Art, Photography, Illustration and Graphic Design
Covering: Fine Art, Illustration and Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Fashion Photography, Public Art and Performance
Academic Liaison Librarian
Meg Willett
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Subjects: Animation, Art, Creative Writing and English Literature, Design, Fashion, Fashion Photography, Fashion Textiles, Fine Art, Furniture and Product Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Architecture and Design, Interior Design, Jewellery and Silversmithing, Photography, Product Design, Public Art and Performance, Textiles, Theatre & Performance, Visual Communication
I can help you with
- Research for assignments, dissertations and projects
- Effective use of Library subject collections, databases and other resources
- Referencing and plagiarism
- Basic study skills
- And any other information needs you may have related to your studies
Recommended Databases
- JSTOR Journals and E-books (including Artstor Images) This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of academic e-journals and e-books. Full text, covering many subjects including visual and performing arts.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to thousands of journals across a broad range of topics. Contains also summaries to articles which are available fulltext via other databases.
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowMillions of high-quality images and media from some of the world’s top photo archives, museums, libraries, scholars, and artists, including rare materials not available anywhere else. All content is rights-cleared for education and research
- Bridgeman Education This link opens in a new windowOnline image database providing unlimited access to over 1.2m images, all copyright cleared for educational use by institutions, teachers, lecturers, librarians and students. Bridgeman Art Library represents over 1,600 museums, galleries and private collections, and over 30,000 artists
Special Focus - Public Art Journals
- Public
PUBLIC is a beautifully designed peer-reviewed journal founded in Toronto as an intellectual and creative forum that focuses on how theoretical, and critical issues intersect with art and visual culture. - Public Art Dialogue: PAD
Public Art Dialogue serves as a forum for critical discourse and commentary about the practice of public art defined as broadly as possible to include: memorials, object art, murals, urban and landscape design projects, social interventions, performance art, and web-based work. - Public Art Review
This international magazine offers an inspiring collection of articles, insights, ideas and commentary about art in public spaces.
Special Focus - Illustration Journals
- Drawing
Promotes and disseminates drawing research with a focus on contemporary practice and its theoretical context - Journal of Illustration
The Journal of Illustration provides an international forum for scholarly research and investigation of a range of cultural, political, philosophical, historical, and contemporary issues, in relation to illustration. - Studies in Comics
Studies in Comics aims to describe the nature of comics, to identify the medium as a distinct art form, and to address the medium's formal properties.
New Books
Library Skills Workshops
Led by the Academic Liaison Librarian team, these workshops will help you develop your skills for uni and beyond.
Upcoming workshops...
How to Reference with Cite Them Right
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
Getting Started and Referencing with Zotero in collaboration with the Student Union
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 14:00 - 16:00 In-Person Sign up here
⭐ Thursday 14 November 2024 14:00 - 16:00 In-Person Sign up here
OSCOLA Referencing Workshop
⭐ Monday 18 November 14:00 - 15:30 In-person, Holloway Library Training Room (LCG-26) Sign up here
⭐ Monday 18 November 14:00 - 15:30 In-person, Holloway Library Training Room (LCG-26) Sign up here
AI Literacy and How to Use AI Tools
⭐ Monday 25 November 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
⭐ Monday 25 November 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
Library Refresher and Using Library Search
⭐ Tuesday 3 December 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
⭐ Tuesday 3 December 2024 11:00 - 11:30 Online Sign up here
AI Literacy and How to Use AI Tools
⭐ Wednesday 4 December 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
⭐ Wednesday 4 December 2024 13:00 - 14:00 In-person Sign up here
Getting Started with Zotero
⭐ Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:00 - 12:30 Online Sign up here
⭐ Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:00 - 12:30 Online Sign up here
For full details of our workshops take a look at: Library Skills Workshops
Online reading lists
The best place to find your reading list is on Weblearn.
Each of your modules will have a Blackboard site. Look for the "Reading List" link in the left hand menu to link to your online reading list.
Or do search for a reading list by module code or title using the quick search box below:
Reading List
Search for lists, modules & courses