Pictures Resource Guide

This guide provides information on resources related to the Pictures Collection. It includes a selection of print and electronic resources as well as some useful web links.

General browsing collection

A good starting point is to browse the shelves in the Arts Reading Room and La Trobe Reading Room. Books and other materials are classified under the following Dewey numbers:

025	Conservation of library materials
069	Museology (Museum science)
700	The Arts (general)
708	Galleries, museums, private collections (includes NGV catalogues)
712	Landscape architecture and garden design
720	Architecture
730	Sculpture
740	Drawing & decorative arts
741	Cartoons, graphic design, illustrations, posters
750	Painting & paintings
759	Historical areas, persons treatment (ie. William Strutt, ST Gill, William Tibbitts)
760	Graphic arts, printmaking & prints
769	Prints and ephemera
770	Photography & photographs
779	Individual photographers