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Dissertation Information for Martha Rand Mahard

NAME:
- Martha Rand Mahard

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Simmons College (USA) (1992)

ADVISORS:
- Estelle Jussim

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Professional education for the organization and management of visual materials in academic research settings

Abstract: Collections of visual sources of information, commonly referred to as visual resources collections, exist in every academic library, research collection, museum, or archive, in public libraries, governmental agencies, corporate archives and small private institutions such as historical societies. Many are managed by full-time professional staff who may be librarians, curators, archivists, information specialists, or media specialists. At present, no graduate level degree program in library and information science offers specialization in visual resources. There is no model curriculum on which relevant training could be based. The objective of this study is to develop a model curriculum for the organization and management of visual resources, within the context of a graduate level degree program in library and information science.

The study is exploratory and descriptive in nature and uses both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data was collected on the education backgrounds and related experience of a selected group of currently employed visual resources managers. Job descriptions were analyzed to identify areas of responsibility and required competency levels. In four focus group interviews a series of questions explored visual resources professional's perceived needs for specialized professional education in their field. The proposed curriculum is based on the analysis of this data in combination with theoretical and critical considerations derived from related literature and research.

The study was limited to visual resources collections in academic research settings in the New England area. The population for the focus interviews was drawn from the memberships of the New England chapter of Art Libraries Society of North America, the Visual Resources Association's New England region, and the New England Archivists group.

MPACT Scores for Martha Rand Mahard

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Students under Martha Rand Mahard

ADVISEES:
- None

COMMITTEESHIPS:
- None