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Image Research Guide

Use this guide to find various resources for your image research and scholarship in the visual arts.

Other Image Searching Tips

Books are often the only source to find high-resolution images. Once you locate the book and image you need, make a Digitization appointment to scan the image at the Visual Resources Center. You can also use the search strategies below to help locate images in the Library Catalog.

Search for 'illus' as a keyword (include the quote marks around the keyword) or select Advanced Search, filter by Subject Term, and search for pictorials or illustrations.

Article databases allow you to limit your search to articles containing images or to sort your search results to highlight articles containing images.

Search for articles containing images in Humanities International Complete. Enter your search terms, type 'illustration', and select the type of image you're looking for in the bottom right.