Batch Importer for PPT 2011 on Macs

I've created an automator file for batch importing folders of jpgs to PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Instead of loading your jpgs to your PPT 1-by-1, the tool will load all of the images in 1 step. The automated process also resizes the images to screen-sized within the PPT slides. You may download the file here.

See this 30-second video tutorial to learn how to use the tool:
http://screencast.com/t/LCiVLfOE

Art.sy Education Offers 25,000+ Open-Access Images

Art.sy Education has partnered with over 650 museums, galleries and nonprofits to provide access to their collections from one portal. Over half of the Art.sy images are downloadable on an open-access basis and may be used without restriction. Look for images on their site with a 'download image' button. See the Art.sy site for more information.

Grant Opportunities for Digital Humanities Projects

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced start-up grants for digital humanities projects. The NEH program awards relatively small grants to support the planning stages of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities.

The deadline for proposals is September 11, 2014 for projects beginning May 2015. See their website for more information.

Digital Humanities Summer Institute

The Getty Foundation has provided funding for a digital humanities summer institute for art historians to be held at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University in 2014. The institute aims to engage art historians, graduate students, and scholars from varied backgrounds, including curators, art librarians and archivists.

The institute is now accepting applications. For more information and to apply, see their website.

ARTstor Announces Image Group Download

ARTstor has added a new tool for group image downloads. You may already be familiar with their existing tool for batch downloading directly into PowerPoint, but now they have launched a new tool for batch downloading groups of images as jpgs.

You may download groups of 150 images or fewer with one click. These files will download as a zip file containing jpgs. Look for this icon when logged into your ARTstor account and in an image group:

For more information and a short instructional video created by ARTstor, click here.