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The links on this page will help you find images, most of which are protected by copyright. To find out if you can use the images for your project, please read the information on copyright and fair use.
Library databases: Best bets for finding images
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ARTstor
An interdisciplinary resource that provides access to thousands of high resolution images from many times and cultures in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. Includes images of architecture, painting, photography, sculpture, decorative arts and design, archaeological and anthropological objects, and visual and material culture more generally. -
Credo Reference
Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos. -
Ebsco Image CollectionContains a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places, and the natural kingdom.
Summon Search for Images and Photographs
You can also access Summon using this link, then use the Advanced Search option to limit your search to content types such as images, photographs, paintings, drawings, art, maps, and more.
Library databases: Additional resources
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Academic Search Complete
This database provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary, full-text academic journals. Includes peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and much more. -
American National Biography OnlineNote: Access is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Features thousands of illustrations, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities. -
Biography Reference Bank
Provides biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. -
Birds of North America OnlineProvides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada.
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China: Culture and SocietySpanning three centuries (c1750-1929), this resource makes available extremely rare pamphlets from Cornell University Library’s Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia. The resource is full-text searchable.
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County and Regional Histories & Atlases: OhioIncluded in this collection on Ohio are 21 cities and regions covered in 305 titles. These titles comprise tables and lists of vital statistics, military service records, municipal and county officers, chronologies, portraits of individuals and views of urban and rural life.
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Digital Resource CommonsOhio Digital Resource Commons (DRC) provides a robust, statewide platform for saving, discovering and sharing—free of charge—the instructional, research, historic and creative materials produced by the University System of Ohio and Ohio's private colleges.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for a variety of disciplines. -
LANDSAT Satellite ImagesLANDSAT Satellite Images is available since 1972 from six satellites in the Landsat series. These satellites have been a major component of NASA's Earth observation program, with three primary sensors evolving over thirty years: MSS (Multi-spectral Scanner), TM (Thematic Mapper), and ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus). Landsat supplies high resolution visible and infrared imagery, with thermal imagery and a panchromatic image also available from the ETM+ sensor.
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MEDLINE with Full Text
A comprehensive source of full text for medical journals.
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Oxford African American Studies CenterThe OAASC provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the African American experience. It features the content of five major encyclopedias, and content from eighteen additional reference sources that are published by Oxford University Press. Also included are images, maps, charts, multimedia content, and primary source documents. The OAASC is updated 3-4 times yearly.
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Sanborn Insurance MapsOver 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962.
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Times Digital Archive 1785 Onwards
The Times of London has covered all major international events from the French Revolution to the War in Iraq. The Times Digital Archive, 1785–2006 makes 221 years of this highly regarded resource available for students and researchers of 19th-, 20th-, and early 21st-century history, literature, culture, business, art and architecture, and more.
