Visit to the Royal Institute of British Architects
Greta Friggens, CCI Faculty Librarian, tells us of her trip to RIBA headquarters in London, exploring the rare books and splendid collections in their library.
Category: Subjects: Creative Arts
Webinar training: Artstor to JSTOR migration
If you use Artstor, you will want to attend this webinar and learn how all the functionality of Artstor will continue from August in JSTOR.
Artist’s Proof of Cut Loose
This delightful lino print, the artist’s proof, is a much appreciated donation to the University’s art collection by printmaker and MA Illustration student Mark Howard Jones is a printmaker. It forms part of his “Cut Loose” printmaking journey.
The Museum of Portable Sound and our Special Collections Exhibitions.
Have you seen our latest exhibition Sounds Beyond Music: Selected Objects from the Museum of Portable Sound on the Mezzanine of Portsmouth University Library? Pop up to see the exhibition which runs until 31st January 2024. While you are there …
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Learn to search ProQuest online archives
Learn directly from the experts from ProQuest how to trace the development of British politics from the 17th century onwards and explore the vast tracts of magazines and periodicals from nineteenth century penny dreadfuls to richly illustrated family magazines, temperance campaigns, political satire and twentieth century popular journalism. This webinar will have something of interest for everyone from history, politics and social science students through to journalists, typographers, and layout designers interested in the history of their arts.
Paper engineering
Paper is an interesting material. It shares many properties with the wood it is made from, being flexible in thin sheets and strong in compression in bulk. It is this combination of properties that makes paper engineering such a fascinating art and science.
We’ve really enjoyed hosting the paper sculpture and pop-up craft exhibition by Derek (Mac) Mccullough, which is now moving to the Eldon building but you can still enjoy images of the exhibits on the Library website.
Explore our Near and far World Books collection this Summer
This Summer we have highlighted children’s books found in our Near and Far World Books collection (NFWB@UoP); which are translated from French to English, or are French language books, or bilingual books. Come in and borrow classics such as Tintin …
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Out on an Island
Lauded by LGBTQ+ celebrities from activist Peter Tatchell to author Patrick Gale, the book includes a diverse range of perspectives and topics from a historian’s perspective on the scarcity of recorded LGBTQ+ history to a summary of local newspaper representation of LGBTQ+ issues over the past 120 years, a celebration of the Island’s leading LGBTQ+ heroes and heroines over the past century, as well as critical discussions of the development and impact of the infamous Section 28 and of suicide amongst LGBTQ+ people, pairing factual historical and journalistic research with reflections on personal experience and verbatim oral history extracts from the residents of the Isle of Wight.
HSDC College students inspired by our new Near and Far World Books Collection
The Near and Far World Books collection of illustrated children’s books is inspiring, and it certainly inspired the A-level students from Havant and South Downs College, whose work is currently displayed beside the books that inspired them.
Illustration students work on display in UoP Library
Come and see the beautiful sketches from our first year BA (Hons) Illustration students that we have on display in the library. Students were asked to explore the Library and Special Collections. They picked a topic from a ‘lucky dip’ …
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