A guide for Yale Librarians for locating and using digital images across disciplines at the Yale University Library and elsewhere. Collections are organized by subject area and those marked with a indicate access for Yale netID holders only. For a complete list of digital collections at Yale see the Yale Digital Collections.
Please note that some of these collection require a Yale netID and you will need to use the VPN or proxy server for Off Campus Access.
Associated Press Photo Archive - The AP Photo Archive contains selections of pictures from the AP's 50 million image print
and negative library. We have a limited number of simultaneous users,
so please be sure to use the logout link when exiting.
ARTstor - ARTstor is a digital library of nearly 750,000 images in the areas of
art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of
tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical
purposes. Includes a large portion of the Yale Visual Resources Collection.
Manuscripts & Archives Digital Image Database (MADID) - MADID contains
digital reproductions of photographs, posters, drawings, text
documents, and other images taken from the research collections of
Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
American Memory Project - Historical documents, photographs, sound recordings, moving pictures, books, pamphlets, maps, and other resources from the Library of Congress.
NYPL Digital Gallery - Primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, ephemera, and more.
Ad*Access - Advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955, from Duke University. Also see Duke's list of recommended sites for advertising research.
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Yale University Digital Library Cross Collection - Enbles searches across holdings in the Beinecke, Visual Resources Collection, Walpole Library, Yale University Art Gallery, Arts of the Book Collection, and the Classics Dept. collection.
Associated Press Photo Archive - The AP Photo Archive contains pictures from the AP's 50 million image print and negative library. We have a limited number of simultaneous users, so please be sure to use the logout link when exiting.
ARTstor - A digital library of nearly 750,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Includes a large portion of the Yale Visual Resources Collection.
ARTstor - A digital library of nearly 750,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Includes a large portion of the Yale Visual Resources Collection.
Oxford Art Online - Gateway for Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary
Yale Visual Resources Collection - A digitized slide collection amassed by the History of Art Department, also supporting the professional Schools of Art, Architecture, and Drama.
ARTstor - ARTstor is a digital library of nearly 750,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Includes a large portion of the Yale Visual Resources Collection.
Great Buildings Collection - Offered in conjunction with the website for Architectural Week, this collection of images includes 3D Models and blueprints of buildings from all over the world.
David Rumsey Map Collection - Focuses primarily on cartography of the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries, but also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Contains images from the more than 250,000 maps in the University of Texas-Austin, covering all areas of the world.
Google Earth -
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain,
3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. Includes many interactive features.
Earth Science World - Search or browse for archaeological, geological, environmental, geophysical, and other kinds of images. Plants, animals, and weather or satellite images are also available.
WorldWide Telescope (WWT) - V
that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from ground and space-based telescopes for a seamless exploration of the universe.
indicate access for Yale netID holders only. For a complete list of digital collections at Yale see the 
