Image Databases

A fully searchable commercial image bank of over 100,000 art images aimed at providing images for publishers, advertising, web sites, etc.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the UK.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Cartoon cuttings and original artwork.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Provides access to thousands of images from the British Library collections which include manuscripts, rare books and maps spanning almost 3000 years.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Please note that this resource is currently unavailable due to the issues with British Library services.
The world's leading resource for the study of newsreels and cinemagazines

Access: Students and staff and Partner staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and only UK based distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at international partner institutions and distance learners outside the UK cannot access this database

Multimedia service from JISC offering image, film and sound collections.
The online resource for visual arts

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

The Wellcome Trust has made its vast collection of images depicting 2000 years of medicine and mankind available for free under a Creative Commons Licence. This allows users to copy, distribute and display the images, provided the source is fully attributed and it is used for non-commercial purposes.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.