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Ad*Access

•  Sponsored by Duke University, Special Collections Library
•  "...Presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955"
•  Can be browsed by subject and year and searched by keyword
•  Topical areas include beauty and hygiene, radio, television, transportation and World War II
•  Includes FAQ feature


AltaVista Image Search

•  Sponsored by AltaVista and Corbis
•  Probably the most comprehensive image search engine currently in use
•  Combines View.images and Corbis with the Web
•  Allows for audio and video file searches


Amazing Picture Machine

•  Sponsored by North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
•  Created primarily for classroom usage, this easy-to-search database provides a wide variety of image sites
•  Includes search tips and list of topics


Clearinghouse of Image Databases & The IMAGELIB Listserv Archives

•  Created and maintained by Stuart Glogoff, University of Arizona Library
•  Multi-disciplinary and international in scope (although, up to the present, all entries are in English only)
•  Can be browsed by media type or subject; also, can be searched by keyword
•  Most image databases linked to this site are sponsored by academic institutions or research institutes


Ditto.com

•  Links to a wide variety of image subjects; includes news (from Reuters)
•  Searchable by browsing and keyword
•  Formerly known as Arriba Vista


Finding Images Online: Directory of Web Image Sites

•  Created and maintained by Paula Berinstein
•  Provides several hundred links to a variety of topics
•  Excellent cross-referencing; for example: Earthquakes (see also Disasters, Geology, Seismology)


Image & Multimedia Database Resources

•  Sponsored by Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
•  One of the best sites for links to the technical creation of image databases
•  "Creating Image and Multimedia Databases" provides links to meta data and standards, image capture and compression, image quality and related topics
•  "Image Databases on the Net" provides links for such topics as cultural repository collections, special image databases, large-scale or multi-site projects and initiatives, and related topics


Image Collections & Online Art

•  Sponsored by University of Michigan, Department of Art
•  This selective directory of online image and art collections offers access to links internationally and from ancient to modern times
•  Includes links to photography collection sites
•  Annotations accompany most links


Images

•  Sponsored by the Digital Librarian
•  Provides links to over 230 image sites
•  Many topical areas are represented, with an emphasis on social sciences and humanities, especially history
•  Annotations accompany most links


Images, Illustrations, Reproductions

•  Directory/reference guide created by Ruth S. Thomas, Mugar Memorial Library,
Boston University
•  Provides annotated links to image websites (largely for art)
•  Also provides bibliographic information for print sources (largely indexes)


Kid's Image Search Tools

•  Sponsored by Ramapo Catskill Library System
•  Provides links to 10 image, art, and clip art search tools


Locating Public Domain Images

•  Written by Lorrie A. Knight for C&RL News Net
•  This essay concentrates on selecting and describing what the author has determined to be the best websites for providing free access to image websites
•  Categories include thematic image collections, academic sites, government sites, and image archives
•  Excellent annotations are provided for all links
•  Updated 2007


Symbols.com

•  Sponsored by HME Media (Stockholm, Sweden)
•  Online version of Carl G. Liungman's book "Thought Signs"
•  Provides access to more than 2,500 Western signs arranged into 54 groups
•  1,600 articles examine the histories, uses and meanings of the signs
•  Accessed by word index and graphic index


WebSEEk

•  Sponsored by Columbia Innovative Enterprise, Columbia University
•  "A Content-Based Image and Video Search and Catalog Tool for the Web"
•  Links to over 665,000 images and videos in 16 subject areas (including food and travel)
•  Can be browsed by topic or searched by keyword
•  Some duplication of sites and "dead" links, but this is far outweighed by the vastness of the site's scope and by ease of navigatibility


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh 12/00; updated 3/03; links last checked 1/08

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