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 online resources for MA Creative Education
Resource Type
E-JournalsLocation:
Off-campus On-campusArt & Architecture Source
Search here for articles from a variety of subjects including Art and Art History; Architecture; Graphics; Interior Design; Decorative Art; Commercial Art; and Film, TV and video.
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TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBox of Broadcasts
BoB is an up to date television streaming service available to all students and staff. BoB allows you to view recently aired programmes from over 65 channels and there is a searchable archive of 2 million broadcasts. You can also record programmes aired in the last 30 days which will be stored on the service permanently, meaning you can watch them again and again. Best of all, you do not need a TV license to use this service.
This service is not available outside the UK. You will need to register with BoB when you first try and access it.
Video resources to support accessing and using BoB are available on the VLE.
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E-BooksLocation:
Off-campus On-campuseBook 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)
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E-JournalsLocation:
Off-campus On-campusJSTOR: Arts and Sciences III
JSTOR is a hosting service which archives journals from across all disciplines. We have access to the Arts and Sciences III collection in full text which contains a large number of titles relating to Art, Architecture and Art History. For all other journals you find in JSTOR you will only be able to read the abstract, but if you want the full text you can request it using the Item Request form.
A video guide on how to search JSTOR (this link opens in a new window) is available on their webpages.
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E-JournalsLocation:
Off-campus On-campusSAGE Journals Online
Abstracts available for all Sage journals. You can access the journals ‘Animation’ and ‘Games and Culture’ in full from this platform.
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 online publications for MA Creative Education
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JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
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CurrentAfterall: a journal of art, context, & enquiry
In-depth considerations of the work of contemporary artists, as well as essays on art history and critical theory.
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MagazineLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
Print OnlineStatus:
CurrentArt monthly
One of the UK's leading contemporary art magazines
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JournalLocation:
Free OnlineWhere to access:
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DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ)
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) contains almost 17 500 peer-reviewed, open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
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JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campus Free OnlineWhere to access:
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CurrentTimes 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, sign up to the newsletter for regular news updates.