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ARTstor at NYU

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What is ARTstor

ARTstor - a large, and growing digital image library - includes hundreds of thousands of high-quality images for teaching and research. The various collections include images of artworks (paintings, sculpture, etc.), photography (both "artistic" and documentary) as well as the built environment (architectural structures and monuments).

What else is in ARTstor

In addition to ARTstor's own collections, users may access an additional collection via ARTstor's user-friendly interface. The Saskia archive, comprised of more than 30,000 images, is now "hosted" by ARTstor. This extensive archive includes important works from over one hundred museums, with an emphasis on Ancient Greek and Roman art, paintings from Italy, Flanders, Holland, France, Germany, and Spain. Non-western coverage includes extensive sites from the vast sub-continent of India to the ruins of the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru, and architectural sites in China. For more information about the Saskia Archive, please see www.saskia.com. ARTstor also includes more than 30,000 images of the Scholars Resource Archive.

What About My Own Digital Images?

Recognizing the fact that many faculty members, students and other researchers have their own image collections, ARTstor has instituted a "personal collections" feature. Registered users are provided with 1000 MB of space in which to store personal collections; once they're in ARTstor, they can be used side-by-side with the other collections offered.

Accessing ARTstor

To access ARTstor,select databases by title from the library homepage
A user may connect to ARTstor from any computer within the NYU network or through the NYU proxy, at https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu/login?url=http://www.artstor.org. The home page has a button along the right frame margin marked "search and browse for images, launch"; click this button to begin.

Using ARTstor for teaching and Learning

ARTstor has extensive Help Files
Faculty members may request "instructor privileges" which provide enhanced functionality, including the ability to create shared folders, instructor commentary, and personal collections. For further information about instructor privileges, contact Tom McNulty [tom.mcnulty@nyu.edu].

Installing the Offline Image Viewer (OIV)

ARTstor has developed offline presentation software for using images in the classroom. The Offline Image Viewer (OIV) allows users to create presentations that enable slide shows, side-by-side comparisons, zooming and panning, and the ability to add text to slides. All registered ARTstor users have access to this the Offlie Image Viewer.
To download the OIV click here; select the "Participants" version

Other image collections at NYU

Looking for more local images? Luna Insight might be the answer; visit http://www.nyu.edu/luna for more information.
NYU Libraries subscribes to other image databases, including:

CAMIO
Accunet/AP Photo Archive
Grove Dictionary of Art
Access these image collections by selecting the first letter of the database.

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