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Library Stack
Library Stack is an online archive of digital arts publications from the fields of contemporary art, graphic design, architecture, photography, film and philosophy. Library Stack draws from diverse global platforms, and has a particular focus on hybrid works.

A Guide to Teaching with Library Stack
Shows how to navigate the collection, retrieve and share contents with students and efficiently communicate about that content.

Oxford Art Online
Integrated searchable access to Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and more.

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50 Contemporary Photographers You Should Know
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference (1st floor) TR139 .H45 2016
Contemporary photographers and their work in a wide variety of techniques and styles embraced by the medium. Organized chronologically by year of birth, each photographer is introduced in double-page spreads that feature reproductions of their work and a perceptive and concise appreciation of their life and career.
The Abrams Encyclopedia of Photography
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference TR9.P4813 2004
Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference TR9 .H25 2008
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference TR642 .E5 2006
Three volume Encyclopedia presents the important developments, movements, photographers, photographic institutions, and theoretical aspects of the field along with information about equipment, techniques, and practical applications of photography.
The Concise Focal Encyclopedia of Photography: From the First Photo on Paper to the Digital Revolution
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference TR9 .C65 2008 & Online Access
Images: Critical and Primary Sources
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference NX60.I43 2013
Reading Photography: A Sourcebook of Critical Texts, 1921-2000
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference TR187.R43 2011

AP Images
More than 3.5 million historical and contemporary news photographs with thousands more added daily. In addition, the collection includes over 100,000 graphics, containing logos, graphs, maps, and timelines, as well as audio clips and news stories.

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Inter-library Loan (ILL)
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RALC
The Richmond Academic Library Consortium is a group of Richmond area libraries which have agreed to extend limited borrowing privileges to students, faculty, and staff of any RALC school.

International Center for Photography
Institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Browse their permanent collection that contains more than 200,000 prints and related materials that range from the earliest forms of photography to contemporary work.