Visual Culture

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Visual Culture

 

Research independently

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The resources listed here will help you to make a good start with your research.

 

• Dictionaries and encylopedias

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Useful for getting a basic understanding of your topic.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Search more than 600 reference books at once. Results include definitions, longer explanations and images. The Concept Map feature is useful for essay planning. 

Additional access instructions:

For off campus access use this link

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A virtual reference resource relating to all aspects of the visual arts. It includes links to images and other useful features such as history of art timelines.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The national record of over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century - extremely useful for detailed biographies about literary figures.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The most trusted source about words in English, containing definitions, plus very detailed word histories.

 

• Library Discovery Service

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• E-books

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Searching beyond the basics

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Audio Visual Resources

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Your Subject Team

 Greta Friggens

Faculty Librarian

email greta.friggens@port.ac.uk