Christmas Break

Just to let you know that I will be away from December 24th to January 10th.

Merry Christmas and see you all in 2101.

Best wishes
Cath

Frank Auerbach Exhibition - London Building Sites

The above exhibition is presently at the Courtauld. Did you know that University staff can enter free with Staff ID card?

Norman Parkinson - Photographer

http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/fashion/1002.asp

Free exhibition at Somerset House of delightful photos by Norman Parkinson - interesting for both photography and fashion students.

Architecture - British History Online

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

I wanted to highlight the above free online resource for historical plans, illustrations, maps of London.

Multiple Copies and Loan Status

When you are sending me book orders, it is very helpful if you let me know if you need mutiple copies. We usually say one book per ten students as a general rule.

Also, I can make the books one week, four week, not for loan (reference only, kept in main collection ) or short loan (kept behind library counter and can be loaned for 4 hours only). It would also be helpful if you could let me know which loan status you prefer.

Thanks!

Sacred Made Real - National Gallery Exhibition

This exhibition brings together paintings and painted wooden sculptures by the great Spanish realists of the 17th century. ‘The Sacred Made Real' provides a reappraisal of the crucial role of these hyper-realist sculptures in the development of Spanish art

This is an exhibition that you will either love or hate. I loved it - beautifully curated. I recommend audioguide.

http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/shop/Gallery-Exhibitions-Collections/Sacred-Made-Real-Exhibition

Maharaja: Splendour of India's Royal Courts

http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/maharaja/


The exhibition at the V & A spans the period from the beginning of the 18th century to the mid-20th century, bringing together over 250 magnificent objects, many being lent from India’s royal collections for the first time. It examines the changing role of the maharajas within a social and historical context and reveals how their patronage of the arts, both in India and Europe, resulted in splendid and beautiful objects symbolic of royal status, power and identity.

I especially enjoyed the Art Deco section at the end!

Black History Event Wed Oct 7th

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The Library and Learning Services present an inspiring evening of poetry, humour and debate to mark Black History Month at
University of East London
Creativity, Challenge and Change: the Visual and the Verbal
shortMAN
Michelle Marie
And our special guests
Singer and poet
Adelaide Mackenzie
And acclaimed comedian and rising star,
Quincy
Join us, Dr Kimani Nehusi and our guests to discuss how creative art forms can be used to redefine our identities and challenge and change political and cultural ideologies
Wednesday 7th October
5.00pm
West Building Lecture Theatre
Docklands Campus
http://www.uel.ac.uk/blackhistory/

Digimap registration

Attention Architects

Following my email earlier today about creating new Athens accounts, I just want to remind you that you will have to reregister for Digimap with your new Athens Account.

See link below. Just log on with your new account and you will be taken through the registration steps.

http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/

Time for New Athens Accounts

All Athens accounts beginning uel9 have expired today.

To sign up for a new Athens account, go to the Athens quick link on the library homepage and follow the instructions.

http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/resources/athens.htm

This must be done on campus.

If you are unable to come into the university, you can email Robert Anderson to sent up the account for you.

r.anderson@uel.ac.uk

All Architects - remember you will need to reregister for Digimap with your new account.

Katherine Hamnet at British Library

http://www.bl.uk/bipc/workevents/brainwave.html

Just noticed that Katherine Hamnett is one of the speakers in a panel discussion at the British Library. It is part of their Inspiring Entrepreneurs series and is titled 'From brainwave to business: building success from your intellectural property.'

Construction Information Service

I wanted to remind you that we do subscribe to the Construction Information Service. It is available from the A to Z list of Databases - see link below.

http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/resources/databaselistc.htm

You will need an Athens account for both on campus and off campus access. It contains documents from RIBA, BRE, SEI, TRADA, ISS and others.

Museum of London, Docklands

We had a library planning day at the Museum of London, Docklands yesterday. It is an excellent source of information regarding the history of the Docklands. There is an archive which charts the development and activity of the docks, port and river from 1770 onwards, including trading, industrial relations, river management and docklands regeneration. The archive features over 40,000 photographys of the port and has 10,000 books on port history. There is also a collection of technical drawings. Unfortunately, there is no searchable catalogue at the moment but the archivist would be happy to help students with their projects or even arrange special visits for groups.

http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/

New Electronic Resource - Euromonitor

Dear Colleagues
We have a new electronic resource (purchased by the Business School!) which may be of use to Fashion students.
Euromonitor offers a subscription to Passport GMID which gives library users unlimited access to a vast market research resource via a single web platform:
8 million internationally comparable statistics
18,000 full-market company and country reports
Comment on emerging industry, country and consumer trends from expert analysts Thousands of sources providing further research information Powerful data analysis functions.
It is accessible through our list of databases on the library homepage.
http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/resources/databaseliste.htm
I will definitely demo it to the students during inductions.

