Finding Information Starter Guide: Finding Images

Very basic beginner overview of our information resources and how best to find books, journals and use our databases. Aimed at new students.

Finding Images

When searching for images online you have several different options. UCD Library subscribes to many image databases, there are also lots of image websites, some with free images and some that require a subscription. You need to keep in mind that most images are copyright protected and you cannot use without permission. You can however use advanced search features to limit a search to images free of copyright. You can check the UCD Library Copyright Guide for further information,

Free doesn't necessarily mean free to take. There may not be a charge but you more than likely will need to give an attribution to the creator of the image.

Subscribed Image Databases

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Artstor is a digital image library of over 2 million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Artstor is a non-profit organization that digitizes and provides high-quality digitized images from numerous museums, academic institutions, and private foundations.

Oxford Art Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
Oxford Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art with quarterly additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source.