digital image libraries
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Digital Image LibrariesBy Sarah Vornholt
Origins and Functions
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I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way.. things I had no words for.
-Georgia O’Keefe
Black Place I, 1944, Oil on Canvas (Accessed from ArtStor)
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What is an image library?
• An image library, database or depository is meant for sharing digital image collections in the visual arts.
• Allows access for education and exposure to the arts.
• For publishing of images it becomes more accessible and cost effective.
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Issues with image libraries?
• Copyright!
• Ownership and subscriptions to database.
• Large amount of images can be hard to navigate.
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Before the image library:
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Manet, Bar at the Folie-Bergere, 1881
Full size image Close up: Manet?
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ARTstor
• A non-profit organization that makes available image library for educators’ needs in the arts and humanities.
• Collections are used for teaching and study in a wide range of subject areas, including art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, literature, world history, American Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies, and more.
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New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• NYPL’s image database is an open access collection from their diverse collection.
• Collections include New York City 5th Avenue photographs, 16th century maps and drawings, etchings and lithographs from artists, and many more.
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West 13th St. No. 72 - Princess Corsets - Ed. Pinaud, perfumerie - West 14th St. -No. 86 S.N. Wood & Co. (c1911) (Accessed from New York Public Library Digital Gallery).
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Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour
• The Sistine Chapel virtual tour is a form of a digital library.
• It was created by photographing panoramic views to create a 360° image of the chapel.
• Partnership between the Vatican and Villanova University • Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour
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Google Image Search
• Starting July 2001 Google implemented a image search through keywords.
• After many interfaces and changes the newest feature from Google, October 2011, “Search by Image”
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“Search by Image”
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Copyright and ReuseAdvanced Image Search :
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Conclusion• Image art libraries (databases) are usually
images only and contain description and catalog information.
• Multiple types of institutions and companies can have image libraries.
• Web-based image collections, such as Google, use images from webpages.
• Be conscious of copyright and image quality for educational and professional purposes.
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Resources
• University of Hawaii @ Manoa – “Find Images” LibGuide by Kanako Iwase
the Visual Resource Librarian
Image Resources - Art Research Guide -
LibGuides at University of Hawaii at Manoa