New books and user education sessions

Please send me your book requests for the new semester and do let me know if you would like me to do any user education sessions. We do have a training room in the library but it does get booked very quickly so it is essential to reserve it early!

Dear Colleagues

As I am sure you know, we now have a new library system. Unfortunately, at the moment, staff cannot renew online. We are waiting for a file from IT which contains all the usernames for staff. Once we have this file, we will be able to input the information into the new library system and staff will once again be able to renew online. Until this happens, staff will have to phone up the library to renew items.

This is a temporary situation and we are hoping that it will be resolved in the very near future.

However, if you send me your username, I can manually put you into the system and you would be able to renew online immediately. You will also have access to Interlibrary loans and reservations.

I do apologise for the inconvenience.

Holiday July 23rd to August 17th

Just to let you know, I will be on holiday for the above dates. But if you need any assistance while I am away, I am sure that one of my esteemed colleagues will be able to help you!

I look forward to seeing you all again in the middle of August. I have really enjoyed my first year as AVA librarian and look forward to 2009-2010.

And many thanks for making me so welcome. It is been a great pleasure to work with all of you.

New library system

Dear Colleagues

We are getting a new library system in August, so this will mean that you will notice a change in the catalogue interface. Among other enhancements, the new system will make it easier to search for online journal articles - an improvement that I think we will all welcome.

The library staff will be practising during the summer, so will be ready for any student/staff questions in September.

So, be prepared for a change for the better!

Wartime Comestices Archive Launched

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) and the London College of Fashion announced a collaboration today that will see the photographic archives of three important cosmetics companies made accessible online for the first time.The archives of Gala, Miner’s and Crystal, three prominent cosmetics companies operating during and after the Second World War, are held at London College of Fashion and have been digitised and made freely accessible through the VADS website.The archives are a valuable resource for the study of the history of cosmetics, advertising photography, fashion promotion and women in the Second World War.During the War when silk was needed for parachutes and stockings disappeared from the shops, Miner’s had particular success with its leg make-up, Miners Liquid Stockings, which many women used to paint their legs and even drew black lines down the back of their legs to simulate the seams. Gala of London was also the first company to introduce lip stick in a tube when they introduced their lipline in 1957.Katherine Baird, Manager of Archives and Special Collections at the London College of Fashion said: “The history of cosmetics is a subject area poorly served by archives to date, and this archive is a valuable addition."“The war and immediate aftermath, was an important period for the development of package design and also for the development of women's economic independence and consequently their image. The photographs in this collection provide a rich resource charting the development of designs and promotion of cosmetic products and images of women using them.”Leigh Garrett, Director of VADS, said “We are delighted to have worked with London College of Fashion to make these unique archives accessible to a wider learning community than ever before."“Through our partnerships with university and museum collections across the UK, VADS has already made a wide range of visual arts image collections available online freely for educational use. This latest project will bring another valuable collection to wider recognition and use by scholars, researchers and students as well as members of the public.”The three cosmetics archives have been digitised by the London College of Fashion and made available online through the ‘Enhancing VADS’ project, funded as part of the Enriching Digital Resources programme from JISC.

Craft Council Library

The Crafts Council Research Library will be open as usual from Wednesday 17th June. Our opening hours are Wednesday and Thursday, 10am-5pm.

Researchers from fashion designers at Stella McCartney and Reiss mix with advertising agencies working for Old Speckled Hen beer, new and established makers and A level students to use the extensive resources at the Crafts Council Research Library.

The Research Library is the only resource dedicated completely to contemporary craft. Combined with the Information Service available online, by email and by phone, the Research & Information Team can help a variety of users find what they need.

Dorothy Hogg MBE, jeweller-in-residence at the V&A in 2008/09 said “I spent time at the start of my residency in the Crafts Council Research Library. I was assisted with access to books, catalogues, recorded interviews and images of makers work in the welcome quiet one hopes to find in a library.”

Work from the Crafts Council Collection is also on display in the library, providing a creative and inspiring environment to flip through design magazines, exhibition catalogues, or search our directories for a maker.

How to visit

The Research Library is on the 1st Floor of the Crafts Council offices on Pentonville Road. The Library is accessible by a lift and stairs and our building has ramp access.

Map of the Crafts Council Research Library

Visiting the collection is free of charge. Please book your visit in advance by contacting the team.

