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Digital Image Libraries By Sarah Vornholt Origins and Functions

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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.