Finding Images in Summon@DU

Visual materials are being “harvested” into Summon@DU from subscription and freely-available image websites, such as ARTstor (subscription) and Library of Congress (freely-available), and digital archival collections such as images from Historic Pittsburgh and East Carolina University.  Click on the links in this paragraph to view images discovered during our basic search below.  If off campus, you will be prompted for your DU ID number and passcode to view the images from ARTstor.

Using the basic Summon@DU search box, if you want images that depict reading, type the word into the Summon@DU search box and click on the search button.

On the results screen, limit to “Content Type” to visual formats:

The brief record will indicate that the item is an image:

You can also use the advanced search option, but you won’t find as many images:

Some records provide thumbnails of the images:

If you have any questions, or would like to set up an consultation to help you find visual materials for your research, please contact us at the Research Center.

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