BA Electronic Music and Sound Production
Meet your Librarian – Lindsey Crush
About Lindsey
Lindsey is the Subject Librarian responsible for courses in the programmes of Film & Performing Arts, Computer Arts & Technology and Fine Art & Photography. She holds a teaching qualification alongside her MSc in Library Studies and a BA in Fine Art (when it was still called Norwich School of Art & Design!)
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 to Friday
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.
e-book Collections
Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.
Useful collections for BA Electronic Music and Sound Production
Electronic Music (O’Reilly)
Print Books
Physical collection
We have several sections that will be of interest to the course including 759.45 where the film music books are and the main music section which starts at 780.
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 BA Electronic Music and Sound Production
BFI Player
Stream new, cult and classic films – instant access to exceptional movies hand-picked for you by people with a passion for cinema.Â
To create a new account follow the link and sign up using your university email address.
Step by step guidance to create an account can be found here (this link opens in a new window)
*** New BFI Player app*** information is available here.
As members of the BFI subscription service we also have access to free scans of chapters and articles, search the database here for a full list of what they have in their collections.
Box 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 3.3 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.
Further resources on how to use BoB Â (opens in a new window)
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)
O’Reilly
Access to over 21,000 technical e-books and videos to assist with IT and programming needs. Other areas include art and design with publishers like Laurence King included and books about well being too. Aimed specifically at Higher Education users with an interface that allows for personalising and comes with an app which is free to download.
Short videos on how to access and use O’Reilly are available on the VLE.
Further guides on using O’Reilly are available on their webpages (opens in a new window).
You can download an O’Reilly app to enable you to save material. Information on how to download the app is available (opens in a new window).
Subculture Archives
An educational & cultural research resource of primary sources exploring 100 years of youth culture through the scenes, styles, and sounds that forged them. From Rave, Punk, Rockabilly to Grime. From the world’s leading collection of youth culture history.
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 BA Electronic Music and Sound Production
Resource Type
Electronic Sound
The Electronic Music Magazine
Beginning life in 2010 as an interactive iPad app, Electronic Sound magazine was created to hold a spotlight up to the past, present and future of electronic music.
Resource Type
MagazineFace
The Face is a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine originally published from 1980 to 2004, and relaunched in 2019.
Resource Type
Magazinei-D
i-D has come a long way since its pre-digital, cut-and-paste days, developing into a glossy magazine that documents fashion and contemporary culture, while also breaking ground defining it.
Resource Type
JournalLeonardo Music Journal
Leonardo Music Journal (LMJ) was for 30 years the annual companion journal to Leonardo. LMJ was devoted to aesthetic and technical issues in contemporary music and the sonic arts. Each issue featured artists and writers from around the world, representing a wide range of stylistic viewpoints. Recent issues covered improvisation, musical communities, live performance in the digital age, and the politics of sound art. Each volume included the latest offering from the LMJ audio series—an exciting sampling of works chosen by a guest curator and accompanied by notes from the composers and performers.
Resource Type
MagazineWire
British avant-garde music magazine