Registering to access akg's entire online library is quick and easy. Here's a step-by-step guide to the process involved:

> Step 1: Click on the 'register' link on the right-hand side of the akg-images.co.uk homepage. You will then be asked to choose your country of residence from a drop-down menu. This is important, so that we know which of akg's three offices - in Berlin, London and Paris - will be dealing with your requests.

> Step 2: Then you will be asked to fill out a straightforward online registration form. Make sure you agree with our Terms and Conditions and then click 'submit' to transmit the form to us at akg.

> Step 3: If your company is new to akg, we will ask you to fax through a company letterhead to us with your contact details and your signature. This is so we can verify your address as well as your company information. If you have any problems with this, please contact us for help and we'll see what we can do. Please remember: akg-images is unable to provide material to private individuals or for private use.

> Step 4: Once you have faxed your company details through, we will process your application. Successful applicants will receive an email with a user name and password. With these, you'll be able to log on to our searchable database and peruse our online images, save pictures in your own lightboxes and order high-res images, transparencies and prints!

So why not Register now?

We hope the above step-by-step guide answers your questions about registering for access to the online database. If you have any further questions, please let us know and we'll do our best to help you.

If you would prefer, you can still contact our friendly and approachable picture researchers with your search request. The picture research team has access to additional images not yet available on the online catalogue, as well as extensive knowledge of all subject areas in the collection. You can contact the team by phone between 9am and 6pm GMT, Monday to Friday, or you can fax or email your enquiry to us.