Electronic Journals and other Databases

Subject Areas

• Art in General
• Culture, Literature, Publishing
• Design
• Film
• Journalism, Advertising, Communication
• Music
• Photography

Electronic journals and other databases

Via NUINLink

There are a number of ways to search for journal articles, but the easiest one to start with is probably to use our NUINLink service.

Access it at http://nuinlink.napier.ac.uk.

QuickSearch

Select the Creative Industries Quickset before you start to search.

(You can also try using the General quickset if you want, as this contains a slightly different set of databases).

When you get a list of results and see something interesting, use the SFX link buttons to find out if we have the full text.

• Helpsheets with more information on using NUINLink are available from our Information Skills helpsheets page.

Subject search

You can use NUINLink as a means of finding and accessing our best databases for Creative Industries, as well as some selected websites and library catalogues:

• Access the subject menu directly at NUINLink Find Database - Subject List.

Choose Creative Industries from the list on the left, then a subject from the list on the right and click GO.

• Click on the information buttons to find out more about each one.

Find e-Journal

If you know the name of a journal, the quickest way to find out if Napier has it in electronic format is to use the Find e-Journal option.

(Don't forget to check also whether we might have it in print format = use NUIN, and limit your search to Format = Journals)

Creative Industries Databases List

• Creative Industries Database List - this list gives you quick access to our list of databases most relevant to Creative Industries.

The databases listed fall into a number of categories:

• services which index a wide range of arts journals
• services which also contain (or link to) full text of journal articles
• technical information (British Standards etc.)
• catalogues of other libraries that you may want to visit
• images or music
• internet gateways
• collections of electronic books

Explore the Subject Areas from the menu on the left to find shorter, targeted lists.

We have database helpsheets available for many of them.

• Database Search Tips - try this link for some advice before you search

More information

You might also like to try this little interactive gadget - it takes you through some choices of how to search for journal articles, and includes short videos to show you how to search. NUINLink has changed a little since this was created, but not much.

How can I find journal articles on...

Although it says it is about Design, it really applies to any subject.