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Creative Industries

Welcome

Welcome to the guide for Art and Archaeology.

This guide introduces you to resources that you should find helpful in your studies,  If you are asked to login to any resources use your student or staff ID and password.

Watch our video Introduction to Library Services
This brief video provides an introduction to the online and physical library services available across the partnership. Along with highlighting key services, systems and resources, there is an overview of the support available to you at your local library, via library chat and the self-service portal/Servicedesk.

Click on the Library Essentials for information about how you can make best use of the University's Library services.

Library Search

Library Search - video guide

Watch our video guide to searching with Library Search - Library Search

The video provides an overview of the Library Search facility. It is best viewed full screen.

Within the media player, the 'CC' button can be used to toggle closed captions on/off.

Online Collections for Art & Archaeology

Online Collections useful for art and archaeology

The following resources are good resources for subjects in the creative industries.  Click on the tabs above to see more resources that will be useful for the field of art and archaeology.

If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.
If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.
If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.

For archaeology specific resources, please use the Archaeology guide contained in the Humanities, Education & Gaelic libguide:

If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student,or Staff, ID and password.
If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.
If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.
If you are asked to login in to any resources use your Student, or Staff, ID and password.

Books - Arts research (click on the title for more information)

Borrowing books and resources

Borrowing books (and other Library resources)

Art and Archaeology students' home library is usually Orkney College Library.  Please contact staff at your home library if you would like to borrow any books or resources held at UHI Libraries.

Contact information for Orkney College Library

Orkney College Library

Journals - browse