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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 |
| Photography theory | 770.1 |
| Photography techniques | 771 |
| Photography history | 770.9 |
| Photography of specific subjects | 778.9 |
| Individual Photographers | 779.092 |
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 -
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 -
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This link opens in a new windowIndexes and provides the full text of journal articles on art, design, advertising, architecture, crafts, interior design, photography, textiles, television and video.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowFeatures hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
A photographic resource which documents the changes in British culture and society through documentary photography ranging from the 1960's Mod Scene, Northern Soul and Punk through to Thatcher's Britain, Social Housing, and Acid House.
Over 3500 hours of filmed history consisting of over 90,000 individual items and over 12 million still images. 1896-1978.
This link opens in a new windowGoogle 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.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowAn 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.
This link opens in a new windowThese online collections offer an insight into British culture via photography and digital image resources.
This link opens in a new windowPressReader provides interactive, digital access to nearly 7,000 of the world’s best newspapers and magazines.
This link opens in a new windowIncludes photographs, drawings and other images relating to medicine, art, culture, anthropology, nature and war. Wellcome Images specialises in historical subjects such as Tibetan Buddhist paintings, ancient Sanskrit manuscripts written on palm leaves and illuminated Persian; and also clinical and biomedical sciences collected from many of the UK’s prominent teaching hospitals.
This link opens in a new windowBoB 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.
This link opens in a new windowThe 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.
This link opens in a new windowKanopy 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 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.
Over 3500 hours of filmed history consisting of over 90,000 individual items and over 12 million still images. 1896-1978.
Over 2.5 million rights-cleared and high quality images from 46 of the world's leading collections.
Over 3 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s community of photographers.
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 photography 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
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.
