Image
Collections - Definition:
Collections of images available on
the Internet for educational and commercial uses where the focus
is primarily images.
Resources
available:
I.
Issues
Uses
of Internet-based image collections; Some technical considerations;
Copyright Concerns.
II.
Starting Points
Netscape
starting points; Web-based searching tools/engines; Web pages which
are compliations of architecture & art resources; Web pages which
are compilations of image collections & resources.
III.
Categories of online image collections
Educational
institutions; Fine Arts Museums (collections & tours); Selected
museums worldwide; Virtual Exhibits & Tours; Architects & Artists
on the Net(Starting points; collections of artwork; single architect/artist;
Searchable collections; and Web-based art); Electronic Journals;
Computer Animations, Live Pictures & Video Imagery; Commercial Sites:
Stock Photography & Slide Vendors.
IV.
A Selection of Image Collections by Selected Subjects
Subject
Headings include: Anthropology; Archaeology; Architecture; Art;
Building Technology; Environmental Design; Islamic Architecture;
Landscape Architecture; Photography; Urban Design & Planning.
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