Would you like your students to explore a new method for presenting their writing, images, artwork, or ideas? Does an alternative to Microsoft Word and/or PowerPoint sound appealing? Are you looking for a new way to combine text and images? Omeka is a web-publishing platform that builds digital exhibitions. More and more schools are incorporating online exhibitions into their courses. Students can curate class-wide exhibits, present preliminary paper ideas, or create portfolios of their personal artwork. Please contact Amy McKenna, Assistant Visual Resources Curator, to learn more!
Author: Amy McKenna
OIV Now Compatible with Mac OS 10.8
A new version of ARTstor’s Offline Image Viewer (OIV) for Mac OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8 is now available for download. This version includes all the features of the previous release.
- Log in to your ARTstor account
- Click Tools > Download offline presentation tool > and accept the Terms & Conditions of Use
- Select OIV 3.1.3 for Mac and click Download
ARTstor Systems Upgrade
ARTstor will be performing a major systems upgrade, bringing a new Oracle server online and significantly improving the digital library’s infrastructure. ARTstor will not be available to users from Saturday, January 26 at 11:00pm EST until Sunday, January 27 at 1pm EST.
Quick Link the VRC on the New Williams Website
Would you like one click access from the new Williams College homepage to the VRC? Simply click on the Quick Links button in the upper right corner of the homepage and select “Customize your Quick Links.” In the “filter items” search box on the left, type in “Visual.” Drag the “Visual Resources Center” into your link list on the right. Place us at the very top of your custom quick link list!
The Latest Visual Search Technologies
When searching for images on the web, how can we move beyond our reliance on text captions that are often missing or inaccurate? Fei-Fei Ling, a computer scientist at Stanford, has built the world’s largest visual database of over 14 million labeled images seeking to mimic the human vision system. Read more…
100 New Images from the Art Institute of Chicago
100 new images have been added to the Williams VRC Collection from the Art Institute of Chicago. These iconic, yet often difficult to track down in digital format works illustrate the age of French Impressionism. To view the images, simply search on src115531.
ARTstor OIV Not Yet Compatible with Mac 10.8
Please be aware that ARTstor OIV presentation software is not yet compatible with the new Mac operating system OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. ARTstor is currently researching the changes required and will update the OIV system requirements page when a new version is available.
Dual monitor, wide-screen Mac and PC workstations are available in the VRC for faculty use, as one possible workaround.
Scholarly Art History E-Books?
Is it possible to triumph over the image rights nightmares? What features do readers really want?
Working with a $195,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Yale University Press intends to find out, as detailed in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Snuggle up in a Good Armchair: Over 230 Matisse Works Now Available in the Williams VRC Collection
In response to lingering copyright concerns and a subsequent lack of available images, over 230 Henri Matisse images have been added to the Williams VRC Collection.
“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the businessman as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.” – Henri Matisse
Welcome to the VRC
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Watch our new video and learn how to find us and what we offer!
This is the inaugural post of the Visual Resources Center’s new blog, The VRC Post. Here you will find useful information on everything new and exciting in the VRC and beyond in the world of visual resources, including tech tips, stunning new image collections, and how-to hints.
We invite you to become a regular reader and if geography permits, stop-by and chat. Tell us about your image triumphs and missteps in the classroom and we will applaud and lend support. We are always looking for faculty and students ready to explore new imaging technology.
Visit the VRC website to learn about all we offer.