Locations of the AIC DIR (or AIC Digimage):
To avoid accidental loss of/damage to these photos, they are actually stored in two separate locations: one is an "open access" repository (anyone can see), while the other is an "restricted access" repository (you have to request permission to see).
a) The "open access" AIC Digital Image Repository is currently hosted by Yahoo FLICKR at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aic_digimage/sets/
On this webpage, the photos are collected in sets. Each set consists of photos about an individual, an institution, or an entity of the church. Click on the set name and the photos in that set will be displayed. So a set is like a photo album.
b) The "restricted access" AIC Digital Image Repository is hosted by Google Photos at:
https://photos.google.com/u/1/albums
To see the photos in this Repository, you must email to the AIC Director at lobw@uwec.edu to request permission. Again, the photos in this location are grouped into albums, which are called sets in the FLICKR site..
Photo credits
All photos in this collection are properties of Adventism in China. If you use any digital images from the AIC DIR collection, please insert the following statement to acknowledge the source. While noncommercial uses are free, if your usage is incoming producing, you must write to AIC Director, at lobw@uwec.edu, to obtain official permission and pay the appropriate royalty.
From Adventism in China Digital Image Repository www.adventisminchina.org
Your inputs are welcome!
These photos are for open access. You are cordially invited to contribute to this knowledge-base, by pointing out errors or adding new information to the description, e.g. names of people in photos, or when/where the photo was taken. We would love to hear from you. Please simply add a comment to the photos.
How are the images organized?
The photos or images are organized in a three-fold hierarchy:
Collection
|___Subcollection
|____Set
At the top level, there are three (3) main collections: Individuals, Institutions, and Organization Entities. The "Individual" collection is further divided into three (3) sub-collections: Expatriates, Laypersons, and Nationals; the "Institutions" collection is further divided into three (3) sub-collections: Education (Schools, Colleges, Universities) , Health (Hospitals, Clinics) and Others (Publishing Houses, Health Food Factories etc.); the "Organization Entity" collection is further divided into four (4) sub-collections: Churches, Missions, Unions, and Divisions. Each of the sub-collections contains sets of photos. This hierarchy may be illustrated diagrammically as below:
Individuals
Expatriates
Anderson JN
Crisler CC
Miller HW
.....
Layperson
Chan Shen
Chan Ella
.....
Nationals
Institutions
Educational Institutions (schools & colleges)
China Training Institute
Meihua Sam Yuk School
South China Training Institute
.....
Health Institutions (hospitals, clinics, sanitariums)
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
Shanghai Sanitarium and Hospital
Wuhan Sanitarium and Hospital
.....
Signs of the Times Publishing Association
.....
Organization Entities
Churches
Foshan Church
Sydney Chinese SDA Church
.....
Missions/Conferences
Henan Mission
Fujian
Mission
.....
South China Union Mission
.....
Asiatic Division
China Division
Far East Division
.......