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a-n The Artists Information Company

a-n is an alternative insight into the visual arts, with fast-paced news, comment, debate.

Norwich Uni students can also sign up for an a-n student account where you will have access to an online community, career guidance, networking events, and job opportunities.

For details please visit the VLE (opens in a new window).

Guides on how to use a-n (this link opens in a new window)

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BA Fine Art MA Fine Art

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ACM Digital Library

Search here for access to all Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) publications, including journals, conference proceedings, and papers of special interest groups. The search interface is easy to use and will bring back results across all the ACM content we have access to.

Key titles available from ACM include: ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems; Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques; Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics.

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BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Games Art and Design BSc Creative Computing Click to see more

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Art & 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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BA Architecture BA Film and Moving Image Production BA Fine Art BA Interior Design Click to see more

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Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Search here for results from current publications in the fields of visual and applied arts. You can find material on Modern and Contemporary Art, Artists, and Movements; Architecture; Design; Crafts; Photography; and Art History.

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BA Architecture BA Design for Publishing BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design Click to see more

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BFI Player

Stream new, cult and classic films – instant access to exceptional movies hand-picked for you by people with a passion for cinema.

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.

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Design for Publishing Click to see more

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Bloomsbury Fashion Central

Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Content is peer reviewed by industry and academic experts and includes interconnected major reference works, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, bibliographic guides, textbooks, video content, runway and backstage photos from fashion shows, and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world to create a rich educational resource.

You have access to two subscriptions from Bloomsbury Fashion Central – Berg Fashion Library and Fairchild Books Library. This resource works with your University login and should work seamlessly if you are already logged in.

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business BA Textile Design Click to see more

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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 (opens in a new window)

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Architecture Click to see more

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British Cartoon Archive

Access more than 200,000 cartoons dating back to 1904, including the entire Giles Collection.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design BA Illustration Click to see more

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British Library Images

Over a million copyright-free images made available from the British Library archives. These include maps, geological diagrams, comic satire, illuminated and decorative letters, colourful illustrations, landscapes, wall-paintings and much more.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design Click to see more

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British Pathe

85,000 historic cine-magazine and newsreel clips from 1910 to 1970.

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BA Film and Moving Image Production

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British Periodicals 1681-1939

This database provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.

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BA Acting BA Architecture BA Design for Publishing BA Fine Art Click to see more

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Business of Fashion

Fashion news, analysis, and advice from the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry.

To create an account log in (not sign up) with your University email address.

If you have previously had an account, please log out and log in again to access premium content.

More information on how to use and access BoF.

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business BA Textile Design Click to see more

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CIS (The Construction Information Service)

The most comprehensive source of technical standards legislation and technical guidance for construction industry professionals.

Create your own account by following this link: create new account (opens in a new window)

See the VLE page here for step by step details on how to create your new account: VLE

You can now log in with your new CIS account here

NB once signed in, click your initials at the top right of the screen to navigate to “Guided tours” to help you use the site.

Click for videos and guides (this link opens in a new window) to using CIS.

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BA Architecture BA Interior Design MA Architecture

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Digimap

Digimap is a database giving access to Ordnance Survey maps and map data, Arial photographs and Lidar data*, either to download for use with application software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap itself. You will need to register using your Norwich Uni email to use this service.
* Lidar data is a very accurate model of the earth’s surface; this data is captured by firing very rapid laser pulses at the ground surface.

You need to register with Digimap when you use the resource for the first time.

A short video on how to use Digimap is available on the VLE.

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BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Architecture BA Interior Design MA Architecture

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Digital Theatre +

Digital Theatre Plus is an immersive platform that brings contemporary theatre to life.

A video guide on how to use Digital Theatre + (this link opens in a new window)

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Drama Online

Drama Online is a fast-growing study resource which now features over 3,350 playtexts from over 1,200 playwrights, over 400 audio plays, 365 hours of video, and 450 scholarly books from leading theatre publishers and companies, offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre.

Video guides on how to use Drama Online (this link opens in a new window)

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BA Acting BA Film and Moving Image Production

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Drapers

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Drapers has been the leading authority on fashion retailing in the UK since 6 August 1887.

We provide industry news, insightful analysis, commentary and key data, as well as a growing portfolio of face-to-face networking opportunities.

From the rise of digital to challenges around sustainability and changing consumer habits, this dynamic industry has undergone many changes over the years. What remains throughout though, is the creativity and passion of those that work within it.

At Drapers we strive to educate, inspire and connect the newcomers and leaders alike in this innovative sector. Our readers trust us to deliver high-quality, independent journalism that helps them to remain competitive in today’s challenging and fast-changing trading environment.

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business

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Early European Books

Early European Books traces the history of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century, offering full-colour, high-resolution facsimile images of rare and hard-to-access printed sources

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BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design BA Illustration Click to see more

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East Anglian Film Archive

The East Anglian Film Archive website includes over 200 hours of film from EAFA’s extensive collection. The collection itself is held at the Archive Centre at Norwich County Hall.

