Accessibility Statement
Databases are specialist tools which you can use to find academic resources such as journal articles, conference proceedings and other materials. We recommend you start with the five listed below, but the full list can also be accessed here.
For help with searching for resources, use the video links below and the Search Skills page in this guide.
Image databases are listed on the Using Images page.
The easiest way to search for books held in the library is to use the library catalogue. You can search by author, title or keyword. You can also use the library catalogue to place reservations on books.
The majority of books relating to the History of Art and Design courses can be found on the top floor (Level 3) of Aldrich Library. Additional collections on artm design and fashion, including a special collection, are located at St Peter's House Library on the City Centre Campus.
We have a range of current & historical journals (academic magazines) to support your studies in the history of art, fashion, design and museum studies. We've highlighted some key titles from the collection, but there are many more. Not all of them are online.
To search for a journal by title, please use the Online Journal Finder.
Watch and record freeview TV and radio. Create clips or make your own playlist using the huge archive of tv and radio shows dating back to the 1970s.
BoB also includes a collection of curated playlists made by UK university lecturers on themes such as feminist film, philosophy, and law, race and decolonisation.
Go to Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
