Get the Best from the Library for … ECA

violin2_100x70Want to get the best from the Library for subject areas in ECA? A key starting point is the Subject Guides at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides. Start here to explore print and electronic collections, library facilities and library news for Art, Design, History of Art, Architecture and Music. Any questions? Your Academic Support Librarian is Jane Furness (J.Furness@ed.ac.uk).

Spotlight on significant resources for ECA purchased recently:

Music Online Premium Service from Alexander Street Press:

Provides access to 13 music collections,delivering a combined-and constantly growing-total of 860,000+ audio tracks, 1,200+ hours of video, 26,000+ scores, 124,000+ pages of reference material, and 200,000+ playlists to support diverse learning needs.

Pro Quest Art & Architecture Online:

This collection supports scholarship across fine and applied arts through to interior design, industrial design, and landscape gardening. The title list includes: Apollo, Architectural Review, Architects Journal, Art Monthly, British Journal of Photography, Country Life, Eye, Graphis, Ornament and more.

Routledge Performance Archive online:

A resource produced in partnership with Digital Theatre, providing unique access to a wide range of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance.

Jane Furness – Academic Support Librarian, ECA