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Online resources

This selection of links to key websites provides easy access to a broad range of additional resources for research and study.

PictureAustralia

http:// www.pictureaustralia.org
Maintained by the National Library of Australia, PictureAustralia allows you to search many significant online pictorial collections at the same time.  Provides access to images located in libraries,  museums, galleries and archives, including the State Library of Victoria Pictures Collection. There are links to member agency web sites and to other image collections within Australia and overseas.

Australian Copyright Council

http://www.copyright.org.au/
Online Copyright advisory service.

AMOL (Australian Museums and Galleries Online)

http://www.amol.org.au/
AMOL is a Web site assisting Australian museums and galleries to make information about their collections available online.  Search AMOL’s Open Collections for objects and images from Australian museums and galleries.  When conducting a image search select images only from the Find records with section.  Search or browse for a museum or gallery in Australia using the AMOL National Guide.

Australian National Maritime Museum

http://www.anmm.gov.au/
Online access to selected aspects of the Collection is under development.   

Australian Prints database (National Gallery of Australia)

http://www.australianprints.gov.au
Images and information about prints and printmaking, posters, and book arts including Artists Books & Illustrated Books.  Online access to 16,000 images.  Index to online information on printmakers, print workshops, print publishers, print galleries and public and private collections.

Center for the Study of Political Graphis, Los Angeles, California

http://www.politicalgraphics.org/about.html
Non-profit, educational archive of more than 35,000 political posters.  International scope, including Australia.  Good links.

The D W Stock Picture Library

http://www.dwpicture.com.au/
Located in Sydney, the D W Stock Picture Library includes over 100,000 images covering horticulture, natural history, travel. Includes recent images. An example of a commercial Picture Library.

Museum Victoria

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/
Museum Victoria records Australia’s environmental and cultural history and is custodian of the State's Sciences, Indigenous, Australian Society and Technology collections. The Biggest Family Album Database provides online access to over 9,000 photographs dating from about 1900. The photographs document the natural environments, the nature of work, recreation, technology, travel and farming.

National Gallery of Victoria

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/
Web site of the NGV Australia at Federation Square. Collection comprises of more than 20,000 works. Browse highlights from the Australian painting collection and International collection by artist name, or search for an artwork by keyword: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/collection/australian_painting.html

NAVA (National Association for the visual arts)

 http://www.visualarts.net.au/
A gateway to Australian visual arts and crafts, maintained by NAVA, the peak body representing the professional interests of the Australian visual arts and craft sector.  Includes information sheets providing practical advice on everything from applying for grants to finding artists and galleries.

Royal Historical Society of Victoria

http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/
The RHSV’s image collection includes original artworks and historical photographs dating from the 1850s. Major subject areas are portraiture, street scenes of Melbourne and many Victorian country towns. The HistoryVictoria Database currently contains 25,500 records.  The first stage of a project to publish the catalogues of the RHSV online includes a selection of records from the Images Collection.

Screensound Australia

http://www.screensound.gov.au/
The National Screen and Sound Archive Web site includes a search option for access to online images.  ScreenSound collects Australia's moving images and sound recordings.