Guidelines for searching images in the Wageningen University & Research Image Collections, including information on copyright, contributing your own collection, and ordering images.

What is Wageningen University & Research Image Collections?

Wageningen University & Research Image Collections consists of annotated photographs, maps, drawings and other images from research activities carried out at Wageningen University & Research and its predecessors. There are over 40 different image collections available. You can search each collection separately, or search in all collections at once.

How to search for and find images?

Search in one collection

Search in multiple collections

Choose Search all images and select the collections you want to search in by checking the boxes on the left. Uncheck to remove collections from the search. Use the search box to type in search terms. After using the search box, you can also add or remove collections. See 'Search in one collection' above for more tips about searching within results and narrowing down your results.

Advanced search

Advanced searching allows you to construct a more complex search using selected fields. Type in your search term(s) and choose a search type (all of the words, the exact phrase, any of the words or none of the words). Next, determine in which fields you want to search (all fields, a specific field, or by date). The default selection is to search in all fields. Add more search boxes by clicking Add another field and selecting a connector (and/or). Reduce the number of search fields by clicking remove. You can have as many as four search fields and as few as one field.

New search

You can start a new search by typing the search term and selecting new search instead of within results. To clear an Advanced Search, click the Clear All button.

How to add your collection?

The Library welcomes gifts to the Wageningen University & Research Image Collections. Please check if your collection meets the following criteria.

The WUR Image Collections contain annotated photographs, maps, drawings and other images from units of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). WUR Library offers the option to store images and other visual material and make them publicly accessible through WUR Image Collections.

A new collection can be added when:

• The theme of the collection fits within the research and education fields of WUR, i.e. agriculture, environment and nutrition in the broadest sense of the word.
• The collection has a relationship with WUR, or one of its predecessors, i.e. buildings, terrains or artworks, research or educational activities.
• The collection comprises photos of personnel of WUR or one of its predecessors in research or work situations.
• The collection is in digital form.
• The collection contains metadata (names, dates, etc.).
• The copyright owner is known and can be contacted if necessary.
• There is no, or at least little, overlap with the already available collections.
• It is agreed upon that the collection will be made publicly accessible.

When you have an image collection that meets most of the above-mentioned criteria. Please, contact Special Collections if you want to contribute an image collection.

We'll be happy to discuss the options. WUR Library can assist in adding the collection, including the metadata, to the Image Collections.

How to order images?

You can download most images in the Image Collections for free. You can also order digital reproductions in high resolution suitable for print or publication. Note that for external users (non-WUR), this is a fee-based service; the costs are €30 per digital reproduction. Please email Special Collections for further terms and conditions.

Copyright and licences

The material in WUR Image Collections is intended for personal use. In most cases, rights apply to the images, such as copyrights and/or portrait rights. Reproduction and/or disclosure in any form, for example, in a thesis or publication, is permitted only after permission from the copyright owner.

Copyrights: You can see information on the copyright owner for each collection in the grey text box on its page.

Credits: When you want to use an image in a publication or on a website, we kindly request that you contact the copyright owner for permission and information on how to attribute. This information can be found on each collection page.

WUR Image Collections may help you find copyright owners, but will not mediate between parties.

Some collections have Creative Commons licences. These public licenses are legal tools that give permission in advance to use and share works, on the conditions indicated by the type of license. More information on the different Creative Commons licences can be found in this article on licences and on the Creative Commons website.

Users are expected to be familiar with all applicable copyright regulations. WUR Image Collections is not responsible for unlawful use of material from its collections. More information on copyrights in general can be found on Auteursrecht.nl (in Dutch) and in this article.

Disclaimer

Wageningen University & Research Image Collections is composed and managed with great care. Nevertheless, inaccuracies may occur. Please, contact Special Collections if you think that your rights are infringed by work(s) disclosed in the Image Collections, and/or if (personal) information is not displayed properly.

Wageningen University & Research Image Collections, the content and the application, are maintained by WUR Library.

Questions & support

Do you have questions about the WUR Image Collections, or would you like personal advice? Feel free to contact us. You email Special Collections.