Slide Collection

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General Information About the Slide Collection

The Slide Collection is part of the Fine Arts Department and is the largest such collection in the region, numbering over 350,000 images. While based in the arts and designed originally to support these programs, the Slide Collection also serves the needs of the entire University community for visual images. It is considered a teaching rather than a research collection.

Slides are organized in one of three ways. The largest portion of the Collection is cataloged using a modified Fogg Classification System. Materials are organized by medium: architecture, painting, sculpture and the design arts. Within that division, slides are then organized by location: country,city, and building type for architectural images. Painting, sculpture and the design arts are also organized first by country of the artist, then either thematically or by date of the work of art. In depth holdings, international in scope, exist for most of the subjects covered in the classified section. To serve the needs of the broadest spectrum of patrons, needing quick access to basic materials, subject and textbooks sets have also been developed.

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ACCESS POLICIES

AUTHORIZED USERS

First time borrowers must register to use the collection. A valid SU ID or letter of introduction from the academic department must be presented for authorization. A photo ID may also be required for verification purposes.

ORIENTATIONS

All new borrowers, must schedule an orientation with a member of the Fine Arts department. Orientations must be scheduled 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To make an appointment for this orientation, call the Slide Collection at 443-2916.

COLLECTION HOURS

Access is limited to Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for students.

BORROWING POLICY

Slide Collection resources are intended only for use at Syracuse University, University College, affiliated events or professional meetings.
Limits
Faculty and T.A.s: No preset borrowing limit.
Students and Staff: May borrow up to 40 slides.
Periods
Faculty and T.A.s: 2 weeks.
Students and Staff: 48 hours.

All slides are subject to recall by another borrower.

Reserves: In certain circumstances, slides may be put on reserve for a student. This can only be done with permission from a full time staff member.

USER CARDS

To circulate slides - insert borrowers cards in place of the slides you are taking out whether it is in a drawer or a multiplex cabinet.
Faculty and T.A.'s: Use yellow borrower's cards that can be found in either the individual user boxes or the group filing boxes.
Students and Staff: Must use orange temporary user cards.

SIGNING OUT SLIDES

When you have chosen the images you need, contact a staff member who will count your slides and write the number in the Circulation Notebooks. Patrons' names are listed in the Circulation Notebooks which serves as a charge out system. Faculty will have white sheets,and graduate students, undergraduates, staff and non-frequent users will have pink sheets.
Note: If your name is not in the Notebooks, please consult with a staff member.

RETURNING SLIDES

To return slides, take a Slide Returns form and fill it out, securing it with a rubber band. Place the box and form in the Slide Return box at the Slide Collection Desk.

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

For complete collection development information, please refer to the Collection Development Policy Statement for Slides. Faculty may make requests for additions to the Collection. You may use the form available online. More extensive requests should be directed to the Slide Collection Office at 443-2916.