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Library and Information Sites
Higher Education Library OPACs This page contains links to library catalogues at almost all UK universities and colleges of higher education. http://www.niss.ac.uk/lis/opacs.html The British Library http://www.bl.uk/ British Library OPAC The British Library's online public access catalogue. http://opac97.bl.uk/ Victoria and Albert Museum http://www.vam.ac.uk/ National Art Library http://nal.vam.ac.uk/ National Art Library Catalogue The National Art Library catalogue is currently only available for access using telnet. Instructions for logging on are given when the telnet link is established. telnet://nal.vam.ac.uk/ Bath Information and Data Services (BIDS) BIDS host a number of important bibliographic databases, for example the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Access to the BIDS databases require you to have registered and been given a username and password (see your local university library services). http://www.bids.ac.uk/ ASLIB Index to theses This site contains an online version of the index of research theses awarded by British universities. Like BIDS, the ASLIB Index to theses is accessible only with the correct username and password (see your local university library services). http://www.theses.com/ Netfirst This site provides a searchable database of web sites, mailing lists and ftp sites on the Internet. Access is by password only (see your local university library services). http://www.netfirst.ac.uk/search.html Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/ Community and Voluntary Sector Database (VOLNET) The VOLNET database combines the library resources of Barnardos, The National Youth Agency, The Community Development Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The online version contains about one third of the material available on CD-Rom. http://www.unl.ac.uk:9999/volnet/volnet.html

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The Internet Public Library Library based project with current collections containing over 16,000 references to Internet sites, catalogued by subject. This site also hosts online exhibitions. http://www.ipl.org/ Commercial Datahosts This web page gives a series of links to the major commercial datahosts - companies which provide online access to bibliographic databases. http://www.niss.ac.uk/lis/datahosts.html Dialog Bluesheets Dialog is one of the largest commercial datahosts. This web page allows access to factsheets ('bluesheets') on the various databases that are available. As access to the databases themselves are usually charged by the time spent online, universities, where they subscribe, tend to limit access to specially trained librarians. http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/

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Discussion Lists
Mailbase Mailbase is the mailing list service for the United Kingdom academic and research community. The mailbase web site contains a searchable listing of current electronic discussion lists. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/ amccs Discussion list for academics involved in teaching and research in the areas of media, communication, film, television and cultural studies. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/amccs/ art-visual Forum for discussion of issues related to the visual arts. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/art-visual crafts Forum for discussion of contemporary crafts and applied arts. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/crafts/ design-research General discussion and information list for academic staff and postgraduate students involved in design research. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/design-research/ drs Discussion list operated on behalf of the Design Research Society. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/drs/ postgrad List for discussion of issues concerning postgraduate education - intended as a forum for students and supervisors.

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http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/postgrad/ Directory of Scholarly and Professional Electronic Conferences A global listing by subject of academic discussion lists. http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/kovacs/kovacs.html Deja News Facilitates the searching of newsgroup and discussion list archives by keyword. http://www.dejanews.com/ Liszt A regularly updated database of discussion lists. http://www.liszt.com/

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Subject-based Search Resources
Allison Research Index of Art and Design (ARIAD) http://www.ariad.co.uk Art, Design, Architecture and Media Gateway (ADAM) A searchable online catalogue of resources in art, design, architecture and media, funded by UK higher education. http://adam.ac.uk Social Science Information Gateway Online catalogue of Internet resources for the social sciences, funded by UK higher education. http://sosig.ac.uk/ Artists' Papers Register A location register of the papers of artists, designers and craftsmen held in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom. http://www.hmc.gov.uk/artists/ Axis - The National Artists Register Register of artists and craftspeople working in Britain. http://www.lmu.ac.uk/ces/axis/ BUBL Information Service Library based information site. Contains a subject tree of resource links, a searchable journals catalogue, and general information resources. http://bubl.ac.uk/ World Wide Web Virtual Library A subject-based guide to Internet resources. http://www.w3.org/pub/DataSources/bySubject/Overview.html Argus Clearinghouse US based, quality rated subject guide to Internet resources. http://www.clearinghouse.net/

