As of August 22, all ARTstor users are required to log in before downloading images. In the past, users in the IP address range of licensing institutions could download images without registering or logging in, but ARTstor has added this new restriction. So, even if you’re at a campus computer, you will be faced with…
More and more museums and archives are making high resolution images of public domain works available online, and free, for academic publishing. The first to do this was the Metropolitan Museum, which now has thousands of Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) available through ARTstor. Other museums that have followed suit with selections from their collections…
These collections have been added to ARTstor’s Digital Library: Contemporary Architecture, Urban Design, and Public Art (ART on FILE Collection): 1,000 of contemporary architecture in Shanghai, including the Expo 2010 Shanghai (this last installment completes the total 13,033 images from ART on FILE) Smith College Museum of Art: 1,000 images of works from the museum’s…
One of the ways ARTstor helps users find material relevant to their teaching or research is through their subject guides. They have just published an excellent user guide on finding materials relevant to Middle East studies, covering the whole geographic/social/cultural region. In addition to objects from museums and archives, the rich holdings include contemporary and…
Inside Higher Ed has an interesting article today, called “Myths about Fair Use“. It does a great job of breaking down the myths in an easy-to-understand way.
Rumor has it that Richard Neutra’s Kronish House in Beverly Hills may be headed for demolition very soon. It is unclear whether a permit has been filed yet to raze the 6,891 square foot house off of Sunset Boulevard that was built in 1955 for real estate developer Herbert Kronish. However, the house is currently for sale…