VADS (formerly an initialism for Visual Arts Data Service) is a service of the Library at the
University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the UK that provides digital images and other visual arts resources free and copyright cleared for use in UK
higher education
Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
and
further education
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It ...
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It has provided services to the academic community since 3 March 1997, and has built up a portfolio of visual art collections comprising over 140,000 images.
References
External links
*{{Official website, www.vads.ac.uk
Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom
Online databases
Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom
Copyright law organizations
Organizations established in 1997