Books on these subjects can be found under these numbers on the shelf.
Broadcasting industry | 384 |
Broadcasting technology | 621 |
Communication studies | 302.2 |
Cultural studies | 306 |
Film | 791.43 |
Filmmakers & directors | 791.4313 |
Journalism | 070.4 |
Media studies | 302.23 |
Music | 780-781.69 |
Photography/ Film & video making |
770--779.99 |
Radio production | 791.44 |
Sound | 789.9 |
Television | 302.2345 |
Television programmes | 791.457 |
Visual culture | 306.47 |
Databases are specialist tools which you can use to find resources such as journal articles. The selection below are the databases we recommend for all Media students, but the library has many more. For help with searching these resources contact your Aldrich Library subject support team using the link on this page.
For help and advice on using these sources of market research data, see the collection of How to research videos.
Newspapers can give you a snapshot of events and opinions at a given time.
Historical collections of newspapers can be particularly useful for finding contemporary responses to historical events or contemporary reviews of publications.
If you're looking for current or recent news, the best place to start is European Newsstream. You can also access UK newspapers from the news section of Lexis Library, with coverage going back approximately 20 years.
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. For more information about finding and using ebooks please see our Help with using ebooks page.
A subscription resource that covers the basics of referencing and a wide range of referencing styles.