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The Academic Achievement Team is committed to helping students realise their academic potential and move towards becoming independent learners.
The team consists of five members of staff including the Team Leader.
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University of Roehampton
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Getting Started
Not sure where to start?
Have a look at our How To... page for our three part tutorial on conducting library research. The Starting Your Research in MCL tutorial (Part 2) has examples of searches related to education, media, linguistics and film, but the advice is relevant for all subjects.
You will also find guidance on searching Library databases, from some of our database providers.
Essential Resources
Search these specialist databases to find journal articles, book chapters and other academic 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 the Full Text Finder button to see if you can access the full text via our ejournals; if not, you can order it free via Interlibrary Loan.
Library subscriptions - free with your Roehampton login:
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Academic Search PremierFull text journals and abstracts in a range of academic disciplines.
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ACM Digital LibraryThe ACM Digital Library is 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.
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Communication and Mass MediaFull-text journal articles in media studies, communication, and other closely-related fields.
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IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)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.
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Oxford Handbooks OnlineThe Oxford Handbooks series brings together the world’s leading scholars to write articles that survey the current state of scholarship in their field. The articles review the key issues, reveal original arguments and concepts, and set the agenda for new research.
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SAGE KnowledgeThe premier social sciences platform for SAGE.
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Sage PremierOver 500 full text journals covering arts, social sciences (especially media studies), humanities and life sciences.
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Sage Research Methods OnlineProvides help, guidance and tools for designing, writing and reporting research projects.
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Screen Studies CollectionA 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.
Open Access resources
Free to all on the web, but rigorously checked for academic integrity, so you can trust the content. For more open access journals, see the Computing and Digital Arts section of our School of Arts Open Access guide.
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Creative Industries Cluster Journal (CICJ)An open access, peer-reviewed journal on the cultural and creative industries.
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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...
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O'ReillyFree e-books and videos on all aspects of computing.
Current newspapers and magazines
Newspaper and magazine archives
University subscriptions - free with your Roehampton login
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ARTSTORA curated collection of over 2.5 million high quality images. The images are all copyright cleared for education and research so can be used in essays, presentations and other assignments. Covers a range of subject areas.
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KANOPYStreams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Many films have captions, transcripts or subtitles and are compatible with technologies for visual impairment, such as JAWS. Please note, we do not have access to BBC productions via this service but BBC programmes may be available via Rob Roehampton.
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Naxos Music LibraryContains 400,000 tracks of music including classical, jazz, blues, world music, Chinese music, ballet, film music, and opera.
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ROB RoehamptonA streaming and recording service that allows students and staff to record Freeview TV and radio programmes, as well as create clips and playlists. Users can access the growing archive of all recorded programmes, plus the BBC Digital and Shakespeare Archives.
Free sound resources on the web
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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.
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BensoundRoyalty and cost-free music downloads!
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Free to Use SoundsRoyalty-free sound archive - please note not all are free of charge but follow the instructions to find those that are.
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mobygratisMoby donates his music to independent filmmakers and film students for use in non-profit films and videos (conditions apply).
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YouTube audio libraryFree audio clips for subscribers to download.
Free Digital Media resources on the web
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ArtBAbbleArt-related video content with sections on Design and New Media.
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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.
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Processing FoundationFree, open source processing software.
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W3SchoolsThe chief resource for learning HTML and CSS
Gaming
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BAFTA GuruInspirational career advice from top film, games and television creators.
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Eludamos: Journal of Computer Game CultureOpen Access journal
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GamasutraA useful mine of blogs about game design, from a designer's perspective.
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Game Design CommonsOpen access articles.
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Games StorytellingA snapshot of artistic and cultural game making across the UK, from the British Council.
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Game StudiesOpen access, international journal of
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Journal of Games CriticismA non-profit, peer-reviewed, open-access journal.
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Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies AssociationOriginal, interdisciplinary academic research on video games.
Data Visualisation
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Data Visualization in SocietyOpen access book by Martin Engebretsen
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Living With DataFreely accessible studies on people’s knowledge, experiences and perceptions of data.
Organisations
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Creative Industries FederationRepresents, champions and supports the UK’s creative industries.
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British Council Creative EconomySupports artists and creative entrepreneurs around the world with research tools, space and connections.
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Show Studio"The home of fashion film."
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