Order Images

To learn more about the resources and services offered by the VRC, explore the links to your left

In support of teaching, the VRC adds images to our collection upon Art and Art History faculty and graduate teacher request. We scan from printed materials and slides, and also purchase from vendors. We catalog these images for immediate access in our database and archive them for future use.  Before ordering images the VRC encourages instructors to first check the VRC’s  image collection, ARTstor, and the Scholars Resource Web site to see if they are already available.

REQUESTING VRC SCANNING
The VRC scans images from published sources under the fair use provision of copyright law, provided that the request meets fair use criteria. If an image is reasonably available commercially, the VRC cannot scan it but will purchase it for our collection (see “Ordering vendor images” below).

While bookmarks or post-it notes in books are acceptable, we prefer orders that are accompanied by an image order form (see below) for the type of source material to be scanned (i.e., printed materials, VRC slides, or personal slides). An advantage to instructors using these forms for requests is that the forms provide an opportunity to let us know if there are special keywords you would like included as search terms, or notes that should appear in the database record.

Turnaround
The VRC guarantees a two-week turnaround for up to 40 images per two-week period, and we happily accommodate rush orders of a reasonable size.  We always do our best to fulfill rush orders, but depending on our staffing and workload we cannot always guarantee our rush-order turnaround – it’s best to plan ahead whenever possible.

Image order forms for VRC scanning
Download one of the following Microsoft Excel forms depending on the type of material being processed. Brief instructions are included on the form. Fill out the form electronically, and e-mail it to aahvrc@colorado.edu.

Order form for scanning printed materials (Excel .xlsx)
Use if you have images in books and journals that you would like scanned and cataloged for the departmental collection.

Order form for scanning VRC slides (Excel .xlsx)
Use if you wish to have VRC slides scanned and cataloged for the departmental collection.

Order form for scanning personal slides (Excel .xlsx)
Use if you wish to have personal slides scanned and cataloged for the departmental collection.

ORDERING VENDOR IMAGES
The VRC purchases images upon request for Art and Art History faculty. Visit the Scholars Resource to view the high-quality images available commercially from a number of vendors represented on the site. Faculty can register for accounts and build wish lists for the VRC to purchase.

Please contact aahvrc@colorado.edu with the title of your wish list, or if you have any questions about this process.