Getting Started
Welcome to your Subject Guide, where you'll find tailored guidance and advice on key library resources.
Essential Resources
Current newspapers and magazines
You can access thousands of current titles via the following Roehampton subscriptions:
- Financial Times This link opens in a new window
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Provides articles, in-depth 'Special Reports', facsimile of the newspaper from 2005 onwards, and company and financial information.
Note: you will have to create a personal account on FT after first sign in to access the resource. - Marketing Week This link opens in a new window
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Marketing Week offers the latest marketing news, opinion, trends, jobs and challenges facing the marketing industry. Note: You will need to sign up for a personal account using your full Roehampton university email. To set up your account, click ‘register’ and fill out the form to complete your account set up.
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Worldwide news and business database. This content is unavailable in UR Library Search and can only be found here on the Nexis platform.
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Access thousands of current, international newspapers and magazines. You can also download the PressReader App. Note: To log in, click sign in at the top of the screen, select Library or Group, then find University of Roehampton and Sign In via Open Athens. Spotlight on PressReader blog post.
- Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
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The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of US Vogue magazine, from 1892 to the current month, reproduced in images indexed by garment type, designer and brand names.
Newspaper and magazine archives
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A unique collection of searchable facsimiles of English newspapers, pamphlets, acts of Parliament, and other early news publications from the 1600s and 1700s. Place of publication varies from London and the English provinces, to Scotland, Ireland, Europe, America and India.
- British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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The British Library’s archives of searchable facsimiles of regional and national newspapers from the 19th century.
- Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
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A cross-searchable platform of eight databases containing digital reproductions of newspapers, periodicals, books and ephemera from the 17th to 20th centuries, including archives of the Illustrated London News, the Listener, Times & Times Literary Supplement (TLS).
- Guardian and Observer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Local, regional and national UK news archive from 1791 - 2003. Note: to access current issues, see Pressreader.
- Illustrated London News This link opens in a new window
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A digital archive of the world's first weekly illustrated newspaper from 1842 to 2003, providing contemporary accounts and images of significant British and world events.
- John Johnson Collection This link opens in a new window
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Archive of printed ephemera covering everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Listener Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
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Complete, searchable digital archive of The Listener, the journal published by the BBC from 1929-1991.
- New York Times (The) with Index (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Content from the New York Times (1851-2015) with index (1851-1993).
- Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
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The Times newspaper in facsimile from 1785 - 2019.
- TLS Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
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Full text of the Times Literary Supplement from 1902-2013.
Library subscriptions: free with your Roehampton login.
Search these databases to find journal articles, book chapters and other research papers in your subject. Most provide the full PDF text, but sometimes there may be just brief details (citation and abstract) of the articles. Click on Search for FullText@Roehampton to see if you can access the full text via our subscriptions; if not, you can usually order it free via Interlibrary Loan.
- ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering the fields of computing and information technology. The full-text database includes the complete collection of ACM's publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters and multimedia titles.
- IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) This link opens in a new window
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The IEEE Electronic Library contains millions of journal articles and conference papers in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science, dating from 1936 to the present, as well as thousands of IEEE standards in key technology fields.
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) This link opens in a new window
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This distinguished conference proceedings series publishes the latest research developments in all areas of computer science. Published from 1973 it includes over 12,000 volumes.
- O'Reilly This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of e-books and videos in computer science, digital photography, technology, and business, accessible online and via the O'Reilly app. Also includes curated playlists, learning paths and case studies. Spotlight on O'Reilly blog post.
- Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
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The premier social sciences platform for SAGE.
- Sage Premier This link opens in a new window
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Over 500 full text journals covering arts, social sciences (especially media studies), humanities and life sciences.
- Sage Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
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Provides help, guidance and tools for designing, writing and reporting research projects.
- Screen Studies Collection This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive index of current publications related to film studies, plus detailed filmographies. Content includes: International Index to Film Periodicals database (FIAF), American Film Institute (AFI Catalog) and Film Index International.
