getting started

What do you want to do?

• transition from slides to digital images in your teaching
  
  We encourage you to use the Smith College Insight Image database, a collection of ca. 150,000 images. You can request images to be added to Insight to support your teaching. You can create student study groups that are accessible 24/7 across the campus. In addition, we can introduce you to other tools available on campus for managing and delivering digital images.

• find digital images
  
  In addition to the Insight Image database, Smith College provides access to other image resources, including the ARTstor Library and the AP Multimedia Archive. Start with the Hillyer Library’s Find Images guide.
  Need help with your search? Ask Barbara Polowy, Art Librarian, Hillyer Art Library or Jon Cartledge, Digital Imaging Specialist, Imaging Center.

• create a personal collection of digital images
  
  A personal collection is an independent collection that you build yourself. Several tools can be used for creating personal collections, including Insight Personal Collection Builder or Adobe ImageReady. The Imaging Center has a Digital Development Lab equipped with scanners and staff to help you start building your personal collection. Contact Jon Cartledge.

• use the VCRC lab for digital design and printing
  
  The VCRC (Visual Communications Resource Center) is used primarily for Art Department Studio and Architecture classes working with digital formats. Contact Daniel Bridgman, Visual Communications Specialist, Hillyer Hall for information about the VCRC.
  

getting started