How to use Newsstream for newspaper research
There are many reasons you might need to do research in a newspaper archive. You might be interested in how an event was reported in London versus Glasgow vs New York. You might be...
Tagged: Performing Arts
Creative Lives talks 2023 – come and join us
Our Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries Creative Lives talks offer many examples of how creative professionals live, work and thrive in the arts and creative industries. You will gain an insight into the creative...
Box of Broadcasts help videos
How are you getting on with using Box of Broadcasts? Isn’t it a brilliant resource?! For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV & radio...
Animated magazine – now in Library@DavidGoldman
Animated is a community dance magazine published by People Dancing. It gives you insight into a range of views and voices about practice in participatory dance. You can use it as a source when researching for...
Get the most out of your library service: Inter-Library Loans
Did you know you can request articles you can't access via the library? It's called an "inter-library loan". Libraries across the country will often loan items or send e-copies of articles to each other....
Free access to Animated magazine articles
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...
Access to music industry data
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...
New books in art, design and performing arts
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...
Explore the Research in Dance Education journal
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...
Get the most out of your library service: “Key resources” pages
Help to get the most out of your library service here at the University of Sunderland: Key Resources for your subject. Key Resources pages are available for subjects taught at the University of Sunderland....
Check out the International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance
The International Bibliography of Theatre and Drama is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It is a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books,...
Get the most out of your library service: Book a study room
Hello! This is the first in a series of posts to help you get the most out of your library service here at the University of Sunderland. As it's the beginning of term I...
Top tips for referencing
Here are hints and tips to help you get going with your referencing for your assignments. Cite Them Right tutorial – Whether you are new to Cite Them Right and referencing, or need a...
Finding book chapters on your topic
Sometimes you might do a search for books on your topic on the Library Search and not find very many - this can happen when you have narrowed down a topic quite a lot....
Resource spotlight on music books
This week we are spotlighting recent book additions to our music collection: Hidalgo (2022) Dance music spaces: clubs, clubbers and DJs navigating authenticity, branding and commercialism. Hodges (2019) Music in the human experience: an...