Libraries Offer Popular ARTstor Image Library

The Libraries are pleased to announce the acquisition of the ARTstor digital library of images. ARTstor is a nonprofit digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. The collections comprise contributions from outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. Browse or search content by collection, classification, geographical area, date, creator or title.

Despite its name, ARTstor will be a valuable resource for researchers in many subject areas beyond the fine arts. Theater students will find here hundreds of images of clothing, jewelry and hairstyles across time periods and cultures. Historians, anthropologists and archaeologists will find site plans, portraits, documentary photographs and objects representing material cultures. Architects, interior designers and landscape designers will be able to compare building views and elevations, fabrics, furniture and garden plans. Scientists and engineers will find a wealth of botanical, zoological and anatomical illustrations, patent models and other historical artifacts. Students in world language classes will find representations of cultural ideas and arts. In fact, almost anyone will find ARTstor fun to browse and rewarding to consult.

ARTstor images are licensed for non-commercial use in an academic setting. Instructors can export images to PowerPoint, and save collections online for student consultation.

Find out more about ARTstor by consulting the LibGuide.