Participatory and Community Arts: electronic resources

• Subject guide to the library: Participatory and Community Arts [pdf] 
• Contact the Subject Librarian for Participatory and Community Arts: Helen Stephen

Online indexes and abstracts

Goldsmiths IT username and password required unless otherwise stated.

 

• Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective - mainly covers visual arts but includes: computers in arts, motion pictures, television and video.  1984 - present.
• ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts) - social sciences and health.  1987 - current.
• British Humanities Index (BHI) - humanities index, including history and philosophy, 1962-current.
• Education Journal Indexes - British Education Index 1975-present, ERIC (US) 1966-present, Australian Education Index 1979-present. From Goldsmiths only.
• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) - education-related literature, 1966-current. 
• IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) 
• MLA (Modern Languages Association) International Bibliography - worldwide literature, linguistics, theatre, customs and folklore, communications bibliographic database.
• PsycINFO - abstract database of psychological literature in behavioural and social sciences from 1800s to the present.
• Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Collection - full text resources, can be used in conjunction with PsycINFO.
• RILM (Répertoire Internationale de la Littérature Musicale) - music bibliographic database.
• ISI Citation Index - Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Science Citation Index.  1970 to present.
• Sociological Abstracts
• ZETOC - British Library Electronic Table of Contents, freely available online

 

Note that staff and students on HE level courses who join Senate House library have remote access to their wide range of web resources.

 Community and creative arts gateways

• Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) Performing Arts - high quality digital resources related to music, dance, theatre, radio, film, television, and performance for the academic community.
• Backstage - single point of entry for finding and searching performing arts collections in the UK, aimed at researchers and anyone with an interest in the performing arts.
• BUBL Link - selected online resources covering all academic subject areas.

Tutorial

• Internet Detective - a free online tutorial helping develop Internet research skills. It looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites.

Other internet resources

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Arts Council of England
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Scottish Arts Council
• Arts Council of Wales
• Artswork - an independent youth arts development agency committed to developing creative opportunities for young people aged 12-25.
• EUCLID Euclid supports cultural development through research and consulting, seminars and forums, and cultural information services. Gives access to Culture.Info, Euclid's online directory and database of international culture including the media and performing arts.