Requesting Articles with Images through Interlibrary Loan
Need an image included with an article request through Interlibrary Loan? After logging in, select the Journal/Article option under New Requests. Click on the More Details button to describe your image request in the Notes section.
Art and Image Databases
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowDigital image library offering searchable collections of images and descriptive information including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, and more, encompassing many time periods and world cultures.
Note: First time, off-campus users accessing via OpenAthens will be required to create a personal account - Berg Fashion Library This link opens in a new windowColor images, academic eBooks, museum directory, exhibition archive, reference works, and teaching resources relating to the world of dress and fashion.
- Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 This link opens in a new windowDigitized full run of the world's most iconic illustrated newspaper from 1842-2003.
- Grove Art Online This link opens in a new windowAn encyclopedia covering art and artists worldwide. Select the "Search for images" option.
- Storyblocks: Images This link opens in a new windowDownloadable photos, vectors, illustrations, and more. First-time users must create an individual account using these instructions.
MDID
Access MDID and login using your JMU e-ID and password. MDID is a searchable database of digital images and videos that lets you create presentation slideshows. Coverage spans the Late Neolithic to the present.
- Getting Started with MDIDThis document covers how to search for images, create and work with presentations, and upload your own content to MDID.
Art and Image Websites
- American Memory This link opens in a new windowOnline collection of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music documenting the American experience.
- Art Images for College Teaching"AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community."
- Art Institute of ChicagoCollections on a broad range of cultures and topics including architecture and design, decorative arts, and textiles.
- J. Paul Getty MuseumSelect "browse" to access topics such as “Architecture and Room Elements,” “Decorative Objects and Vases,” and “Furniture.”
- LACMAImages from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- MOMA ExhibitionsDigital archive of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art from 1929 to the present.
- National Gallery LondonPaintings searchable by artist century.
- National Gallery of Art Online EditionsNGA Online Editions (œ) presents the most current, in-depth information on the Gallery’s collections by the world’s leading art historians along with rich capabilities for exploring that information. Currently includes Dutch paintings and 13th & 14th century Italian paintings.
- National Portrait Gallery UKPortraits of famous British men and women.
- New York Public Library Digital Collections This link opens in a new windowDigitized items from the New York Public Library, this is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more
- Princeton University Art Museum"With a collecting history that extends back to the 1750s, the Museum is one of the few university art museums of truly universal scope. Its collections, which number more than 97,000 works in all media, range from ancient to contemporary and span the globe."
- Smithsonian Open Access"Where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo."
- Victoria and Albert MuseumUse More Search Options to explore the V&A's vast collections, including costume, architecture, and decorative arts.
- Web Gallery of ArtContains art from a broad range of periods, including architecture.