We also welcome bookings from groups of professionals, makers and students, and can offer a tailored introduction to the resources available for contemporary craft. Groups should ideally be limited to 20 attendees.

To arrange your visit, email the team on reference@craftscouncil.org.uk or call 020 7806 2501.

For more information, visit our website http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/

Crafts Council44a Pentonville RoadLondon N1 9BY

Phone: +44 (0)20 7278 7700Fax: +44 (0)20 7837 6891
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/

Graduate Fashion Week Blog

Dear Colleagues

http://stylebubble.typepad.com/

I don't know if any of you saw the article in today's Metro regarding the above blog? Well, the young lady will be blogging from Graduate Fashion Week, so it might be worth having a look over the coming weeks.

There were two other blogs mentioned in the article that were deemed quite influential. See below.

http://www.ashadedviewonfashion.com/

http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

Research Support Day Timetable June 9th Stratford

Below is the timetable for the Library Research Support Day for lecturers and PHDs. You don't have to come to the whole day - just choose the sessions that interested you. Just email me if you would like to book. johnson@uel.ac.uk

10.00- 10.30 Opening - Main lecture Theatre

10:30 – 12:00
Computing and Engineering UH048
Databases for Education UH052
Databases for Architecture andthe Visual Arts UH056
Databases for Business UH247

12:00 – 13:00
Services for Researchers UH048
Citation Analysis UH052
Boolean Searching and Internet Resources UH056
Endnote UH247

13:00 – 14:00 - lunch

14:00 – 15:30
Databases for Humanities UH048
Databases for Health Studies UH052
Databases for Social Sciences UH056
Databases for Psychology UH247

15:40 – 16:00 - Closing - Main lecture Theatre

Research Support 2009

Research Support Day
Supporting our Research CommunityDate: 9th June 2009Location: Stratford Campus
You are invited to a Library Research Support day. The day is aimed at Postgraduate Research Students and members of academic staff. Our team of librarians will run a series of short workshops throughout the day. Key topics covered will include:
Searching our online databases for subject specific peer reviewed articles and setting up search alerts.
How to organise a vast array of references using Endnote bibliographic software
Introduction to services for researchers ranging from loan entitlements, Inter library loan services, access to external catalogues and services of other research university libraries.
Citation analysis - a tool in journal evaluation
The event will take place at Stratford Campus. The introduction and closing events will take place at the Main Lecture Theatre, The other sessions will be in RM UH048, RM UH052, RM UH056 and RM UH247.To register your attendance or for further information please contact, Simone Okolo at s.n.okolo@uel.ac.uk or Sally Crosthwaite at s.crosthwaite@uel.ac.uk

Black in fashion: have we turned the page? Panel discussion London Metropolitan University

Black in fashion: have we turned the page?

Panel discussion
at The Women’s Library, London Metropolitan UniversityWednesday 13 May 2009, 7pm
£8 / £6 concessions

September 2008’s Italian Vogue featured only black models and went on to be one of its best-selling issues, challenging the myth that black models can’t sell mainstream magazines. Minority ethnic media have for a long time been successful in meeting the needs of their readers. Our panel asks how well do mainstream women’s magazines reflect the diversity of the population? Panellists include Carol Tulloch, trAIN/V&A Research Fellow; Carole White, Premier Model Management; Sola Oyebade, Mahogany Models; Jennifer G Robinson, Precious online magazine; Ashanti Omkar, Henna.

In collaboration with Precious magazine.




To book contact moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk or phone 020 7320 2222

Event at The Women's Library, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street,
London, E1 7NT
or visit www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk

Last call for book orders for this semester

Dear Colleagues

Since we do have to spend the remainder of the book funds by the end of May, this is my last request for book orders for this semester.

We will receive the new budget on August 1st and will be able to start buying once again.

V & A Exhibition/Lecture

Lovely hat exhibition at V and A

http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/hats-anthology/

Lecture by Christian LaCroix - scroll to end of page below

http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/courses/lectures_talks_tours/friday_talks/index.html

Textile tours at V & A

I was at the V & A on Saturday and one of the guides told me that special visits could be arrange for groups to view the extensive textile collection, and even focus on particular time periods.

