A Virtual Art Library

Continuing a the theme of free online learning resources, Getty has made available over 250 art books in a new virtual library, with a promise of more to come.

Here's what James Cuno, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, writes about it in The Getty Iris:

When we launched the Open Content Program last summer and released 4,600 collection images to the public (a number that has since more than doubled), I cited this quote from the most recent museum edition of the NMC Horizon Report: “it is now the mark—and social responsibility—of world-class institutions to develop and share free cultural and educational resources.” This dictum continues to inform our efforts here at the Getty, and today I am very pleased to share with you our latest project in this arena, the Virtual Library: An open, online repository of more than 250 Getty publications from our 45-year publishing history, available as high-quality scans to read online, or to download in their entirety, for free.

Explore it here: http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/