Cooper Union Design Image DB Public Version

MIRSKY LAWRENCE (mailto:mirsky@COOPER.EDU)
Wed, 6 Aug 1997 14:46:44 -0400 

Message-Id: <199708061851.LAA06388@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
Date:         Wed, 6 Aug 1997 14:46:44 -0400
From: MIRSKY LAWRENCE <mailto:mirsky@COOPER.EDU>
Subject:      Cooper Union Design Image DB Public Version
To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU


The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Typography and Design at The Cooper
Union School of Art is pleased to announce that a public access version of
the National Graphic Design Archive Image Database is available at


http://ngda.cooper.edu


All the data records are accesible, but only 10% of the images are
displayed.The public access version is currently restricted to select
images created before 1920.


Scholars interested in contributing their knowledge and expertise to the
system may request full access by sending e-mail to mailto:mirsky@cooper.edu.
The full access version comes complete with "visual" and "context" notes
fields for remote users to enter analysis. Instructions appear below.


Sincerely,


Lawrence Mirsky, Director
The Herb Lubalin Study Center
of Design and Typography
The Cooper Union
Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003


212 353 4214
212 353 4340(fax)


mailto:mirsky@cooper.edu
http://www.cooper.edu/art/lubalin


Technical information:


System works best with Netscape 3.0.
You will have problems with Netscape 2.0.








Press on blue title page to reach Database menu and
then Search to reach the Advanced Search menu.


You may view these images by selecting "dates" from the white pop-up menu
under Select Search Option.


Enter "before 1920" under Input Data.


Press the Add Element button.


Term and Search button will appear in the third column.


Press Search


You will have access to thumbnail, middle and large resolution versions
of your search results.




NOTE:  For discussion and analysis of the database, please join our
listserv: NGDA-L.  To subscribe, send e-mail to mailto:ngda-l-request@cooper.edu
with the message "subscribe" in the text. This listserv is a week old so
please be patient with us. Thank you