Image Archives/Image Collections/Imagebases (Selections)

These are databases of images related by subject, theme, location (museum, gallery), etc.  Most imagebases let you search using keywords and also let you browse subject lists. They generally provide high quality images and descriptive texts.

How to find them:

Search Engines

Professional Literature

List-servs

Library Guides

Art History Research Guide (Boston University)

Boston and Its Neighborhoods: Images (Boston University)

Directories: General

WWW Virtual Library

Yahoo!

Current Awareness Services

Scout Report -- Create an account (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

New This Week (Librarians' Index to the Internet)

Metasites: Images

BUBL LINK: Image Catalogue and Subject List
(Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University, Glasgow)

Digital Librarian: Images
(Margaret Vail Anderson)

Librarians' Index to the Internet: Images search
(Karen G. Schneider, Director)

TASI: Technical Advisory Service for Images: Image Sites (Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol, UK)

Go To Arts

Ruth S. Thomas, Art/Art History Bibliographer
rthomas@bu.edu (617) 353-3770

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