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Search this Guide Search Art / Photography / CMP: Home The aim of this guide is to provide helpful resources and tips for research in art, photography & CMO

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Orientation: Library and Learning Development

The new Library Services Orientation guide has been written to help new photography, fine art, CMP, or MRes Creative Practice students understand the available resources and services.

School of Arts Librarian

James Thickins Book an appointment Contact: I am part of the Academic Engagement and Learning Development team (AELD) . Book an appointment with me individually or in groups online or in person to discuss your research needs https://compass.westminster.ac.uk/s/ Social: Instagram Page Subjects: Art, Fashion Design, Film, Film & TV, Photography, Visual Arts

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Searching our collections

Library Search is good for academic research. Not only does it list all the books that the library holds, it also provides links to content from most of the periodicals literature that we have access to.

As well as searching for a specific topic that you are interested in, look as well at books that cover a broad area. For example:

Conceptual art Women artists Street Photography Fashion photography Portrait photography Photography - History

You may find it useful when starting your research to look at these books which cover broad areas or titles from the Documents in Contemporary Art series which collect together key writing from artists and critics.

More information on searching our collections is available on the School of Arts Library Guide.

Google Books, Google Scholar, and Other Libraries

Google books can also be useful for research, as can Google Scholar. Google Scholar will link to University of Westminster journal subscriptions if you sign in with your university email address and password.

Information about other libraries including some online libraries is available on the School of Arts Library Guide.

Exhibition catalogues

The library has exhibition catalogues from most of the major museums and galleries on standing order, and collects selectively from others. See here for the latest titles.

Photobooks

The library has a collection of over 4000 photobooks; you will find them at 799 in the library. Mostly, these are organised by photographer. Read an introduction to photobooks here.

See new additions to the photography collection here.

The Genius of Photography

A BBC4 Series on Photography, The Genius of Photography includes interviews and encounters with some of the world's greatest living photographers including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, William Klein, Martin Parr, Sally Mann, Robert Adams, Juergen Teller, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Wall and many others."

Episodes are: 'Fixing the Shadows', 'Documents for Artists', 'Right Place, Right Time?', 'Paper Movies', 'We Are Family' and 'Snap Judgements'.

Periodicals

Library Search is the best place to start research as the main search provides links to the key journals and many of the key magazines. However, you may also want to browse or search journals or magazines for your subject. Most of the key titles for art and photography are available online via Library Search HERE.

In addition at the moment we have access to the following photography magazines via Exact Editions:

Foam: International Photography Magazine [via Exact Editions]

Source: The Photographic Review [via Exact Editions]

For photography there are only three academic journals -

History of Photography Photographies Photography and Culture

However, there are many more general art journals. I would recommend the following as good places to start:

Afterall Oxford Art Journal October Leonardo

There are also good articles in some of the high quality magazines available (especially Aperture, and Art Monthly)

The magazines that we take in print are listed below, and many of these are also available online. You will also find additional titles available online via the research tools listed on this page.

Photography magazines

• Aperture*
• British Journal of Photography*
• Camera Austria International
• European Photography*
• Foam: International Photography Magazine [via Exact Editions]
• Hotshoe International
• Photographers Forum
• Photoworks*
• Source: The Photographic Review [via Exact Editions]

Closed runs (no longer published)

• Creative Camera
• Critical photography
• Eight; photojournalism
• Picture Post
• Portfolio

General art magazines

• AN, Artists Newsletter
• Art in America
• Art Monthly*
• Art Review*
• Artforum* - monthly
• Audio Arts
• Ceramic Review*
• Flash Art*
• Frieze*
• Modern Painters*
• Tate Etc*

Not on Library Search

• Art Margins
• Blind Spot
• Grey Room
• Photomonitor
• Rhizome - supports born digital art

Research tools

• Art Full Text This link opens in a new window Index of journal articles from over 480 international publications about art, with summaries and selected full text articles.
• Arts databases from ProQuest This link opens in a new window ARTbibliographies Modern ABM); Arts & Humanities Database; Avery Index to Periodicals; British Periodicals; Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI); ERIC; Humanities Index
• Artforum Archive This link opens in a new window The backfile of Artforum (later Artforum International), the leading magazine for coverage of international contemporary art, from its launch in 1962 to 2020. Features, reviews, and interviews relating to artists, exhibitions, publications, and other art world events / trends.
• Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Over 250 online reference books, dictionaries and encyclopedias in a range of subjects.
• JSTOR This link opens in a new window Archive of e-journals for the humanities, social sciences and sciences, not including the most recent issues from the past 3-5 years
• Screen Studies This link opens in a new window Index with selected full-text to journal articles about film and television, with full production and cast information for all eras of filmmaking. Includes Film Index International (BFI), the American Film Institute Catalog and FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database

Streaming services

• BoB: Box of Broadcasts This link opens in a new window On demand TV and radio for education, with an archive of over 2 million TV and radio broadcasts. Accessible in the UK only How to use BoB [videos]
• Kanopy This link opens in a new window 30,000+ educational documentaries and classic films from leading producers. A wide range of subject coverage (e.g. Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Health and Sciences) You can watch anytime, anywhere and on any device including via media streaming apps.
• Arts on Film (BFI) This link opens in a new window

News sources

• Factiva This link opens in a new window Access to global news sources including major world newspapers in different scripts and language, also includes company financial data. How to access and use Factiva [video]
• PressReader This link opens in a new window Unlimited access to over 7,000 premium newspapers and magazines. Quality content from more than 120 countries in over 60 different languages. Access via your computer or mobile device. To use the mobile app, create an account using the desktop version first. You will then be able to log in with that account.

Book sources

• Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Over 250 online reference books, dictionaries and encyclopedias in a range of subjects.

Online training

• LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window A huge range of video tutorials supporting learning in software, technology, creative and business skills – all free to University of Westminster staff and currently enrolled students.
• O'Reilly Learning This link opens in a new window Use your browser's print function to print and create PDFs. There is no print/download function on the platform itself. O’Reilly Learning includes books, audiobooks, videos, live online training, O’Reilly conference videos, and more. The focus is technology, but many other subjects are also covered. A great mobile app is available via Google Play / the Apple app store.

Mobile apps

For an enhanced experience or learning on the go, download the apps available:

• LinkedIn Learning (online training courses): Google Play | App Store Select "Sign in with your organization portal" and Type westminster.ac.uk
• O'Reilly Learning (photography manuals, and training courses): Google Play | App Store Sign in with your university email address. Also available on Amazon Fire devices.
• EBSCO (content from Art Full Text, and Ebsco ebooks): Google Play | App Store Intuitive sign-in, plus sign-in with Gmail for personalisation
• PressReader (newspapers and magazines): Google Play | App Store Sign into PressReader (its a bit slow), and create an account with your university email. You can then sign in with that account on the app

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