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Emma Davenport and Wornthrough Fashion blog

Did you know Cass lecturer Emma Davenport contributes to this blog? http://www.wornthrough.com/ Worn Through is a blog focused on dress and fashion news, events, commentary, and critique, specifically looking at the cultural and social aspects. Its primary focus is the academic … Continue reading

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Copyright Changes for Libraries June 2014

  New laws passed allow for new ‘format neutral’ copying in tune with the internet and digital age. What’s changing? The law is changing to make it easier and cheaper for cultural institutions like libraries, archives, and museums to use, … Continue reading

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Library Matters Our New Module on WebLearn

Library Matters is an interactive fun guide on WebLearn to help students  to make good use of library print & online resources. Library Matters is an open course that will help you learn how to find and use information you need … Continue reading

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Getty Museum to freely share digital resources

The Getty Museum has launched the Open Content Program to share, freely and without restriction, as many of the Getty’s digital resources as possible. “The initial focus of the Getty Open Content Program is to make available all images of … Continue reading

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MetCat our new Library Resource Discovery Tool

Library Resource Discovery Tool New students love the ‘googlelike’ ability to find print books and e-books on their research topic without having to master difficult databases. It is a great launchpad for new students. MetCat is our new discovery tool … Continue reading

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The Designer’s Craft

Public Lecture: 19th February 5.30pm The Designer’s Craft. Why are the Design and Crafts worlds traditionally perceived as opposing each other? Lecture by Aidan Walker, Venue Room 100, Commercial Road. Aidan Walker has been editing design magazines, writing about design … Continue reading

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Bridgeman Education image database

Bridgeman Education is available free to all staff and students via the Library catalogue The images are copyright cleared for use in WebLearn and course work. In addition to the usual artist or title searches, images can also be browsed … Continue reading

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Rijksmuseum: 125,000 artworks digitally free

Good  copyright news from The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The freshly-launched  Rijks Studio makes more than 125,000 objects from the collection digitally accessible, free of charge for personal or educational purposes. This includes theses, educational material, projects, lectures. Images may be used … Continue reading

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Art for Social Spaces: e-learning resource

Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration in Post-war Britain, by Gillian Whitely. This illustrated learning resource is available from the VADS (Visual Arts Data Service) database. Designed for postgraduate level – of interest to students of fine art, art history, theory … Continue reading

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The CASS:message from the Dean

Robert Mull, the Dean of the new Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design describes  the cultural life of the Faculty and plans for the future. The short video clip offers a glimpse of the studios in the … Continue reading

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