If you would like to arrange a tour, the contact details are below:

0208 942 2682

textilesandfashion@vam.ac.uk

Library Opening Hours for Easter 2009

Mon 6th April, Tue 7th April, Wed 8th April
24 hours

Thurs 9th April
Closing at 9pm

Fri 10th April, Sat 11th April, Sun 12th April, Mon 13th April
10am-5pm * self service only

Tues 14th April
24 hours

Digimap Update

On Tuesday 7 April 2009, EDINA will be undertaking essential maintenance on the
servers which run Digimap.
In order to minimise disruption to the service, there will be two short periods
of downtime on this day (rather than a single long period of downtime) These
periods of downtime will be between 08:00 - 08:45 AND 17:30 - 20:00. All
Digimap Collections will be unavailable during these times.
EDINA will also be making use of the 'at risk' period on Tuesday 14 April 2009,
to carry out further essential maintenance. All Digimap Collections will be
unavailable between 17:30 - 18:30.

The Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference

My colleague,Simone Okolo,and I present at paper at the The Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) in Cardiff last week. The subject was the Staff Questionnaire which some of you participated in last year.

We felt that it had been a useful iniative, which had really improved communication with our Schools, and would be something that other university libraries would be interested in doing.

Our session was well attended and we got some very good feedback.

World Advertising Research Centre

I wanted to bring your attention to another excellent electronic resource to which we have access. It is mostly used by advertising students but it does have articles regarding fashion brands and includes full text articles and case studies.

It is available from the Database A to Z list on our library homepage and does require an Athens account is used off campus.

http://www.warc.com/

New enquiry chat option

See below for a new online chat services that we are offering from our library webpage.

Do you have a burning question on our library and learning resources? Then why not chat online to library colleagues Monday - Friday,11am - 3pm (but will shortly be changing to 1pm - 5pm) via our web-based Ask A Librarian service. Librarians will answer your enquiries on how to find online articles, search online databases as well as any other library enquiries you might have. To log on to our Ask A Librarian service which is available for staff and students, visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/support/askalibrarian.htm

Student use of library furniture

Dear Colleagues

While we are happy for the students to use library desks to spread out when doing projects, it is really unacceptable for them to cut without cutting mats, and to use spray mount. The desks are becoming badly scratched and stained.

We would be very grateful if you could remind the students that cutting mats are available from the library counter and that bins are provided for the debris.

Many thanks and best regards
Cath

Le Corbusier exhibition Barbican

http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=8114

I was lucky enough to have a tour of the current Le Corbusier exhibition yesterday with Dr Irena Murray who is one of the organisers, as well as the Director of the RIBA library.

Jiscmail

Dear All

There is a wealth of useful information about our subject area distributed through the jiscmail lists. You will receive information regarding professional conferences and initiatives, as well as have a chance to post questions and contribute to research. See below for information on how to sign up:

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/index.htm

To receive info from all Art related choose the ART - ALL list

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/mailinglists/category/index.htm

Best Regards
Cath

VADs Database

Dear Colleagues

I wanted to bring your attention to the VADS database.

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) provides a central resource of over 100,000 high quality digital images, which are copyright cleared and completely FREE for use in UK education and personal research.

If you click on the Ejournals and Databases Quick link on the library homepage, you will find VADS as part of the Database A to Z list.

http://www.vads.ac.uk/

Berg Book Catalogue - new Fashion Books

http://www.bergpublishers.com/Categories/fsh/tabid/606/Default.aspx

The link above is to the Berg publishers site. They have some new Fashion books which look very interesting....

East London Theatre Archive Launch March 4th

East London Theatre Archive & JISC present
ELTA Website Launch
University of East London, Knowledge Dock Building, Room 2.22
Wednesday, 04th March 2009
12pm – 3pm
Registration from 11.30am

Dear colleagues,
You are cordially invited to the website launch of the East London Theatre Archive (ELTA). A JISC-funded digital archive featuring material from V&A Theatre Collections, Hackney empire, Half Moon Young People's Theatre, Hoxton Hall, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Theatre Venture and Wilton's Music Hall. There is no admission fee, and lunch plus refreshments will be provided free of charge.
This promises to be a popular event, so please RSVP to elta@uel.ac.uk indicating any special dietary or accessibility requirements in your response. Please circulate to members that might be interested. Thanks.
Further details are included below:
Event Venue
The launch takes place in the Knowledge Dock room KD 222 at the University of East London's Docklands Campus,London E16 2RD
Please visit the University of East London's website for further travel details and maps at http://www.uel.ac.uk/about_uel/why_uel/docklands_map.htm.

Registration
The registration desk will be open from 11.30am in the lobby of the Knowledge Dock. The event starts at 12.00pm in room KD 222
Refreshments
Lunch is served from 1.00pm. ELTA will also hold a small exhibition, which is an excellent opportunity to see parts of our collection.
Best wishes,
Yvonne Klein (ELTA Project Manager) and Rachel Graham (Project Officer)

Library sessions for Semester B

Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like me to do any user education sessions this semester - perhaps your students need a refresher on electronic resources or you may have new students who have never used our library resources.

