Posted in Image Collections on Jan 7th, 2011
In honor of the Citizen Science Program, today I’ll highlight some great digital image resources in the sciences: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM): Provides access to nearly 70,000 images in the collections of the History of Medicine Division of the U.S National Library of Medicine. Microbe Library: Supported by the American Society for […]
Posted in Cartography, Image Collections, Printmaking on Oct 14th, 2010
The University of Oregon Department of Architecture has created two valuable web resources for examining the architecture and topography of 18th century Rome. The Interactive Nolli Map Website, created by Jim Tice and Erik Steiner, presents a detailed, interactive map of Giambattista Nolli’s original 1748 plan of Rome. Using a Flash-based interface, users can zoom, […]
Posted in ARTstor, Image Collections, Tech Support on Sep 14th, 2010
Did you know you can watch ARTstor tutorials on YouTube? Topics such as Registering for an Account, Making an Image Group, and Downloading Images to PowerPoint are covered in short, easy to follow videos. A great alternative to printing instructions!
Posted in Image Collections on Aug 31st, 2010
Mapping Gothic France is a collaborative database project between the Visual Media Center at Vassar College and the Columbia University Libraries. The site presents an interactive map of France locating the major cathedrals and churches constructed between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Each architectural site is represented by high quality images and a short description. […]
Posted in Image Collections on Jul 12th, 2010
The Yale University Library has just announced the availability of the Yale Silk Road Database. Currently the database contains over 6,000 images of sites in the Silk Road region taken during faculty site seminars led by Professor Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan. To get a sense of the collection, click on one of the seminar titles to […]
Posted in Image Collections, Photography, Tools on Apr 14th, 2010
commonsExplorer is an experimental, interactive browser for Flickr Commons that allows users to discover content based on word visualizations. For more information on how it works and to download the application go to: http://creative.canberra.edu.au/cex/ The Commons makes publicly-held photography collections available through Flickr. Participating institutions include the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the Getty Research […]
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