2006-2007 VRA PROFESSIONAL STATUS SURVEYPreliminary Results Delivered at 2007 VRA Conference, Kansas City

The PowerPoint slides included here were presented at the VRA Conference at Kansas City in March 2007. They reflect the raw data gathered by the 2006-2007 VRA Professional Status Survey and are subject to change with future analysis. Comparative data from previous surveys relevant to the visual resources profession has been included for comparison whenever possible throughout this presentation.

After a post-conference, post-spring semester hiatus the Professional Status Survey committee has resumed its work on the analysis and is currently in the process of making contact with a statistics professional. We will keep you informed of our activity as work progresses on this project. If you have questions regarding this data please feel free to contact either committee co-chair, Christine Hilker (chilker @ uark.edu) or Margaret Webster (mnw3@cornell.edu).

A big thank you to all of the members of the task force for their sustained and invaluable service in developing the survey. Co-Chairs:

Christine Hilker, University of Arkansas (chilker @ uark.edu)Margaret Webster, Cornell University (mnw3@Cornell.edu)

Current (2007) Task Force Members:Margo Ballantyne, Lewis and Clark College (margo@LCLARK.EDU)Jeanne Keefe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (keefej@RPI.EDU)Hildegard Lindschinger, Wilfrid Laurier University (hlindschinger@wlu.ca)Lynda White, University of Virginia [Advisor]

2006 Task Force Members:Margo Ballantyne, Lewis and Clark CollegeJeanne Keefe, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHildegard Lindschinger, Wilfrid Laurier UniversitySusan Jane Williams, Independent ConsultantAndrew Gessner, Metropolitan Museum of Art

2006-2007 Visual Resources Professional Status Survey

Preliminary Report

Christine Hilker, University of Arkansas&

Margaret N. Webster, Cornell University

Kansas City, 03/27/2007

Type of Institution - 2000

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

Type of Institution - 2007

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

Types of Institutions – VRA 2007 & 2000

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30. 00%

40. 00%

50. 00%

60. 00%

70. 00%

80. 00%

90. 00%

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Gender

Age Distribution - 2000

Age Distribution 2007

Age Distribution 2007 & 2000 Comparison

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DEGREES ATTAINED

2007 2000

2007 75.1 44.6 9.5 0.7 41.4 5.3 10.9

2000 99 57 8 1 32 8 8

BA / BS / BFA MA / MS MFA MBA MLS PhD Other

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

VRA - 2007ARLIS - 2004VRA - 2000

Degree Comparison Chart

Degree Comparisons

  VRA - 2007 ARLIS - 2004 VRA - 2000

BA/BS/BFA 75.10%(Highest degree obtained)

8.00% 99.00%

Art History BA 31.38%    

Studio BFA 14.00%    

MLS/MLIS 41.40% 37.00% 32.00%

MA/MS 44.60% 20.00% 57.00%

MLS & MA 12.76% 29.00%  

Art History MA 32.00%    

Studio MFA 9.50%   8.00%

MBA 0.70%   1.00%

PhD 5.30% 4.00% 8.00%

Other 10.90%   8.00%

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Technical Knowledge Acquired

2007

20002007 67.6 83.6 91.1 61.2 13.9 45.9 47.3 39.1

2000 56 75 54 0 0 0 41 0

Database Development

Database Management

Digital Imaging Image OpacDigital

RepositoriesWeb Course

SupportWebsite

DevelopmentWebsite

Management

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Photography

2007

20002007 2.1 69 29.6 43 66.2 88.4 66.2

2000 0 97 90 94 0 0 0

NoneCopy

PhotographyDarkroom

PhotographyOriginal

PhotographyDigital

PhotpgraphyScanning

Post processing

Salary Comparison – VRA 2007 & 2000

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00% VRA - 2007 8.30%

VRA - 2000 13.00%

Status Within Your Institution

Years in Current Position

2007 2000

Do you write an annual report?

2007 2000

If not required, do you write an annual report?

If position upgraded in last 5 years, why?

2007 2000

Has your position changed in the last 5 years without a change in rank, grade, pay scale, etc?

0.00%

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20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

1

Computersupport/maint(general) for dept

Course image support(Blackboard,WebCT,web study pages.

Image OPAC (end-userdelivery system: LunaInsight, MDID, etc.)

Technical Job Responsibilities - 2007

Technical Job Responsibilities - 2007

Technical Job Responsibilities - 2007

Technical Job Responsibilities - 2007

None 2.20%

American Association of Museums 4.00%

American Library Association 13.60%

American Institute of Archeology 1.10%

American Institute of Architects 0.70%

Art Libraries Society of North America 40.10%

Art History Association 0.40%

Canadian Visual Resources Association 2.20%

Computers and the History of Art 0.40%

College Art Association 16.50%

Museum Computer Network 5.90%

Society of Architectural Historians 1.80%

Southeast College Art Conference 5.50%

Special Libraries Association 1.80%

Union (local/national) 1.80%

Visual Resources Association 88.60%

Other 18.00%

VRA and ARLIS/NA 32.06%

VRA and ALA 9.66%

VRA and ARLIS/NA and ALA 7.59%

VRA and CAA 7.59%

VRA and Canadian VR Curators 1.03%

Professional Organizations

VRA -2007

Organizations – VRA 2007 & 2000

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

VRA - 2007

VRA - 2000

Comparison of Major Professional Organizations - 2007

0. 00%

10. 00%

20. 00%

30. 00%

40. 00%

50. 00%

60. 00%

70. 00%

80. 00%

90. 00%

National Conference Attendance – VRA 2007 & 2000

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

Yes No NA

VRA - 2007

VRA - 2000

Conference Participation – VRA 2000 & 2007

Member of Committee of a Professional Organization VRA 2007 & 2000

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

VRA - 2007 VRA - 2000

Yes

No

Served as Officer of a Professional Organization

VRA 2007 & 2000

Slide Acquisitions Stopped – When?

