Material / Image Research Lab (MIRL)

The Red Dot

The Red Dot is an informational and ongoing list about visual and material news and resources, aimed at the University of California, Santa Barbara community, but open to all.

In case you don’t get the reference, it’s the little red dot in the corners of our legacy 35mm slides that helps you with orientation. And that’s what we’re here for – orientation, information, hot tips, and more. We’ll be posting regularly on Digital Humanities – and specifically Digital Art and Architectural History, new image and data resources, copyright, and events of interest.

The Red Dot © 2024 is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 

  • Santa Barbara fire photo

    Here’s a photo of the Jesusita fire, taken at 8pm last night (May 6), which shows the numerous fires and hotspots.  It was taken on the hill near Las Positas and State (near the golf course) by our own Mike Rambour. Read more

  • Digital Preservation and Nuclear Disaster

    In case you have any questions about the benefits of metadata and proper digital preservation, watch this short YouTube video (Brought to you by your friendly digital preservationists at the VRC) Read more

  • News Flash: Gauguin cut off Van Gogh’s ear

    You heard it here first – Paul Gauguin cut off Van Gogh’s ear with a sword during an argument but they kept a “pact of silence”. via The Daily Telegraph Read more

  • More on copyright

    The Copyright Clearance Center has loads of information to help with copyright questions, including this 6-minute video that breaks down the basics. The Copyright Alliance is another organization with a very helpful website, including a section specifically for Educators. Read more

  • Is it copyrighted?

    Ever wonder if that manuscript, book, image, etc. is protected under U.S. copyright laws? The American Library Association has come up with a fantastic tool to help answer that question: http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/. It lets users scroll through numerous copyright terms for works published or created during different time periods and under various conditions. Read more

  • Richard Neutra drawings at LA Public Library

    “Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings” just opened and is on until September 6 at the Central Library in LA – it consists of material from UCLA’s Young Library Special Collections. There will also be a series of lectures by architects in conjunction with the exhibit through the ALOUD series at the library. Read more

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