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Computing Library Resources

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Databases

Key databases relevant for Computing and Creative Computing are listed below. A full list of all our databases can be found on the Databases page:

  • JSTOR: a database that provides access to a huge number of academic journals on all topics.
  • Art, Design & Architecture: the key online resource for art and design. Includes access to hundreds of journals. Select Full Text under the search box, and for the most academic articles, select Peer-Reviewed.
  • BoB is a TV and radio steaming service for education. You can view, record, create clips and share broadcast programmes and films from over 60 TV and radio channels. 
  • Business Source Ultimate: articles on companies, brands and products. Also includes company reports and market research.
  • Cite Them Right: all the guidance you need to reference resources in your academic work.
  • Euromonitor: articles,company profiles, market research reports and case studies of businesses.
  • Kanopy: a film streaming service offering feature films, shorts and documentaries.
  • LinkedIn Learning: videos for learning software, creative, design, and business skills. New courses and videos are added every week. 
  • Gale OneFile: News: a UK newspaper database and a good source of exhibition reviews and articles about artists. Tutorial
  • Statista: a data platform with forecasts on over 400 industries. It also features many thousands of reports on a wide range of subject areas.
  • Video Gaming - Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive: core US and UK popular and trade magazines covering video games, film, music, broadcasting, and theatre.

 

Weblinks
  • ACM SIGCHI Conference Proceedings papers from CHI, CHI PLAY, and many other conferences.
  • Library Hub Discover (previously called COPAC) access the catalogues of some of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland. 
  • Cite Them Right all the guidance you need to reference resources in your academic work.
  • SCONUL Access SCONUL is a scheme which allows university library users to borrow or use books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme. 
  • Bath Spa Library YouTube for video tutorials on how to use Library resources.