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At any point in your research, please consult a reference librarian. Librarians are available whenever the library is open at (518) 743-2200 ext. 2462. Library hours are listed on the ACC Library's home page: http://library.sunyacc.edu.
To find books or multimedia items, search the ACC book catalog (ACC Library web page > Finding Books > Catalog):
- Reference books, on the library’s main floor, don’t leave the library, so are always available.
- Circulating books, on the upper level of the library, may be checked out for four weeks.
- Videos, DVDs and music CDs may be borrowed by faculty. Students may use equipment near the video/DVD shelves.
Search tip: Start with a keyword search. When you find an interesting book, look for the subject headings in the book's online description. Click on any that refine your search best. We recommend visiting the ACC Library's Research Guides & Tutorials page, which offers a narrated tutorial on searching the online catalog and two tutorials called "Research Steps," offering important search strategies. Here are some subject headings to consider using:
| Photojournalism |
Documentary photography |
Journalism |
| Photographers, Biography |
Photography, Artistic |
Photography |
| Celebrities portraits |
Pictorial works |
Portrait photography |
If you are researching a well-known photographer, search by his or her name (try last name first) to see if the Library owns an entire book on that person. If not, search by one of the broad subjects listed below, and check the indexes in the back of the books you find for your photographer's name.
Also think of specific historical events, places, people, or time periods that were subjects of newspapers or magazine articles documentaries. Some subject headings examples are:
| Abused women, Pictorial works |
Jews, Europe, Eastern |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
United States, History, 1961-1969 |
| Cities and towns United States |
Vietnamese Conflict |
Subject headings may include the subheading "Portraits" or "Pictorial works" if the books are largely pictorial or photographic. Try searching by those terms also, or combine them with another subject using "and," such as: Pictorial works and Vietnam.
You might want to view these in the Library:
- Images: A Celebration of 150 years of Photography: DVD TR 15.I42 2003
- American Photography: A Century of Images: Videotape/Media E 156 .P57 1999 (Vol. 1, 2, 3)
Reference Books:
Reference books, on the main floor, can help you select a research topic. They also offer quick background information and overviews on subjects.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
REFERENCE AE 5 .E363 2002
For basic information on very well-known photojournalists.
Current Biography
REFERENCE CT 100 .C8
Biographies of celebrities, actors, politicians, etc. from 1940 to the present. Use Cumulated Index.
National Geographic Visual History of the World
REFERENCE D 21.1.N38 2005
The Dictionary of Art
REFERENCE N 31 .D5 1996
Concise biographies and photographic and artistic contributions about photographers and
photojournalists. Includes bibliographies leading to more information sources.
Abrams Encyclopedia of Photography
REFERENCE TR 9 .P4813 2004
Traces photography by key themes. Includes biographies of 220 of greatest photographers of all time.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography
REFERENCE TR 642 .E5 2006 (vol. 1-3)
Comprehensive encyclopedia with photography topics and themes; biographies.
The Photography Encyclopedia
REFERENCE TR 9 .M39 1999
Comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia of photographers and photojournalists, with the
techniques, tools and history of photography.
Photographers' Market
REFERENCE TR 12 .P515 2003
Lists 2000 places to sell photos: book & magazine publishers, stock photo agencies, galleries.
Info. on licensing & marketing photos, digital media, running a successful photo business.
PhotoSpeak
REFERENCE TR 15 .M63 1998
A guide to the ideas, movements, and techniques of photography, 1839 to now; definitions, timeline.
Contemporary Photographers
REFERENCE TR 139 .C664 1995
Biographies & exhibitions for photographers from around the world, from the recent past.
Overexposure: Health Hazards in Photography
REFERENCE TR 212 S48 1991
Gale Virtual Reference Library:
You can search thousands of full-text chapters from more than 250 reference books published by Gale Cengage Learning. The ACC Library owns many of these books in printed format also. The Document Title search will search for your term in the chapter titles, giving you full-text chapters from the reference books. The content is the exactly the same as the original printed books. Find this database with these links: ACC Library Web page > Finding Books > Reference > Gale Virtual Reference Library. (Note: This is a subscription database. ACC students, faculty and staff may log in from off-campus with their campus network user names and passwords.)
