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Finding Images on the Web
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Web Starting Points (Images)
The following Web sites include image search engines, browsable image
directories, and specialized image databases. (These lists overlap but
are not redundant.)
Finding
Images on the Web
Highly recommended. Well
organized, easy to use. From Boston University.
Finding
Images on the Web (PDF)
Printable list of web
image sites and online photograph archives. Many of the sites are by
topic (e.g., advertising, history) or have indexes. Originally by Ellen
Embardo, librarian, University of Connecticut.
Images (at
the Digital Librarian)
Extensive list of Web
image sites, many by topic. Also browse the general site.
Introduction
to Finding Images on the Web
Outstanding resource
covering image formats, search strategies, image sites, and copyright.
By Heidi Abbey (Penn State).
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Web Search Strategies
Strategy 1: Search for your term/concept using a general
Web search engine (listed in the sites above). Use their image searches.
Example: to find
pictures of biplanes, try the Google or AltaVista image searches.
Strategy 2: Search for your term/concept in a specialized
Web page or database.
Example: to find
pictures of biplanes, find an image site focusing on airplanes or
aeronautics.
Strategy 3: Browse or search the "invisible web"
(e.g., digital image collections from libraries or museums, listed
in the sites above and below). Google overlooks many of these images.
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Other sites of interest:
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Indexes to Web-based Digitization Projects
Many libraries and museums are digitizing their images, but Google
and image search engines often do not find the images. Instead, try
consulting special indexes that list digitization projects. Several
are listed below. (There is only some overlap in content.)
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Web Search Strategy: Use one of the indexes below to
identify a digitization project focusing on your topic.
Example: to find
depictions of mid-twentieth-century African American families
and experiences, find a database focusing on African American
history or contemporary historical events (e.g., World War II).
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Finding
Digital Collections on the Web and accompanying condensed
PDF guide
PowerPoint slide show
orients users to digital collections on the Web. By Heidi Abbey (Penn
State)
Artcyclopedia: The
Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet
Association of Research
Libraries Digital Initiative Databases No
longer available (info).
Almost 500 digital projects,
many with images.
Digital
Library Federations' Database of Public Access Collections
More than 350 digital
collections.
Image Finder (DL SunSITE)
see also the related Image
and Multimedia Database Resources
UNESCO/International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Directory of Digitized
Collections
Lists more than 250 collections.
Search by institution, theme/subject, and format.
University
of Arizona -- Image Projects
WebSEEk: Content-based
Image and Video Search and Catalog Tool for the Web
Just for fun:
FAMSF: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Very good zooming capabilities.
Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art (includes subject index).
International Children's Digital
Library (U. of Maryland). 10,000 books (many illustrated) in 100
languages.
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Finding Images in Relevant Web Sites
The Web sites above focus on Web image searches (including Google's
image search). You can also do regular Google
searches or some other general Web search engine or subject tree (Web
search engines and search strategies are available on the Libraries'
Internet Search
Tools page.)
Try looking for online exhibits or Web pages about your topic (since
these often include images), either by browsing categories or searching
for specific terms. Each search engine requires different search strategies,
so read the help screens. Often, putting the plus sign (+) in front
of each keyword (e.g., +garden +exhibit) retrieves web pages
containing both words. Google also
works well for specific works, artists, or artistic themes (e.g., "sacra
conversazione," "nature mort," "fete gallante," "holy family," or kermess
and "last supper"). You might also be able to find bibliographies leading
you to other sources. For example, a Google search on african american
families images finds a bibliography of childrens' books (many illustrated)
featuring African-American children: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/afro.html.
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Metasites for Museums
These may or may not have images.
AMICO: Art Museum Image Consortium
ICOM: International Council of Museums
Virtual Library Museums Pages
Yahoo!
Arts > Museums, Galleries, and Centers
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Other Relevant Sources
Note
If you use web images in your project, you must ensure good quality
reproductions and give appropriate credit. See Citing
Your Sources.
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