Before starting:

Make sure your browser's pop-up blocker has been turned off or enabled for the ARTstor website (http://www.artstor.org). For Windows XP users of Internet Explorer, follow these steps to allow pop-ups from ARTstor:

1. Open Internet Explorer

2. From the taskbar menu at the top of the page, select Tools, then Pop-up Blocker

3. Select Pop-up Blocker Settings

4. Type www.artstor.org and click Add.

5. Pop-ups from ARTstor will now be allowed when using Internet Explorer on your computer until you change or delete this setting.

Search for Images

1. Go to http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://www.artstor.org or to the Library Database site http://library.palomar.edu/OnlineDatabases/databases.htm and select ARTstor

2. At the ARTstor home page/welcome screen click "Go" 

3. Under the header Basic Search, type one or more keywords describing the image you want. You do not have to use "AND" between keywords. ARTstor will search for images whose descriptions contain all the keywords entered. For instance, to find images of landscapes with bridges in Chinese art, type landscape bridges china

4. Next, select an image collection to search in the box marked All Collections. You can leave the box unchanged to search all of ARTstor, or select a specific collection by clicking on the down-arrow and highlighting one.

5. Click the Search button.

Your search results will display on a page of small 'thumbnail' images. By double-clicking an image, a new pop-up window will display a larger version of the thumbnail.  To see descriptive information about that image (such as artist, title, original dimensions, repository, etc.), click the button. This is located at the bottom of the pop-up window.

For more help:

Advanced search tips.
ArtSTOR registration and obtaining Instructor Privileges.

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