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How to find images for your study or research.

The easiest place to look for images to use in your study is by using Discover and online.

Finding images of anything

Cultural and historical images

Use Flickr, NYPL and Digital New Zealand to find high-quality images of cultural, historical and heritage subjects.

You can find high resolution and/or culturally-authentic images at JSTOR

Using images legally

Many images are protected by copyright law, which limits who can copy and share them.

For more information on the legal and ethical use of images, see our copyright information for students

Sources of images

Art, Photography and Design images

Art, Photography and Design images

JSTOR

Includes over 2 million quality images of art works and cultural objects. Strong historical focus, but includes extensive collections contemporary architecture and art.

CC Search

Discover millions of images made available under Creative Commons licences 鈥 free to use with varying conditions.

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Google Arts & Culture

Collections of high resolution images themed around movements or projects. Browse categories or search.


Pexels

Stock photos offered under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) licence (free for legal uses).

Unsplash

Free to use photos searchable by keyword or theme 鈥 credit the photographer when used.

LUNA Commons

Art and cultural images from universities and cultural institutions free for educational use.

AIGA Design Archives

Selections from AIGA design competition collections from 1924 on.


Designboom

Contemporary spatial and product design projects 鈥 explore their Product Library.


VADS: the online resource for visual arts

A large collection of art, crafts, design images free for educational use.

WikiArt

Repository of quality art images, classical and contemporary. Search by genre or artist.


Advertising, Fashion, Textiles images

Advertising, Fashion, Textiles images

Bloomsbury Fashion Central

Images shown top of results for any search.

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Designs and events that have contributed to New Zealand's fashion identity.

Vogue Archive (US Edition)

Search for garments, accessories, ads and so on from the 1890s onward.

V&A Museum Collections

Art, craft, textile and fashion historical images available for educational use.

FirstView

A large fashion photo archive.


Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

Rich source for early ads and the rise of consumerism.

History and Heritage images

History and Heritage images

DigitalNZ

Heritage and contemporary images from New Zealand institutions and communities. Open Filters to search.

Flickr: The Commons

Includes millions of historical images sourced from books and cultural institutions.

NYPL Digital Collections

Over 600,000 freely-usable images from the New York Public Library's collection 鈥 many high resolution.

World Digital Library

Images of cultural treasures from over 190 countries.

Wellcome Images

Quality medical, social history and oriental art images 鈥 many historical.

JSTOR

Includes over 2 million quality images of art works and cultural objects. Includes architecture and gardens.

Popular culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975

Includes rich visual sources on protests, fashion, media, counter culture and ads of the period.

Media Arts

Media Arts

Ng膩 Taonga Sound & Vision

New Zealand culture and history through moving image clips and films.

eTV

Selected live and on-demand recordings from over 40 pay and free channels.

Vimeo

A film and video sharing site with creative practice focus.


SoundCloud

More than music 鈥 includes ambient sounds and sound art files.

Internet Archive 鈥撀燗rts & Music

Library of videos and VJ loops 鈥 many available for use under Creative Commons.


Wikimedia Commons

Includes public domain audio and video clips.

Ask a librarian

We're here to help you find the resources you need for your study. Ask a librarian by email, over the phone, or at a service point in any campus library.

Auckland campus library

Auckland campus library
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Postal address
Library
Private Bag 102904
North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland 0745

Physical address
Library
Gate 1, East Precinct
Albany Expressway (SH17)
Albany
Auckland 0632

Manawat奴 campus library, Palmerston North

Manawat奴 campus library, Palmerston North
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Location

Postal address
Private Bag 11054
Palmerston North 4442

Physical address
Tennent Drive
Palmerston North 4410

Wellington campus library

Wellington campus library
Hours

Free phone inside New Zealand
Phone outside New Zealand
Location

Postal address
暴风资源 Library
Private Bag 756
Wellington 6140


Physical address

暴风资源 Library
Block 5
63 Wallace Street
Wellington 6021

Online and distance contacts

Online and distance contacts
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Related content

Student copyright guide

What you're allowed to copy and share online, and how to get permission to use images in your thesis.