These materials are listed in the online catalog and are kept for circulation at the Art Library Circulation Desk . Photographic reproductions for other art courses are often displayed in the three Art Library study rooms as well. This is a microfiche collection of black and white photographic images of 60,000 works of sculpture, architecture, painting, drawing, crafts and furniture depicting works in Florence, Milan, Venice, Siena, and the smaller towns and villages throughout Italy. The collection is arranged geographically by location. Images include photographs of structures, interiors, plans, and written documentation compiled by the survey.
Arrangement is geographic by state, county, and locale.
M icrofiche and microfilm are kept in cabinets on the entry level of the Art Library, and may be viewed on readers in the Meeker Visual Resources room. The photos are arranged by subject and can be accessed through Iconclass , which is located on top of the file cabinet in which the collection is housed on the entry level of the library. A lso located in Van Ingen Hall above the Art Library and maintained by the Vassar Libraries is a separate Slide Library of photographic slides used to support instruction in the history of art and architecture.