This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Visual & Creative Arts are listed on a separate page.

E-book collections

The college has access to the following 2 e-book collections:

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Myilibrary

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or ebooks bought by the college to support your course. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Online Resources

Many of the journals listed below have electronic versions freely available, others will need a password which you can obtain by following the instructions given.

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Ebsco Film and Television Literature Index Tutorial

An Informs tutorial

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide.

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Software applications 004 - 006
Costume history 391
Dressmaking, Pattern cutting 646.1 - 646.6
Typography 686.22
Art 700
Individual artists 709.2
Architecture 720
Sculpture 730
Ceramics 738
Jewellery and Metal craft 739
Cartoon and comic drawing 741.5
Graphic design 741.6
Web design 741.60285
Crafts 745
Textile design 746
Fashion design 746.92
Photography 770
Film and animation 791.43
TV 791.45
Careers in design 745.2
Careers in the media 302.23023
Careers in fashion 746.92
Careers in publishing 070.5023

Journals

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service (especially if you use them outside College). You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Click on the Athens Information link on the front page of the Virtual LRC and complete and send the relevant application form. You will receive notification of your account through your student or personal e-mail account.

Mood Boards
When you are first given a design brief or an art project you may not be sure if your ideas are going to work well together, you may be struggling for inspiration, or you might simply want to experiment with the ideas that the project brings to mind. A good way of developing your ideas and obtaining inspiration is to produce a mood board; have a look at these hints and tips on what to do.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

Colour wheel and colour theory
The simplest example of a colour wheel and the most basic introduction to colour theory that you are likely to find anywhere.

Writing about visual arts
Writing about the visual arts can be quite difficult for students. You may not know what to say about a piece of art; (click here for help in generating ideas) and you may not know the be specialised language or vocabulary used in art, (click here for alist of useful words and explanations.)

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