The UO Libraries provide access to visual resources in a wide range of formats and subject areas, including many digital image collections unique to the University of Oregon. This guide points to places where you can begin your search. Don't forget that you can always ask for help.
News and World Events
AP Images, a division of the Associated Press, is one of the world's largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery.
Art & Architecture Images
The database Art & Architecture Images is managed by the Architecture & Allied Arts Library's' Visual Resources Collection to support UO instruction and research. The database Building Oregon focuses on Oregon and Pacific Northwest architecture. The UO community also has access to ARTstor, a database of over 700,000 images of a variety of cultural objects with viewing and presentation tools.
Rare Photographs
Special Collections contains approximately half a million photographic images in its collections. More >>
Aerial Photographs
The Map and Aerial Photography Research Service (MAPRS) offers custom research products created from its extensive collection of vertical and oblique air photos of Oregon starting in 1936. Access is free for OUS faculty, staff, and students. Community and government users will be charged a fee.
Maps
The MAP Library is the largest collection of its kind in Oregon. It also offers Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data online and on CD-ROM so that you can make your own maps.
Image Services
Image Services preserves materials though microfilming, digitization, and photographic replication. Staff facilitate access by making surrogate copies for reference, study, and exhibition.
Some UO photographs, maps, and images available online:
Maintained by: Cara List, clist@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 11/09/2009
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