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VISUAL RESOURCES COLLECTION (VRC)
Located in the SVA Library at 380 Second Avenue on the 2nd floor, SVA's VRC is the central resource for images and imaging technologies used by instructors and students at SVA for teaching and studying purposes. Below you will find more information about our services as well as helpful links on how and where to access a broad range of online digital image collections of artworks for educational purposes and/or personal enjoyment.
ABOUT
Hours
The VRC is staffed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am - 5pm. I can be contacted remotely by email (lgerety@sva.edu) on Wednesdays.
Collection
The collection includes over 73,000 local digital records through our in-house image database, SVA Image Library, which is now accessed as an Institutional Collection in ARTstor and JSTOR images.
Services
VRC staff offers a variety of services to the SVA community, including maintenance of our online collection of images as well as training and technical support for ARTstor and JSTOR images. We also provide information on scanning and storing images.
One-on-one instruction for the use of our image databases is available by contacting Lorraine Gerety (lgerety@sva.edu, 212-592-2667).
ARTSTOR
- Artstor This link opens in a new window
Documents artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images and continues to grow. Users must create a personal account.
- ARTstor - Getting StartedHelpful links, tutorials and information on how to navigate ARTstor.
- ARTstor on JSTORinformation on how to access images in JSTOR
COPYRIGHT & FAIR USE
Below are a few research guides on Copyright Basics:
The following are some great Use Assessment Tools pertaining to copyright, fair use guidelines and best practices:
- Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC)Program that assists users in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image.
- The Copyright GenieHelps users figure out if a work is covered by U.S. copyright and at what level; additionally, it collects and publishes the results as a PDF document for users to save for their records.
- Digital Copyright SliderA tool to help users determine whether a work is still copyrighted or whether it is now in public domain.
- Fair Use EvaluatorGives users a better understanding of how to determine if the use of a protected work is "fair." It also helps users organize and documents their collected information that may be needed to support a fair use claim, providing a time-stamped PDF document for the user's records.
Click here to visit Colgate University's helpful examples of how to create correct image citations in papers and presentations, using MLA, Chicago and APA writing styles. Another great option is the Research Guide for Citing Images provided by UC Libraries.
- Reclaiming Fair Use byCall Number: KF3020 .A984 2011ISBN: 9780226032276Publication Date: 2011-08-15
- Copyright and cultural Institutions byCall Number: KF2996 .H57 2009ISBN: 9780935995107Publication Date: 2009-01-01
- The Law of Libraries and Archives byCall Number: KF4315 .C37 2007ISBN: 9780810851894Publication Date: 2006-12-07