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The Internet Movie Database Searchable database containing references to more than 130,000 films. http://uk.imdb.com/ Digitisation in Art and Design Current UK higher education project to produce digital versions of several design journals. http://tdg.linst.ac.uk/tdg/research/diad/index.htm Arts and Humanities Data Service Current UK higher education project to collect, describe and preserve electronic resources related to teaching and research in the arts and humanities. http://ahds.ac.uk/ Performing Arts Data Service Current UK higher education project to collect and promote electronic resources for the performing arts. http://pads.ahds.ac.uk/ Visual Arts Data Service Current UK higher education project to produce an online archive of electronic resources for the Visual Arts. http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/ Essex Data Archive Archive of data for the social sciences (mainly statistical datasets), with an online catalogue available for searching. http://dawww.essex.ac.uk/ Consumer Culture Research Site This site has been developed by an academic involved in consumer culture research. It contains an extensive bibliography and links to other useful sites. http://www.gold.ac.uk/~soa01ds/consumer.htm Live Art Archive Funded by the Arts Council of England and Nottingham Trent University, this site contains information about existing live and performance art materials, records and publications. http://art.ntu.ac.uk/liveart/index.htm Web Resources in Anthropology A listing of links to useful Internet sites in anthropology, based at Temple University. http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/index.html

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Internet Search Engines
Excite UK http://www.excite.co.uk/ UK Index http://www.ukindex.co.uk/uksearch.html

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Yahoo UK http://www.yahoo.co.uk Excite http://www.excite.com/ Lycos http://www.lycos.com/ Hotbot http://www.hotbot.com/ Yahoo http://gnn.yahoo.com/ Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com Infoseek Ultra http://ultra.infoseek.com/ Alta Vista http://altavista.com/ http://www.altavista.digital.com/ Webcrawler http://webcrawler.com/ Magellan http://www.mckinley.com/ Search Engine Watch This web site provide reviews of search engines, and online tutorials for web page users and owners. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ BUBL Information Service - search guides The BUBL Information Service search guide page provides links to numerous search engines as well as advice on how to search the Internet effectively. http://bubl.ac.uk/searches/guides.htm

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General Reference Sources
Rail Travel Information http://www.railtrack.co.uk/travel/ National Express Coach Travel http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/

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UK Travel Information http://www.a2btravel.com/ The Internet White Pages http://www.four11.com/ Who Where? http://www.whowhere.com/ Big Book http://www.bigbook.com/ Internet Yellow Pages http://www.eyp.co.uk/ UK Maps Online http://www.multimap.com/uk/ Prospects Web Information on graduate careers, postgraduate courses and research opportunities. http://www.prospects.csu.man.ac.uk/

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Online Journals
Active Learning Journal of the Computers in Teaching Initiative, contains articles on the use of computers in teaching and learning in higher education. Currently only back issues are available online. http://www.cti.ac.uk/publ/actlea/ CTheory An on line international journal of theory, technology and culture. Contains articles, interviews and book reviews. Open to email subscription. http://www.ctheory.com/ctheory.html frAme: a journal of culture and technology Based at Nottingham Trent University and linked to trace a journal of online writing. http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/ International Journal of Media and Communication Studies New online refereed journal in media and communication studies. http://www.aber.ac.uk/~jmcwww/index.html JMU Media Review New online journal, based in the Screen Studies department at Liverpool John Moores University. http://www.livjm.ac.uk/mcc/mediareview/welcome.html Journal of Interactive Media in Education Online journal and forum based in the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University.

