MIT Libraries

Rotch Visual Collections Home


Exploring Image Collections on the Internet:

Index

Issues

Starting Points

Categories of online image collections

A Selection of Image Collections by Selected Subjects




MIT libraries MIT Libraries
Rotch Visual Collections

Exploring Image Collections on the Internet:
Resources at MIT and Beyond

An overview of resources for images - from archaeology, architecture and art to urban design. Includes sources within MIT and beyond.

 

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.

MIT Libraries MIT MIT LibrariesQuestions for Rotch Visual Collections? MIT MITQuestions for Rotch Visual Collections?