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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.
Searchable database of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data including photography, architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts.
The rich combination of the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that college students need to consult when conducting thorough collegiate research—all from one resource. Includes access to the Britannica encyclopedia, atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news, multimedia, and more.
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.
Photography Reference
Look for these titles in the library reference collection on the main floor.