Finding Articles:
Journal articles offer current and specific information and research. Search for journal articles by subject through any of the ACC Library's dozens of article databases. Many but not all offer full-text links to articles. (If needed, ask a reference librarian about finding an article though another database, print sources or interlibrary loan if it's not full-text.).
Article databases are subscription-only products. ACC students and faculty may search these from home by following screen directions. To get your ACC student username and password, see Lookup Account and Password on the Student Portal page. For a full list of journals ACC Library receives, see the online Periodicals at ACC list or check the card file at the Circulation Desk.
From the ACC Library Web page, go to Finding Articles. Then, choose either:
- General Databases to find articles on a current, popular or multidisciplinary topic and need a mix of newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals; or
- Subject Databases to find specialized articles on one subject only, such as business, science, literature, nursing, etc.
Among the General Databases are:
● EBSCO's Academic Search Premier: Over 8000 journals; about half are full-text.
● JSTOR: full-text; 117 journals covering the arts, sciences and social sciences.
● New York Times: Current (1980-present) and historical editions (1851-2003).
● WilsonSelectPlus: Completely full-text; 1+ million articles from 1400 journals.
● New York State Newspapers: includes New York Times full-text.
● Opposing Viewpoints, CQ Researcher, more.
New York Public Digital Library:
Under ACC Library Web page > Finding Articles > Subject Databases > Humanities
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
Photogaphy Journals:
The ACC Library owns many photography journals: American Photo, Aperture, Exposure, Graphis, Photographer's Forum, and Pinhole Journal. Some magazines, such as Life and National Geographic, provide background information on their well-known photographers. Also see issues of The New York Times or other newspapers. Any magazine with excellent photography is also useful for examples and ideas. For articles and photos published more than 20 years ago, see:
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New York Times Index |
REFERENCE AI 21 .N44 (1851-2000) |
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Biography Index |
REFERENCE Z 5301 .B5 (1955-1999) |
Here are some recommended Web sites. Of the billions of Web sites in the world, these are more appropriate for college-level research.
International Center for Photography
http://www.icp.org
N.Y.C. museum's site links to information on exhibits, courses, photographers, photography, more. Includes online collection of photography.
Masters of Photography
http://www.masters-of-photography.com
Articles, quotations, photos, much more on photojournalists; links to additional information.
Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu
Click on "photography" a great collection of web sites.
Photolinks
http://www.photolinks.com
Links to photography subjects, photographers, resources, services, equipment and supplies. Also, city, state and country index to photographers.
American Museum of Photography
http://www.photographymuseum.com
Virtual museum with exhibits, info. on early photographic history, links on history of photography.
ACE Index
http://www.acecam.com
Guide to 2000 sources of photographic equipment and services from around the world.
Newseum
http://www.newseum.org
Museum of news: photojournalists, biographies, 9/11 news; Pulitzer prizes, more.
American Memory
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse
Library of Congress; digital American photography collection. Click on Photos and Prints Link.
Digital Journalist
http://digitaljournalist.org
"Multimedia Magazine for Photojournalism in the Digital Age: documentaries, editorials, reviews.
Society for Photographic Education
http://www.spenational.org/
"A non-profit, membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight."
American Photojournalist
http://www.americanphotojournalist.com
See "news" section for current events in journalism.
Ethics Matter
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/writings/nppa.html
Monthly column in News Photographer Magazine, on ethics and photojournalism.
Life Magazine Covers and Photo Essays
http://www.life.com/Life/
Life Magazine photos. Also see Time-Life Photo site: http://www.timelifepictures.com/
American Society of Media Photographers
http://www.asmp.org
National Press Photographers' Assn.
http://www.nppa.org
U.S. Government Graphics and Photos
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
Public domain images and graphics, indexed by subject and federal agency.
Digital Photography Review
http://www.dpreview.com
Latest news, products, reviews of digital cameras.
Freefoto.com
http://www.freefoto.com
Tens of thousands of "free photographs for private non-commercial use." Searchable and indexed by subject.
Librarians Internet Index
http://lii.org
List of 16,000 selected quality Web sites. Browse (Arts > Photography) or search by Photographers and United States, Photojournalism, Photographs and a subject, nature photography, a person's name, etc.
Google's Web Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Photography
Browse many choices on photographers, photojournalism, galleries, types of photographers, more.
For more information:
Consult a reference librarian at any point in your research. You may also want to see other online ACC Library research guides.
Updated July, 2008/DO/JM