Linking to the UC Image Service
To help campuses link to the UC Image Service, we suggest the following links and descriptions:
UC Image Service
Provide an entry for the UC Image Service as an electronic resource for image collections covering the arts, history, architecture, design, literature, city planning, anthropology, landscape architecture, archaeology, geography, cartography, gender, ethnic and area studies.Suggested Link Text: "UC Image Service"
Brief Description of UC Image Service: The UC Image Service provides digital image collections in support of teaching, learning, and research for faculty and students of the University of California. Included are more than 330,000 high resolution, zoom-able digital images from image vendors, cultural institutions, and University of California archives, libraries, museums, and visual resources collections. Coverage includes the arts, history, architecture, design, literature, city planning, anthropology, landscape architecture, archaeology, geography, cartography, gender, ethnic and area studies.
Example:
UC Image Service
Provides digital image collections in support of teaching, learning, and research for faculty and students of the University of California. Included are more than 330,000 high resolution, zoom-able digital images from image vendors, cultural institutions, and University of California archives, libraries, museums, and visual resources collections. Coverage includes the arts, history, architecture, design, literature, city planning, anthropology, landscape architecture, archaeology, geography, gender, ethnic and area studies.
Access:
http://imageservice.cdlib.org
Individual Collection
In addition, you may choose to include separate entries for each image collection in the UC Image Service.
For each collection, provide:- a brief description, number of images, contributing institution, and campus availability.
- a URL for web browser access (note: users cannot bookmark these URLs).
- Individual collection URLs are available. Hold your mouse over a collection's "web browser" link to view the URL.
- a link to download the java client (note: direct access to the java client from a web link is not available at this time.)
- Provide a notice about off-campus access.
- VPN is required for the java client. Provide a link to your campus information.
- VPN or proxy is required for the web browser. Provide a link to your campus information.
Example:
AMICA
100,000+ images of fine arts from museums worldwide from Cartography Associates.
Access:
- Java client (download once):
http://imageservice.cdlib.org/insight.html - Web browser:
http://uclibs.org/PID/32961
Available to: UCD, UCI, UCM, UCR, UCSB
For all image collections in UC Image Service:
http://imageservice.cdlib.org
For off-campus access:
VPN is required for the java client, and VPN or proxy is required for the web browser.
(Learn more about off-campus access)
About the Collections
Collections are selected based on recommendations from the Joint Steering Committee on Shared Collections (JSCSC).
Some collections are licensed and access is restricted to those campuses participating in the license. While other collections are purchased, owned by UC, or freely accessible, and are available to all campuses.
Accessing Collections
Collections can be accessed in two ways using Luna Insight® software:- web browser
- java client (recommended), which can be downloaded from this web page:
http://www.imageservice.cdlib.org/insight.html
Note: Users only need to download the java client ONCE. After it's downloaded, users open the java client from their local computer like other desktop applications.
Searching Across Collections
The UC Image Service brings together image collections and makes them available using Luna Insight® software. Multiple collections can be cross-searched using the Insight® java client.- Must use java client.
- Multiple collections cannot be cross-searched using the web browser version.