New Photography Books
Finding Books
Books are an important resource for art research. While some are available as ebooks, many are only available in physical form. To search for books, use the following:
- BYU Library ScholarSearch
Find physical books and ebooks (as well as other materials) in the BYU Library collection. - WorldCat
Search for books on your topic in libraries nationwide. If BYU does not own a book you're interested in, order it through Interlibrary Loan! - Art Discovery Group Catalogue
The Art Discovery Group Catalogue (ADGC) brings together into one freely accessible search interface millions of records for art resources, many previously not discoverable through OCLC, including Kubikat citations and SCIPIO auction catalog records.
*If you search for a book and find that the BYU Library doesn't have it, we'll get it for you free of charge from another library through Interlibrary Loan!*
Keyword & Subject Searching for Photography Books
Search by photographer's name, genre, subject, time period, nationality, or location. Ex:
s=Photography--Japan
s=Portrait Photography
s=Landscape photography
Examples of subject terms related to photography. Explore the results:
Photography, Artistic (term used for fine art photography)
Photography, Artistic (published in the last 5 years; limit by date)
Photography--History--20th century
Art Call Numbers
N visual arts in general
NA architecture
NB sculpture
NC drawing, design, illustration
ND painting
NE prints
NK design, decorative arts
NX visual and performing arts
TR photography
Z 40-286 typography
Museum and Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs are books published in conjunction with a museum exhibition. They include a list of artworks included in the exhibition, along with scholarly essays. To find exhibition catalogs related to a specific artist in the BYU Library collection, search using the artist's name in combination with the keyword "exhibitions". Example: Atget AND exhibitions
Museum Catalogs are catalogs of a museum's permanent artwork collection. To find catalogs for a specific museum in the BYU Library collection, search the name of the museum in combination with the keyword "catalog" in the Subject field and limit the Resource Type to "Books". Example: Victoria & Albert Museum AND catalog