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An orientation: Library Service and Learning Development: CMP, FAMM, Fashion Design, Film, Photography: E-Resources

Introducing e-resources

This page links to some of the key e-resources for creative arts students and explains the authentication system (shibboleth).

It also provides advice about logging into e-resources.

The resources we have include:

  • Book platforms
  • Audiovisual resources
  • Online courses
  • Magazines and newspapers
  • Periodical databases
  • Mobile apps
  • & more...

 

Book platforms

Audiovisual resources

Reference sources

Other reference sources are available on Library Search

Fashion business sources

See the Fashion Design Library Guide for information about creating accounts, and a link to 'Business of Fashion'

See also the Westminster Business resources for Company & Financial Information, Market Research; Country information; and Data & Statistics.

Magazines and newspapers

Periodical databases

Mobile apps

Besides browser-based access, mobile apps are available for the following resources.

Browser extensions

Other resources

Box of Broadcasts

Search over 2 million broadcasts

See 'bob tips' below.

Vogue Archive

Press Reader

PressReader

Artforum Archive

BOB Tips

  • 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. 
     
  • Explore Box of Broadcasts curated playlists.
     
  • 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.

Accessing e-resources

Use your university account (w1234567@westminster.ac.uk) when you see the University-branded dialogue box:

Look for a link that says, ‘Login via institution,’ ‘Where are you from?’ or ‘Shibboleth’ to get this.

You may have to type your institution name (University of Westminster or Westminster) into a search box or look for your institution from a drop-down menu.

If you access resources via Library Search or on campus you are less likely to need to do this.

Troubleshooting online access

  • Sign in to Library Search before trying to access resources.
  • Use a different browser if you experience a problem.
  • Sometimes you need to go back to a link and click on it again – i.e. if you get a screen that says ‘stale request’ or if you get routed to the homepage of a third-party platform.
  • If you cannot access a journal article, check the holdings information on Library Search to see whether we should have access to the specific issue/volume.
  • Do not use 'ATHENS' authentication, as this is a different system (we use a service called Shibboleth)

Websites

  • Last Updated: Apr 22, 2025 10:36 AM
  • URL: https://libguides.westminster.ac.uk/libraryorientation
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