What is ARTstor?
Becoming a participant: Independent Art Schools
Classification
Participation is currently available to institutions outside the United States in selected countries. Intellectual property and copyright law differs from country to country; most of the content in the ARTstor Digital Library will be available to international participants, but some materials will not be available due to copyright concerns. Over time, we expect to expand the availability of the ARTstor Digital Library internationally.
Participation is currently available to Independent Art Schools in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
| Full-time Enrollment | ARTstor Classification |
|---|---|
| 2000 and above | Very Large |
| 800-1999 | Large |
| 500-799 | Medium |
| 200-499 | Small |
| 1-199 | Very Small |
In cases where a school's FTE falls between classes we may use the library's materials budget and number of active serials to determine a more specific ARTstor class.
Please submit the Participation Form in order to help us determine your institution's classification and facilitate your access to ARTstor.
Participation Fees
Independent Art Schools are asked to pay two fees to participate in ARTstor: the Archive Capital Fee (ACF) and an Annual Access Fee (AAF). The ACF will help to ensure that, as new technologies and standards emerge, ARTstor will be in a position to respond and adapt our content and tools. The AAF helps cover part of the annual costs of maintaining the Digital Library and our services; among other functions, these ongoing efforts include improving image and data quality, supporting users and participating institutions, and adapting and improving the software.
Participating institutions enter a site-wide license permitting unlimited simultaneous access to the Digital Library by all faculty, staff, and students at the institution (as well as to walk-in users). In addition, participants have access to a dedicated support team and a variety of training opportunities.
Participation fees vary depending upon the ARTstor classification of each institution. Once you have determined your ARTstor classification based on the guidelines in Step 1, please consult the participation fees below.
| ARTstor Classification | ACF (one-time) | AAF (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Very Large | $8500 | $4500 |
| Large | $5000 | $3000 |
| Medium | $3000 | $1500 |
| Small | $1500 | $750 |
| Very Small | $600 | $500 |
Note: all participation fees are to be paid in US dollars.
Institutions wishing to participate in ARTstor will need to review and sign an ARTstor Digital Library License Agreement. If you would like to proceed with ARTstor participation, please move forward to Step 3 to obtain the appropriate License Agreement for your institution.
Licensing
Highlights of ARTstor's Digital Library License Agreement, United States
- Authorized users: Consistent with other electronic resources licensed by libraries, authorized users includes not only students, faculty, and staff, but also anyone physically present in the library or other facilities of your institution.
- Site license: Access is not limited to the library building. Authorization is generally controlled by IP address authentication.
- Remote Access: Authorized users can access the resource off-campus in dorm rooms, faculty offices or similar locations, provided that they utilize a proxy server or other point of access to their IP address.
- Terms and Conditions of Use: A broad range of educational and scholarly uses are allowed, such as classroom uses, scholarly presentations, study guides, and course reserves, provided that these uses are noncommercial in nature.
- Sharing with other authorized users: Authorized users are permitted to share content from the ARTstor Digital Library with other authorized users, provided that such content is not in an unrestricted form (such as on an open website or incorporated into another work that is made available without restriction).
Term of Agreement
Initial three-year terms with automatic one-year renewals.
Institutions in the United States interested in participating in ARTstor should print and submit two (2) signed copies of the ARTstor Digital Library License Agreement to:
Library Relations, ARTstor
151 East 61st Street
New York, NY 10065
Tel: 866.248.2691 (Toll–free, USA only)
+1.212.500.2400 (Outside the USA)
Fax: 212.500.2401
Email: participation@artstor.org
One signed copy will be returned to you.
License Agreement
If you are an Independent Art School in the United States, please use the U.S. License Agreement (PDF, 145 KB).
If you are an Independent Art School outside the United States, please use the International License Agreement (PDF, 146 KB).