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The Library welcomes recommendations from staff and students, provided they are current editions and support the learning, teaching and research interests of the University. Make your request through the Collection Recommendation Service.

The library offers over 200,000 print and electronic books. Print books are arranged by shelf number, which are found using LibrarySearch and on the book binding, the most relevant numbers are -

Subject	Shelf Number
Cosmetic Surgery	617.95
Drawing	741
Fashion theory	391
Feminism	305.42
Film	791.43
Gender	305.3
Painting	759
Photography	770
Sculpture	730
Journals and Sketchbooks	741.2
Performance Art	709.040755
Philosophy of Art	701
Printmaking	769
Queer Theory	306.76
Sculpture	730
Subcultures	306.1
Tattooing	391.65
Video Art	777

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Journals provide up to date research in your area of study, they may be available in print or electronic format and can be found using LibrarySearch. A list of all current journals can be found using the Journals A-Z, the most relevant are -

Online Magazines and Journals

AngelakI
Publishes research in theoretical humanities, which represents the productive nexus of work in literary criticism and theory, philosophy and cultural studies.
Art Monthly
the UK’s leading magazine of contemporary visual art
Artforum International
Established in 1962, Artforum delivers informed and inspired criticism and analyses concerning the latest developments in modern and contemporary art.
ArtReview & Art Asia Review
Founded in 1949, ArtReview (and it's sister magazine, ArtReview Asia) is one of the world’s leading international contemporary art magazines, dedicated to expanding contemporary art’s audience and reach, and tracing the ways it interacts with culture in general.
The Blue Notebook
Writing on contemporary artists’ books
Critical Inquiry
Combining a commitment to rigorous scholarship with a vital concern for dialogue and debate, the journal presents articles by eminent and emerging scholars, critics and artists on a wide variety of issues in contemporary criticism and culture. Associated with no single school of thought, tied to no single discipline, Critical Inquiry is dedicated to providing a forum for cutting-edge thought while reconsidering traditional concepts and practices.
Cultural Politics
Moving beyond the boundaries of race, gender, and class, Cultural Politics examines the political ramifications of global cultural productions across artistic and academic disciplines. The journal explores precisely what is cultural about politics and what is political about culture by bringing together text and visual art that offer diverse modes of engagement with theory, cultural production, and politics.
Elephant Journal
Elephant takes a non-hierarchical approach to contemporary art, bringing together pop culture, music, graphic design, illustration and memes in their coverage.
Flash art.
Flash Art (International) breaks new boundaries with each issue. Featuring articles and interviews on new and emerging artists who will one day be the stars of the contemporary art market.
Journal of Contemporary Painting
A discursive peer-reviewed publication concerned with the practice of contemporary painting in its broadest sense. JCP treats painting as a context for discussion, exploring its sphere of influence, rather than as a medium-specific debate and is particularly interested in research emerging from practice-based projects.
Journal of Visual Art Practice
The Journal of Visual Art Practice (JVAP) is a forum of debate and inquiry for research in art. JVAP is concerned with visual art practice including the social, economic, political and cultural frames within which the formal concerns of art and visual art practice are located.
Modernism / Modernity
Modernism/modernity focuses on the methodological, archival, and theoretical approaches particular to modernist studies. It encourages an interdisciplinary approach linking music, architecture, the visual arts, literature, and social and intellectual history.
New Left Review
New Left Review analyses heterodox art and aesthetics, world politics, the global economy, state powers and protest movements; contemporary social theory, history and philosophy; cinema and literature.
Tate etc.
Tate Etc. is an arts magazine produced within Britain's Tate organisation of arts and museums. Tate's mission to increase the public’s enjoyment and understanding of British art from the 16th century to the present day and of international modern and contemporary art.
Third Text
Third Text has established itself as the leading international journal dedicated to the critical analysis of contemporary art in the global field. It has brought with that analysis a particular focus on both the impact of globalisation on cultural practices and the lessons of postcolonial theory.

Print magazines and journals in the Library

It's freezing in LA! (Print)
Critically-acclaimed platform for climate writing and images. We have built a space that fuses art, politics and science while platforming brilliant emerging and under-represented writers and illustrators in the climate movement.
Turps Banana (Print)
Turps Banana is an bi-annual magazine about painting put together by a small group of painters in London
Raw Vision (Print)
Raw Vision remains the world's only international journal of the art of the "unknown geniuses" who are the creators of Outsider Art. Untrained, unschooled and uninfluenced by the art world, the work of these artists continues to stun and amaze. They invent their own forms, techniques and create private worlds.
Art in America (Print)
Art in America is an illustrated quarterly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world in the United States, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules.

