Environmental Design Library
Photography: A Quick Guide to Resources
This is a quick guide to selected basic resources for the study of photography focusing on English language materials in the UC Berkeley libraries.
The largest collection on photography is housed in the Doe Library Main Stacks, with additional volumes in Art History/Classics, the Environmental Design Library, Moffitt Library, and the Bancroft Library. Additional, specialized collections are held in the Bancroft Library and other subject libraries on campus. For additional assistance contact the Environmental Design Library reference desk or one of the libraries above.
UC Berkeley registered students, faculty and staff who are off campus may use items marked UCB Only or UC Only by using the Library’s proxy service.
Compiled by Elizabeth D. Byrne, Environmental Design Library
Last updated: 23 August 2007
 Browsing the Stacks Background Information Subject Headings |
Browsing the Stacks If you want to browse the stacks, TR is the Library of Congress classification for photography and the beginning of the call number for most photography books. Be aware that you may miss important photography books if browsing is your only technique. Many books are stored off campus, or checked out, and additional books of photography on a specific subject will be classed in a different classification. And, a growing number of photography books have become rare and are stored in a special rare book collection, so be sure to check Pathfinder or Melvyl online catalogs for a complete listing.
TR1 Periodicals TR6 Exhibitions, museums, General works by country TR9 Dictionaries, encyclopedias TR15 History, general TR21-TR127 By country TR139-TR140 Biography TR144 Early works to 1850 TR145 Works 1850- TR146-TR151 Handbooks, manuals TR161 Study and teaching TR179 Composition TR199 Catalogs TR250-TR265 Cameras TR287-TR500 Processing, Darkroom techniques TR510-TR545 Color photography |
TR590-TR620 Lighting TR640-TR688 Artistic photography TR645.A-TR645.Z by city TR646.A-TR646.Z by country TR647.A-TR647.Z Individual photographers TR651 1800-1850 TR652 1851-1900 TR653 1901-1950 TR654 1951-2000 TR655 2001- TR659 Architectural photography TR660 Landscape photography TR680-TR681 Portrait photography TR820 Photojournalism |
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This is a selection of books to consult for good general information on biography, history, techniques and technologies of photography. Most are reference and do not circulate.
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The Abrams encyclopedia of photography / edited by Brigitte Govignon; transl. from French by Graham Edwards ... New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004.
- The Oxford companion to the photograph / edited by Robin Lenman. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- The Photography encyclopedia / Gloria S. McDarrah, Fred W. McDarrah and Timothy S. McDarrah. New York: Schirmer Books, c1999.
- American women photographers: a selected and annotated bibliography / Martha Kreisel. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999. Art reference collection; no. 18
- Art photography now / Susan Bright. New York: Aperture, 2005.
- Contemporary photographers / executive editor, Martin Marix Evans,... 3rd ed. New York: St. James Press, 1995. Contemporary arts series.
- The Focal encyclopedia of photography: digital imaging, theory and applications, history, and science / Michael R. Peres, editor-in-chief. 4th ed. Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007.
- An Illustrated bio-bibliography of Black photographers, 1940-1988 / Deborah Willis-Thomas. New York: Garland, 1989. Garland reference library of the humanities; vol. 760
- Macmillan biographical encyclopedia of photographic artists & innovators / Turner Browne, Elaine Partnow. New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, 1983.
- A New history of photography / edited by Michel Frizot. Koln: Konemann, 1998.
- Photographers: a sourcebook for historical research: featuring Richard Rudisill's Directories of photographers, an annotated bibliography. Rev. 2nd ed. Nevada City, Calif.: Carl Mautz Pub., 2000.
- Photographers encyclopedia ... Michele Auer. Neuchatel [Switzerland]: Ides et calendes, 1997.
- The Photography book / [texts written by Ian Jeffrey]. London: Phaidon, 1997.
- Photography speaks: 150 photographers on their art / [edited by] Brooks Johnson. New York, N.Y.: Aperture Foundation: [Norfolk, VA]: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2004.
- PhotoSpeak: a guide to the ideas, movements, and techniques of photography, 1839 to the present / Gilles Mora. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1998.
- Techniques of the world's great photographers. Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1981.
- A World history of photography / Naomi Rosenblum. 3rd ed. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997.
