This page links to some of the key e-resources for creative arts students and explains the authentication system (shibboleth). The resources we have include:
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- A wide range of courses covering content relevant to courses taught at the university, plus courses relevant to personal development more broadly.
See the Fashion Design Library Guide for information about creating accounts, and a link to 'Business of Fashion'
Besides browser-based access, mobile apps are available for the following resources.
Westminster Research - the institutional repository (see specifically Westminster School of Arts / CREAM theses
EThoS - doctoral theses available from the British Library
PQDT Open - open access theses and dissertations
EBSCO Open Dissertations
OATD - open access theses and dissertations
You may need to use the SHIBBOLETH authentication service to access online resources - particularly if you are off-site.
Once you get to the online resource, click 'sign in' and see where it says 'shibboleth,' 'where are you from?' or 'institutional sign-in'.
Before you get to a UoW branded sign-in dialogue box (below), you will usually be asked to select 'University of Westminster' from a drop-down box or enter 'University of Westminster' where you see the 'Where are you from?' prompt.
Read the advice above on using 'Shibboleth' to help you access e-resources. Then, use the following links to experiment with accessing online books, academic journals, and magazines.
Try logging into Library Search first before accessing online resources.
Try a different browser.
If you get to a page saying ‘stale request’, go back to the previous link and try again.
When signing into a third-party platform, you may get routed to the platform homepage rather than to the requested resource. Go back to the previous link and click on it again.
Check our holding to see whether you should have access to the requested resource (especially the specific volume of journals).
You must register with Bob the first time you use it - check your junk folder for the confirmation email.
You are most likely to find a film if you search for the film title and director (e.g. Alien Scott). This is less important if the title is distinctive (e.g. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), but if you search for 'alien', you have to scroll through sixty episodes of 'Wanda and the Alien.'
If you don't know the director, select 'title' in the advanced search options. Occasionally, the director is not in the record, so this helps narrow things down.
Select 'public playlist' in the search options to search for playlists (e.g. search for 'uow' for playlists the librarian has created, including 'Ways of Seeing, 'The Genius of Photography,', 'The Story of Film', and 'British Style Genius').
Make your own playlist and share with friends