- WARC This link opens in a new window
WARC provides the latest evidence, expertise and guidance to make marketers more effective. It is good for in-depth case studies on advertising campaigns and analysis on recent trends.
Open Access resources
Free to all on the web, but rigorously checked for academic integrity, so you can trust the content. Further open access resources can be found on our A-Z Database List.
- Creative Industries Cluster Journal (CICJ)An open access, peer-reviewed journal on the cultural and creative industries.
- Free book centre.netFreebookcentre.net contains links to thousands of free online technical books. Which Include core computer science, networking, programming languages, Systems Programming books, Linux books and many more...
- O'Reilly Open BooksFree e-books and videos on all aspects of computing.
University subscriptions - free with your Roehampton login
- ARTSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to curated high quality images from reliable sources that have been rights-cleared for use in education and research. It contains 300 collections composed of over 2 million images.
- BFI Player for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
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The British Film Institute's curated streaming service for higher education, with a focus on British and European independent films. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton email address, you need to create a personal user account for access. You may watch content on personal devices or in class, but BFI Player is not licenced for public screenings.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
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A music database containing over 2 million tracks, from classical and opera to jazz, blues, film scores and world music. All available straight to your phone via the NML app. Spotlight on Naxos blog post.
- ROB (Roehampton Online Broadcasts) This link opens in a new window
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Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.
Free online sources for images and sound
- BBC Sound EffectsOver 33,000 sound clips available for personal, educational or research purposes. Global content from the last 100 years, including TV and radio special effects, BBC Natural History Unit and Radiophonic Workshop recordings. You can create your own mixes and soundscapes using the ‘mixer mode’ function.
- A Sound EffectBlog for sound effect enthusiasts and professionals.
- BensoundRoyalty and cost-free music downloads!
- Free Music ArchiveRoyalty-free and 'free to download' music source.
- FreesoundA collaborative database of audio samples released under Creative Commons licenses, allowing free re-use for non-commercial use.
- Free to Use SoundsRoyalty-free sound archive - please note not all are free of charge but follow the instructions to find those that are.
- The Gender Spectrum Collection.The Gender Spectrum Collection is a stock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models. These photos can be used under CC BY-NC-ND license. Please read the guidelines.
- IncompetechRoyalty-free music and video content.
- mobygratisMoby donates his music to independent filmmakers and film students for use in non-profit films and videos (conditions apply).
- YouTube audio libraryFree audio clips for subscribers to download.
Free Digital Media resources on the web
- ArtBAbbleArt-related video content with sections on Design and New Media.
- MDN Web DocsA fantastic learning area created by MDN (the Mozilla Developer Network). Simple explanations of web standards (HTML for structuring websites, CSS for styling them) and tips on web accessibility. Good resources to start with are the introduction modules to HTML and CSS.
- Processing FoundationFree, open source processing software.
- SiteInspireA showcase of excellent web design.
- W3SchoolsThe chief resource for learning HTML and CSS
Gaming
- BAFTA GuruInspirational career advice from top film, games and television creators.
- Eludamos: Journal of Computer Game CultureOpen Access journal
- GamasutraA useful mine of blogs about game design, from a designer's perspective.
- Game Design CommonsOpen access articles.
- Games StorytellingA snapshot of artistic and cultural game making across the UK, from the British Council.
- Game StudiesOpen access, international journal of
computer game research. - Journal of Games CriticismA non-profit, peer-reviewed, open-access journal.
- Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies AssociationOriginal, interdisciplinary academic research on video games.
Organisations
- British Council Creative EconomySupports artists and creative entrepreneurs around the world with research tools, space and connections.
- Creative Industries FederationRepresents, champions and supports the UK’s creative industries.
- RSA Student Design AwardsThe Royal Society of Arts' annual competition for emerging designers, held since 1924.
- Show Studio"The home of fashion film."