THIS SITE REMAINS VISIBLE ONLY AS DOCUMENTATION OF UVA'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT FORMALLY ENDED IN JULY 1997. THE MESL ARCHIVE IS NOT LONGER SEARCHABLE.

The University of Virginia Museum Educational Site Licensing Project (UVA MESL) is a cooperative project of the University Library, Information Technology and Communications, and the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, in cooperation with the McIntire Department of Art.

The Museum Educational Site Licensing Project is a national demonstration project sponsored by the Getty Information Initiative to address key issues in the educational use of museum images and related information delivered over computer networks. The pilot project will test the distribution of art images and information from seven museums to seven universities, including the University of Virginia.