Library instruction for introduction to photography

1. Library Instruction for ART 1603:
Introduction to Photography
Susan Whitmer
Texas Woman’s University
Spring 2016
Vintage cameras. (n.d.) Retrieved from madstiles.wordpress.com/cameras/vintage-cameras

2. Agenda
1. Location of photography items in the TWU Library
a. Blagg-Huey Library: Books, oversize books, children’s books, journals
b. Online sources: eBooks, eJournals, films
i. Databases: Artindex, Art & Architecture, Oxford Art Online
ii. Internet sources: Library of Congress, National Archives
c. Woman’s Collection: Books
d. InterLibrary Loan: Set up an InterLibrary Loan Account
e. Photography books are located under TR in the libraries
2. Virtual library tour
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3. Photography in Library of Congress Catalogue
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4. Photography (TR) items at TWU.edu/library
Ground floor
Children’s collection
First floor
General collection
Oversized books
Second floor
Woman’s Collection
Third floor 4

5. Library of Congress call numbers
Call number for The history of photography (1982) by Beaumont Newhall:
TR 15 .N47 1982
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TR
15
.N47
1982

6. Art databases
Artindex
Art & Architecture
Oxford Art Online
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7. Internet sources
Websites: Photography Collections
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
National Archives Digital Photography Collections
Flickr
Websites: Techniques
● National Geographic Photography
● Photo.net
● Improve Photography 7
Homepage of Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
(2016). Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/

8. Borrow photography books UNT
TWU students may borrow books from UNT
UNT contact information
library.unt.edu
Willis library phone: 940-565-5017
UNT loan policy for TWU students
Three week loan
Items are renewable 8

9. Cite your sources
1.A reference citation contains information that will lead your reader
to the source you used
2.Be concise and include the following:
a. Artist’s name
b. Year(s)
c. Title of the work
d. Medium, example: [Photograph]
e. Location, either physical location or virtual location
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10. Sample photograph citation
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Lange, D. (1936). Destitute pea pickers in
California. Retrieved from
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b29516/
Photographer: Lange, D.
Date: (1936).
Title: Destitute pea pickers in
California.
Location: Retrieved from
http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/
fsa.8b29516/

11. DFW museums and galleries
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Photography Collection: The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is home to over 45,000 photographs by more than 450 photographers spanning
the history of the medium in the United States. The collection began within months of the museum’s 1961 opening when photographer Dorothea
Lange gifted three portraits of artist Charles M. Russell to complement the museum’s founding collection of paintings and sculpture by Russell and
Frederic Remington.
PDNB: Photographs Do Not Bend
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery is an art gallery dedicated to photo-based art, located at 154 Glass St #104, Dallas, TX 75207. The gallery opened
its original Uptown location in 1995. Artists exhibited ranged from the early 20th Century to the present. Our gallery stable includes regional, national
and internationally recognized artists. A list of these artists can be found on our Artists page.
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12. References
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. (2016). Retrieved from
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/
madstiles. (n.d.). Vintage cameras. Retrieved from
https://madstiles.wordpress.com/cameras/vintage-cameras/
Whitmer, S. (2011). After Cindy Sherman. Retrieved from
www.facebook.com/iamsusanwhitmer
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13. Susan Whitmer
swhitmer@twu.edu
Whitmer, S. (2011). After Cindy Sherman
[Photograph]. Retrieved from
www.facebook.com/iamsusanwhitmer
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