Monthly Archives: January 2013

Danny Flynn: Print items collection

Letterpress, fonts, print-ephemera and humour are the key ingredients of an intriguing exhibition at Commercial Road Library. Danny Flynn, visiting lecturer in Graphic Design at The CASS is showing his own graphic designs and collection of printed items. Many of … Continue reading

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RIBA British Architectural Library Drop-In’s for Students

NEW! Drop-in library inductions Free – Every first Tuesday of the month First session: Tuesday 5 February 6-7pm Come along to this short, practical session to find out more about the British Architectural Library’s collections and how to find what … Continue reading

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Literature review session

Calling all LondonMet PhD students and supervisors. You may be interested in a session on literature reviews next week, Wed Jan 30, 10am – 1pm in BEL1-09 Benwell Road Extension, Tower Building, North Campus. The session will be delivered by … Continue reading

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Posting & crediting images online

Do you post artworks and photographs by others online? Do you know the copyright implications? I recommend this lighthearted but comprehensive flowchart  which focuses on image attribution and copyright for bloggers. The advice applies to any kind of online image … Continue reading

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Exhibition proposals invited: analogue image bank

Some of the more seasoned academics at The CASS will remember the teaching era where 35mm slides were used in lectures.  Commercial Road Library still has a slide collection comprising over 90,000 art and design images. Proposals are invited from … Continue reading

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New book – Plastic Jewellery

500 Plastic Jewelry (sic) Designs, ed. Marthe Le Van et al. More copies of this popular book have been added to stock. A  global survey of the best work in resin, latex, rubber, epoxy, acrylic and other plastics. Beautifully illustrated, … Continue reading

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Search academic libraries

Use Search25 to cross-search library catalogues across London and the South East. You can also see where the libraries are and check their arrangements for visitors. Many of these Libraries are members of the Sconul Access scheme. Apply to Sconul … Continue reading

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Need a quiet place to study?

We have just the place for you – the Seminar Room (Room 3-10) on the upper floor of the library at Commercial Road. For a trial period, from January 14th 2013 until the end of the academic year, the room … Continue reading

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Artists’ books exhibition 7 – 25 January 2013

Commercial Road Library Gallery Space hosts an exhibition of artists’ books curated by Danny Flynn, a visiting lecturer at The CASS. All the bookworks on display have been produced letterpress type and printing equipment from the university workshops. They demonstrate … Continue reading

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