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Film and Moving Image Production Click to see more

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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)

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Design for Publishing Click to see more

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Europeana

Portal to 50 million artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from several major European art and music collections.

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BA Fine Art MA Creative Education MA Fine Art

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firstVIEW

The world’s largest fashion database and photo archive with over 4 million fashion photos, videos and more.

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business

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Getty Museum Image Collection

Over 160,000 images of public-domain art and archives in the Getty collections have been made freely available, with more images being added monthly.

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BA Fine Art BA Illustration Integrated Foundation MA Creative Education Click to see more

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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.

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BA Fashion BA Film and Moving Image Production BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication Click to see more

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John Johnson Collection

The John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera gives access to over 65,000 digitised documents in five main categories exploring everyday life from the 18th to the early 20th century : 19th-Century Entertainment; The Booktrade; Popular Prints; Crime; Advertising (See also VADS for major images from the collection).

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design Click to see more

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JSTOR: 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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BA Architecture BA Design for Publishing BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication Click to see more

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NYPL Digital Gallery

Free access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library’s collections (including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more).

Details on how to search and download can be found here (this link opens in a new window).

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BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design BA Photography MA Communication Design

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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).

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Architecture Click to see more

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Oxford Journals Online

You can find abstracts for all Oxford University Press (OUP) journals here. You can access the journals ‘Journal of Design History’ and ‘Screen’ in full from this platform.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Film and Moving Image Production BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design Click to see more

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Periodicals Archive Online

Periodicals Archive Online is a major archive that makes the backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences available electronically, providing access to the searchable full text of hundreds of titles. The database spans more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages.

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BA Acting BA Architecture BA Fine Art MA Architecture Click to see more

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PressReader

Free to use with a Norfolk Libraries card. Access thousands of regular newspapers and magazines online (UK and worldwide coverage). Sign in for free with your Norfolk library card and PIN using the option for ‘library or group’. Free app with option to increase text size, translate into 17 languages or listen with the read aloud function.
Please note: free access is only available when signing up with your Norfolk library card and pin number. Signing in with a social media account will result in being charged for using this service.

PressReader have a YouTube playlist of how to use guides (opens in a new window).

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SAGE Journals Online

Abstracts available for all Sage journals. You can access the journals ‘Animation’ and ‘Games and Culture’ in full from this platform.

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BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Games Art and Design BSc Games Development Click to see more

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Screen Studies

Screen Studies is a database of award-winning screenplays, critical and contextual books on film from the late nineteenth century to the present, and an interactive timeline of cinema history.

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Film and Moving Image Production

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Stash

The Stash collection showcases exceptional motion design, VFX and animation projects and the people who create them. Over 5000 projects are available for streaming.
Access: on campus only. Click ‘login’ and then click the green ‘login’ button. You do not need to enter a username and password.

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BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects

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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).

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Architecture Click to see more

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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.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business Click to see more

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Taylor & Francis Online

Abstracts available for all Taylor and Francis journals. You will find that this platform contains a mix of full text and abstracts only – we have a subscriptions to a variety of titles including ‘Design Journal’, ‘Fashion Practice’, ‘Fashion Theory’, ‘Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice’ and ‘Photography and Culture’.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business Click to see more

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Visual Arts Data Service

VADS includes 140,000 images (fashion, textiles, posters, prints and design artefacts) from over 50 diverse UK collections. Images are copyright-cleared for non-commercial educational use and personal research.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fashion BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication Click to see more

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VLeBooks

You can find eBooks specifically bought for Norwich Uni students on VLeBooks.

Information on how to download VLeBooks (opens in a new window).

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BA Acting BA Animation BA Animation and Visual Effects BA Architecture Click to see more

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Vogue Archive

A searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Pages, advertisements, covers and fold-outs have been included, with rich indexing enabling researchers to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. The Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world’s greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day.

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business BA Textile Design Click to see more

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Wellcome Images

Free low and high-res historical images from the Wellcome Library collections, including Tibetan Buddhist paintings, ancient Sanskrit manuscripts written on palm leaves, beautifully illuminated Persian books, and many detailed medical photographs inspiring in shape, colour and texture. Images free to reuse with attribution.

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BA Design for Publishing BA Fine Art BA Graphic Communication BA Graphic Design Click to see more

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WGSN

WGSN is an online trend-analysis and industry research service for the fashion design and retail, and interiors industries. You can also link to their separate database, WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors, using the menu at the top of the screen.

To use WGSN off-campus you need to log in using your Norwich Uni email address, by clicking on the button in the top right corner. You will be asked to verify your email and username on the Norwich Uni page. After this you will be directed back to WGSN login.

Please note: you may only access this resource for the purposes of individual, educational study. Reports, images and overall content are for information purposes only and must not be shared or distributed across social media or any external platforms. Never share your username and password with anyone else, or provide information from the resource to a third party.

A video guide to accessing and using WGSN is available on the VLE

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BA Fashion BA Fashion Communication and Promotion BA Fashion Marketing and Business BA Interior Design Click to see more

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