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Online Reference Sources for Cataloging Visual MaterialsPrints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730 Librarians and archivists who describe photographs, cartoons, posters, drawings, prints, and other visual materials rely on a wide variety of Web-based reference sources to gather or confirm cataloging data. This selected list covers sources that can help you discover information about the creators, subjects, and geographical locations that commonly occur with still pictures. The list also cites tools for recognizing and translating foreign languages; for converting measurements and dates; for identifying formats and types of visual materials; and for dating images. The selected resources represent free Web sites used by Library of Congress staff to catalog material in a general documentary picture collection. Many of the sites feature visual images for easy comparison to what you are cataloging. Suggestions for additional resources are welcome. Subscription-based internet resources are also valuable and should be consulted when available. Most subscription databases at the Library of Congress are available only for on-site access. For a list of standards and tools used to create catalog records, see the "Visual Materials: Cataloging and Processing Bibliography." For additional sources relating to visual media, see: Popular Photographic Print Processes Represented in the Prints and Photographs Division and Printmaking Processes: a Webliography. For resources useful for researching pictures, see: Researcher's Toolbox .
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GeneralFlickr (pictures of many places and events) Google Maps (for geographic information and also photos of buildings) OAIster (University of Michigan) -- digital images from many sources Picture Catalogs Online Symbols Wikimedia Commons (freely usable media files) Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Art and ArchitectureArchNet - Islamic Architecture (Massachusets Institute of Technology) Catalogue of American Engravings (American Antiquarian Society) Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison Early American Paintings (Worcester Art Museum) Great Buildings Collection Legendary Lighthouses Maritime Heritage Program Mother of all Art History (University of Michigan) Art of the Print (prints and printmakers) BiographyCreators of Pictures (Architects, Artists, and Photographers)AIA Historical Directory of American Architects Art Cyclopedia -- famous painters, sculptors, and photographers and art
movements Don Markstein’s Toonopedia (cartoons and characters) PhotographyDatabase.org (biographical information for photographers) Getty Union List of Artist Names Online People Shown in PicturesAmerican Presidents: Life Portraits (C-SPAN) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (National Park Service) First Ladies (C-SPAN) Find a Grave Social Security Death Index Who's Alive and Who's Dead Clothing and DressCostumer's Manifesto La Couturière Parisienne (Middle Ages to 1950s) Solemates: The Century in Shoes (20th century) Conversion Tables (Dates, Measures, and Transliterations)ALA-LC Romanization Tables Date and day of week in different years Measuring unit conversions http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm http://www.metric-conversions.org/ Roman numeral conversion (Lee’s Useless Roman Numeral Converter) Roman numeral conversion Time and date (includes world clock) Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and TranslatorsAnagrams Archival and Records Terminology (Society of American Archivists) Art and Architecture Thesaurus British Museum Object Names Thesaurus Dictionary, Thesaurus, & Translator MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) Merriam-Webster Multilingual Glossary for Art Librarians National Agricultural Library thesaurus: Omniglot: A Guide to Written Language Taxonomies Translation Google translate Ultralingua GeographyColumbia Gazetteer of the World David Rumsey Map Collection (historical maps) Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online (“places important to art and architecture”) Geographic Names Information System (United States Board on Geographic Names; select “Search Domestic Names) GeoNet Names Server (for features outside the United States) University of Texas Map Collection History and CultureUnited StatesChronicling America (Historic American Newspapers, to 1922) Documents WorldDisasters General History Library of Congress Country Studies Middle East Virtual Library Timelines of History Victorian Dictionary (text and images, with maps for orientation to
19th century London) Media IdentificationAlternative Photography Art & Architecture Thesaurus Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes Graphic Witness (illustrations and political cartoons) Graphics Atlas (print and photograph identification tools) Moving image genre list Philadelphia Print Shop (printmaking terms) Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre & Physical Characteristic
Terms Works on Paper at the Spencer MythologyEncyclopedia Mythica Theoi Project: Guide to Greek Gods, Spirits, & Monsters NatureMountain peaks National parks (United States) Plants database Performing ArtsMovies http://www.silentera.com/index.html Theater on Broadway (Internet Broadway Database) ReligionCatholic Encyclopedia Jewish Virtual Library Religious Studies Web Guide Saints and Angels SportsBaseball (Society for American Baseball Research—players, teams, and parks) Baseball parks Baseball players Boxing TransportationAutomobilesHubcapCafe (Antique and Classic Car Photo Galleries) Serious Wheels (class to contemporary cars) ShipsDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Great Lakes Ships (photo gallery) Historic Naval Ships Passenger Ships of the Great Lakes U.S. Naval Institute Compiled by Arden Alexander and Woody Woodis, Catalogers, Technical Services Section, 2004. Last updated: April 2018 |
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