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Art: Research & Referencing
Image by
Mondschwinge
from
Pixabay
There are two different and important areas to consider, especially with images:
Citing sources
properly - in order to avoid
plagiarism
Checking and following
usage rights
and fair use principles - in order to avoid
copyright infringement
For more on this topic, see
https://libguides.mit.edu/usingimages
Citing Art Sources: Helpful Sites
Art: Citing Art APA Style, Memorial University Libraries
- specific examples of different types of sources (scroll down after clicking the link; see screenshot right)
Art Citation Guide, Florida International University
- particulary useful for in-text art citations (see APA basics and the following tabs)
Advanced Search Techniques:0
(Boolean) Search Operators:
and, not, OR, near, "" (quotation marks), * (truncation and wildcard placeholders), - (minus), site:, and using () in a string
For explanations and examples of these, see
Advanced Search Techniques from the University of London
and Google's
search operators
More tips and tricks from
PCmag.com
Google's
how to search
, and Google's
Advanced Search
and
Advanced Image Search
When searching for images that are freely available for reuse, try:
Google Image search using the
Tools
,
Usage Rights
filter (see screenshot right)
Creative Commons Search
(old, choose type)
Creative Commons Search
(new)
Pixabay
Pexels
Pixnio
Some places to browse and/or Research:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
Getty Search Gateway
, and particularly their
Open Content Images
Google Arts and Culture
- interesting but generally not academically in-depth
famous works of art in ridiculous hi-res zoomable detail, e.g.
van Gogh's Starry Night (1889)
online exhibits with detailed images and some explanations, e.g.
Vincent van Gogh up close
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) Learning
National Portrait Gallery Learning
LIFE and Google collaboration
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