Tag: open content

  • Wellcome Images: Thousands of years of visual culture now available in hi-res images

    Wellcome Library, London, announced they have made available over 100,000 high resolution images from their vast collection of resources for the study of all facets of medical history. These images include examples from ancient and medieval medical illuminated manuscripts, paintings and etchings about human anatomy and form, early photographic studies and travel portraits. These can all…

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  • Have you visited Flickr Commons lately?

    Just last month we reported that the British Library had posted more than a million images on Flickr Commons. But did you know that more than 75 libraries, archives, and museums participate in Flickr Commons by posting objects from their photography archives with no known copyright restrictions. This has translated to over 1.25 million images to…

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  • “Best of Both Worlds” explores institutional efforts for open content

    The Smithsonian unveiled a new free e-book, Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age, by G. Wayne Clough, the Smithsonian’s 12th Secretary. The book explores “how digital technologies will radically alter our existing institutions, make access to their embedded knowledge widely available, and enable learning and research anytime, anywhere” and…

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  • Harry Ransom Center’s Digital Image Collection

    The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin has announced the launch of an expanded Online Digital Image Collection of selections from their holdings. The Harry Ransom Center has a significant digital presence — see what they offer by searching or browsing their finding aids. If your interested in or have questions…

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  • CAMIO: OCLC’s Catalog of Art Museum Images Online

    CAMIO® (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online, hosted by OCLC) is an online resource for images from a number of prominant museums. You can perform searches across the site or from only a selected number of institutions, or browse by institution or work type. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one high-resolution…

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  • A new Europeana app

    We’ve mentioned Europeana before on the Red Dot but it’s certainly worth mentioning again – it’s a site that brings together digital content (all media!) from all aspects of European culture: museums, archives, libraries, and historic sites.  They’ve launched an app called the Europeana Open Culture app (download it here), which showcases some of their…

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