 October
2005
NYPL Digital Gallery
Extraordinary resource from one of the world's greatest libraries.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
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CONTENT:
The New York Public Library developed this site to provide free online
access to the general public to its more than 363,000 images including
photographs, illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters,
rare prints, illustrated books, printed ephemera and more. |
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SITE DESIGN:
This well organized site can be explored in a variety of ways including
clicking on one of the seven thematic collection titles listed in
the left side menu, browsing by alphabetical list of names, subjects,
or libraries, searching by keyword, image ID, standard reference or
NYPL call numbers, or following any of the category links in the Gallery
at a Glance section. |
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REVIEW:
This comprehensive digital gallery provides a wealth of rich media
for use in the classroom or for anyone who is interested in the
wide range of cultural and historical documents housed here. With
the abundance of material in the databases, visitors may find it
a little overwhelming at first glance but there are user friendly
help pages available for searching, browsing, and user guides. Teachers
or students will find the “Selections” feature a useful
tool for instructional purposes and report writing. It will hold
up to fifty images for immediate or later viewing allowing users
to select and save the images that pertain to a particular subject
or topic. A small sampling of the wide range of content that may
be found here includes artwork such as Goya's Disasters of War;
panoramic cityscapes of New York City's Fifth Avenue; George Caitlin’s
North American Indian Portfolio; William Blake's hand-printed masterpiece
of 1793, America a Prophecy ; as well as 16th-century maps and drawings
depicting the landing of European explorers in the Western Hemisphere;
engravings of battle scenes of the American Revolution; photographs
recording the westward progress of the American transcontinental
railroad; sheet music covers and restaurant menus from the 1890s;
and photographs of Depression-era New York City by Lewis Hine and
Berenice Abbott.
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