Photography

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Finding Articles 2.1 Major Databases and Indexes 2.2 Related Databases and Indexes 2.3 Journals 2.3.1 Electronic Journal Resources 2.3.2 Print Journals 3 Finding Books & Media 3.1 Library of Congress Classifications 3.2 Subject Headings 4 General Reference Works 4.1 Encyclopedias 4.2 Dictionaries 4.3 Guides 4.4 Bibliographies 4.5 Handbooks 4.6 Biographies 4.7 Directories 4.8 Catalogs and Indexes to Collections 4.9 Images 4.10 Histories 4.11 Micromaterials 4.12 Careers 5 Websites 5.1 General 5.2 Organizations 5.3 Museums 6 Help

Introduction

This research guide is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students studying photography.

This guide focuses on general reference books, journals, and online resources available at the FSU Libraries. It also includes relevant Library of Congress classifications and subject headings to help researchers locate additional materials.

Finding Articles

Major Databases and Indexes

• Art Full Text (Online: 1984-present / Print: 1929-1997) STROZIER Reference Z5937 .A78

Indexes and abstracts 313 art publications from around the world. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.

• ArtBibliographies Modern (1969-present) STROZIER Reference Z5935.A7

A subject and name index to periodical articles, books and exhibition catalogs dealing with art and design since 1800.

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)

A multidisciplinary database indexing more than 1,100 arts and humanities journals as well as relevant references from over 6,800 science and social sciences periodicals.

• Bibliography of the History of Art (1988-present)

BHA indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer’s catalogs. This extensive and comprehensive index covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Print predecessors: RAA (Repertoire d’Art et d’Archeologie) (1910-1963; 1965-1989) STROZIER Reference Z5937 .R4, and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) (1975 - 1989) STROZIER Reference N1 .R5.

Related Databases and Indexes

• AATA: Art & Archaeology Technical Abstracts (1932-present)

An online database of abstracts of worldwide literature related to the management and conservation of international material cultural heritage.

• America: History and Life (1954-present)

U.S. and Canadian history, from prehistory to the present.

• Humanities Fulltext (1984-present)

Indexes more than 300 humanities publications including feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. Print version: Humanities Index. (1974-1979) STROZIER Reference AI 3 .H84

• Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals

Index to art periodicals that were published in the United States during the 19th century. The journal contents are indexed, including articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements.

Journals

Electronic Journal Resources

• Photography e-journals

Print Journals

Links to electronic versions are provided if available.

• Afterimage STROZIER 770.5 A258

• Aperture STROZIER 770.5 A641

• Exposure STROZIER 770.5 E961

• History of Photography STROZIER 770.5 H673

• Petersen’s Photographic STROZIER 770.5 P485

• Popular Photography & Imaging STROZIER 770.5 P831

Finding Books & Media

Books and media resources about photography can be found in two main ways: by searching the online FSU Library Catalog and by browsing the aisles at Strozier and Dirac libraries.

When searching the online catalog, a basic search will let you search by keyword, title, author, subject or call number. An advanced search will let you search by a combination of these fields, as well as by format, language, location, and date. Searching by the subject headings listed below may also be helpful.

When browsing the aisles, the majority of books on photography will be on the first floor of Dirac Science Library, while the media resources will be on the ground floor in Strozier Library's Digital Media Center. The Library of Congress classifications listed below may be helpful when browsing the aisles.

Library of Congress Classifications

The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing the shelves at Dirac Science Library for additional materials on photography. The majority of the 'TR's are on the first floor. Additional materials (such as government documents, micromaterials, media, and reference books) may be found on the ground floor and the first (main) floor at Strozier Library.

• TR --- Photography
• TR 250-265 --- Cameras
• TR 287-500 --- Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
• TR 504-508 --- Transparencies. Diapositives
• TR 510-545 --- Color photography
• TR 550-581 --- Studio and laboratory
• TR 590-620 --- Lighting
• TR 624-835 --- Applied photography (Including artistic, commercial, medical photography, photocopying processes)
• TR 845-899 --- Cinematography. Motion pictures
• TR 925-1050 --- Photomechanical processes

Subject Headings

The following subject headings may be useful when browsing the online FSU Library Catalog. To browse by subject heading, select Subject from the Browse Organized Lists drop-down menu, type the subject heading in the search box, then click the Go box.

• Photography
• Photography, artistic
• Photojournalism
• Portrait Photography

Useful subheadings:

• Photography collections
• Pictorial works

General Reference Works

When an item's location line reads STROZIER Reference, then the item is located on the first (main) floor of Strozier Library and can only be used in the library. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Documents, then the item is located on the ground floor. When an item's location line reads STROZIER Ready Reference, then the item is located at the first (main) floor reference desk.

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR9 .I24 1984

• Encyclopédie Internationale des Photographes de 1839 à nos Jours = Photographers Encyclopaedia International 1839 to the Present STROZIER Reference TR139 .A94 1985

• The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Reference TR9.F6 1993

• Grove Dictionary of Art

Provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art with constant additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links. Print versions:

STROZIER Reference N31.D5 1996 (34 vols.)

