Research Guides: Informatics: Finding & Managing Images

Managing Image Collections

Managing images is like managing other citations and elements of information. There are image databases that contain many different kinds of images and graphics, and there is software that helps to organize the collection that you want to save and recall for future reuse. This list introduces you to the range of products that perform both functions, searching for content and organizing and retaining it.

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ARTstor
The UCI Libraries are providing campus-wide access to a new image management tool for research and teaching.
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While the name might imply that this service is only useful for art, it has broad applications for any discipline which relies on images for research and teaching. Researchers will be able to upload their personal digital image collections to create databases that will allow them to organize and retrieve images and to add personal research notes. Instructors will be able to upload their personal image collections for lectures and to utilize various pedagogical tools for displaying and presenting images. The tool also has a password-protection feature so that access to images can be limited to different groups of researchers or students.
Hartill Collection
The Hartill collection contains 16,660 images of art and architecture (strong in architecture and architectural decoration, especially Medieval) covering the history of the Western world from antiquity through contemporary.
Pictures of Record
Digital images, essays, and bibliographies in the subject areas of: anthropology, archaeology, art history, political science, biology, architecture, and others
SMART Imagebase
SMART Imagebase is a collection of thousands of high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.
Google Images
Google Images contains many images in the public domain on a range of topics and subjects.
Biology Image Library
This collection reflects images from the life sciences - human and animal anatomy, dna sequencing, botany and related themes.
The Image Database
Provides free and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more including images to support science, technology and medicine.
Visual Literacy
Visual Literacy is increasingly important. Finding appropriate images, citing them accurately and noting copyright and attribution can be complex. These resources and others found on the Visual Literacy Subject Guide will assist you in these efforts.