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February 3, 2017

Artstor tips for semester startup

Back at school and looking to get started working in Artstor? Here are some tips and reminders from the experts in User Services to help you get started. Register for an account (if you haven’t already). Registering allows you to access Artstor from anywhere (your couch, a coffee shop, or even on-the-go). Remember to create […]

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August 29, 2016

Back to school with Artstor

Start off the school year with more than 2 million images! Here are some links to help you get started: * Register for a free Artstor account – you’ll be able to download images, log in away from campus, share image groups, and more! * Learn how easy it is to download citations! Export to your favorite reference citation management […]

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July 19, 2016

Artstor tip: How to share images and image groups

It’s very easy to share links to images and image groups in the Artstor Digital Library. Here’s how: Open the group you wish to share. This can be a Private, Institutional, Artstor-Curated, or a group that has been shared with you. From the menu choose Share > Generate image group link. Click Copy to Clipboard […]

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June 30, 2016

Announcing Artstor’s LibGuides

Love LibGuides? We do too. We’re thrilled to announce our new LibGuides aimed at helping students, faculty, and even librarians get started–or become experts–using the Artstor Digital Library. View them on our home page at artstor.libguides.com, and please feel free to reuse them as you see fit; you have our permission! Our faculty guide covers […]

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June 27, 2016

New: #ColorMyArtstor postcards!

Missed our #ColorMyArtstor postcards at the ALA conference? Not to worry, you can print your own! Visit the Promoting Artstor section on our Support site and download the full set of five! There you will also find downloadable posters, bookmarks, brochures, and logos to let everyone know that your institution subscribes to Artstor.

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June 10, 2016

Artstor tip: Customize our image groups for your needs

Did you know that you can easily customize any one of our image groups by adding or removing images to make it exactly what you need? Begin by opening an image group, such as Cities and Urban Planning from our Teaching Resources. From the Organize menu, choose Save image group as. Once you’ve named and saved your image group, you can then remove any images from the […]

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June 1, 2016

Help is just a click away

You have questions and Artstor’s Support site has answers! Want to know how to log in from home? Or how to access the Digital Library on your smartphone? Start with our Quick Start Guide. Prefer to watch your instructions? We have you covered. We also have advice on approved image uses, troubleshooting, and much more. There’s no need to […]

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May 23, 2016

Pack your bags and take Artstor along

Heading off for summer break? Did you know you can still access all the features and tools of the Digital Library remotely with a registered user account – it’s Artstor on the go! Create your user account and access our more than 2 millions images and your own image folders and groups. You can even […]

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July 22, 2015

A new, easy way to browse through Artstor’s Teaching Resources

Good news: You can now access all of Artstor’s Teaching Resources through the Artstor Digital Library’s Browse menu! All three of our AP® Teaching Resources–for Advanced Placement courses in Art History, European History, United States History–as well as our Curriculum Guides, Case Studies (from our Travel Award winners), and our popular surveys of selected images for […]

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June 30, 2015

Did you know Artstor features more than just images?

In addition to still images, you can find videos, audio files, 3D images, and panorama (QTVR) files within the Artstor Workspace. You can search by media type using the file extensions as keywords: Videos – search for mov. Clicking the movie icon will open your default video player. Audio – search for mp3. Clicking the […]

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