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Circulation.
Teaching with Images at
the University of Toronto
What do you need to
know?
March 10, 2009
Harriet Sonne de Torrens, Visual Resource Librarian,
harriet.sonne@utoronto.ca
University of Toronto Mississauga
© HST 2009
414 x 274 / 332 KB or .3 MB
Outline of Presentation
Visual Resource Library, web page under construction:
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vrl/
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Handouts
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Scanning Resources at UofT
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Images - storage / format / sizes
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PowerPoint tips
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Copyright myths and basic guidelines
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UTL image databases
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Public Domain / Creative Commons – what does this mean?
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FADIS – UofT Repository of Images
Digital Scanning
Resources
(Handout 1)
• UTM
• St. George Campus
• FADIS – tri-campus labs and
assistance
• Department & Faculty
Resources
Scanning / Storing
Digital Images – PLAN AHEAD
Think strategically - organization / storage / backups
Images - Master Image (tiff) / derivative images (jpeg)
File naming - descriptive / numeric
Metadata - ??
Scanning
– size?
– purpose?
Original /Purpose /
Display Output
File Type
Scanning
Resolution ppi
Dimensions ppi
Computer monitor
JPEG
72
See Queen image
PowerPoint
JPEG OR GIF
72
File Size (kilobyte KB
and megabyte MB)
Full slide
72
1024 x 768
2304 KB / 2.3 MB
½ slide
72
512 x 768
210 KB / .21 MB
¼ slide
72
256 x 192
144 KB / .1 MB
FADIS
JPEG
72
1600 (max) x A
40-60 MB
Queen Image /
thumbnail file
JPEG
72
414 x 274
332 KB or .3 MB
35 mm format
(Master file)
TIFF
2800-3000 ppi
4200 x (longest)
40-60 MB
Archival Image /
Master files (from
print or photograph
c. 11 x 8 in)
TIFF (lossless) no
compression
600 ppi
Original size
varies
Print Image
(publishing)
TIFF prepared for
publishers – they
will convert this if
required.
· 8-bit greyscale;
24-bit color
300-600 / 300-600
ppi
“
varies
768 pixels
1/2 screen
X full screen
512 x 384 ppi
1/4 screen
1024 ppi
256 x 192 ppi
Creating the average image size for PowerPoint presentations @ 72 ppi resolution
1024 x 500 at 72 ppi
1024 x 500 at 200 ppi
Testing Image Sizes
Dragged Image - 400 x 262
pixels, 72 ppi
Source: ArtStor, UofT
subscription
Richard Nixon Campaigning
522 x 768 pixels, 72 ppi
Source: WorldImages,
California State University
Image Project.
Copyright Falsehoods
· If an image is on the internet/Google it is in the public
domain.
· If there is no copyright notice on the image, I don’t need
permission.
· If I don’t profit from the use, I don’t need permission.
· If I remove the image after notice, I don’t owe any money
to the copyright.
· If I alter the image X% I don’t need permission.
· If I only use a part of the image I don’t need permission.
Copyright Practices - for you and your
students
• In the law, it is up to the user to ensure that there is no infringement
of copyright laws
• Please note that unless stated, digital images are protected by
copyright, even when there is no copyright symbol displayed.
• Images do not need to be registered by the creator to be protected
by copyright.
• Unless the creator of the images states expressly that the images
may be used freely, permission MUST be obtained from the
copyright holder.
• For all images where permission for use is granted, or where the
image is in the public domain, it is good practice to cite the
source.
How and where do I find good digital
images for teaching?
• UTL image databases – images free to use for
teaching but need to be cited properly (see list)
• FADIS
• Web resources:
– Free image sites, Pubic Domain images and
specialist free
– Special Collections at
Libraries/Institutions/Universities
Tasi http://www.tasi.ac.uk/index.html
University of Toronto
Resource Pages
UTL - Subject Research Guides
Medical Images (see list)
•
TRIP Database, the search engine for EvidenceBased Medicine.
UTL Digital Collections
View a video on
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Pros and Cons of Mega-Search Sites
• 100s and 1000s of images returned
• No quick way of ascertaining copyright
information – you must search image
websites /contact owners of web pages if not
visible
• Variability of quality and sources of images
• Google Searching for images - limits
FADIS
Federated Academic Digital Image System
(new name)
More than 70,000 images
FADIS is learning management and courseware system
developed for image based teaching of art and architecture.
The goal of FADIS is the creation of a common repository for
education and research available to contributing institutions.
FADIS
Some of the Features…
Portfolio available - private storage space for images
Student access to your image carousels
No limit on storage space
Over 80,000 images available
Whatever you need for you new course can be added!
FADIS LOGIN PAGE
DEMOS for some features - available online
Demos
Faculty
Students
Course Page - Carousels
STUDENTS AND FACULTY
Selecting and Sorting Slide for Carousels
VIRTUAL SLIDE CAROUSELS - layout for viewing with note fields
STUDY - PDF files can be created from images stored on
slidetable
When Administrators login - they see…cataloguing mode
SEARCH BY KEYWORDS, ARTIST, ADVANCED
Thank You!
Please contact me if you require any
assistance or would like me to present a
session on images to your class.