The University Library has an amazing range of print books for you to peruse!
The majority of books for Creative Arts can be found on the second floor, but we also have some large format sheet music and beautiful art books in our oversize section on the third floor.
Check out the drop-down sections by subject below to see where books relevant to your subject are shelved.
Every book has a shelfmark on its spine with a series of numbers and letters - this is called the Dewey Decimal Classification system, used by libraries to arrange books by subject.
You can find the shelfmark on the Library website or on your reading list, and books are arranged on the shelves in shelfmark order. Signs at the end of each shelf will guide you to the right section.
Many of the subjects within the Lincoln School of Creative Arts are inter-disciplinary, so you may want to explore a range of subject areas for what you need. You might also find the Business and Management guide helpful:-
Please note: The Library also has a number of fiction books in our Wellbeing Fiction Collection and via the Libby app.
Also note: a key resource for Creative Writing is the Writers' & artists' yearbook: the essential guide to the media and publishing industries: the perfect companion for writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, playwrights, journalists, and commercial artists - there is a new edition published every year and this can be found at shelfmark 808.02 WRI.
There is also the Children's writers' & artists' yearbook which can be found at shelfmark 808.06805 CHI.
Please note: books on anatomy (in 600 shelfmark range) can be found in The Ross Library for Biomedical & Health Sciences in the Medical Building.
Please note: Fine Art magazines and industry journals can be found in our print journals section on the third floor.
Please note: Large format sheet music can be found in our oversize section on the third floor.
Access vocal scores for musicals in the Library
Alternatively, search for a particular score by typing the name of the musical and the word score into the 'Find books' search on the Library website.
Access librettos (scripts) of musicals in the Library
Alternatively, search for any particular libretto by typing the name of the musical and the word libretto into the 'Find books' search on the Library website.
Please note: a key resource for Technical Theatre is Technical standards for places of entertainment by the Association of British Theatre Technicians - this can be found at shelfmark 725.80289 ASS.
