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Welcome to the library's guide on locating images. This guide will direct you to library databases as well as reputable websites containing images.
Databases for Gaining Context / Choosing a Topic
- History Research Center (History Online)Collection of reference databases containing biographies, events & topics, overview essays, primary sources and more. The content covers American, Modern World, and Ancient and Medieval History.
- Opposing ViewpointsTopic overviews, journal articles, news, pro/con viewpoint essays, primary documents and links to websites for a variety of social issues. All articles are full-text.
- Credo ReferenceThis multidisciplinary online reference library provides access to a selection of 601 reference books and 3,412,690 entries.
Credits
This guide was originally created by Heather Cook.
Databases for Locating Images
- History Research Center (History Online)Collection of reference databases containing biographies, events & topics, overview essays, primary sources and more. The content covers American, Modern World, and Ancient and Medieval History.
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowOnline digital image library with more than one million images on subjects in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.
- Wellcome ImagesOver 100,000 high resolution images ranging from ancient manuscripts, paintings, and etchings, to early photography and advertisements. The Biomedical Collection offers over 40,000 high-quality images related to disease, surgery, general healthcare, genetics, and neuroscience.
- Credo ReferenceThis multidisciplinary online reference library provides access to a selection of 601 reference books and 3,412,690 entries.
Websites for Locating Images
- Digital Public Library of AmericaThe Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs CollectionDigitized collection from the Library of Congress.
- George Eastman HouseA select collection of images from the George Eastman Museum.
- NYPL Digital CollectionsWide collection of digital images from the New York Public Library.
- LIFE Photo Archive Hosted by GoogleA collection of image from LIFE magazine indexed by Google.
- U.S. Goverment Photos and ImagesImage collections from some government agencies including: Fish and Wildlife, National Gallery of Art, National Library of Medicine, NASA, the military, and much more!
- Getty Search GatewaySearch through selected collections from the Getty Museum.
Citing Images
Any time you reuse an image you should give credit with a citation. The following are examples of citing an image in MLA style.
- Citing a photograph found on a website:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Year Created. Museum/Institution, Location. Website Title. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Example:
Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
- Citing a photograph from a database:
Last, First M. Photograph Title. Year Created. Museum/Institution, Location. Database Title. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Example:
Hine, Lewis. W. Italian Family on Ferry Boat, Leaving Ellis Island. 1905. George Eastman House, Rochester. Artstor. Web. 1 March 2015.
For more information: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/