SVAG: SCOTTISH VISUAL ARTS GROUP
Providing Information to the Scottish Arts Community

	Use the Scottish Collections Network (SCONE) to find more details about the collections of SVAG members with links to online catalogues.
	Search the catalogues Scottish Visual Arts Group (SVAG) members via the UCABLIS (Union Catalogue of Art Books in Libraries in Scotland) mini-clump, provided by the Cooperative Information Retrieval Network (CAIRNS).

The Scottish Visual Arts Group represents librarians and information providers from academic and public libraries, museums, galleries and other institutions concerned with the promotion and documentation of the visual arts in Scotland.

Committed to the dissemination of art information and the exchange of ideas, the membership sees itself as a professional support and research group with a strong practical emphasis.

The Group aims to

• maximise opportunities for co-operation in Scottish institutions
• promote collections and services
• act as a lobbying body
• heighten awareness of visual arts documentation
• link activities of local and UK wide initiatives

This wide remit allows the Group to respond to changing needs.

Interest is welcome from museums, galleries and other organisations as well as individuals associated with archives, records or collections related to the visual arts.

Meetings are held twice yearly at different members' institutions throughout Scotland frequently coinciding with the openings of new buildings - the Museum of Scotland, Dundee Contemporary Arts and the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh were all viewed by members following meetings.

There are two categories of membership - full and corresponding. There are currently 24 full members and 7 corresponding. A directory of members is available.

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SVAG Minutes

• 10th January 2007: available in word and pdf
• 27th June 2007: available in word and pdf
• 29th November 2007: available in word and pdf
• 5th June 2008: available in word and pdf
• 27th November 2008: available in word and pdf

SVAG Reports

• The SVAG report to SCURL for 2002: available in word and pdf
  
• UCABLIS Progress Report (June 2003): available in word and pdf
  
• UCABLIS Final Report: available in word and pdf
  Appendix 1: available in word and pdf
  Appendix 2: available in excel and pdf

For further information, please contact;

SVAG Reporting Secretary

Paula Cuccurullo
EDINA
University of Edinburgh
Causewayside House
160 Causewayside
Edinburgh
EH9 1PR
Tel: 0131 650 3302
Fax: 0131 650 3308
e-mail: p.cuccurullo@ed.ac.uk

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