New York Public Library just released a free, online,

searchable database of 275,000 photographs and manuscripts called the

NYPL Digital Gallery

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm .  The site took

over five years to develop and was sponsored through a grant of seven

million dollars from Atlantic Philanthropies.



           There is an interesting article on this project in today's

online Chronicle of Higher Education (requires a subscription,

unfortunately).



Dr. John Jaeger

Reference Librarian

Dallas Baptist University



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Look at the fine print, it costs $30 per image for personal use.



Bill Drew



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> John Jaeger

> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:26 PM

> To: DIG_REF@...

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>

>           New York Public Library just released a free, online,

> searchable database of 275,000 photographs and manuscripts called the

> NYPL Digital Gallery

> http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm .  The site took

> over five years to develop and was sponsored through a grant of seven

> million dollars from Atlantic Philanthropies.

>



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Hi! I just emailed "permissions" at NYPL. I asked:



Hi! The librarians are busy discussing the new online image database.  Can

you clarify if it's ok to use the images for free as part of a lecture to a

class or in a student paper that won't be published?   Thanks!

IleneFrank, ifrank@..., Tampa Library, Univ. of South Fl.

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I got this answer



Dear Ms. Frank:



Yes, you are correct.  You may download the low-resolution images directly

from the site to use in a classroom or a student paper not for publication

for free.



Sincerely,

Tom Lisanti

Manager, Photographic Services

& Permissions

The New York Public Library

476 Fifth Avenue, Room 103

New York, NY 10018

phone: (212) 930-0091

fax: (212) 930-0533











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Look at the fine print, it costs $30 per image for personal use.



Bill Drew



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Dig_Ref [mailto:dig_ref@...] On Behalf Of

> John Jaeger

> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:26 PM

> To: DIG_REF@...

> Subject: [DIG_REF] NYPL's Online Database of 275,000 Images

>

>           New York Public Library just released a free, online,

> searchable database of 275,000 photographs and manuscripts called the

> NYPL Digital Gallery

> http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm .  The site took

> over five years to develop and was sponsored through a grant of seven

> million dollars from Atlantic Philanthropies.

>



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From the NYPL Digital Gallery Web site's FAQ's:



The low-resolution images available on the website are suitable for

immediate printing or downloading to provide good-quality reference copies

for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes.

High-resolution images are available for licensing for personal use and for

professional reproduction through Photographic Services & Permissions.



From the NYPL Press Release,  http://www.nypl.org/press/digitalgallery.cfm





     "Once materials have been located, they can be viewed in three sizes

     and may be downloaded free of charge for personal use. Photographic

     prints of any images featured online may also be ordered, for a fee,

     from the Library's Photographic Services Department. The Library's

     Permissions Department arranges all use of NYPL images for publication,

     in film, on TV or the Internet."







Carol Anshien

Project Manager

NYPL Ask Librarians Online









                       "Drew, Bill"

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                       <dig_ref@listserv         Images

                       .syr.edu>





                       03/03/2005 02:37

                       PM

                       Please respond to

                       Discussion of

                       digital reference

                       services













Look at the fine print, it costs $30 per image for personal use.



Bill Drew



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> From: Dig_Ref [mailto:dig_ref@...] On Behalf Of

> John Jaeger

> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:26 PM

> To: DIG_REF@...

> Subject: [DIG_REF] NYPL's Online Database of 275,000 Images

>

>           New York Public Library just released a free, online,

> searchable database of 275,000 photographs and manuscripts called the

> NYPL Digital Gallery

> http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm .  The site took

> over five years to develop and was sponsored through a grant of seven

> million dollars from Atlantic Philanthropies.

>



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Thanks for the heads upon this.  It is a great resource!



Bill Drew



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> From: Dig_Ref [mailto:dig_ref@...] On Behalf Of

> Carol Anshien

> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 4:02 PM

> To: DIG_REF@...

> Subject: Re: [DIG_REF] NYPL's Online Database of 275,000 Images

>

> From the NYPL Digital Gallery Web site's FAQ's:

>

> The low-resolution images available on the website are suitable for

> immediate printing or downloading to provide good-quality

> reference copies

> for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes.

> High-resolution images are available for licensing for

> personal use and for

> professional reproduction through Photographic Services & Permissions.

>

> From the NYPL Press Release,

> http://www.nypl.org/press/digitalgallery.cfm



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