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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2018

Heather Dawson
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IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

Typical questions

  • • Where can I get hold of images of London that I can use in my coursework?

  • • I need a photograph to illustrate my lecture slides.

    • Points to consider

  • • This section highlights resources where still images (prints/photographs) suitable for academic use may be found. Moving images are covered in the separate Film section.

  • • Copyright can be a problem. Consult the separate section for advice.

    • Where to look

    Support services

    JISC Digital Media

    www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

    Provides advice, guidance and training to the UK's further and higher education community on still and moving images. Website has tips on tracing and using images legally.

    Search engines

    Most commercial search engines will retrieve some images. However, do remember to check copyright carefully!

    Google Images

    images.google.com

    Has an advanced search form where you can restrict by image size and file format.

    Digital libraries

    For further examples of online libraries containing paintings and artworks see the Art section.

    ARKive

    www.arkive.org

    Vast online library of images of the natural world (plants, animals, landscapes) from a project endorsed by leading conservation organizations.

    British Cartoon Archive

    www.cartoons.ac.uk

    Located at the University of Canterbury. Extensive holdings of cartoons, caricatures and comics from 1904 onwards. Catalogue provides access to thumbnail images. Copyright information is on the website.

    Flickr

    www.flickr.com/search

    Famous photo-sharing site, increasingly being used by museums and archives to post historic images online. For effective academic use choose the advanced search form. This enables more specific phrase searching and allows searches to be restricted to Creative Commons use.

    JISCMedia Hub (subscription required)

    jiscmediahub.ac.uk

    Enormous store of still and moving image collections specially selected for UK academic use. Includes thousands of images from the Getty Library covering famous persons, locations and social history topics.

    Wellcome Images

    images.wellcome.ac.uk

    Over 40,000 historic images from the collections of the Wellcome Library. Strong coverage of medical topics and public health.

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    Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries
    , pp. 186 - 197
    Publisher: Facet
    Print publication year: 2011

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    • Heather Dawson
    • Book: Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries
    • Online publication: 08 June 2018
    • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.29085/9781856049115.010
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    • Heather Dawson
    • Book: Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries
    • Online publication: 08 June 2018
    • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.29085/9781856049115.010
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