Subject Guides : Photography

Getting Started: Reference Books

As you begin your research, use reference books like these for basic information and definitions of terms. These are just a few of the books you'll find on your topic in the DCTC Library.

• Business and legal forms for photographers, 3rd ed.
  Reference KF2042 .P645 C73 2002
• Dictionary of photography and digital imaging
  Reference TR9 .A53 2002
• The Focal encyclopedia of photography : digital imaging, theory and applications, history, and science, 4th ed.
  Reference TR9 .F6 2007
• Legal handbook for photographers: the rights and liabilities of making images, 2nd ed.
  Reserve Shelves KF2042 .P45 .K73 2007
• The Oxford companion to the photograph
  Reference TR9 .O94 2005
• Photographer's market: where and how to sell your photographs
  Reserve Shelves TR12 .P515 2010
• The glossary of digital photography
  Reference TR267 .B55 2008

Find Books & Videos

Find books and videos with our catalog, MnPALS Plus. Use the original MnPALS catalog for advanced searching, or enter your terms below to search MnPALS Plus.

The best way to begin a search in MnPALS Plus is to enter one or two keywords on your topic. To focus your search, use the Refine your search links that appear to the left of your search results. You can also click on a relevant title and look for Similar Items on the right side of the screen.

You can expand your search to include all libraries in the MnPALS system. Items not available from the DCTC Library can be requested through interlibrary loan (ILL).

Our books and videos are organized by Library of Congress call numbers. Most books and videos about photography are shelved in the TR call number range.

Find Articles

Use indexes and databases to locate articles, reports, and other documents on your topic. You can print, save, or e-mail any of the full-text articles in these databases. The DCTC Library also subscribes to about 120 periodicals in print; some of these are not available online. If the specific article you need is not available at the DCTC Library either online or in print, you can request the article from another library through interlibrary loan (ILL).

Indexes & Databases

Periodicals

See PALSconnect Linker for a list of magazines and journals on the subject of photography, with links to full text.

We have print subscriptions to GQ, National Geographic, and Vogue.

Web Sites

Some annotations are adapted from the web sites' own descriptions and from ipl2: Information You Can Trust.

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