Category: Library news & events
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...
Spotlight on glass and ceramic books
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:...
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...
Industry resources for Fashion
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...
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...
Spotlight on art books
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...
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Research Methods ebooks on SAGE Catalyst
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New Books for Social Sciences – Summer 2022
We’ve added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived over the summer. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences – Spring – Summer 2021/22...
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,...
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Secure collection of art resources
Located on the lower level of the Murray Library, the Secure Collection is made up of precious resources including artists books, special editions, rare art books and signed copies. Items can be used for...