MA Creative Education
Meet your Librarian – Lauren Elmore
About Lauren
Lauren Elmore is the Subject Librarian responsible for Integrated Foundation and taught postgraduate courses. She studied English at University of Leicester and has a MA in Library and Information Management from Loughborough University.
How can I help you?
You can book one to one tutorials with me to help you with your research or referencing, please contact me via email or you can drop into the library office (DS103) to have a chat!
I work Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.
As a team, we also provide research and referencing drop-in sessions to assist you in the run-up to written work hand-ins, keep an eye on Instagram (@norwichuni_library) for times and dates.
Reading lists
Online Resources
As well as printed materials, the Library also has a wide selection of online resources to help you with your research.
Useful resources for MA Creative Education
eBook Central
Search our huge database of titles covering a wide variety of topics. All titles are available so you can start reading straight away. A great source for research and learning more about historical and cultural contexts. You can read e-books online, or you can download them to Adobe Digital Editions (PC/Mac) or Bluefire (iOS/Android).
Information on how to download from eBook Central (opens in a new window)
Europeana
Portal to 50 million artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from several major European art and music collections.
Ingenta Connect
Ingenta Connect is a hosting platform for a large number of academic journal titles. Search here for articles related to Visual Arts, Art Education, Film, Fashion and Communication. If the full text of the article you want is unavailable to download, please request it using the Item Request form.
Statista
Statista offers over 1.5 million statistics from over 18,000 sources, available immediately in easy to use graphs you can use in your own reports and presentations. Statista includes market data, industry reports, forecasts, opinion polls and infographics.
A video guide to using Statista is available on the VLE.
Further usage guides are available on Statista’s site (opens in a new window).
VLeBooks
You can find eBooks specifically bought for Norwich Uni students on VLeBooks.
Information on how to download VLeBooks (opens in a new window).
Publications
Publications, also known as magazines, journals or periodicals, are regularly published with up to date articles, images, and editorials. These can be available in print and online.
Useful publications for MA Creative Education
Resource Type
JournalArt Design and Communication in Higher Education
This peer reviewed journal aims to inform, stimulate and promote the development of research in the field by providing a forum for debate arising from findings, as well as theory and methodologies.
Resource Type
Higher Education Research & Development
Higher Education Research & Development publishes scholarly articles on the theory and practice of higher education and educational development.
Resource Type
JournalStudies in Higher Education
Studies in Higher Education publishes international research on higher education issues including institutional management and performance, teaching and learning.
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Teaching in Higher Education
Critical and theorised research in higher education teaching practice and policy for an international audience, spanning pedagogy, curriculum and assessment.
Resource Type
JournalTimes Higher Education (THE)
Provides global higher education coverage. Find world university rankings, news, opinions, features and book reviews.
Free to all members of Norwich University of the Arts. Register with your Norwich University email account for full access.