FAQ – Frequently asked questions
Table of contents
- Utilisation of the image archive
- Can anyone use the image archive?
- As an institution, how can we use the image archive?
- What is a Campus account?
- Can I use the image archive at home?
- What can I do when the access gets denied in spite of a personalized account and the right pin?
- The campus account is denied in spite of the activation of the IP-field. What can I do?
- I am not able to log-in to prometheus, although my college has a campus account according to the list of licensees. What is responsible for that problem?
- Use of single tools
- How I can download an image from prometheus?
- I want to show images from prometheus on my private web site in the Internet. May I do that?
- Can I use image files from prometheus for the printing of my doctoral thesis?
- Can I use image files from prometheus for examinations, term papers and M.A. theses?
- I like to search in google. What are the disadvantages?
- Why is it that in some domains many images can be found in prometheus, but not in others?
- Why is the quality of the images so different?
- What is an image collection?
- Supplying images
Utilisation of the image archive
Can anyone use the image archive?
You can use the image archive via a single license for 30 €/year, which can be payed via the e-payment service PayPal.
It’s also possible to pay the amount on account. In this case an additional fee of 15 € will be calculated.
Attention!
Please check our list of licensees. Possibly you belong to one of the institutions listed. This enables you to apply for a free account for the image archive.
In both cases you can register here.
As an institution, how can we use the image archive?
You can either apply for an institute license or a campus license.
The fee is based on the size of your institute. (license fees)
To receive a license please contact our office (info@prometheus-bildarchiv.de).
We are glad to help you with the IP-connection and the authorization of the administration to use your personalized account.
What is a Campus account?
The IP-address of the respective computer of the University is activated so research can be done online.
Can I use the image archive at home?
Yes the image archive can be used either with a personalized account with a “user name” and a pin or you can log on to the University network and then use the campus account to log-in the image archive.
What can I do when the access gets denied in spite of a personalized account and the right pin?
First you need to check if your user name and your pin is correct. Did you watch the case sensitivity?
If you do not remember your pin, please use the ‘Forgotten?’-Button: Reset password.
Furthermore make sure that your browser accepts cookies.
In case you are using Internet-Explorer you can adjust it with Extras – Internetoptions – Data Security – Accept all cookies.
In case you are using Mozilla Firefox you can click on Extras – Adjustments – Data Security – Cookies – Accept cookies.
In case you are using Opera you can click on Extras – Adjustments – Advanced – Cookies – Accept Cookies.
The campus account is denied in spite of the activation of the IP-field. What can I do?
Please check the activated IP with our office.
Ask your computer center if there is an intermediary Proxy-server. If so, have it activated also and please, pass on the information to our office.
I am not able to log-in to prometheus, although my college has a campus account according to the list of licensees. What is responsible for that problem?
That could be due to either your working on a computer that is not part of the college network, for example your own computer at home or possible problems occurred during the release of the IP addresses of your college.
In the first case you can get a personalized account via the “Sign up”-button on our homepage. In the latter case please inform the administrators at your college computer center. Please refer to our help page for additional information.
Use of single tools
How I can download an image from prometheus?
With a repeated click you can enlarge the image you found in the image archive and then store it onto your computer by right mouse click.
I want to show images from prometheus on my private web site in the Internet. May I do that?
For the most part, no. You may show images without copyrights only on your web site.
This affects, however, only the images, on which the utilization rights of the artist’s work (starting 70 years after the death of the artist) are not touched anymore or the ancillary copyright of a photographer on the photograph (off 50 year after its appearance) is not affected.
Otherwise the rights have to be obtained from the authors and/or the VG Bild-Kunst always.
Can I use image files from prometheus for the printing of my doctoral thesis?
For the most part, no. You may use images with no copyrights only.
This affects, however, only the images, on which the utilization rights of the artist’s work (starting 70 years after the death of the artist) are not touched anymore or the ancillary copyright of a photographer on the photograph (off 50 year after appearance) is not affected.
Otherwise the rights have to be obtained from the authors and/or the VG Bild-Kunst always.
Can I use image files from prometheus for examinations, term papers and M.A. theses?
Yes, you may, as long as they are exclusively used for your unpublished studies.
Please note that the image resolution is configured for digital display.
I like to search in google. What are the disadvantages?
Most images in google have a bad quality or the legend with the images is not correct.
Why is it that in some domains many images can be found in prometheus, but not in others?
prometheus itself does not have any images, it is dependent on the image databases that supply the images. In spite of the existing variety there are still many gaps. If you have relevant images or know an important image database, please inform our office! We will be glad to include them.
Why is the quality of the images so different?
The quality of the images is only as good as they come from the image databases from the institutes, research projects, museums and archives. If you come across a very bad image please inform the responsible project person by mail.
What is an image collection?
In an image collection you can file and sort out images to further use in a presentation. The image collection can be used online only with a personalized account exclusively.
Supplying images
We would like to upload our pictures in prometheus. What are the first steps?
Please contact the prometheus-office(info@prometheus-bildarchiv), if you are interested in the integration of your picures,
In case you do not have an existing database, yet, you can use our upload function to build your own database inside prometheus.
If you already have an existing database, there are several possibilities how your database can be uploaded.
1. Please send us a XML-dump with the contents and the image files and we reserve your data on the prometheus-Server.
2. You provide us with a XML-dump with the contents but keep the image files on your own server. In this case you are responsible for the access to your own server.
Further possibilities and options can be acquired through our office (see also Information for database suppliers).
We intend to digitalize our slides. Is that recommended?
Basically it is not recommended, because most slides were photographed from books. A digital image is often much better. Only original slides with views and objects which are not found in books should be scanned.
