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Digital Images for Education is an 20-month project to provide the education community with relevant high-resolution images that can be downloaded and used for project work. The project started in January 2009.
Update August 2010
The work of selecting and collecting around 77,000 still and moving-image clips is almost complete. Following this, once evaluation of the images is finished, the collection will be transferred to an existing JISC Collections subscription-based service while a new custom-built delivery platform is being built by EDINA, JISC Collections’ partner.
Background to the project
In 2009, JISC Collections set up a procurement under EU rules inviting suppliers to provide images for the education sector. An independent team of 15 evaluators selected eleven image suppliers, including both commercial news agencies (such as AP Archive and ITN) and institutional collections (including the Royal Geographical Society, Imperial War Museum). Every image provided must meet stringent criteria for educational relevance, with a particular emphasis on recent history. Over 25 separate metadata fields are provided for each image, including GIS location coding.
Angel of the North
Aerial Angel of the North sculpture casting dramatic shadow.
This was categorised as Arts and Creative Industries, Getty, Moving Images Tagged Aerial View, Angel, Angel Of The North, Art, Building Exterior, Cinematography, Colour, Day, England, Film, Football Pitch, Gateshead, Outdoors, Place of Interest, Real Time, Sculpture, Shadow, Steel, Tyne And Wear, UK, Video, Wide Shot
Nu Ravers
Namalee Bolle and a guy wearing New Rave styles, Anti-Social, London December 2006
This was categorised as Arts and Creative Industries, PYMCA, Still Images Tagged 2, 2000's, Clubbers, Clubbing, Clubs, Dance, Dancing, Hats, In Clubs, Jackets, Neu Rave, New Rave, Nightclubs, Nightlife, Nights Out, Noughties, Nu Rave, Peace Sign, People, Smile, Smiling, Tatoos, Two People
Criminal justice rally
A policeman using a megaphone, while a demonstrator makes fun of him, Criminal Justice Rally, Hyde Park, London UK 1994
Graffiti
Graffiti on a wall in Brighton, UK 2005
This was categorised as PYMCA, Social Science, Still Images Tagged 2000's, Color, Colorful, Colour, Colourful, England, Environments, Graffiti, Great Britain, Landscapes, Street Art, UK, United Kingdom
Egret
Egret grazing on water in flight
This was categorised as GovEd, Social Science, Still Images Tagged Brazil, Casmerodius albus, Egret, Pantanal, White Heron
Hemisferic
The “Hemispheric” in Valencia
This was categorised as Arts and Creative Industries, GovEd, Still Images Tagged Hemisferic, IMAX, planetarium
Lençois National Park
View of dunes with water and human figures in background
This was categorised as GovEd, Social Science, Still Images Tagged blue water, Brazil, dunes, Lençois National Park, Maranhenses, sky
Israeli Gaza Conflict enters 19th day January 14, 2009
Smoke rises after an Israeli air force attack on Gaza City
This was categorised as Getty, History, Still Images Tagged Aggression, Force, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Israel, Problems, Smoke, Target, War
Boris Yeltsin
Animated Russian President Boris Yeltsin reaching out to his audience
This was categorised as Getty, History, Social Science, Still Images Tagged Boris Yeltsin, Election, Government, Political Rally, Politics, President, President of Russia
Andy Warhol
1980 close up Andy Warhol speaking at an interview at The Factory Studio, NY, New York