Poster Presentation/Demo Abstract
ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
Statement of the problem or issue
Librarians and Educational technologists at MIT are currently engaged with faculty, researchers and students to learn about how they find, use and think about images in their research, scholarly publishing and teaching. Using images in educational settings takes different forms, but common themes heard from this audience are:
- Where can I find high resolution images with authoritative metadata?
- What are the best ways to search for images?
- Can I manage all of my images in one place?
- How can achieve seamless access to images across the institution?
ARTstor, among other tools, addresses these common issues.
Description of activity, project, solution, and outcome
In the ARTstor booth we will present live demos of ARTstor, highlighting the vast trove of images making specific points about the range of disciplines that ARTstor supports. Additionally, we will demonstrate the other functionalities offered through ARTstor: sharing images across the institution and beyond, building image presentations, uploading personal images, creating groups that can interoperate with Stellar, using QTVR images. A desired outcome would be to make contacts with potential faculty and students who may not be aware of the services and collections that focus on images. If more instruction is needed, a signup sheet at the table would facilitate future contact.
Importance or relevance to other faculty, staff, students, departments, and programs
The ARTstor Digital Library demonstrates a model of shared collections that is emerging in response to changed user patterns and needs. Instead of individual collections at each institution, shared collections among many institutions with multiple contributors is now possible. ARTstor plays a key role. Copyright, Fair Use and Public Domain are also important concepts to decode for users of images. Making faculty, staff, and students aware of the changing imaging landscape is one desired outcome of the ARTstor table.
Jolene de Verges, Rotch Library of Architecture and PlanningPeter Wilkins, OEIT| ACCORD Image Tools team(Presented at MIT Educational Technology Fair 2009)
Topic Area(s)
2. Finding and integrating digital content into the curriculum