Not applicable

2007

2004

2002

2000

1998

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

1

None

Less than 5000 slides

5000 to 20000 slides

20000 to 50000 slides

50000 to 100000 slides

Over 100000 slides

Still kept but no longerused

Eliminated/discarded/removed

Not applicable

Slide Circulation per Annum - 2007

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

1

None

Less than 5000 slides

5000 to 20000 slides

20000 to 50000 slides

50000 to 100000 slides

Over 100000 slides

Still kept but no longerusedEliminated/discarded/removed

Slide Circulation per Annum 5 Years Ago

Average Total Number of Items Circulated Per Year for the Last 5

Years

(VRA Survey of 2000)

32,555

Primary Responsibility for Locally Developed Digital Image Collection – VRA 2007

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Yes No

0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%

10.00%12.00%14.00%

Percent Before 1995

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Year

Percent

Before 1995 8.10%

1995 4.30%

1996 3.00%

1997 4.70%

1998 3.80%

1999 3.00%

2000 6.80%

2001 9.40%

2002 5.10%

2003 6.40%

2004 12.30%

2005 13.20%

2006 11.90%

Skipped 8.00%

Digital Images Acquisitions per Annum - 2007

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

Up to 1,000 1,000 to5,000

5,000 to10,000

10,000 to20,000

20,000 to40,000

Over 40,000 NA or don'tknow

Up to 1,000

1,000 to 5,000

5,000 to10,000

10,000 to20,000

20,000 to40,000

Over 40,000

NA or don'tknow

Digital Images Average

Acquisitions per Annum

(VRA Survey of 2000)

351

0.00%5.00%

10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%

Less than 10000

10000 to 24000

25000 to 49000

50000 to 99000

100000 to 199000

200000 to 299000

300000 to 399000

400000 to 499000

Over 500000

Size of Digital Collection - 2007

Developed locally within your institution, not online subscriptions.

(Count “master” images only, not derivatives.):

Average Digital Collection Size

(VRA Survey of 2000)

2,004

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60.00%

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Anthropology

Archaeology

Architecture/LA/UrbanPlanning

ArchitecturalHistory/Preservation

Art History

Art Studio/Design

Arts Administration

Cultural Studies

Education

Film Studies

Filmmaking & Photography

Anthropology 9.60%

Archaeology 8.30%

Architecture/LA/Urban Planning 15.40%

Architectural History/Preservation 9.60%

Art History 23.10%

Art Studio/Design 10.90%

Arts Administration 2.60%

Cultural Studies 5.10%

Education 4.50%

Film Studies 8.30%

Filmmaking & Photography 4.50%

Geography, Environmental Studies 5.10%

History 9.60%

Humanities 10.30%

Language & Literatures 5.80%

Museum Studies 3.20%

Religion & Culture 5.80%

Sciences 12.80%

Social Sciences 6.40%

Library 48.70%

Other 33.30%

Other Digital Collections at Institution

VRA 2007

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

Classroomprojection

Research Study NA ordon'tknow

Other

Classroom projection

Research

Study

NA or don't know

Other

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

AccuNet/AP Multim edia Archive

Am ica

ARTstor

Bridgem an Education (s tand-alone)

Cam io

Luna Ins ight Com m unityCollections

Pictures of Record

RLG Cultural Materials

Scholars Resource (consortial)

None

Other

Unit’s Responsibility for Acquiring Licensed or Subscription Digital Images

– VRA 2007

Other Unit(s) That Acquire Licensed Digital Images and/or Subscribe to Digital Image Collections.

Has the Presence of Licensed or Subscription Digital Collections Had an Impact on Your Job?

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Images Opacs Used

Almagest ARTstor CONTENTdm Digitool Extensis Portfolio Luna Insight MDID Other

2006 1.5 39.9 9.9 1.8 5.1 18.7 17.6 23.1

Alm agest ARTstor CONTENTdm DigitoolExtensis Portfolio

Luna Ins ight MDID Other

Only2007

Manual/cards12.70

%

Access (Microsoft)17.00

%

EmbARK 8.30%

Endeavour – Voyager (staff mode) 2.60%

Excel21.00

%

Extensis Portfolio 6.10%

FileMaker Pro31.90

%

IRIS 7.00%

VireoCat 7.90%

Innovative Interfaces (staff mode) 2.60%

InMagic (staff mode) 0.90%

MultiMimsy 0.40%

The Museum System (TMS) 3.10%

SirsiDynix (staff mode) 2.20%

Other30.60

%

None 2.20%

NA or don't know 3.90%

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10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

Cataloging Systems Used – VRA 2007

Metadata Structure Standards Used

VRA 2007

Data Content Standards Used – VRA 2007

Open public website

Open public website (image size restricted)

Public walk-in access to library/public use computer

terminals

Student access to course support by course enrollment only

Full use for staff/ limited use for students (restrictions on image

usage or size)

Remote use by means of a password/login for entire

institutional community

On-campus/site use by means of a password/login for entire

institutional community

Access to Digital Collections