The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) provides images and teaching support for faculty and students in the Departments of the History of Art, Classics, and Near Eastern Studies, and for those teaching image intensive courses. JHU faculty, students, and staff have access to JSTOR (> 3 million images) and Johns Hopkins Digital Collections (>280,000 images in JHU’s local digital image collections, including the local VRC teaching collection and materials from Sheridan Libraries Special Collections and the Johns Hopkins Archeological Museum). These resources reflect teaching and research interests across the humanities. Visit the VRC Research Guide.

What Does the VRC Do?

 For any of the services below, please email the VRC or use the VRC contact form.

  • Develop and maintain Johns Hopkins Digital Collections in collaboration with campus entities; add materials relevant to JHU teaching and research needs, as well as identify gaps in existing collections
  • Train users to navigate digital image collections for teaching and research
  • Assist instructors with developing digital imaging projects, employing best practices for organizing and storing images, and using image editing software (includes editing or annotating images and consulting on image formatting/size/quality)
  • Provide in-class presentations on finding and using images for student papers and projects
  • Create and acquire images on demand for teaching, research, and PhD dissertations
  • Assist faculty who want to convert personal slide and print collections to digital format
  • Lend select audiovisual equipment

Johns Hopkins Digital Collections in JSTOR:

New images and new collections are being added on a regular basis. Email us if there something you would like to see in our collections!

Work with the VRC

The VRC employs graduate and undergraduate students year-round. If you are interested in working with the VRC, please email us.

Contact Us

Email: [email protected]

Lael Ensor-Bennett

Lael J. Ensor-Bennett (she/her/hers)

Curator, Visual Resources Collection
410-516-7122
[email protected]
Gilman 167