Please forgive a newbie if this is a topic that has been
over-discussed.
Our community college is thinking of subscribing to a service that
provides images of art as an alternative to the slide library. Many of
our art historians and art studio professors would like to be able to
download images into a PowerPoint presentation for classroom
presentations.
We know that "ArtStor" provides such a service. The cost is not
inconsiderable, but not entirely unreasonable given the time and money
needed to keep a slide library up to date. I'd greatly appreciate
hearing from anyone who has looked into this or utilizes such a service.
Are the images top-quality and do they cover the whole range of art
history, including contemporary works? Is it possible to use them in
PowerPoint presentations? Are there other vendors who offer similar
services?
If this is an overdone topic for the list, please e-mail me directly at
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Thanks very much in advance.
Scott Spencer, Librarian [log in to unmask]
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