LibGuides: AR 347-01: History of Photography: Home

Getting Started

This guide is designed to help you locate resources and materials for photography research. Use the tabs to find resources by category.

Use the databases below to access a variety of resources for background research, including newspapers, scholarly and popular articles, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.

NOTE: Monmouth University now has access to the New York Times from 1851 to the present via the Times desktop platform. You must have MU login credentials to set up your free account.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window Searchable database of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data including photography, architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts.
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals. Includes access to the Britannica encyclopedia, atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news, multimedia, and more.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Full text encyclopedias and dictionaries.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary archive of scholarly journal literature. 1878 + Last several years not included.
Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Full text of U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and newswires

New York Times Monmouth University now has access to the New York Times via the Times desktop platform. You must have MU login credentials to set up and access your free account.