Art and Design resources

Databases for art and design

Search for journal articles and other art and design information (includes Art & Architecture Source).

Databases for art and design

Workbooks, guides and tutorials

• Visual Culture – Creative analysis – A guide to the process of researching and writing your Creative Analysis assignment.
• Visual Culture – Independent Research Project – A guide to researching and writing you Independent Research Project.
• Site analysis – This workbook introduces specific resources that are valuable for analysing a site (primarily for Interior Design students).

Special collections

Bower Ashton has internationally renowned special collections which can be viewed and handled in the Library. The Library also hosts changing exhibitions of artists’ books and bookwork.

• Artists' books – Bower Ashton Library has an internationally renowned collection of artists’ books which provide a source of information and inspiration.
• Photobooks – A growing collection of photobooks.
• Visionaire – A collection of multi format, luxury art and fashion publications covering art, fashion, photography and other disciplines.
• Zines – A growing collection of zines.

Exhibit your work in the Library

The Library has a selection of display spaces and we invite staff, students and alumni to contact us regarding exhibiting work.

You can also apply to our artist in residence scheme.

Other resources

• Film, TV and radio resources – Access to a variety of resources including Box of Broadcasts, Kanopy and other audio and moving image collections.
• Image resources – A curated list of image databases and links, including advice on copyright issues.
• News and news archives – Print and online current and archival news sources.

Keep up to date

• Set up alerts for new journal articles or conference papers