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Guide to support Design programmes in the School of Design and Architecture

Library Website

The easiest way to find just print and ebooks is to select 'Find books' under the search box on the Library Website 

image of a library search box

Enter a keyword or an author and/or title.

Locate particular titles using the Library Website then browse the shelves nearby to locate other useful texts.

Each book has a number on the spine called a 'classmark' which helps you find it on the shelf. 

The first floor has 000-649

The second floor has 650-999

In addition to the print journals, the third floor has 340-349.99 (Law collection) and also an 'oversize' collection which contains books that do not fit on the main shelves.

ebook platforms

Searching for Design related topics in ebooks

You can find ebooks just by searching the main library website but it can also be useful to search one of the ebook platforms to find extra book material.  The advantage of doing this is that you can search for keywords within the text and find reference to your topic area within the chapters.  I would recommend a search on Ebook Central to find extra book material for your dissertation/final year project.

Another great place to search is the Bloomsbury database Berg Fashion Library, containing ebook chapters and encyclopedias.