How to locate photography books in the TWU Blagg-Huey Library.

1. Library Instruction for
ART 1603:
Introduction to Photography
Susan Whitmer
Reference Librarian
Texas Woman’s University
Spring 2017
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Michael Hesslon, The 10 Most Important Digital Cameras of All Time. 2013. gizmodo.com.

2. Agenda
Location of photography items in the TWU Library
• Blagg-Huey Library: Books, oversized books, children’s books, journals
• Online sources: eBooks, eJournals, films
• Woman’s Collection: Books
• InterLibrary Loan: Set up an InterLibrary Loan Account
• Photography books are located under TR in the libraries
Locate photography items at UNT
• library.unt.edu
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3. Photography in Library of Congress Catalogue
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4. Photography (TR) items at TWU.edu/library
• Children’s collection
• General collection
• Oversize books
• Woman’s Collection
• Journals
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5. Library of Congress call numbers
Call number for The history of photography (1982) by Beaumont Newhall:
TR 15 .N47 1982
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TR
15
.N47
1982

6. Art databases
Artindex
Art & Architecture
Oxford Art Online
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7. Internet sources
Websites: Photography Collections
• Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
• National Archives Digital Photography Collections
• Flickr
Websites: Techniques
● National Geographic Photography
● Photo.net
● Improve Photography
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8. Borrow photography books at Willis Library, UNT
TWU students may borrow books from UNT
UNT contact information
library.unt.edu
Willis library phone: 940-565-5017
UNT loan policy for TWU students
Three week loan
Items are renewable
Fine rate is $0.35 cents per day, $39.90 maximum fine
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9. Willis Library, UNT
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University of North Texas. Willis Library. 2016. Denton, TX.

10. Take the bus to Willis Library at UNT
The Denton County Transportation Authority
www.dcta.net/routes-schedules
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11. Cite your sources
1.A reference citation contains information that will lead your reader
to your source.
2.Be concise and include the following:
a. Artist’s Last Name, First Name.
b. Photograph title.
c. Year created.
d. Medium: Photograph
e. Museum/Collection Name.
f. Publication Information.
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12. MLA in-text citation: A photograph in a book
In-text citation: Photographer’s name, Photograph Title.
Example: Carrie Mae Weems Untitled ( Woman and daughter
with makeup) is a minimalist portrait of an intimate ritual.
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13. MLA Works Cited: A photograph in a book
Works Cited: Last Name, First Name. Photograph Title. Year Created.
Museum/Collection Name, City. Publication Information.
Example:
Weems, Carrie Mae. Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup). 1990.
Photograph. Art Institute of Chicago. Carrie Mae Weems. Washington,
D.C.: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1993.
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14. Citing a photograph from a book - MLA
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Weems, Carrie M. Untitled (Woman and daughter with
makeup). 1990. Photograph. Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago. Carrie Mae Weems. Washington, D.C.: National
Museum of Women in the Arts, 1993.
Last Name, First Name: Weems, Carrie Mae.
Title: Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup).
Year Created: 1990.
Medium: Photograph
Museum/Institution, City: Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago.
Book Title: Carrie Mae Weems.
City: Publisher, Year Published.: Washington, D.C.:
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1993.

15. DFW museums and galleries
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Photography Collection: The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is home to over 45,000 photographs by more than 450 photographers spanning
the history of the medium in the United States. The collection began within months of the museum’s 1961 opening when photographer Dorothea
Lange gifted three portraits of artist Charles M. Russell to complement the museum’s founding collection of paintings and sculpture by Russell and
Frederic Remington.
PDNB: Photographs Do Not Bend
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery is an art gallery dedicated to photo-based art, located at 154 Glass St #104, Dallas, TX 75207. The gallery opened
its original Uptown location in 1995. Artists exhibited ranged from the early 20th Century to the present. Our gallery stable includes regional, national
and internationally recognized artists. A list of these artists can be found on our Artists page.
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16. Works Cited
Hesslon, Michael. The 10 Most Important Digital Cameras of All Time. 2013. Retrieved from gizmodo.com.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog. Class T - Technology. 2016. Retrieved from loc.gov/pictures.
University of North Texas. Willis Library. 2016. Photograph. Retrieved from maps.unt.edu.
Weems, Carrie M. Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup). 1990. Photograph. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Carrie Mae Weems. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1993.
Whitmer, Susan. After Cindy Sherman. 2011. Photograph. Private collection.
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17. Susan Whitmer
swhitmer@twu.edu
Whitmer, Susan. After Cindy Sherman. 2011.
Photograph. Private collection
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