Going Visual
Where to Find Visual Aids for your Speeches
1. Still Images
To find still images, try the following library databases:
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Go to http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu/
Under Research Tools, click on E-Resources & Databases
Type the name of the database (for example, Academic Search Premier)
Click on the database name
Click on the database name again
Academic Search Premier
Using the Image Quick View Types search feature (scroll down the initial search screen to find it)
in Academic Search Premier, you can find black and white photographs, color photographs,
diagrams, charts, illustrations, graphs, and maps. Academic Search Premier also provides you
with information on how to cite images and in what ways you are allowed to use them.
ARTstor
The ARTstor database contains more than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the
humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for your
speeches. ARTstor offers a built in slide show, citation function, and Export to PowerPoint
features.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides you with maps, charts, and graphs for your presentations. After you
have selected a report, click on Maps/Graphs. You can save the maps, graphs, and charts to your
desktop and import them into PowerPoint or other presentation softwares.
MasterFILE Premier
MasterFILE Premier provides you with a database of magazines and newspapers. Using the
Image Quick View Types feature, you can find you can find black and white photographs, color
photographs, diagrams, charts, illustrations, graphs, and maps. MasterFILE Premier also
provides you with information on how to cite images and in what ways you are allowed to use
them.
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online provides you with art, architecture, and clothing-related images. Use the
Search for images only box to limit your search to images.
2. Photographs that are free
Below are several Web sites that offer excellent quality photographs for your presentations.
Note, they are not library-related databases. However, they are free.
* Morgue File (www.morguefile.com)
* Flickr Creative Commons (www.flickr.com/creativecommons)
* Image After (www.imageafter.com)
* Stock.xchng (www.sxc.hu)
* Everystockphoto search engine (www.everystockphoto.com)
3. Photographs that you must pay for
Below are several Web sites that offer excellent quality photographs for your presentations.
Note, they are not library-related databases. You must pay for many of the images.
* iStockphoto (www.istockphoto.com)
* Dreams Time (www.dreamstime.com)
* Fotolia (www.fotolia.com)
* Japanese Streets (www.japanesestreets.com)
* Shutter Stock (www.shutterstock.com)
* Shutter Map (www.shuttermap.com)
4. Line Drawings, Cartoons, & Other Still Visual Images
Google Images
Go to google.com and click Images. Click Advanced Search to see the different typts of images
you can find (You can limit your image search to "kinds of images" such as: photo, face, line
drawing, and clip art. For something interesting, try to limit your search to line drawings. To
find comics, type any keyword and comics. For example, to find cartoons on President Obama,
search obama cartoons and Similarly, to find comics, search obama comics.
Comics
In addition to Google Images, to find comic book images, try the following sites:
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Comics.org
Comicbookresources.com
Comicvine.com
Newsarama.com
Comicbookresources.com
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5. Moving Images
Edu-YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/education
This Web site provides a centralizes the video content from many universities, colleges, and
educational institutions.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
Video uploaded to the Internet by users.
Films on Demand
Films on Demand is a UHM Library resource that provides streaming access to educational
videos in the humanities, social and natural sciences, business and health. Each video contains a
citation, however these are only in MLA and Chicago/Turabian. Although possible, it is
challenging for many students to embed the videos from this source into PowerPoint. Therefore
this resource may be one you can view videos but not integrate into presentation software.
6. Library Scanners
You can scan images in books or magazines and integrate them into presentation software. The
Hamilton Library has scanners in the computer labs on the 1st Floor and one the 5th Floor.
Scanned images can be uploaded to a USB flash drive and imported into presentation software.
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