a foal takes the reigns

NEW FACES, NEW VOICES: EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

A FOAL TAKES THE REINS…

MILLIE FULLMER, DIRECTOR OF VISUAL RESOURCES, HISTORY OF ART, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

HOW DID I GET HERE?(NEW ZEALAND>NEW YORK>NASHVILLE)

LIBRARY SCHOOL

INTERNSHIPS

…they may be unpaid, but great

resume builders!

GRANT FUNDED PROJECT: AVERY LIBRARY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

THE DOWNSIDE BEING…

NEW JOB IN NASHVILLE

FIRST DAY ON THE

JOB…

STAFFING LIMITATIONS

Our VRC assistant curator positions are

only 30 hours per week, hence I found

supplementary income as a teacher

assistant grading exams, and a library

fellowship at Cheekwood Estate &

Gardens.

PROMOTION/JOB SECURITY

My promotion from assistant curator to

director was no doubt aided by the

initiatives and volunteer efforts I

participated in across campus.

These included: digital humanities

workshops, social media, networking

skills, and collaborative projects.

OUR DEPARTMENT & VRC CORE SERVICES

Our VRC is located in the building of the History of Art

department, and serves approximately 11 faculty.

We cover basic classroom tech support (first

responders before AV Support arrive), checking the

classrooms first thing in the morning, pdf scanning,

digitizing images, image copyright permissions, lending

equipment, cataloging of new images and our backlog

of legacy files (21,000 remaining last count).

Wingdings

font

causing

havoc…

VISUAL RESOURCES CENTER

OUR INHOUSE DIGITAL

ASSET MANAGEMENT

SYTEM: DIMLI

SONY LASER PROJECTOR ISSUES…

OUTREACH: pancake day, makerspaces, nice

lighting/décor!

VISUAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION

Brown, Nicole E.; Bussert, Kaila; Hattwig, Denise; and Ann Medaille,

Visual Literacy for Libraries: a practical, standards-based guide. ALA

Editions (2016)

MASTERING DIGITAL TOOLS

COLLABORATING WITH VANDERBILT FINE ARTS GALLERY

VANDY LIBRARY WORKSHOPS

e.g. Wikipedia-edit-a-thons

EXPLORING DIGITAL PEDAGOGY

DIGITAL HUMANITIES ACROSS CAMPUS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!

As the new VRA affiliate member to SECAC (South East College Art Association), I would be

remiss not to plug the October 2017 conference in Columbus, OH. Call for papers due April

20th!

POTENTIAL COMPETITION: Vanderbilt Central

Library wants their own digital imaging lab...

LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE

THANK YOU!

Millie Fullmer

Director and Curator of Visual Resources

Visual Resources Center, History of Art Department

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN