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Creative Arts and Industries library subject guide - Aratohu kaupapa mō te toi auaha

This guide covers art, design and the performing arts.

Article databases

Article databases Search these databases for the articles you need in your study or research.

Research sources for creative media production and technologies.

Full-text art journals and magazines covering art history, photography, printmaking, graphic design, costume design, painting, and more.

Includes spatial design. Limited full-text content.

Over 16,000 sound effects available free for educational use.

Context and images for fashion and clothing .

All design disciplines, including craft. Limited full-text content.

Searches many databases simultaneously including our holdings in design, fine arts, photography, creative media. Substantial full text content.

ǰ, New Zealand, Pasifika visual & material culture objects.

Selected live and on-demand recordings from over 40 pay and free channels.

Trace exhibitions and critical commentary of contemporary visual arts in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Main scholarly resource for design, art and cultural disciplines.

Extensive index to writing on NZ art. This index does not provide full text content. If you find an article that fits your need, you can search for the name of the magazine or newspaper that the article comes from. Discover will tell you if the library has access to the full text of the article.

Visual database of innovative materials searchable by category and properties.

Full-text of current New Zealand standards including adopted Australian or ISO ones.

Core sources for textile industry and design.

Visual stories on fashion design and cultural issues.

Terms and conditions for library online resources

Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.

Books and ebooks

Books and ebooks Find the book you need in a library, or access an online edition you can read on your computer.

Search Discover to find Library books, journals, DVDs & other material.

Find books, ebooks and textbooks

Includes eBooks from Berg Fashion Library.

Searches across partial- and full-text content of a wide range of books.

Media arts

Media arts

Find images
Including in books and general online sources. Includes sources of images for art, photography and design; advertising, fashion, textiles; history and heritage; media arts

Legal and ethical use of images

Using images in a master’s or PhD thesis

Other restrictions on copying and using images

Referencing visual material

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Image sources

Image sources

See our Find Images page for image sources, including images in these categories:

  • Art, photography, and design
  • Advertising, fashion, and textiles
  • History and heritage
  • Media arts

Go to Find images

More information

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Background information

Concepts and definitions

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