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A Guide to Finding Images at JMU

See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding images. [more info]

Ad Council

Explore public service advertisement (PSA) campaigns from the Ad Council, a leading producer of PSAs and the creator of such slogans as "Friends don't let friends drive drunk" and "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." [more info]

Ad*Access

Images and information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. [more info]

Internet

Africa South of the Sahara

Serves as a guide to Internet resources on African cultures and peoples. Sites are organized by country and topic. [more info]

America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex)

Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state. [more info]

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American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1: 1760-1900 (Readex)

Fully searchable facsimile editions of nearly 30,000 broadsides and ephemera printed in colonial... [more info]

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American Memory (Library of Congress)

Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info]

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American National Biography (Oxford University Press)

A biographical resource for notable people in American history with a database offering portraits... [more info]

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American Periodical Series (ProQuest)

Digitized page images from American magazines and journals of all types. Titles range from some of the first... [more info]

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American Society of Cell Biology: Image and Video Library

This is a collection of peer-reviewed cell images, video clips, and digitized texts that illustrate the structure, function and biology of the cell, the fundamental unit of life. [more info]

Internet

Anatomy.tv (Primal Pictures)

Includes detailed multi-layer graphics of all areas of the human body. [more info]

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AP Images (Accuweather/AP)

Image database containing the Associated Press' current year's photo report and a selection of images dating from the 1500s. Also includes charts, graphs, tables, and maps. [more info]

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Artcyclopedia

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ARTstor

Image database containing over 1 million images in subject areas such as art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, world history, literature and more. [more info]

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Athenaeum

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Berg Fashion Library

Use Berg Fashion Library to find journal articles, encyclopedia entries, and large amounts of color images relating to the world of dress and fashion. [more info]

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CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) (OCLC / Firstsearch)

This digital image database offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources... [more info]

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Corsair: the online research resource of the Pierpont Morgan Library

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Costume Institute (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

A department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that contains over 35,000 costumes and accessories. Browse highlights of the collection, or search the collection's database. Resource contains images. [more info]

Internet

Digital Imaging Project (Mary Ann Sullivan)

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Internet

Digital Juice

Browse LEO Library Catalog to find availability and learn more about digital audio, video and graphic clips from Digital Juice, designed to be reused in digital production work. [more info]

Media Resources

Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (Alexander Street Press)

Primary source collection of personal accounts of traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native... [more info]

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EBSCO Image Collection (EBSCO)

Click the "More" drop down arrow in the dark blue header and select "Images" to search a collection of over 180,000 photographs and images. [more info]

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ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]

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Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920

Presents over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising in the United States. [more info]

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Empire Online (1492-1962) (Adam Matthew Digital)

Full text primary source documents, including original manuscripts and printed material... [more info]

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Fine Art Museum of San Francisco

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Flickr Creative Commons

Search Flickr images with Creative Commons licenses, which may be used under certain conditions such as attribution. [more info]

Internet

Free Media for Creative Use (JMU Libraries)

These sources contain material that is available under Creative Commons, Public Domain, or JMU license. [more info]

Internet

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online (Alexander Street Press)

Full-text encyclopedia articles about music traditions, genres, practices, and performances in world regions... [more info]

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HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912) (HarpWeek)

A full-text database of Harper's Weekly text and images from the 19th century (1857-1912) ... [more info]

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HEAL Library (Health Education Assets Library)

Find digital materials for health sciences education including images, videos, and animations with Creative Commons licenses. Images, etc. may be used under certain conditions, such as attribution. [more info]

Internet

Image Quest (Britannica)

Image Quest from Encyclopaedia Britannica contains over 2 million images that have been cleared for non-commercial, educational use. [more info]

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Images from the History of Medicine (US National Library of Medicine)

Provides access to nearly 70,000 images including portraits, photographs, caricatures, genre scenes, posters and graphic art illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine dated from the 15th to 21st century. Please check the Copyright Statement on each image. [more info]

Internet

Interactive Functional Anatomy (Anatomy.tv)

Online interactive 3-d human anatomy. [more info]

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JSTOR Plant Science

JSTOR Plant Science is an online resource that contains botanical information from around the world. Content includes plant specimens; paintings, photographs, and drawings of plants; scholarly research articles; reference books; and correspondence of botanical researchers. [more info]

Internet

Jump Backs (Digital Juice)