STROZIER Reference N6370.G76 2000 (From Renaissance to Impressionism: Styles and Movements in Western Art)

STROZIER Reference N6490.G7243 2000 (From Expressionism to Post Modernism: Styles and Movements in 20th-Century Western Art)

STROZIER Reference N6847.G76 2000 (From Monet to Cézanne: Late 19th-Century French Artists)

STROZIER Reference N6847.G758 2000 (From David to Ingres: Early 19th-Century French Artists)

Dictionaries

• Digital Photography Review's online glossary

• Peter Ashby-Hayter's Photo Glossary

• Running Press Glossary of Photography Language STROZIER Reference TR9 .H28 [1978]

Guides

• Photographers: A Sourcebook for Historical Research (eBook)

Bibliographies

• American Women Photographers: a Selected and Annotated Bibliography DIRAC SCIENCE Reference TR139 .K74 1999

• History of Photography: A Bibliography of Books DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Z7134 .R66 1989

• Incunabula of British Photographic Literature: a Bibliography of British Photographic Literature, 1839-75, and British books Illustrated with Original Photographs DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Z7134 .G47 1984

• Nineteenth-Century Photography: an Annotated Bibliography, 1839-1879 DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR15 .J64 1990

• Photographers of the Farm Security Administration: an Annotated Bibliography, 1930-1980 DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Z7136.D63 D59 1983

• Photographic Literature; an International Bibliographic Guide to General and Specialized Literature on Photographic Processes, Techniques, Theory, Chemistry, Physics, Apparatus, Materials & Applications, Industry, History, Biography, Aesthetics DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Z7134 .B6

• Photography and Literature: an International Bibliography of Monographs (1839-1991) STROZIER Reference Z1023 .L33 1992

• Photography and Photographers to 1900: an Annotated Bibliography DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Z7134 .S46 1985

Handbooks

• The Focal Handbook of Commercial Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR581 .K663 1998

• Mastering Digital Photography 2004 (eBook)

Biographies

• Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who (all years)

Comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

• Black Photographers, 1840-1940: an Illustrated Bio-Bibliography STROZIER Reference TR139 .W55 1985

• Contemporary Photographers DIRAC SCIENCE Reference TR139.C664 1995

• Macmillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists & Innovators STROZIER Reference TR139 .B767 1983

• Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: a Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865 DIRAC SCIENCE Reference TR139 .P35 2000

See also: Encyclopedias

Directories

• USA Photography Guide DIRAC SCIENCE Library Reference TR12.U83 1999

Contains information on galleries, museums, universities, associations, book and magazine publishers, awards, and more.

Catalogs and Indexes to Collections

• Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution DIRAC SCIENCE Reference Q11 .S79 1989

• Index to American Photographic Collections: Compiled at the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR12.E85 1996

• Library of Congress’ Prints & Photographs Catalog

The catalog records usually include a digital image, copies of which may be ordered, depending on copyright restrictions.

Images

Indexes to Photographs in Books:

• Photography Books Index: A Subject Guide to Photo Anthologies STROZIER Reference TR199 .P5

Volume I, published in 1980, and II, in 1985, are both organized with a list of anthologies at the beginning, followed by a section that gives access by photographer’s name, a section by subject of the photograph, and last, by named subjects of portraits. Photographs indexed are from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

• Photography Index: A Guide to Reproductions STROZIER Reference TR199 .P37

The photographs indexed are either artistic or documentary and range from the 1820s to the 1970s. Access is by subject, title, and photographer’s name, except in the case of anonymous photographs. Those are listed chronologically in a separate section.

Photo Anthologies:

• At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR6.U6 W19 2003

• Photographers of Genius at the Getty DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR645.L72P38 2004

• Photos that Changed the World DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR820 .P45 2000

• Photography, an Independent Art: Photographs from the Victoria and Albert Museum 1839-1996 DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR650 .H37 1997

• The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR147 .G63 1991

• Women Photographers DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR650.W65 1990

Online Collections of Photographs:

• CAMIO

The Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing collection containing images, text and multimedia, representing a broad range of works of art from around the world from prehistoric to contemporary times.

• Library of Congress' American Memory: Photos, Prints Collections

Search Engine:

• Google Image Search

Histories

• A New History of Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR15 .N6813 1998

• PhotoSpeak: a Guide to the Ideas, Movements, and Techniques of Photography, 1839 to the Present DIRAC SCIENCE LIBRARY TR15.M63 1998

• Seizing the Light: a History of Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR15.H557 2000

• A World History of Photography DIRAC SCIENCE Library TR 15.R67 1997

Micromaterials

• History of Photography: Bibliography and Reel Guide to the Microfilm Collection STROZIER Micromaterials Z7134.H572 1982

This is a guide to microfilm of approximately 2000 monographs (STROZIER Micromaterials Film 5868) and 100 periodicals (STROZIER Micromaterials Film 5869) published between 1830 and the early 1900s.

Careers

• Careers for Shutterbugs and Other Candid Types 1995 (eBook)

• Photographer’s Market DIRAC SCIENCE Reference TR12 .P515 2005

• Opportunities in Photography Careers 1999 (eBook)

Websites

General

• Digital Photography Review

• Yahoo Directory: Photography

Organizations

• Photographic Society of America (PSA)

Worldwide organization for amateur and professional photographers.

• Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

A not-for-profit, international, certifying association for professional photographers.

Museums

• George Eastman House - International Museum of Photography & Film

• University of California at Riverside/California Museum of Photography

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