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We are constantly adding new content to the ARTstor Digital Library, and searches you performed in the past will very likely yield additional results in the future. Did you know you can now save search parameters to easily run the same search again?

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After you perform a search, you will see an option to Save this search in the upper right of the thumbnail page of search results. Click on it, then click Save and enter a name for your saved search. You can save up to 30 searches.

To run a saved search record, click My saved searches near the search box on the front page of the Digital Library or on a search results page.

Done with a particular saved search? To delete it, click on My saved searches, then click on the X next to the search you want to delete. You’ll see a prompt asking if you want to delete it; click Yes and you’re finished.

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Pantheon; Interior view #1 | 118-126 CE | QTVR Panoramas of World Architecture (Columbia University) | Visual Media Center; learn.columbia.edu

Pantheon; Interior view #1 | 118-126 CE | QTVR Panoramas of World Architecture (Columbia University) | Visual Media Center; learn.columbia.edu

By Dana Howard

True confession: I was a sporadic—and inattentive—user of the ARTstor Digital Library. My high school was a fairly early adopter of ARTstor. I used it a lot on those early years, but as I had more and more of my slides “in the can,” I stopped paying attention to the changes taking place in the Digital Library.

I would periodically run to ARTstor when I was asked to do presentations at the last minute, (I found the ability to do a quick download of Image Groups to PowerPoint very helpful), but for the most part I was too busy to explore new tools and new collections as they were announced. I think I was typical for a high school user; I was busy teaching and felt constantly bombarded with new resources elsewhere.

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Watch this video to see how ARTstor Mobile helps Sarah Martha Shipman, an MFA in painting candidate at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

You can use ARTstor Mobile on Android or Apple devices.

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update_OIVA 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.

To download the Offline Image Viewer for your Mac:

  1. Log in to your ARTstor account
  2. Click Tools > Download offline presentation tool > and accept the Terms & Conditions of Use
  3. Select OIV 3.1.3 for Mac and click Download

The OIV enables instructors to give reliable classroom presentations using high-resolution images from the ARTstor Digital Library without being connected to the Internet. OIV allows users to download much larger images (up to 3200 pixels on the long side) than individual or PowerPoint downloads, and these can be combined with the users’ own content to create digital slide show presentations that feature side-by-side comparisons, zooming and panning, and the ability to customize text on the slides.

For more information about installing and using the OIV software, please see our Online Help.

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email-4-tipsA number of ARTstor subscribers have contacted us recently to report that their campuses have disabled Java software on their Web browsers due to security concerns, which interferes with downloading individual images from the ARTstor Digital Library. Oracle, the company that created Java, has released a new version of the program that may resolve these issues, and it can be downloaded from their website: http://java.com.

Meanwhile, we are currently working on a new solution that will not use Java. Until then, we urge users who do not want to continue using Java to use our PowerPoint download instead. You can learn how here.

We will announce the details of our new solution in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience.

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We’ve made two guides for new users to the ARTstor Digital Library (or for users who want quick refreshers):
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Our Quickstart Guide shows you how to jump in and start using the Digital Library, answering basic questions such as “How do I get in?” and “Can I download images?” as well as offering basic trouble-shooting tips.

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Our Introduction Guide tackles more advanced topics, including illustrated instructions on how to create image groups and how to use the image viewer tools.

You can download both guides from our Getting Started page. They’re currently available in English and in Russian; more languages are coming soon!

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | International Art Exhibit, German Pavilion, exterior | 1929 | Barcelona | Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.; artres.com
| © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

We’ve launched four Architecture and Design Topics Image Groups, carefully-curated to include dozens of images of seminal works taught in introductory-level architecture and design courses. Subjects include “Architecture and the Built Environment,” “Architecture to 1900: Plans and Models,” “Design and Decorative Arts,” and “Gardens and Landscape Architecture.” To see the full list, visit the ARTstor Digital Library, and click on Organize > Open Image Groups, then open Global Folders > Featured Groups.

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Eadweard Muybridge | Plate Number 188. Dancing (fancy) | 1887 | Corcoran Gallery of Art; corcoran.org/home

Did you know that you can share images and image groups in the Digital Library with other ARTstor users? The URLs can be emailed, embedded in documents or presentations, or added to online syllabi or course websites. Here’s how:

Link to images

After you select an image by clicking on it, there are three ways to get a URL:

  1. In the ARTstor navigation bar, click Share > Generate image URL
  2. Right click or CTRL+click the thumbnail, then select Generate image URL
  3. Click the thumbnail caption, then select the “File properties” tab.

Then simply copy the link to share the image with other ARTstor users.

Link to image groups

Open your image group; in the top navigation, click Share > Generate image group URL; then copy the URL that appears in the dialog box.

The people with whom you share the URLs will be able to open the links when they are at an ARTstor-subscribing institution, otherwise they will be prompted to log in.

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For your convenience, ARTstor Mobile for Android is now available as a free download at Google Play! All 1.4+ million images from the ARTstor Digital Library are now accessible through Android-powered devices to registered ARTstor users. ARTstor Mobile for Android provides read-only features such as searching, browsing, zooming, and viewing saved image groups. Also try the Flashcard View, which allows you to test your knowledge by viewing the image without textual information, and then flipping the image to reveal the image record.

ARTstor Mobile is also available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch through the Safari browser. There’s no need to download special software, just go http://library.artstor.org from your mobile device.

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René Magritte | The Eye, c. 1932/35 | The Art Institute of Chicago Collection | © 2009 C. Herscovici, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

There are many ways to find the images you’re looking for in the ARTstor Digital Library; a simple keyword search will often lead you to what you’re looking for, and an advanced search will help narrow the results. Wildcards can help when you don’t remember a precise name or title, or, conversely, when you are looking for something very specific. There are only four to remember: (more…)

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