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...
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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...
British Journal of Photography – now in Library@David Goldman
This week we are featuring a key journal in photography – the British Journal of Photography. Journals are an excellent source of research material as they are where you’ll find recently published research and ideas....
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...
Spotlight on media journals
The University Library has a wealth of resources, both online and in print, which you can use when researching for your assignments. Here are lists of some of the most recommended journal titles in...
Resource spotlight on photography
This week we are shining a spotlight on resources we have recently purchased for photography: Cook (2020) Instagram rules: the essential guide to building brands, business and community Gunter (2022) Psychology of the selfie:...
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...
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,...