Humanities Librarian
Carol Wittig
Contact:
Rm. 119 Refectory (**during Boatwright Library renovation May 2025-August 2026**)
261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23173
261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23173
804.289.8459
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Subjects: American Studies, Biography, Book Reviews, Citing Sources, Classical Studies, Copyright & Fair Use, E-Books, English & Literature, Faculty Resources, French, German, Getting Started with Library Research, Language and Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, Leadership Studies, Master of Liberal Arts, News Sources, OneBooks, Open Access & Faculty Scholarship, OSHER, Reference Sources, Rhetoric & Communication Studies, Russian, Scholarly Publications, Spanish, Special Topics
Finding Images
Images can enhance almost any presentation. Some of the online encyclopedias and articles will have images, but it is not always possible to copy or save them because they are protected. Here are some other ways to find images.
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Creative CommonsYou can use this web site to find images that the creators/license owners are willing to share.
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FlickrPhoto sharing web site.
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Artstor This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of images from art, architecture, archaeology, decorative arts and design, and visual culture in general. The content comes from museums, individual photographers, scholars, special collections at libraries, and photo archives. (ITHAKA)
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Google ImagesAs easy as any Google search.
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Grove Art Online This link opens in a new windowSearch this encyclopedia for background information on most aspects of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography) from prehistory to the present. (Oxford)
Creative Commons Images
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Creative Commons Images: How to Find ThemInformation from the UR Writer's Web on how to find images that have Creative Commons licenses and can be used with attribution.
Citing Images
The following link takes you to a site with great examples of how to cite images using Chicago Manual of style in your papers. You can also consult the Chicago Manual in sections 12.31 - 12.51 for directions on how to write captions and credit lines.
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Citing Images - GeneralThis site has a great set of example of how to cite images in your papers.
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Citing ARTstor ImagesThis page will give you instructions on how to save and export citations for ARTstor images you use.
Image Resource Guide
Fair Use of Images Resources
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Digital Image Rights ComputatorCheck to see if the images you want to use and the ways you want to use them are compliant in terms of Fair Use.
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Stanford University Libraries Fair Use SiteThis is a good compilation of charts and tools related to Fair Use.