Visual Resources Librarian - Images, Art, Architecture, Urbanism

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W201F (Parsons Music Library)

289.8275

https://jkeefer.youcanbook.me

Subjects: Art, Citing Sources, Copyright & Fair Use, First Year Seminar, Humanities, Images, Open Access & Faculty Scholarship, Primary Resources, Reference Sources, Richmond Area , Scholarly Publications, Special Topics

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Research Appointments

Book an appointment with Dr. Keefer
Meeting times are in 1/2 hour increments.

Navigating the Library

Library Maps
The "oversize" section is where you will find the N's (Much of Art related content: Painting, Drawing, Architecture, etc.). This section does NOT have shelving that moves and is on the south wall of B2. Photography can be found in the TR call numbers.
Interlibrary Loan
Use our interlibrary loan service to request books and articles not available at UR.

Biography

Primary Sources

Letters
Diaries
Autobiographies and Memoirs
Interviews
Paintings and Drawings
Photographs and videos

Secondary Sources

Books
Articles
Documentaries
Newspapers and Magazines

Recommended Resources

ARTstor
This image collection is made of images from museums, archives, libraries. To view the university teaching collections, search "All Collections" in the image tab.
University of Richmond Collections on JSTOR
The university JSTOR collections include the Ancient World Gallery, images collections we license, teaching images, and more.

JSTOR
Search for journal articles on topics in the arts, humanities, social sciences and some math/science. Most journals have volumes/issues dating from the 19th century to within 3-5 years of present day. (ITHAKA)
Oxford Reference Online
Search for background information on a variety of topics published in the Oxford series of reference books. Find information on topics in the arts, sciences, history, language and literature, and more. (Oxford)
Art & Architecture Source
Search for journal articles on topics related to fine, decorative and commercial art; architecture; and architectural design. (EBSCO)
A&A ePortal
Search for ebooks on the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design. (Yale University Press)
EAI Educational Streaming Site
Access a comprehensive video art collection from the mid-1960s to the present. EAI is a nonprofit arts organization that fosters the creation, exhibition, distribution, and preservation of video art and digital art projects. (EAI)
Projectr EDU
Stream independent, foreign, and documentary films from a variety of distributors. (Projectr EDU)
Project Muse
Search for journal articles on topics related to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. (Project MUSE)
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Search for journal articles on topics related to the humanities and social sciences. (EBSCO)
Humanities International Complete
Search for journal articles on topics related to the humanities. (EBSCO)
Bridgeman Education
Search an archive of digital images sourced from museums, galleries, contemporary artists, and private collections. (Bridgeman Education)

The [Oxford] Concise Dictionary to Art Terms
Baroque to postmodernism, batik to mezzotint, and canvas to porcelain, this dictionary provides succinct and accessible explanations of over 1900 terms used in the wide variety of visual media that make up the art world.

Index of Medieval Art
Search an archive images and descriptive data of medieval art from late Antiquity to the sixteenth century. (Princeton)
Video Data Bank
Search and stream a collection of video art and experimental moving image work from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Working with Images on JSTOR

JSTOR Working with Images LibGuide
Comprehensive guide to searching or and using images on the JSTOR platform.

Library Tutotials

Library Tutorials
Tutorials include: Scholarship as Conversation, Citing Sources, Using Base Library Search Tools, Peer Reviewed Sources, Authority, Plagiarism, Evaluating Sources, Zotero and Subject-based Research

Art Museums with Searchable Online Collections

Some museums have images that are large enough to capture for use in presentation tools such as PowerPoint. Others have images which are large enough only for reference. Check the JSTOR collections for large museum images to use in presentations and papers. Below is merely a selected list of museums with images on-line.

Boatwright Memorial Library