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Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004007710.html
Environ Dsgn TR9.P4813 2004 Reference
Doe Refe TR9.P4813 2004 Non-circulating
Art/Classics TR9.P4813 2004 Room 308J Reference
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Environ Dsgn ON ORDER
Art/Classics TR9.O94 2005 Room 308J Reference
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Doe Refe TR9.M39 1999 Non-circulating
Moffitt Refe TR9.M39 1999 Non-circulating
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Main Stack TR139.A12.K74 1999
Art/Classics TR139.A12.K74 1999 Room 308J Reference
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Main Stack TR650.B686 2005
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Doe Refe TR139.C664 1995 Biographies Non-circulating
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Environ Dsgn TR9.F6 2007 Reference
CD-ROM TR9.F6 2007 Reserve
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Main Stack TR139.W55 1989
Doe Refe E185.W552 1989 Biographies Non-circulating
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Doe Refe TR139.B767 1983 Biographies Non-circulating
Art/Classics TR139.B767 1983 Room 308J Reference
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Art/Classics TR15.N6813 1998 Room 308J
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Doe Refe TR15.P46 2000 Non-circulating. Art/Classics TR15.P46 2000 Room 308J Reference
Environ Dsgn TR15.P46 1991 (1st edition) Reference
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Art/Classics TR139.E5 1997 compu/d CD-Rom Station; request at Circulation Desk, Library Use Only
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Environ Dsgn TR650.P493 1997 Reference
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Main Stack TR185.P53 2004
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Art/Classics TR15.M63 1998 Room 308J
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Art/Classics TR139.T43 1981b Room 308J
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Moffitt TR15.R67 1997
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Use these terms to locate books in the Pathfinder or Melvyl online catalogs . These terms may also be useful as keywords or subject words when searching databases for periodical articles.
Use the name of a photographer as subject or author when searching for books on an individual, e.g., subject: Adams, Ansel or author: Adams, Ansel.
Applied photography Architectural photography Commercial photography Documentary photography Fashion photography Landscape photography Photographers Photographic criticism Photography, Abstract Photography, Artistic --19th century. -- 20th century --21st century Photography, Artistic—[name of state or country] Photography, Artistic--Archives Photography, Artistic--Bibliography Photography, Artistic Catalogs |
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions Photography, Artistic--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Photography, Artistic--History. Photography, Artistic--History--19th century. Photography, Artistic--History--20th century Photography, Artistic--Philosophy. Photography, Artistic--Social aspects Photography, Artistic--Study and teaching. Photography, Artistic--Themes, motives. Photography--Equipment and supplies Photography--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Photography--History. Photography--Influence--20th century Photography--Processing Photography--Social aspects Photojournalism |
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Search periodical or journal indexes or databases to find articles on photography. Some of the most important ones are listed below. For other more general databases, see Electronic Resources, General.
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Art Full Text UCB Only | Indexes over 300 international publications, including journals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, film reviews, bibliographies, conference reports, review articles, interviews and exhibition listings, in a variety of languages. Covers many fields in art and design, with good coverage of photography. Covers articles published 1984 to present. Some full text. [NOTE: You can search Art Full Text, Art Index Retrospective, and Readers Guide simultaneously if you “Open Database Selection Area.”]
Art Index Retrospective UCB Only | The older partner of Art Full Text above, covers articles published from 1929-1984 in many international journals and publications with good coverage of photography, art and design. [NOTE: You can search Art Full Text, Art Index Retrospective, and Readers Guide simultaneously if you “Open Database Selection Area.”]
ArtBibliographies Modern UCB Only | Indexes journals, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. Coverage extends from Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century. Photography is covered from its invention in 1839 to the present. Covers articles published 1974 to present. [NOTE: To search several arts and humanities databases simultaneously, change Subject Area, at bottom of screen, to Arts & Humanities.]
BHA, Bibliography of the History of Art UCB Only | Indexes over 2,500 articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs. Covers European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Subjects include arts, architecture, design and photography. [NOTE: To search several arts and humanities databases simultaneously, change Subject Area, at bottom of screen, to Arts & Humanities.]
America: History and Life UCB Only | Indexes over 2,000 journals from 1964 to the present published worldwide on the history of the US and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes all key English-language historical journals; selected historical journals from major countries, state, and local history journals; and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities.
Readers Guide Retrospective UCB Only | Covers more than 500 leading and popular American magazines and journals from 1890 to 1982. [NOTE: You can search Art Full Text, Art Index Retrospective, and Readers Guide simultaneously if you “Open Database Selection Area.”]
