Virtual Volunteering: Catalogue and database management

Volunteer opportunity regarding catalogue and database management

1. Providing new information for TFAO's catalogues.

• An intriguing challenge exists for further development of the topics catalogue, especially TFAO's unique integration of online text, audio and video resources.
• The Distinguished Artists catalogue honors deceased artists with biographical information. The catalogue is continuously improved through adding new artists and studying current links to see if they can be upgraded.
• The online Articles and Essays, Audio and Videos catalogues are the first and largest of their kind. TFAO volunteers are on constant lookout for new listings and replacement or removal of expired links.

2. Maintaining calendar listings for future museum exhibits through use of the Calendar Update Schedule.

 

On a monthly basis, TFAO volunteers review the Calendar Update Schedule (see A-C D-G H-L M-Q R-S T-Z) to locate museums for which their furthest exhibition closing month has expired. TFAO then reviews the current and future exhibition sections of web sites of targeted museums for new information. TFAO then updates the Schedule's listings for the targeted museums with new information by listing on the schedule the earlier of: 1. the furthest exhibition closing month in time or 2. a month which TFAO deems important for follow up. As a part of this review TFAO also updates the related exhibition calendar to include information on newly discovered exhibitions.

 

3. Compiling changes in phone numbers, web addresses, etc. within Resource Library's sub-index pages for selected art museums, galleries and art centers and other non-profit sources including academies, associations, ateliers and societies.

Volunteer requirements

1. Experience including one or more of the following:

• enrollment in, or completion of, an American art history course at an accredited college or university, or equivalent
• completion of Freshman course requirements at an accredited college or university

2. Access to a computer and email

3. Willingness to devote an average of 10 hours per month.

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rev. 12/9/06

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