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AP Images (Accuweather/AP)
AccuNet/Ap Multimedia Archive's name has changed to AP Images and the interface has been updated 2/26/2008.
AP Images is a database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press Photos: There are more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day.

Graphics: There are more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs.
Audio: Listen to over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward.

You will find hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab. The Associated Press has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news agency.

You may still access the old interface here.
Campus/Remote
American Memory (Library of Congress)
Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture, including documents, photographs, sound recordings, and motion pictures.
Internet
New York Public Library Digital Gallery (New York Public Library)

Free and open online access to hundreds of thousands of digital images from primary and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
Internet
U.S. Government Photos and Graphics (U.S. Government)
Portal to photos, graphics, and multimedia from the U.S. Government. Most are in the public domain and available for use without permission or fees.
Worldimages Kiosk (California State University)

50,000 images, global in coverage that can be used non-profit educational purposes.
Internet

Art and Architecture

ARTstor
Image database containing images of architecture, painting, sculpture...[more info]
Campus/Remote
CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) (The Art Museum Image Consortium)
This digital image database offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources...[more info]
Campus/Remote
Digital Imaging Project (Mary Ann Sullivan)
[more info]
Internet
Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) (James Madison University)
Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) contains collections of digital images primarily for the teaching and study of art and art history...[more info]
Campus/Remote
Society of Architectural Historians Image Exchange
[more info]
Internet
Worldimages Kiosk (California State University)
[more info]
Internet

Maps and Geography

Columbia Earthscape (Columbia University)
Earth and environmental sciences journal abstracts and articles...[more info]
Campus/Remote
David Rumsey Map Collection (Cartography Associates)
The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials...[more info]
Internet
Terrain Navigator Pro (Maptech)
Topographic Maps of Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, in 2-D or 3-D. Contains GIS map export software...[more info]
Reference Desk
Topo USA (On Disc) (DeLorme)
Locate any place in the U.S. and even create custom maps...[more info]
Reference Desk
Geodata.gov (U.S. Government)
Geographical information portal, also known as Geospatial One Stop, for federal, state, and local geospatial information and data including maps. [more info]
Internet
Global Explorer (DeLorme)
1993 atlas of the world including traditional geographic information for the entire world ...[more info]
Reference Desk

Science

American Society of Cell Biology: Image and Video Library
This is a collection of peer-reviewed cell images, video clips, and digitized texts that illustrate the structure, function and biology of the cell, the fundamental unit of life.[more info]
Internet
images.MD (Current Medicine, Inc)
images.MD compiles over 48,000 high-quality images spanning all of internal medicine...[more info]
Campus/Remote
HEAL Library (Health Education Assets Library) (UCLA and National Science Foundation)
The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a digital library that provides freely...[more info]
Internet
Interactive Functional Anatomy (Anatomy.tv)
Online interactive 3-d human anatomy.[more info]
Campus/Remote
NASA Image eXchange (NIX) (U.S. Government)
National Aeronautics and Space Admistration (NASA) web-based search for finding images from one or more of NASA's online multimedia collections.  NASA images are generally not copyrighted and are available for educational and personal use.[more info]
Internet
New England Journal of Medicine Image File
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Public Health Image Library (PHIL) (U.S. Government)
Gateway to Center for Disease Control (CDC) images made freely available for public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists, educators, students, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages to communicate public health messages.[more info]
Internet
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System (U.S. Government)
Online collection of public domain still photos from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[more info]
Internet
U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library (U.S. Government)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) photographs taken during geologic studies of the United States and its territories from 1868 to the present, including national parks with open and free access.[more info]
Internet

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