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http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/ Social Research Update Short methodological papers in the social sciences, available online and in print. http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/sru/Sru.html Sociological Research Online Online refereed journal in sociology. http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/socresonline/ Visual Anthropology Review This site list contents for current and back issues of the VAR. http://etext.virginia.edu/VAR/

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Publication and Exhibition Sites
ZoneZero Online photography gallery, magazine and forum founded by the photographer Pedro Meyer. The site can be viewed in both English and Spanish. http://zonezero.com/ Channel A national arts online network funded by the Arts Council. Supports and exhibits new work for the Internet. http://www.channel.org.uk/ Fixing Shadows Still Photography This site looks at various aspects of still photography including domestic and ethnographic photography. Anthropological in its perspective, this site exhibits both critical writings and online exhibitions. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/ Critical Eye Online magazine of photography. Includes exhibitions and articles. http://www.thecriticaleye.com Picture Projects Internet site for documentary photography. http://www.picture-projects.com/

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Research Centres and Sites
Centre for Research in Art and Design http://www.rgu.ac.uk/subj/ats/r1.htm Colour and Imaging Institute

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http://colour.derby.ac.uk/ The Media and Communication Studies Site http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/mcs.html National Foundation for Educational Research http://www.nfer.ac.uk/index.htm The Ergonomics Society http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/ Centre for Performance Research http://www.aber.ac.uk/~cprwww/ Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts http://caiiamind.nsad.newport.ac.uk/ Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies http://otal.umd.edu/~rccs/ Internatioanl Visual Sociology Association http://www.sjmc.umn.edu/faculty/schwartz/ivsa/

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Higher Education Sites
NISS Information Gateway This site provides the main source of information on higher education in the United Kingdom. It contains links to university libraries, research and funding councils, information on research and teaching assessment, and many other useful links. http://www.niss.ac.uk/ Higher Funding Council for England http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ JANET (Joint Academic Network) JANET is the national computer network that serves the UK academic community. This site contains information and news on JANET services. http://news.janet.ac.uk/ Computer in Teaching Initiative (CTI) The CTI is a UK higher education project to support the use of computers in teaching, learning and research. This site also contains the journal Active Learning, back issues of which are available online. http://www.cti.ac.uk/ CTI Art and Design http://www.bton.ac.uk/ctiad/

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Teaching and Learning Technology Programme This site contains information on current projects funded by TLTP to support and develop the use of technology in teaching and learning. http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/tltp/ Times Higher Educational Supplement http://www.thesis.co.uk/ National Postgraduate Committee The NPC is an organisation formed to support the interests of postgraduate students. http://www.npc.org.uk/

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Research Councils, Research Institutes and Funding Sources
Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/ Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ The British Academy http://britac3.britac.ac.uk/ Research Councils Includes a searchable database of ESRC studentships. http://www.niss.ac.uk/admin/rc.html The British Council http://www.britcoun.org/ European Union (calls for proposals) http://www2.echo.lu/calls.html Information Society Project Office http://www.ispo.cec.be/ The Design Council http://www.design-council.org.uk/ The Arts Council http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ The Crafts Council http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/ The Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/

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Policy Studies Institute http://www.psi.org.uk/ DEMOS http://www.demos.co.uk/ Smithsonian Institute http://www.si.edu/

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Educational Resources

Sites offering guidance on using the Internet: Netskills http://www.netskills.ac.uk/ Learn the Net http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html Internet for Social Scientists Tutorial http://www.sosig.ac.uk/training/isscont.html Getting Online http://www.idea.org.uk/go

Sites offering guidance on the evaluation of Internet resources: Institute for Academic Technology http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-49.html World Wide Web Virtual Library - Evaluation of Information Sources http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm Widener University - Evaluating Web Resources http://www.science.widener.edu/~withers/webeval.htm University of California Los Angeles - Thinking critically about world wide web resources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/instruct/web/critical.htm

Sites offering guidance on the citation of electronic sources: Electronic Styles http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/

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How to Cite Internet Resources http://www.gsn.org/weblib/biblio/mla.htm BUBL Information Service - Citation page http://bubl.ac.uk/link/c/citation.htm

Other sites: World Lecture Hall This site provides links to educational materials hosted on web sites around the world. The material is organised by subject area. http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/

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Other sites of interest
United States Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) http://www.unesco.org/ American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html Census Information Gateway http://www.census.ac.uk/ Office for National Statistics http://www.ons.gov.uk/ United Kingdom Government http://www.open.gov.uk/ The National Museum of Science and Industry http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/ The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/

Note: This document has been archived in Acrobat (pdf) format from the previous version of the Research Training Initiative Website (created in 1998). It may therefore contain some out of date information or obsolete web links.