Research

Publications & Periodicals

If you want a comprehensive list of websites, e-journals and discussion groups relating to cultural theory and race, gender, technology and post-colonialism, try the University of the Arts London web guide page at www.arts.ac.uk/library/4830.htm

 



Art & Architecture Journal

70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ - Google Maps
Jeremy Hunt
Tel: 00 33 1 4567 0334 (France)
Fax: 00 33 1 4567 0334 (France)
Email:
Website: www.artandarchitecturejournal.com

The AAJ is the UK's lead journal of contemporary art and architecture and urbanism - a professional reference resource for contemporary art in the public context.
Listing ID: 303


Artists' Papers Register

Website: www.hmc.gov.uk/artists

Computerised register of research papers and primary sources relating to artists, designers and craftspeople located in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom.
Listing ID: 304


Artwords

Tel: 020 7729 2000
Email:
Website: www.artwords.co.uk

Artwords Bookshop is the specialist for books, magazines and videos on the contemporary visual arts and offers the most up-to-date selection of newly published titles, both nationally and internationally. Based in Shoreditch, London, Artwords now offers online and offline purchasing. Artwords is dedicated to contemporary art and regularly imports new publications from the European continent, North America and Australia. Artwords' staff have many years experience in art bookselling and have expert knowledge of art publishing over the last decade. Additionally, if you do not find what you are looking for, Artwords' dedicated staff are always on hand to give help and advice either by email or telephone.
Listing ID: 305


Bookstorming

Website: www.bookstorming.com

Contemporary art online bookstore, with out of print search.
Listing ID: 306


British Library Document Supply Centre

Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ - Google Maps
Tel: 01937 546 060
Fax: 01937 546 333
Email:
Website: www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/docsupply/index.html
Website: blpc.bl.uk

The British Library Document Supply Centre offers remote access to the world's largest source of published information. Its extensive collection supports all areas of research and development. Over 20,000 customers worldwide, based in higher education, research, business and industry, take advantage of our services. Photocopies or loans of original material may be ordered, with a wide choice of ordering, delivery and payment options. Items can be delivered in as little as two hours.
Listing ID: 307


British Library Newspaper Library

Colindale Avenue, London NW9 SHE - Google Maps
Tel: 020 7412 7353
Fax: 020 7412 7379
Email:
Website: www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html

The national collection of British and overseas newspapers.
Listing ID: 308


E-Journals Gateway

Email:
Website: www.serialssolutions.com

Providing improved access to University of the Arts London's Library and Learning Resources collection of nearly 6000 e-journals. The new service will ensure that these important resources can be fully exploited to support teaching, learning and research.
Listing ID: 309


Proboscis: DIFFUSION ebooks

Website: www.proboscis.org.uk
Website: diffusion.org.uk

DIFFUSION eBooks are PDF files for readers to download, print out and make into booklets. The format allows small 'artist's books' or illustrated essays to be published and distributed digitally worldwide. The eBooks are free to download and distribute, electronically or as material objects. The format is 'open source': i.e. Proboscis welcomes the adoption or re-interpretation of the format by anyone, anywhere.
Listing ID: 310


Project Gutenberg

Website: promo.net/pg

Almost complete catalogue and free online downloads of virtually every copyright free book (generally, everything pre-1923: Shakespeare, Poe, Dante, etc etc.), which has been in development since 1971. Search by author or title, and download the entire text.
Listing ID: 311


SAM's Books

Madeline Hutchins, Chaldon Court, Church Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5AL - Google Maps
Tel: Tel/Fax: 01883 345 011
Email:
Website: www.sam-arts.demon.co.uk

Specialist arts management books for artists and arts professionals, sourcing titles and selling them in partnership with Amazon and publishers.
Listing ID: 312


Variant magazine

Website: www.variant.randomstate.org

Scottish based visual arts and culture magazine, free from selected UK wide outlets. Magazine is also available in PDF or text from the site.
Listing ID: 313


Art Monthly

4th Floor, 28 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DB - Google Maps
Tel: 020 7240 0389
Fax: 020 7497 0726
Email:
Website: www.artmonthly.co.uk
Website: www.artmonthly.co.uk/amindwel.htm

Listings Editor: Claire Barrett. Editor: Patricia Bickers. Includes free web based search facility of (almost) all back issues of Art Monthly: reviews, comments, interviews.
Listing ID: 743


The Art Newspaper

70 South Lambeth Rd, London SW1 1RL - Google Maps
Tel: 020 7735 3331
Fax: 020 7735 3332
Website: www.theartnewspaper.com

Editor: Cristina Ruiz. Archive contains thousands of articles published in the Art Newspaper since 1990. Access by subscription.
Listing ID: 763


Aesthetic Grounds: Essays on Public Art

Glenn Weiss
Email:
Website: www.artsjournal.com/aestheticgrounds

Critical essays and images on contemporary public art and public space worldwide.
Listing ID: 2585


Camden Arts Centre Bookshop

Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG - Google Maps
Email:
Website: www.camdenartscentre.org/bookshop

If you're searching for a particular book which you can't find on the site, email them, providing as much detail as possible about the publication and they'll try to track this down for you.
Listing ID: 2771


Open Magazine

Email:
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Website: www.openmagazine.co.uk

An online magazine bridging the high arts with the best of popular culture, looking at the classics and established with fresh eyes and championing new talent; reporting on the arts democratically and showing them as stylish, relevant and exciting.
Listing ID: 3516