Research Services Librarian
Hello! Welcome to duPont-Ball Library's guide to finding images. There are many places you can go to access photos and visual resources, but this nifty guide is divided by subject to help you navigate the library's database and the open web to quickly find content-specific images to support your research.
Things to Note:
Modern Language Association (MLA) is a citation style used within humanities disciplines.
Items viewed firsthand (painting, sculpture, or photograph), include the following information in your citation:
Example
Fig. 1. Boucher, François. Madame de Pompadour. 1756. Alte Pinakothek Art Museum, Munich, Germany.
Items viewed online, include the following in your citation:
Example
Fig 2. Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Canterbury Tales." Late 14th century. Photograph. British Library, London, England. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-canterbury-tales-by-geoffrey-chaucer. 11 May 2022.