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Visual Resources workshops in autumn 2017 at the Learning Centre

Are you used to googling images or spending a lot of time looking for images from books and journals?

Image databases allow access to millions of digitized photographs, artworks, objects, drawings, maps and science illustrations. The workshop gives you skills for finding visual resources that are easily usable for studies and projects. The basics of copyright and citations as well and Creative Commons licenses are covered.

Over 100 image databases are available from a variety of disciplines and subjects in the VRC Guide.

Workshops are free and open to all, welcome!

Workshop 1:    Wed 20.9. 14-15
Workshop 2:    Wed 18.10. 14-15
Workshop 3:    Mon 27.11. 14-15

Location: Aalto University Learning Centre, VRC, 1st floor
Language: English or Finnish as required
No need to sign up.
Workshops have identical content.

Visual Resources Centre (VRC) is a service provided by the Learning Centre:

VRC Information service and contact details: http://libguides.aalto.fi/vrc_eng

More information: [email protected]

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