NYPL and maps

The New York Public Library recently launched a new Map Rectifier website that works in conjunction with maps in its Digital Gallery. The site allows zooming, panning, and georectification—a process that allows digital images to be stretched, placing the maps themselves into their geographic context. Once a historical map has been digitally warped, users can virtually “trace” features, such as cities, farm boundaries, rivers, ponds, and even buildings, converting them into digital geospatial data....
NYPL Blogs, Feb. 3

National Archives Joins the Flickr Commons

National Archives Joins the Flickr Commons

The collection includes Ansel Adams photos. The U.S. National Archives flickr photostream.

photos sources of the human figure

Where can I find photographs of figures in different poses to draw?

These books are listed under the subjects, human figure in art and anatomy-artistic pictorial works. Follow this link for a combined search of both subjects.

Or try these:
Virtually browse the call number area NC765

Entourage(architectural rendering)

Eadweard Muybridge

The Picture Collection collects images and arranges them into folders by subject. Follow this link to see folders on human figures

LACMA's Reading Room

Los Angeles County Museum of Art has launched a digital archive of their exhibition catalogs called reading room. Currently this collection consists of 10 catalogs mostly from the 1960s. More to come in April 2010.

Journal Cessations 2010

The following journals ceased publication:

American Ceramics
Artifact
Clear Magazine (print version)
Contemporary Magazine
Folk Art
ID
Object
Prophecy
Step Inside Design
Studies in the Decorative Arts
Tema Celeste

RISD Writing Center's Graduate Thesis Writing Workshops during Wintersession

Four thesis writing workshops will take place in Library classroom 228.
See the Writing Center's flyer for workshop dates, times, and topics.

Database Trial: Art and Architecture Complete

We have a trial to EBSCOhost's Art and Architecture Complete.

Access this databases trail via the RISD Library Website:
Resources >
All Resources or Articles >
Select any EBSCOhost database such as Academic Search Premier >
Select Art and Architecture Complete

Let us know what you think.

Description from EBSCOhost:
"Art & Architecture Complete™ is the definitive research database for the study of art and architecture. This database provides full-text coverage of more than 250 periodicals and 150 books. In addition, Art & Architecture Complete offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 630 academic journals, magazines and trade publications as well as for over 150 books. The database also provides selective coverage for more than 50 additional publications.

Art & Architecture Complete has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes art scholars, artists, designers, college students, and general researchers.

This database covers a wide variety of pertinent subjects, including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and much more."