and research needs of the Department of Art and Art
History but we maintain a policy of open access to the collection
by any current member of the faculty, staff and student body here
at UC Davis.
Hours and Location:
M-Th: 7:30-12:00; 1:00-3:30
163/165 Everson
Please contact staff by email to schedule an appointment.
Finding and Using Images
The Maria Manetti Shrem Art and Art History Visual Resources
Library has a collection of art and architecture-related digital
images and a legacy collection of 35mm slides. We strive to
facilitate access to the collection, as well as supplement the
collection with new materials when possible. We are happy to
help—drop by and talk to us about what you need and what we
can do to help.
Our image collection is made available in Jstor, a campus licensed image and
research tools available to anyone on campus or to users with
valid kerberos accounts. If you are having difficulty accessing
these databases, please contact library staff. Please note that
Jstor has replaced Artstor.
There are other image and art-related resources available to UC
Davis student and instructors. We recommend reviewing the UC
Davis Library Subject Guide for art and art
history and digital
images licensed by UC Davis.
In addition to images, the Maria Manetti Shrem Art and Art
History Visual Resources Library also has art-related videos,
DVDs, and maintains an archive of the Art History Program’s
M.A. Theses and Art Studio’s graduating M.F.A. exhibition
catalogs. Please contact library staff for access to these
materials.
Course and Classroom Support
We will digitize on request for Art and Art History
Department faculty and instructors. Please provide the
book or print source along with a list of pages and/or
figures and discuss scheduling with library staff in
advance. Depending on the request and our availability, we
make every effort to provide this support to the general campus
community as well.
The library staff also provide support and training for image
scanning and image presentation software, advice on image storage
and production, Canvas, training and support of AV
equipment, and equipment training and
scheduling of classrooms administered by the Art
History. If you need assistance with any of these, please call or
email us.
Creating Images
If you prefer to do it yourself, you are welcome to come over and
use our scanner. We are happy to show you how to use our
scanner and can provide advice on best practices for
making, archiving, and publishing your images.
We have a large format Epson 10000XL Graphic Arts flatbed
scanner (with Adobe Creative Suite apps installed) and a 35
mm film scanner (staff use only). We are happy to help students
and faculty produce images for research or instructional use. If
you need library staff to provide this service for you, please
bring the book or print source along with a list of pages
and/or figures to Maria Manetti Shrem Art and Art History
Visual Resources Library and discuss scheduling with staff in
advance.
Maria Manetti Shrem Art and Art History Visual Resources Library
staff can provide copyright research and assistance to department
faculty and students. Please contact library staff to discuss
your project and how we can assist.
Library staff developed and facilitate these casual
meet-and-greet sessions which attempt to provide some
answers to the question: “What can I do with a major in Art
History or Art Studio”? Join us for lunch and a conversation with
professionals working in a number of visual arts-related fields
as we discuss a variety of career paths open to Art and Art
History students.
Appraisals
Department art history faculty and staff in Maria Manetti
Shrem Art and Art History Visual Resources Library do not offer
appraisals or provide conservation of art work. We
recommend contacting the International Society of
Appraisers (ISA) or the American
Association of Appraisers (ASA) search for members near
you who can assist you with your project.