DVD collection of 3D animated backgrounds for use in video projects and presentations. Not available online. Please contact the Media Center in Carrier Library to use discs: 540-568-6610. [more info]

Media Center, Multimedia 308-331

Jump Backs HD (Digital Juice)

34 DVDs that contain high quality 3D animated backgrounds that can spice up video projects and presentations. Not available online. Please contact the Media Center in Carrier Library to use discs: 540-568-6610. [more info]

Media Center, Mulitmedia 422-451

LACMA Collections Online

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LIFE Photo Archive

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. [more info]

Internet

Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) (James Madison University)

Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) contains collections of digital images primarily for the teaching and study of art and art history. Cross-collection search of digital images and videos from selected JMU Digital Collections including Art History, the Breeze, JMU Photography, Madison Art, and Online Video Collection. [more info]

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Mixed Messages: Tracking Political Advertising

Political advertisements funded by campaigns, parties, committees, and independent advocacy groups. [more info]

Internet

National Archives

Online public portal providing access to nearly one million electronic records currently in the Electronic Records Archives (ERA), which allows users to refine searches by material type. Material types include moving images, photographs, and sound recordings. Use "Additional information about this item" to check use restrictions. [more info]

Internet

National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library

Select video clips and high-resolution still images from America's underwater treasures. Many items in the collection are in the public domain; each item includes Usage Rights. [more info]

Internet

National Museum of African Art

Provides online exhibits of traditional and modern African art. Also links to Radio Africa, which provides streaming audio from the Smithsonian’s Global Sound collection. [more info]

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Access public domain images and video clips of many National Park Service sites including monuments, battlefields, historic sites and related areas.
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Internet

NCBI Images (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

Access over 2.5 million images and figures from medical and life science journals in Images, a database created and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. [more info]

Internet

New England Journal of Medicine Image File

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OAIster (OCLC / Firstsearch)

OAIster contains thousands of multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide. [more info]

Internet

Open Clip Art Library

Clip art images available for downloading and remixing; all images are free for any use. [more info]

Oxford Art Online (Oxford University Press)

An encyclopedia covering art and artists worldwide. [more info]

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (Oxford University Press)

Biographies of 55,000 men and women who shaped all aspects of the British past from the earliest times. No living person is included in the dictionary.
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Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

Digital materials for health science education including photos, illustrations, and videos from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Most images in the collection are in the public domain and free of copyright restrictions. The fair use statement beneath the image tells if the image is public domain or copyright protected. [more info]

Internet

Speech Language Pathology (Anatomy.tv)

Hundreds of 3D anatomy views that cover content on anatomical language and detailed anatomy of the head and neck. . . [more info]

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Times Digital Archive (Gale)

Search every word of every page of The London Times, and view PDF facsimiles of either a specific article or a... [more info]

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US Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)

An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies...
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US Fish and Wildlife Service National Digital Library

Contains a wide assortment of public domain images, publications, video and audio clips including birds, landscapes, plants, wildlife, and invertebrates. [more info]

Internet

US National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Prints and Photographs (NLM)

Nearly 70,000 images including portrait, photographs, caricatures, posters, and graphic art illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine dated from the 15th to 21st century.? Check the Copyright Statement on each image.
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Internet

USDA On Line Photography Center (US Dept. of Agriculture)

Collection of public domain photographs of commonplace subjects like family life, supermarket aisles, livestock, and family health care. [more info]

Internet

USGS Multimedia Gallery (United States Geological Survey)

Collection of videos, photographs, and other imagery of natural hazards, climage change, animals, and natural resources. All items in this gallery are considered public domain. [more info]

Internet

Video MD

A library of health videos useful for studying doctor-patient communication... [more info]

Vintage Ad Browser

Vintage ads collected from comic books, CD-Roms, websites, books, magazines, and more. [more info]

Internet

Web Gallery of Art

Virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture... [more info]

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Wikimedia Commons

Collection with various media types including images and videos with licenses which allow reuse under certain conditions, such as attribution. [more info]

Internet

WorldImages

Collection of nearly 80,000 images depicting global content. Includes all areas of visual imagery with Creative Commons licenses. Images may be used for noncommercial use under certain conditions, such as attribution. [more info]

Internet

Images Resources by Subject:

A - Z (Index)

Africana Studies

Art & Art History

Biology

Communication Science & Disorders

Health Sciences

History

Media Arts & Design

Nursing

Political Science