Photography Resources - Library and Computing Page
Databases and Gateways | E-Journals | Galleries & Artists' Pages | Equipment & Supplies | History and Theory | Associations & Organisations | Guides & Tools (Technique) | Web Pages of Interest | Subject Strands | Librarian
Welcome to the resources pages for the School of Creative Arts. This page looks at resources relevant to the Photography subjects (PT) and some pages that might be relevant across the different subject strands.
Databases and Gateways
General Information If you are off campus login via Remote access
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Electronic Databases Alphabetical listing of all databases available through JCU
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Database Guides to read online or printout to help in using internet resources.
Australian Public Affairs Indexing Service (APAIS) - a broad multidisciplinary resource focusing on Australia. It provides full text of articles where available. Available via Informit.
Expanded Academic ASAP - indexes articles of general academic interest. Links to the full text of many journal articles. Available via InfoTrac.
Project Muse (Arts and Humanities) - Full text coverage of hundreds of journals.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index Available through Web of Science
AustArt - the Australian art journals index is produced by the library at the University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts. The index provides access to articles and reviews on Australian art and artists which are published in journals that are currently held by the College of Fine Arts Library, or have been held by the library in the past. A very small database with limited results.
Informit Online - Includes Australian databases such as APAIS, MEDIASCAN
ProQuest 5000 - ProQuest indexes a wide range of journals in the sciences and humanities and includes the full text of many articles.
Web of Science - Includes Arts and Humanities Citation Index. One of the better databases for Arts subjects offered by JCU at present
Reference sources
Xrefer - This online, full text, reference library includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, as well as subject specific titles from art, to literature, to law.
Grove Art Online - The Grove Dictionary of Art covers all aspects of the visual arts - architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. The online edition of this standard reference work includes updates and links to other internet resources including images of art works held in public museum collections throughout the world. More a current awareness service than a database.
Gateways
Intute: Arts and Humanities - Gateway providing free online access to a variety of web pages for education and research. Over 115,000 high quality educational web resources selected and annotated by subject specialists at several UK universities.
Adam - A gateway to art, design, architecture and media information. Soon to be superceded.
BUBL Link - Catalogue of Internet Resources. Browsable by Dewey Decimal numbers.
CAN, Collections Australia Network - Formerly Australian Museums and Galleries Online. Intended to be a gateway linking collections across Australia, including the small to medium regional institutions
ANU's ArtServe - Images of art and architecture mainly from the Mediterranean, Japan and India. Downloading may require payment.
Galaxy: Photography - Website directory. Leads to some good sites.
PhotoGraphicLibraries - A link gateway to several companies, specialising in photographic libraries for stock images, etc.
The Voice of the Shuttle: Photography - A gateway to many photography resources
Ask Search Engine - An alternative to Google and Yahoo. Uses a different search algorithm
Vivisimo Search Engine - An alternative to Google and Yahoo. Uses a different search algorithm
A selection of media, culture and creative arts journals available online (Some are browsable online, others require access via JCU s E-Journal's page. For paper holdings and other sources, check Tropicat.)
The Broadsheet A free magazine dedicated to visual arts and culture. A publication of the Contemporary Arts Center of South Australia.
RealTime +onscreen "RealTime is Australia's critical guide to international contemporary arts. Our focus is on innovation in performance (live art, experimental theatre, dance, music, sound), photomedia, film, video, interactive media and hybrid arts."
M/C Journal A journal of media and culture.
Continuum Journal of media and cultural studies affiliated with the Cultural Studies Association of Australia.
Cultural Critique "A forum for international and interdisciplinary explorations of intellectual controversies, trends, and issues in culture, theory, and politics".
International Journal of Arts Management - From 2002 to present
P.S.A. Journal - Journal of the Photographic Society of America. From 1989 to present
Studio Photography - From 2005 to present
Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine - From 1999-2004
Journal of Ophthalmic Photography - From 1978 to present.
Australian CREATIVE - Magazine for design, advertising and photography
Better Digital Online - Webpage for Better Digital, Digital Photo Art and Better Photoshop
Modern Photography (New York) - From 1984-1986
Petersen's Photographic - From 1983-2005
Galleries, Museums, Exhibitions & Artists' Pages
American Museum of Photography
The Digital Photography Exhibit "An international juried exhibit exploring new work created by artists who work with cameras and computers."
George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography and Film
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photographs
MoPA: the Museum of Photographic Arts
Museum of Modern Art: Photography
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog From the Library of Congress.
Time and Life Pictures - This online collection comprises over 425,000 digital files, representing millions of original prints and negatives archived by the Time Inc.
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
Terra Galleria Photography - The photography of Quang-Tuan Luong
Australian Pages
Re-take: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography From the National Gallery of Australia
Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane)
PictureAustralia - The largest catalogue of photographs and artworks available in Australia, run by the National Library of Australia
Photozone.de - Information on hardware as well as some
Ace - Links to a range of photographic resources such as camera equipment manufacturers, wholesale distributors, retail outlets and repair facilities in 36 countries, including Australia.
Camera Review - Reviews a wide range of cameras, and provides links to a variety of photographic sites
Digital Camera HQ - DigitalCamera-HQ.com's mission is to help consumers find the right digital camera for their needs and then direct them to the best online retailers selling these products.
Digital Photography Review - News, reviews and comparisons of digital cameras. Includes sample photographs from different camera models
Image-Acquire.com - Compares and evaluates digital cameras and scanners
Albumen Photographs: History, Science and Preservation
Early Photography 1839-1860 (From the Rijksmuseum)
A History of Photography from its beginnings until the 1920's (Robert Leggat)
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs 1851-1991
Photo.net - contains guides for various techniques as well as other resources for photographers
A Few Scanning Tips (Wayne Fulton)
Making Fine Prints in Your Digital Darkroom (Norman Koren)
panoguide.com (Aims to reveal the secrets of good panoramic photography.)
Photographic Concepts: Exposure
Short Courses in Digital Photography Created by photography expert and author Dennis Curtin, this site is dedicated to free education in digital photography.
The Luminous Landscape - Tutorials and techniques for landscape photography, among other resources
Australian Centre for Photography
Australian Institute of Professional Photography
Centre for Contemporary Photography
ACMP: The Society of Advertising Commercial and Magazine Photographers of Australia
Queensland Centre for Photography
Professional Photographers of America - Includes links to their magazine, Professional Photographer
Web Pages of Interest
DVcafe - A resource centre run by DVshop
National Geographic Photography
Fame after Photography - Web site of the 1999 MoMA exhibition of the same name. Includes an essay on the complex relationship between photography and fame
PhpWebGallery - Free, open source software to present photo collections on your website
The Camera Museum - A museum showcasing the hardware of photography over the last hundred years
Resource Pages for other Creative Arts Subject Strands
Theatre/Performance
Digital Media (New Media)
Graphic Arts Students please refer to Visual Arts and Digital Arts
The Liaison Librarian for the School of Creative Arts is Claire Swift. Feel free to contact her for any information needs, including help with research, referencing and general inquiries.