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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear Arlis/NA members, I can use all the tips I can get! In a moment of weakness, I agreed to do a Web training class on finding images on the Web through the University's Information Technology dept. Although the classes are scheduled for late October, registration is already underway and I find the registrants represent quite an array of disciplines. To date, I have read some recent articles describing search engines' retrieval of images by scanning URLs for .gip, .jpg, and .alt. Has anyone been successful using the search engines to locate pictures? Has anyone found a pretty reliable method such as field searching? I have been using Yahoo! for the sciences and have found some good metasites, aka lists of links, for astronomy, botany, chemistry, and food, and, of course, U Texas has given us their terrific maps site. I also have many clip art links. I feel pretty confident about art with the exception of lesser known contemporary artists. Has anyone done a similar class? Thanks in advance for any help anyone may provide. I am happy to share my "finds" following the classes next month. Ruth Thomas, Art History Mugar Memorial Library Boston University