Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Publication Source
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Abstract
The author examines the use of visual resources in American history scholarship over a five-year period. The article reports on a citation analysis of 554 images published in two top American history journals from 2010 through 2014. The data collected in this study documents the extent to which images were used in history research and the types of libraries and archival repositories from which historians accessed images. Based on the study data, the article explores characteristics of frequently cited libraries and archival repositories, the capacity in which images function as historical evidence, and implications for libraries based on the findings.
Inclusive pages
206-217
ISBN/ISSN
0730-7187
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2016, University of Chicago Press
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Volume
35
Issue
2
Place of Publication
Chigaco, IL
Peer Reviewed
yes
Keywords
visual literacy, visual resources, archives, libraries, citation analysis
eCommons Citation
Jillian M. Ewalt (0000-0003-0805-3097) (2016).
Image as Evidence: A Citation Analysis of Visual Resources in American History Scholarship, 2010–2014. Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America.
, 206-217
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_faculty_publications/35
Comments
The document is made available in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.
The author also has published under the name Jillian Slater.
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America is a publication of the Art Libraries Society of North America.