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Art in the digital age: a comparative study of the adoption of electronic visual resources in the UK, Ireland and North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Victoria Brown  and
Catherine Worrall
Victoria Brown*
Affiliation:
History of Art Department, University of Oxford, Suite 9, Littlegate House, St Ebbes, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK
Catherine Worrall*
Affiliation:
The Library, University College Falmouth, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth TR11 4RH, Cornwall, UK
*
Email: victoria.brown@hoa.ox.ac.uk
Email: catherine.worrall@falmouth.ac.uk
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Abstract

Love it or loathe it, digital is here to stay. This article explores the enormous effect that digital visual media and the ubiquity of the internet have had on the supply and delivery of images at higher education institutions, on both sides of the Atlantic. It observes the levels at which regulated digital visual resources have been adopted and looks at the problems inherent in rapidly evolving technology and the demands of the ‘millennials’ and ‘digital natives’. It also examines the barriers preventing a more fluid adoption of legal, good quality resources and the role that image specialists bring to the mix.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , 2012 , pp. 20 - 27
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2012

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