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Image Resources at Otis
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Including Otis Library's Imaging Projects and subscription databases.
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Otis Digital Image Database ( OtisDID) for teaching and learning. Focus is on art and design history. (Otis Community only)
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Showcase for Otis collections and a repository for Otis archives. Images and materials from the Library, Galleries, Departments and Faculty. |
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Searches Flickr CC-labeled images which may be used under certain conditions such as attribution. Check rights before use. You can also search directly through Flickr Advanced Search.
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Access to several image databases, including AMICA (images contributed by art museums), Cornell Political Americana Collection, Pratt Institute Fashion Plates, and many more. (At Otis--won't work if pop-up blocker is activated.) |
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Resource on materials: polymers, glass, ceramics, carbon-based, cement-based materials, metals, natural materials, etc. |
Other Resources on the Web
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Usage Guide for Online Resources (Copyright Issues)
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A library containing thousands of digital movies which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. |
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Copyright/Royalty-Free Collections
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Best Copyright-Free Photo Libraries - Links to 12 US Government collections with images in the public domain. |
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Flickr Creative Commons - Searches Flickr CC-labeled images which may be used under certain conditions such as attribution. Check rights before use. You can also search directly through Flickr Advanced Search. |
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Open Clip Art Library - Clip art images available for downloading and remixing; all images are in the public domain. |
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Open Photo - Moderated photo community with the goal of uniting image consumers and producers through friendly Creative Commons licensing. (Royalty-free images, many of which are free.) |
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Stock.xchng - FREE royalty-free images. (Requires sign-up.) |
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Freeimages - 6000 images. (Require credit.) |
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| Architecture and Urban Design |
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ArchNet - Collection of images, books, maps, drawings, and more of architecture and urban design in the Muslim world. |
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Digital Imaging Project - Images of architecture, historical sites, and more taken by Professor Mary Sullivan at Bluffton U. (Some large, some not.) |
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Emporis - Database of worldwide commerical real estate information and construction data. |
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Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles - Search for murals in Los Angeles County by title and neighborhood as well as by muralist. |
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Artchive - Survey site with a focus on modern and contempory art (not all are large images; beware of pop-up windows) |
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Saskia - High quality images of art history (hundreds are already available in OtisDID, but there may be some we still need.) |
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Smithsonian Collections Search Center - Search across the collections of the Smithsonian's museums and archives |
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Victoria and Albert Museum - Focuses on decorative arts, most images also available for publication. |
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Web Gallery of Art - Survey site with a focus on Renaissance European painting and sculpture |
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World Images - Survey site of art historical images |
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| Printing and Book Arts |
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Database of Bookbindings - Produced by the British Library. |
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Papyrus Collection - The University of Michigan has made its large collection of papyrus fragments available digitally. |
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| Historical Images and Documents |
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American Memory Project - Powered by the Library of Congress, the site offers access to images and documents of US history from different institutions. |
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Calisphere - The California Digital Library offers this collection of images of California history. Some items also available via Luna Commons. (Images vary in size.) |
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Civil Rights Digital Library - Contains a plethora of primary sources, including images, sound and video |
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Historical Anatomies on the Web - The National Libraries of Medicine has posted excellent images from many antique books on anatomy. |
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection - The online catalog contains many images of items from their collection, some of which are public domain. |
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Digital Vaults - Search for materials from the US National Archives using the semantic web. |
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Screen Search Fashion - Thematic guide to 1920s-1930s UK fashion and dress via film archive (no still images) |
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Visible Earth - NASA project. Some of these images may also be available in NIX (NASA Image Exchange), which is available through the OtisDID. |