Visual Resources Association

The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments. VRA is committed to providing leadership in the visual resources field, developing and advocating standards, offering educational tools, and opportunities for the benefit of the community at large. The VRA implements these goals through publication programs and educational activities. It offers a forum for issues of vital concern to the field, including preservation of and access to digital and analog images of visual culture; cataloguing and classification standards and practices; integration of technology-based instruction and research; intellectual property policy; and topics of interest to the field. Through Collaboration, partnership, and outreach with broader communities, the VRA actively supports documenting and understanding humanity's shared experience.