ARTstor: Working with Folders, Citing, and Copyright

Folders in ARTstor Workspace

Folders are a powerful feature of ARTstor that enables you to organize and batch-export sets of images.  Think of folders as being similar to playlists for music.  You can view previously created folders by clicking the Workspace link on the right side of Jstor's homepage.

Adding Images to Folders

• To add a single image to a folder from the thumbnail results page
  • Click on the "workspace" tab. It will appear when you hover the mouse over the lower right of the thumbnail. 
  • A pop up window will appear. You can either assign the image to a folder you've created or create a few folder for the image.
• To add multiple images to a folder from the thumbnail results page
  • Click ABOVE the thumbnail. Then click the white box that appears to the top left of the thumbnail. 
  • Once you do this, all of the thumbnails will have white boxes above them. 
  • Check the boxes of the thumbnails you want to add to a folder.
  • Click the red "save" icon at the top of the screen.
  • A pop up window will appear. You can either assign the images to a folder you've created or create a few folder for the images.
• To add an image after you've clicked on the thumbnail and are on the full image page
  • Click the red "save" icon at the top of the screen.
  • A pop up window will appear. You can either assign the images to a folder you've created or create a few folder for the images.

To View your Folders

• On ARTstor's (or Jstor's), click "workspace" on the top right of the screen.
• You can also create subfolders within a folder. 

Exporting a Folder to Powerpoint (or PDF)

It's easy to export an entire image group to Powerpoint, with all of the metadata for the images included in the Notes field. 

• Go to the folder you wish to export.  
• Click on the three dots next to the folder's title.
• A pop up window will appear. From here you can export the folder, add a description, etc. 

To cite an ARTstor image, simply click the "cite" button once you have clicked on the thumbnail. The "cite" button is above the image. A popup box will appear and you can copy and paste citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian. 

IAP images are available for publication, as part of the Images for Academic Publishing program. If an image is available for publication the letters IAP will be to underneath the thumbnail image.

• Single click the image to get the larger view. Scroll down. At the bottom right of the screen there will be a "Request IAP" button. 
• Fill out the form to request the image for publication.

In addition to IAP images, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has made many images available through a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. These images are part of the public domain and can be used freely. For more information on IAP images, please see ARTstor's Images for Academic Publishing page. 

For more information about images you are free to use and ones that will require you secure rights, please see Copyright and Image Use in the ARTstor Digital Library. 

For more information, please see:

Introduction to Workspace

Viewing and Organizing your Research 

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