Lowdown
Here’sthelowdownfromtheLibrarytostartyouofffor thenewterm!
Please don’t hesitate to direct any library questions to me.Thiscouldbeaboutcollections,specificresources, researchforyourstudentsorforyourself
Also, if you’d like to book an embedded module session for your students - either to support research for practice or research for written work - just let me know!Ijustneed2weeksnotice
Theatre Performance and Practice Video Library is a collection of educational films which will enable users to understand first-hand the process of creating theatre from inception through to performance. The areas covered – physical theatre, devising, ensemble, comedy and the ideas of iconic practitioners Artaud and Grotowski – are among the core components of any undergraduateTheatreStudies,Drama,ComedyandActingcourse atuniversitiesandconservatoiresacrosstheworld
1:1appointments (40minsonline orin-person) LibraryDrop-ins AMATALibrary Drop-inMondays11-12, AMATACafe Bitesizedsessions
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NickHernBooks2023AnnualUpdate CriticalStudies&PerformancePractice2023 AnnualUpdate
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Videocollectionupdates
StreamingContent
Thelibraryistransitioningawayfromourin-housestreamingservice, LibPlayer AllcontentcurrentlyheldonLibPlayerwillremainavailableand easilydiscoverableviaLibrarySearch
Thelibrarywillcontinuetoprovideimmediateaccesstocertain streamingcontentincludingresourcelistmaterials,itemswithhigh historicusageandtheArtsCouncilEnglanddancevideocollection
LibPlayerrepresentsaportionofstreamingcontentprovidedbythe libraryandmuchofthiscollectionisalsoavailablethroughthe University’ssubscriptiontoBoxofBroadcasts. BoxofBroadcastsisanon-demandtvandradiostreamingservice, whichoffersanextensivearchiveof2.6million+off-airrecordingsfor educationaluse,aswellastheabilitytoplayback,schedulerecordings andarangeofaccessibilityfeatures.
VideoSearch
On-requestservice: Requestscanbemade viaLibrarySearch. Thelibraryaimsto respondtorequests within3workingdays. Whereverpossible,you willreceivealinktothe recordingonBoxof Broadcasts
Ifarequestcannotbe satisfiedviaBoB,a memberofthelibrary teamwillcontactyou toarrangealternative access.
RecommendedViewing/ResourceLists
Videostreamingcontentaddedtoresourceslistswillbemade immediatelyavailabletoviewwhereverpossible,withaccess throughtheTalisresourcelistorviaLibrarySearch.
Ifyouwishtorecommendvideocontenttoyourstudents,pleaselet usknowassoonaspossible.
Ifyourequiredhelporadvicewithresourcelists,pleasecontact digital@fxplusacuk
Youcannowsearchforvideocontentacrossthelibrary collectionswithinLibrarySearch Simplysearchforyourtopic andselectVideoSearchfromthedrop-downmenuto retrieverelevantvideocontent Here’san18secvideoonusing VideoSearch
Youcanfurtherrefineyourresultsbyusingthefiltersandcan specifythetypeofformatyouarelookingfor
VideoSearchpullstogetherstreamedcontenthostedacross arangeofsubscriptiondigitalcollectionsaswellascontent currentlyavailableviaLibPlayer,andheldphysicallyinstock asDVD,Blu-rayandonvideocassette.
FalmouthUniversityhave accesstoComicsPlus.Thisresourcegives you access to over 25,000 comics, graphic novels, series and art booksfromarangeoftoppublishersandauthors.
AccessviatheLibrarySearch:ComicPlus
Please note you must first register for an account via the link provided
ARTstornowavailableviaJSTOR
TheArtstorDigitalLibraryisanimagedatabasefeaturinganunparalleledrangeofimagesfromsomeofthe world'sleadingmuseums,photoarchives,scholars,andartistsinoneeasily-navigatedrepository Itisthe mostcomprehensiveimageresourceavailableforeducationalandscholarlyuse,withmanyrareand importantcollectionsavailablenowhereelse NowonJSTOR ReallyusefulsourceforimagesforPowerPoints, moduleguidesetc WealsohaveaccesstoBridgemanArtLibrary’sBridgemanEducation
RoutledgePerformanceArchive-Octobertrial
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TheRoutledgePerformanceArchive(RPA)providesexclusiveaccesstoanunprecedentedandcontinuallyexpandingrangeofstreamedvideoandaudiofootagefromperformancepractitionerspastandpresent, pairedwithrelevantcriticalcommentarydelivereddirectlytotheclassroom,rehearsalhall,library,and device.
Thearchivecontains: interviewswithkeyfiguresinperformancehistoryandcontemporarypractice; masterclasseswithspecialistperformancetrainersfromaroundtheworld; footagedirectfromlegendarypractitioners; excerptedandfull-lengthcontemporaryproductionsandexperiments; documentariespreviouslyunavailabletoglobalaudiences: andspeciallycommissionedcontextualessaysfromknowledgeablepractitionersandscholars
