The winner of the 2022 Yoto Kate Greenaway medal is Danica Novgorodoff’s illustrated edition of Jason Reynold’s 2019 book ‘Long Way Down’. This award is judged by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms...
Come and explore the new art books we have bought for you! Bailey and Thomson (2021) Liberation begins in the imagination: writings on Caribbean British art Baker and Baring (2022) Revisiting modern British art...
The Journal of Performance and Mindfulness is freely available online through the University of Huddersfield. Their 2021 issue focuses on improvisation which included the following articles: Improv, a venue for values Harnessing the wild horses of neurosis...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...