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Databases bring together specialist collections of articles, images and electronic books. A list of all current databases can be found using the Databases A-Z, the most relevant are -

a-n artists
Provides information for working artists, including the full text of the Code of Practice for the Visual Arts, exhibition reviews and previews, the full text of the current issue of a-n magazine, artists talking image bank.
Art Full Text
Indexes and provides the full text of journal articles on art, design, advertising, architecture, crafts, interior design, photography, textiles, television and video.
JSTOR
An archive of scholarly journals covering the visual arts, including architecture, film studies, fine art, art history, the performing arts, religion, folklore and language, 1884-2009.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Indexes over 250 Film, Music and Performing Arts journals with 97 of these available in full text, including American Cinematographer, Dance Chronicle, Film Criticism, and Journal of Popular Film and Television.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a freely available search tool that helps you to find academic articles and books on the web. It searches publishers’ websites, university research repositories and other kinds of scholarly sites. It provides a broad and interdisciplinary search and includes the ability to track the number of times an article has been cited by other authors as well as direct links to UCA online collections. For more information see - Using Google Scholar.
WGSN
WGSN is a world leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion and style industry. See - Getting started with WGSN to learn more about how to setup and use WGSN.

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Moving Image Resources

BoB
BoB is on demand TV and radio service for education which allows staff and students to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search our archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts. See - Using BoB to learn more about how to setup and use BoB.
BFI Player
The BFI video on-demand streaming service, showing critically acclaimed classic, cult and archive films.
To create or reactivate an account go to the Academic Subscription Page
See the FAQ for further instructions on creating an account.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a video streaming service with a Netflix-style interface which can be accessed via the link above or using the Kanopy mobile app for Android and iOS.
Login required off campus to watch films (log in with your UCA details to create a Kanopy login).
Stash
Stash is an online video library of animation, visual effects and motion design from around the world. The site is produced by Stash Media, a Canadian-based company.

Podcast Resources

The art of...
From love and creativity, to failure and protest, each episode explores how art reflects universal experiences. Hear from creatives, curators, gallery visitors and even comedians as they chat about art and how it's relevant to our lives today.
BBC Arts and Ideas Podcasts
Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present.
Dialogues -The David Zwirner Podcast
What we talk about when we talk about art. Exceptional makers and thinkers across art, literature, film, fashion, music, and more come together to talk about what it means to make things today.
The Great Women Artists
Katy Hessel interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to them.
Scratching the Surface
Scratching the Surface is a podcast about design, theory, and creative practice. Hosted by Jarrett Fuller, each episode features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with designers, architects, writers, academics, artists, and theorists about how design shapes culture. New episodes every other Wednesday.
Talk Art
This podcast from Actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament is dedicated to the world of art featuring exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators & gallerists.
This Week in Art
Features breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, from the team at The Art Newspaper.

Image Resources

VADS
Over 140,000 images from over 300 art and design collections in the UK, free for use in education. For more information about searching, viewing and saving images see - VADS.

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Archives offer access to rare and unique insight into the work of artists and creators, and often include original letters and artwork. Details of all the collections can be found in the ArchiveSearch, the most relevant for fine art are -

Artists Books
Are works of art in a book, or book-like form. The appearance and production of the work is determined by the artist as a limited edition.
Digitised front covers can be viewed in ResourceBank

bookRoom
The bookRoom is a research cluster based in Farnham since 2004, under the leadership of Emmanuelle Waeckerle. The bookRoom collection consists of publish artists books and editions works that operates across various time-based media, photography, moving image, writing and performance.
A selection of digitised books can be viewed here

Drew Gallery Projects
Evidence of the earliest developments in East Kent of the role of public art and regeneration between 1980s and 90s. Sandra Drew curated temporary art and sculpture exhibitions alongside the Canterbury Festival - the collection documents its history through posters, reviews and photographs.

Herbert Read Gallery Archive
The archive consists administrative and publicity material generated by the gallery between 1983-2007 - exhibiting artists include Yoko Ono, Jeremy Deller, Mike Nelson, Fischli & Weiss, Adam Chodzko, Susan Hiller.

Stour Valley Arts
An arts organisation which engaged the public through commissioned art projects in the context of King’s Wood, Ashford, Kent from 1994 to 2015 - inspiring resource for those studying sculpture, land art, and art in the public realm.

Tessa Boffin Archive
Photographer and performance artist, this collection reflects her artistic practice developed around LGBTQ, gay and lesbian culture and producing work in response to HIV/AIDS. A selection of digitised archives are available on ResourceBank.

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