University of Sunderland Library Blog Blog
Animated is a community dance magazine published by People Dancing. The Library has a current subscription to the print version of this magazine. But did you know that People Dancing gives free access on their web site to a number of...
Health Talk & Speaking Clinically are two sites where you can watch videos of patients describing their lived experience of a condition. You can find out about what it’s like to live with a...
Being able to accurately cite the source you have used in your work is an important academic skill. Citing correctly: Provides the relevant legal authority to support your work Enables the reader to find...
Need help with referencing? Cite Them Right is an excellent online tool to help you reference your assignments. You can access Cite Them Right via the link above, at the top of any search...
This week we are focusing on glass and ceramics books we have recently bought for the library: Eekhout (2022) Glass design innovations in architecture Greenhalgh (2021) Ceramic art and civilisation Skelly (2022) Skin crafts:...
The Library subscribes to a database called IBISWorld. It contains company information providing industry intelligence that analyses the environment of over 400 UK industries. Each industry report provides detailed performance data and analysis on...
Fast Facts is a collection of more than 100 resources covering multiple topics right across the field of medicine. Examples covered include: oncology, gynecology, endocrinology, chemotherapy, neurology and psychiatry. Find the eBooks by: Searching...
Naomi Austin, one of our Senior Lecturers in Fashion at the University of Sunderland, recommends two of our library databases to her fashion students. “I’d recommend IBISWorld for industry data on the fashion industry...
This week we are highlighting medley of new books bought for the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries! Adams (2020) Graphic design rules: 365 essential design dos and donts Ganzl and Findlay (2022) The...
The Library subscribes to Euromonitor Passport - a market research database that is great for tourism, hospitality and aviation students. If you need expert analysis and data on these industries you’ll find it on...
Get the most out of your library service: Listening to eResources Did you know that you can listen to many of our eBooks and journal articles? I find hearing the words as well as...
New Industry Report: Party & Event Planners in the UK The Library has recently bought a new Industry report for Event Management. It's available from the IBISWorld database and provides lots of information about...
Calling all dance and performing arts students and staff! Now is a great time to explore the gems that are available through the library’s online subscriptions. The Research in Dance Education journal aims to inform and...
This week we are highlighting books recently bought for our art collection: Beckman (2022) New arts entrepreneur: navigating the arts ecologies Garrido Castellano (2021) Art activism for an anticolonial future Martinez (2022) Ethnographic experiments...
Last year we bought a lot of new books, both for your reading lists and for wider reading. Below are some of the latest titles for hospitality, events, aviation and tourism and well as...