Image Cataloging Resources

The following is a list of online cataloging resources for and compiled by archivists working with visual materials. Please feel free to submit additions to this list by sending an email to the current VMCAR chair.

Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images, Online Edition
DCRM(G): Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphics)
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus
Getty Union List of Artist Names
Graphics Atlas (Image Permanence Institute)
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
The Photography Database
photoLondon: Gateway to London's Public Photographic Collections
Photographers' Identity Catalog (New York Public Library)

Keebler says:

For anyone working with

For anyone working with visual materials and interested in how images are shared, monetized, or organized online, exploring ClickASnap reviews can offer some useful perspective. The platform provides photographers with tools to catalog and showcase their work, which aligns with many of the concerns raised here about image organization and metadata standards.

Submitted by Keebler on June 9, 2025 - 7:22am.

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