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...
Then look no further – come and research through our lovely library books, and discover how to develop your practice. Here are just a selection of our books on how to teach dance, ranging...
Come and explore the new music books we have bought for the library: Maloney & Schofield (2021) Music and heritage: new perspectives on place-making and sonic identity McAlpine (2018) Bits and pieces: a history...
Black History Month takes place in the UK during October. To mark this event, here are a selection of resources from our library collections to encourage you to explore issues being raised in relation...
Digitising print resources can be a great way for libraries to give access to resources to a wider audience. Here at Sunderland we can often digitise key chapters for items on reading lists through...
Calling all dance and performing arts students and staff! Here at Sunderland University Library we have access to ‘Research in Dance Education’ from 2000 to up to the present day. This journal aims to...
Do you ever wonder what journals the library subscribes to for performing arts and music? This week we are spotlighting the ‘New Theatre Quarterly‘ which you access online via the Journals button on the...
How often have you thought, ‘Oh, I wish I’d see that programme’ when it had been broadcast?’, or ‘I’ve missed watching this other programme on catch-up’? This is where Box of Broadcasts, fondly known...
The British Library has an extensive collection of resources which you can use to inform your studies and research. Here are an eclectic selection to whet your appetite! Did you know they have Beethoven’s...
Have you ever wondered who owns the copyright on what you see around you? Books you read? Art work you see exhibited? To mark World Copyright Day, Kirsten Newell, Data Protection and Rights Clearance...
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I’d like to see if there are more recently published articles on my topic, but I’m not sure how to go about doing it”? On most of our...
This exciting project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with the full title being “The Internet of Musical Events: Digital Scholarship, Community and the Archiving of Performances.” For ease, it will...
If you’re currently studying an art, design or performing arts programme with us here at the university, this academic year you may have come across some ‘library packages’ that have been created for you....
Those of you studying or researching in drama or performing arts may be interested in these tips and tricks produced by the University of North Carolina. This handout offers strategies for planning and writing...
Our School of Art and Design 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 process and...