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*'''[[Art in General]]''' | *'''[[Art in General]]''' | ||
*'''[[Culture, Literature, Publishing]]''' | *'''[[Culture, Literature, Publishing]]''' | ||
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| + | =Resources in Napier Library= | ||
| + | == Key reference books == | ||
| - | + | These can all be found in Craighouse Library: follow the links to our library catalogue then click on Location to see the shelfmark. | |
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002042018&local_base=NAP01 Encyclopedia of post-colonial literatures in English] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000024203&local_base=NAP01 The Oxford companion to English literature] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000057881&local_base=NAP01 The Oxford companion to the theatre] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000066067&local_base=NAP01 The Longman companion to Victorian fiction] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002044797&local_base=NAP01 A companion to Victorian literature & culture] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000077558&local_base=NAP01 Encyclopedia of literature and criticism] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002038319&local_base=NAP01 The Norton anthology of theory and criticism] | ||
| + | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002043714&local_base=NAP01 The Penguin dictionary of literary terms and literary theory] | ||
== Databases == | == Databases == | ||
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* [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/Ingenta+Connect.htm IngentaConnect] - contains some '''full text''' | * [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/Ingenta+Connect.htm IngentaConnect] - contains some '''full text''' | ||
* [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/ISIWebofKnowledge.htm ISI Web of Knowledge] - includes Arts and humanities citation index - may link to '''full text''' via SFX | * [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/ISIWebofKnowledge.htm ISI Web of Knowledge] - includes Arts and humanities citation index - may link to '''full text''' via SFX | ||
| + | * [http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR] Napier subscribes to serveral JSTOR collections, including Language and Literature | ||
* [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/Zetoc.htm Zetoc] - if not available locally, anything you find here can be requested from the British Library via our [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/LibraryServices/DocumentSupply.htm Document Supply service] | * [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/Zetoc.htm Zetoc] - if not available locally, anything you find here can be requested from the British Library via our [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/LibraryServices/DocumentSupply.htm Document Supply service] | ||
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* [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/business Nexis UK] contains the full text of a huge range of international newspapers - but no pictures, sadly. | * [http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/business Nexis UK] contains the full text of a huge range of international newspapers - but no pictures, sadly. | ||
| + | * [http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/napier?db=BNCN 19th Century British Library Newspapers] 2 million newspaper pages, national and regional newspapers | ||
'''Poetry''' | '''Poetry''' | ||
* [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000164241&local_base=NAP01 English poetry : the English poetry full-text database] - on CD-ROM. Available for use in Craighouse and Merchiston libraries. | * [http://nuin.napier.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000164241&local_base=NAP01 English poetry : the English poetry full-text database] - on CD-ROM. Available for use in Craighouse and Merchiston libraries. | ||
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| + | '''Film, images, audio''' | ||
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| + | * [http://sounds.bl.uk/ Archival Sound Recordings - British Library] - includes African Writers' Club | ||
| + | * [http://artsonfilm.wmin.ac.uk/index.html Arts on Film Archive - University of Westminster] offers on-line access to a large range of films on arts topics produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s. | ||
| + | * [http://www.screenonline.org.uk BFI Screenonline] Information and film clips of drama on screen | ||
| + | * [http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/ Film and Sound Online] Includes Performance Shakespeare collection of 11 films | ||
| + | * [http://johnjohnson.chadwyck.co.uk/home.do The John Johnson Collection: an archive of printed ephemera] offering unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries | ||
=Resources on the Internet= | =Resources on the Internet= | ||
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Some of the best gateways for this subject area are: | Some of the best gateways for this subject area are: | ||
| - | [http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/ Intute: Arts & humanities] | + | * [http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/ Intute: Arts & humanities] |
| - | [http://vos.ucsb.edu/ Voice of the Shuttle] - can't find any evidence that the site is currently being maintained, but there is still much useful material here. | + | * [http://vos.ucsb.edu/ Voice of the Shuttle] - can't find any evidence that the site is currently being maintained, but there is still much useful material here. |
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
| - | [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg] - over 20,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. A grand total of over 100,000 titles is available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources. You are advised to check that books are out of copyright in the UK (or your home country) before downloading. | + | * [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg] - over 20,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. A grand total of over 100,000 titles is available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources. You are advised to check that books are out of copyright in the UK (or your home country) before downloading. |
| - | [http://www.victorianweb.org/ The Victorian Web] - "dedicated to “literature, history and culture in the age of Victoria”. Useful background material for 19th century literature. | + | * [http://www.victorianweb.org/ The Victorian Web] - "dedicated to “literature, history and culture in the age of Victoria”. Useful background material for 19th century literature. |
| - | [http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do The Poetry Archive] - "The Poetry Archive is the world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work." | + | * [http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do The Poetry Archive] - "The Poetry Archive is the world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work." |
| - | [http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html The Literary Gothic] - a Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which aims to collect together as many important links and e-texts as possible. | + | * [http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html The Literary Gothic] - a Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism, which aims to collect together as many important links and e-texts as possible. |
==Publishing== | ==Publishing== | ||
Current revision as of 11:01, 23 September 2008
Napier Library's Creative Industries Wiki
Subject Areas
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Resources in Napier LibraryKey reference booksThese can all be found in Craighouse Library: follow the links to our library catalogue then click on Location to see the shelfmark.
DatabasesJournal databases These can help you identify useful journal articles: note the links to our helpsheets as you connect to the service. You may still have more work to do to find the full text of the articles! See our web page on Locating Journal Articles. Literature and arts in general:
Poetry
Resources on the InternetInternet gatewaysSome of the best gateways for this subject area are:
Literature
Publishing
Printing and graphic communications
Media and cultural studies
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