VISC: Creating a Visual Resource System to Improve Teaching and Learning
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Abstract
Faced with the challenge of providing access to an architecture slide collection to students and faculty on two campuses, the University of Colorado developed an application utilizing state-of-the-art client-server and Web technology to catalog and display information on over 27,000 slides. A collaborative effort of the College of Architecture and Planning and the Information and Technology Services Department, the Visual Information System of Colorado (VISC) provides information about the slide subject and circulation and reservation information about each slide. A lecture module included in VISC enhances faculty support by enabling faculty to reserve and assign slides for specific lectures. This paper will provide an overview of VISC, a summary of the principles underlying its success, and lessons learned during development of the project.