The University Library recently received the bronze NUS Green Impact award, being recognized alongside other University departments today at the NUS Green Impact awards for promoting and improving our environmental performance.  Barbara Anders and Michele Game, the Library’s named “Green Champion” (pictured), …

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Last night was a first for some of our Film Studies and Creative Writing final year students who saw five of their completed projects on the big screen at No. 6 Cinema in the Historic Dockyard. Three films explored the …

Creative Arts Film Review: Student Shorts at No. 6 on Thursday 28th May Read more »

Typography has been on my mind a lot recently what with ordering all of those extra copies of books for the bumper in-take of Graphic Design students.  We’ve also got a little treat coming up next year, an online resource …

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A chance meeting at library reception led to today’s event.  I was able to put Joyce, from Portsmouth’s Inky Fingers creative writing group, in touch with Alison Habens, undergraduate course leader for creative writing.  6 students (gown) met with 8 …

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I had a very enjoyable few hours yesterday at the open cabinet event in Eldon.  Staff, students and even some alumni came along to explore the library’s varied collection of pop-up books. Mainly purchased to inspire illustration students, it was …

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20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Apparel Ads by Jim Heimann (editor) and Alison A. Nieder (text) This week I chose a book on fashion; a subject I have not covered before.  During the 20th century, fashion evolved from being …

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Took advantage of a work trip to Bath to visit the Fashion Museum. The current exhibition, Georgians: Dress for Polite Society, is fabulous including sumptuous dresses and beautifully embellished gowns and even coats for men.  It was interesting to see …

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The ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively Favourite book as a child: I must have read this book over and over as an older child / young teen – I was desperate for my own poltergeist and it is …

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Farnsworth House:  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by Maritz Vandenberg When I saw this book on the Farnsworth House I knew we had to buy it for Architecture as we have very limited print resources about this building. It was …

Creative Arts Book of the Week 27/02/15 Read more »

Planet Bizzaro, the part of Brazil’s largest news portal, G1, dedicated to bringing the funny, strange and different to the world, reported on our video of one of the seagulls that hatched on our roof last year being surprised at its own reflection …

Library seagull video goes global Read more »