SAHARA

A Digital Archive of Architecture Images

SAHARA is a digital image archive developed by the Society of Architectural Historians in collaboration with Artstor. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SAHARA contains over 200,000 images of architecture and landscapes contributed by SAH members. SAHARA access is one of the many benefits of SAH membership.

Visit SAHARA

SAH members can:

upload their digital photographs and video clips to a shared online archive
organize images into groups
download images to a computer or directly to PowerPoint
share images and image groups with colleagues and students
collaborate with other members and create image categories for teaching and research

SAHARA Highlights

A monthly selection of images from the SAHARA collection, selected by SAHARA Co-Editors.

See Highlights

Frequently Asked Questions

SAHARA is available to all individual SAH members. (Join or renew.) SAHARA has been developed as an online academic resource for people in the field of architectural history and its related disciplines. Select images in SAHARA are also available to subscribers to Artstor.

SAHARA still requires a separate log in and password from the one you use for the SAH website. Click on the ACCESS SAHARA button at the top of this page and log in using the email address and password that you established for SAHARA. If you have forgotten your log in credentials, email membership@sah.org or call the SAH office at 312.573.1365 and ask to speak to Anne Bird.

Inquiries should be made directly to the person who holds copyright. If you need assistance locating the copyright holder, contact info@sah.org.

http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/fair-use/best-practices-fair-use-visual-arts.pdf

No, you are not able to upload images directly from your smartphone. A mobile application has not been built for Forum. Forum was designed to be used on a desktop or laptop computer. See the technical specifications for SAHARA: http://support.forum.jstor.org/article/technical-specifications

Documents & Training

Step-by-Step Guide to Uploading to SAHARA

Uploading and publishing images to SAHARA

SAHARA Image Guidelines

SAHARA Cataloging Guidelines

SAHARA TERMS OF USE 2015-01-27

Artstor training documents and video tutorials (these apply to SAHARA)

Tips for Using SAHARA:

Use the Advanced Search to specify date ranges, locations, and other criteria.
Use Groups to save images for your upcoming courses or research.
Download images from Groups directly to PowerPoint or as a Zip file.

Contacts

SAH membership and SAHARA access questions: Anne Bird, Director of Membership
Technical Troubleshooting: userservices@artstor.org
SAHARA Co-Editors: Jackie Spafford and Mark Hinchman
SAHARA Associate Editor: Jeannine Keefer, University of Richmond

Publications And Research