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Art & Architecture Source
Bibliographic and full text database of leading art, design and architecture journals from around the world since 1984.
More than 75% of the currently published journals in this database ARE included in the main library search.
Art, Design and Architecture Collection
This collection covers the fields of visual and applied arts
Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts
Covers the fields of fashion and textiles, design and illustration, photography, film and animation, architecture and interiors, marketing and advertising.
Provides access to over 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more, across the main visual arts disciplines.
Included in the main library search.
BSOL (British Standards Online)
The British Standards Institute's flagship database of standards.
Included in the main library search.
Cambridge Journals Online
Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996.
Included in the main library search.
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
Bibliographic database to journal articles published in over 450 international craft and design journals since 1973 and includes data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, and companies.
Design Week
Design Week is a UK Design website specialising in design news and jobs.
NOT included in the main library search.
LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com)
Video training for a vast number of software products, IT topics, and design and business skills.
NOT included in the main library search.
Marketline Advantage
An international database giving full-text, in-depth reports.
Covers 50,000 companies worldwide, 2,000 industries and 215 countries.
NOT included in the main library search.
MaterialDistrict
MaterialDistrict is the global network in the area of innovative materials.
NOT included in the main library search.
Mintel
This database gives full-text access to market survey information produced by Mintel.
NOT included in the main library search.
Nexis
Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers, and worldwide newspapers and magazines.
Includes access to the Financial Times.
Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
NOT included in the main library search.
Passport
A business information resource providing intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.
Economic data and analysis for the economies of 68 countries, covering 177 industries.
NOT included in the main library search.
SAGE Research Methods
A web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects.
SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
Included in the main library search.
ScienceDirect
Explore scientific, technical, and medical research from over 1,000 electronic journals.
Includes business, economics and social sciences.
Included in the main library search.
Scopus
The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
Fields of research include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Included in the main library search.
Taylor & Francis
Provides access to over 2,500 full-text journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.
Included in the main library search.
Taylor & Francis eBook Collection
Provides access to over 400 eBooks published by the Taylor & Francis publishing group.
Included in the main library search.
TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association)
Includes information on design, specification and use of wood.
NOT included in the main library search.
Visual Arts Data Service
An online resource for visual arts of over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in teaching, learning and research in the UK.
NOT included in the main library search.
WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors (Worth Global Style Network)
WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors is a product design and development tool.
Specialist trend intelligence to buyers, designers and retailers working in the design, lifestyle, and interiors industry.
NOT included in the main library search.
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