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Category Archives: Databases
Martin Wong online catalogue of works
This blog’s main purpose is to highlight online resources in the visual arts that our students and staff might find useful, and this Martin Wong resource is the perfect example. Martin Wong Catalogue Raisonné (MWCR) is a free online, comprehensive … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Digital online archive, Library e-resources, Uncategorized
Tagged "art history", online catalogue
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Open access photography archive of British art now online
An open access photography archive of British art and architecture collected by the Paul Mellon Centre from 1964 is now available to browse online. It consists of photographs of works that were often behind closed doors of private houses and … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Digital online archive, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged "art history", e-resources, photography
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International Women’s Day resources
8th March is International Women’s Day, so a great reason to promote some of the online resources you can use to discover information about inspirational women, not just in art and design, but across other subjects. As London Met students … Continue reading
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Tagged "Women's Library", online resource, Womens day
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New online library resources
London Met Libraries have been able to buy more online resources, due to the ongoing pandemic, and our physical libraries currently being closed again (January 2021). You can find more information in our library news section, but a few highlights … Continue reading
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Tagged "Art Library", e-resources, fashion photography, photography
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VADS images resource new website
VADS (Visual Arts Data Service) is a unique repository of images created and managed by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) Library. They have just released a new website, and the updated VADS offers improved access to its archive … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Databases, Digital online archive, External archives and libraries
Tagged "Art Library", furniture, online digital archive
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Youth Culture
To coincide with the launch of an online archive of over 16000 images of youth culture by the Museum of Youth Culture in partnership with Google Arts and Culture, we have put together a display in Aldgate Library on this … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Digital online archive, Exhibitions, External archives and libraries, Uncategorized
Tagged exhibitions, youth, youth culture
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Film posters galore!
Monday 28th of January sees a talk at the BFI Reuben library about film posters and whether they inspire watching films. There will be a slideshow to explore examples of fantastic film posters, from classics to obscurities, presented by BFI … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Digital online archive, events, Exhibitions, External archives and libraries, Library e-resources, Uncategorized
Tagged "graphic design", "moving images", advertising, events, exhibitions, film
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The Greatest Show on Earth!
2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the modern circus, and throughout most of April CircusFest is happening in London, which ‘…celebrates the future of circus: daring and diverse, punky and poetic’. The Round House is hosting most of the events, … Continue reading
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Year of The Dog
February the 16th saw the new Chinese New Year begin, and 2018 is the year of the dog – a great excuse for a display about dogs in Aldgate Library! From paintings by George Stubbs to David Hockney, photography by … Continue reading
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Tagged "Art Library", art, books, CASS, events, film, images, painting, photography
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Ultra Violet
Towards the end of last year those colour experts at Pantone announced that 2018 would be the year of Pantone 18-3838 Ultra Violet. Described as ‘a dramatically provocative and thoughtful purple shade…Ultra Violet communicates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that … Continue reading
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