Institutional Repositories

An institutional repository (IR) is a digital collection of an institution's intellectual output. IRs are a key infrastructure component in the digital environment because they provide better access to our digital assets and they ensure that digital objects are managed appropriately.

OpenDOAR

OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. It is a sister project to DOAJ

UAL Research Online
University of the Arts London
Provides access to the the research, teaching and learning this institution. The Institute specialises in Visual Arts, Design, Media and Communication, Fashion,Architecture: History, Theory & Practice, Art Theory & Practice,Cultural Policy, Arts Management and the creative industries, Dance Studies, Sound, Conservation, Pedagogy Journalism, Performance, Drama and Theatre Studies.  Users may set up RSS feeds to be alerted to new content.

The Collections Database
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provides access to artworks and related materials from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Information contained in the database records is, not always complete, and all information is subject to change according to ongoing research and new acquisitions. Content includes Costumes. Some works of art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries may have a copyright line beginning with the copyright symbol [©].

Digital Collections Unit
University of Minnesota
This site is a university repository providing access to the image collections from the University of Minnesota.

VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)
University for the Creative Arts
Provides access to images of various collections of visual arts. More information about the collections is available and that may link to external sites for further details.