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This is a very select list of electronic resources on photography, many of which have digital images and links to other websites of interest. See also Electronic Resources, Image and Sound Databases.
American Memory, Library of Congress. More than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical Library of Congress collections. The primary source and archival materials relating in the project cover topics from art and architecture to performing arts to technology and applied sciences.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
American Museum of Photography. 5,000 images from daguerreotype portraits to Ansel Adams.
http://www.photographymuseum.com/
AP Multimedia Archive UCB Only | Includes Associated Press's current-year photo report and a selection from a 50-million image print and negative library dating from 1844-present. Currently contains about 700,000 photos, most of which are contemporary images made since late 1995.
Art History Resources on the Web: Photography. A major listing of photography-related websites compiled by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, Professor, Dept of Art History,
Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHprints.html
ARTstor UCB Only | A repository of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data. The collection is designed to be used by students and faculty for teaching and research in art history, as well as many other disciplines. Includes several collections such as: The Mellon International Dunhuang Archive; Native American Art and Culture from the Smithsonian; the Hartill Archive of Architecture and Allied Arts, etc. Searchable by artist, subject, etc.
California Museum of Photography, UC Riverside. Search their permanent or recent acquisitions, with digital images.
http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/
George Eastman House Photography Collections Online. A digital image sampling from their collection, searchable by photographer, subject, type, etc.
http://www.geh.org/
Helios, Photography Online. Collection of more than 1500 images from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Photography Collection.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/index.html
MOAC, Museums and Online Archive of California. Selection of images from 7 California museums and libraries. Includes the Dorothea Lange collection, Oakland Museum, among other photographs. [Note: This collection is part of the UC Image Service and can be viewed in two ways: the Insight Browser allows users to view the collection using a web browser; the Luna Insight software provides greater functionality but must be downloaded.]
http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/moac.html
NYPL Digital Library. Provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/
PhotoForum's List of Photo Web Pages. A gateway site compiled by Andrew Davidhazy, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY. Grouped into 12 sub-directories, including museums, galleries, exhibitions, and cultural institutions; and photographic societies and associations.
http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/webpages.html
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A selection of current photography journals available at UCB. For other relevant journals, search Pathfinder.
Afterimage. [Rochester, N.Y.] Visual Studies Workshop.
Current issues. Doe Current Periodicals TR640.A2 Non-circulating
v. 29 July 2001-- . Main Stack fTR640.A2
Selected article text for v.24, 1997--
Online: UCB Only WilsonWeb Art full text. http://uclibs.org/PID/21886
Selected article text for v.22, 1994--
Online: UCB Only Expanded Academic ASAP. http://uclibs.org/PID/12838
Aperture. [San Francisco, Calif.: Minor White, 1952--
v. 10, 1962-- . Environ Dsgn TR1.A8
v. 1, 1952-v. 16, 1971. Art/Classics Doe 308 TR1.A8
Selected article text for no.146, 1997--
Online: UCB Only WilsonWeb Art full text. http://uclibs.org/PID/21890
Camerawork. [San Francisco, Calif.: San Francisco Camerawork, Inc., 1992-- ]
Current issues. Art/Classics Doe 308
v. 25, 1998-- . Main Stack TR640.C358
European photography. [Gottingen, Germany: A. Muller-Pohle, 1980-- ]
v. 53, 1993-v. 60, 1996. Main Stack TR640.E78
Selected article text for v.18, 1997--
Online: UC Only WilsonWeb Art full text. http://uclibs.org/PID/21983
History of photography. [London, Taylor & Francis Ltd.]
v. 1, 1977-18:2, summer 1994; v.18:4, winter 1994; v.19, 1995-- . Art/Classics Doe 308 TR15.H55
PSA journal. [New York: Photographic Society of America, 1947-- ]
Continues: Journal of the Photographic Society of America (DLC)
Selected article text for v.55, 1989-- [Latest 2 weeks not available online]
Online: UCB Only Expanded Academic ASAP. http://uclibs.org/PID/15169
Selected article text for v.59:no.7, 1993:July--
Online: UCB Only EBSCO. http://uclibs.org/PID/48778
Visual anthropology review: journal of the Society for Visual Anthropology. [Los Angeles : Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California, 1991-- ]
v.7,1990-- . Anthro GN42.3.S9
Online: UCB Only http://www.anthrosource.net
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