Academic Achievement Team
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- New to university life
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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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Learning Skills Hub on MoodleWorkshop and drop-ins calendar, session recordings, online tutorials and more
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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 getting started with your library research. The Starting Your Research in MCL tutorial (Part 2) has examples of searches related to School of Arts subjects such as media 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.
Full Text Databases generally provide the pdf for articles in your results list. However these databases also contain records of articles published elsewhere. You may be able to access these articles by clicking the Full Text Finder button, provided we have a subscription to the journal they are in.
A handy guide to Photography resources on Artstor can be found here.
Freely available online resources
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AnOther Art & PhotographyOnline art and culture magazine.
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ArtBabble photographyShowcases high quality art-related video content from more than 50 cultural institutions worldwide.
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British Photography HistoryInformation and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history.
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Fox Talbot Catalogue RaisonnéIndex and information on the printed works of William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of photography.
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PhotomonitorImages and articles from contemporary British and Irish photographers.
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Spruce Crafts Photography pageA DIY craft and hobby site full of helpful tips, step-by-step tutorials, and historical information.
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VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)Over 140,000 images from over 300 art collections, free for educational use.
Professional organisations and services
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PhotofusionBased in Brixton, south London, this exhibition space and training centre provides support and career progression to photographers of all abilities.
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Photo LondonAnnual trade fair of international photography held in the UK capital.
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Press Photo History ProjectAims to record every news photographer and agency operating in the UK since 1904; explores the working relationship between photographs, agencies and newspapers.
Physical and online collections, archives, galleries, museums...
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British Photography: The Hyman collectionA private collection based in London and open to researchers by appointment.
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Center for Creative PhotographyMuseum and study centre for the history of photography, based at the University of Arizona.
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London Photography DiaryOnline guide to London’s photography scene, with details of exhibitions, events, and reading material.
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Luminous LintIndexes and collates material relating to the history of photography (requires a subscription).
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Martin Parr FoundationSupports photographers whose work focusses on the diversity of everyday life in the British Isles.
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National Portrait Gallery photograph collectionThe UK's national gallery, based in central London, houses over 250,000 portrait photographs.
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PhotofusionBased in Brixton, south London, this exhibition space and training centre provides support and career progression to photographers of all abilities.
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The Photographers GalleryThe UK's first public gallery dedicated to photography is in London's West End.
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Photography and the Archive Research Centre (PARC)Based at the UAL London College of Communication
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Photography NowEstablished 1998 in Berlin, a leading international online portal for photography and video art.
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Science and Media MuseumThis Yorkshire museum's collections are dedicated to the science and history of images and sound.
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Tate Digital ArchivesBrowse the digital archive of items in the Tate's collections (you can refine by Format > Photograph).
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V & A Museum Photography collectionFounded in 1852, now one of the largest and most important collections in the world.
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