Henry Moore Institute

http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/matrix_engine/content.php?page_id=33

We don't get much sculpture news so I thought I would send round this link.

Exhibition at Cornerhouse

http://www.cornerhouse.org/art/info.aspx?ID=386&page=0

It has recently been discovered that humans are closer to higher primates than was previously thought. This exhibition brings together a group of artists who actively question the authority of the human species over all other animal species.
Four artists present specially commissioned projects developed with animals. Nicolas Primat presents his work involving interactions with tribes of monkeys and bonobo apes, in which he reveals the hidden non-human primate in all of us. Kira O’Reilly, in her special performance for Cornerhouse and installation, Falling Asleep with a Pig, allows a glance at an intimate relationship between her and a female pig known as Deliah. Antony Hall’s interactive work, ENKI experiment 3, explores communication between visitors and a Black Ghost Knife Fish. Ruth Maclennan presents, The Hawk and the Tower, a film that looks at people, the city and the landscape from the perspective of a ‘hawk-camera.’
Also included in the exhibition are Rachel Mayeri’s Primate Cinema, which casts human actors in the role of mating non-human primates and Beatriz da Costa’s PigeonBlog, which investigates the military use of homing pigeons.

Film and Sound Online

Dear Colleagues
I wanted to bring your attention to an excellent electronic resource (provided free as it is JISC funded) that seems to be rather underused.
Film & Sound Online is a JISC-funded set of collections of film, video and sound material. Several hundred hours of high-quality material are available for download, either in full or as segments, and can be used freely in learning, teaching and research.
Please have a look and recommend it to your students, if it would be useful. You will need an Athens account to access it so let me know if you need to set one it.
http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/
This database is also available from Library website. Access E journals and Databases and the link is included in the Databases A to Z list.

Fashion Diversity 2009

Fashion Diversity returns to Museum of London during London Fashion Week September 2009. Next year's event launches on Thursday 17th September with a series of industry led workshops, culminating in an exclusive gala show for press, buyers and an invitation extended to workshop participants.Friday 18th & Saturday 19th will see the doors open to the public to attend the FREE catwalk shows offering a unique opportunity to see some of London and the UK's most innovative and directional emerging and established talents. This is definitely an event not to be missed!

Applications now invited from designers, forms can be obtained by sending an e-mail request to: maame@fashiondiversity.comCLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 13TH MARCH 2009

Budding students and 2009 graduates, the brief has been set please either view the Fashion Diversity Facebook group page or contact maame@fashiondiversity.com to request the electronic version.CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2009

It would be wonderful if you could let your students know about this opportunity.

If you would like any more information, please contact Carol Hughes at c.hughes@uel.ac.uk

Magnificence of the Zsars - Victoria and Albert

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/tsars/

I went to this exhibition on Sunday. It is quite a small collection but remarkable as it is curated and mounted by the Moscow Kremlin Museums.

This exhibition illustrates Russia’s relationship with her past and with Europe through two centuries of men’s court dress.
The Moscow Kremlin Museums, together with the Armoury Chamber, form Russia’s oldest national treasury, founded in 1806. Their collections include the dress and regalia worn by the emperors and the Russian court from the 1720s to 1917. This exhibition focuses on men’s dress, particularly the coronation dress of the emperor and other participants in ceremonies at court

Book Orders for Semester B

Dear Colleagues

Please let me know your book orders for Semester B.

Cath

Learning on Screen Awards 2009

http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen/email_LOS09_CallForEntries.html

Learning on Screen Awards 2009
Call for entries
BUFVC is receiving entries for the Learning on Screen Awards 2009. The awards will be given following the Learning on Screen Conference dinner at the Holiday Inn Regent's Park on the 7th April 2009.The BUFVC will present a number of awards which celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image, sound and related media in learning, teaching and research. For further category details and information on how to enter please see the Learning on Screen Awards 2009 website.Categories this year include General Audience Education, Curriculum-Related Content, Student Production and Disability & Access Awards as well as Premier and Special Jury Awards.Entries must be made downloading an entry form, which should be completed and emailed, faxed or posted to the BUFVC at the address above, with full details of the mode of payment. Please send five copies of each entry on CD or DVD (plus five copies of any related print content); web-delivered entries need only supply a live URL and username/password for authenticated access if there is a sign-in before 6th February 2009.For any assistance please feel free to email learningonscreen@bufvc.ac.uk.We look forward to hearing from you.