We have just been successful in securing £100K from the Joint Information Systems Committee for a one-year project to create a digital Olympics Archive. Our archive will be called East London Lives – a unique digital archive of ‘London 2012’. It will record and reflect on the process of social change in East London arising from hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, focusing on two of the key Olympic promises - social regeneration and health and wellbeing.
It is a joint bid between three parts of our university - the London East Research Institute (Professor Gavin Poynter and Dr Iain Macrury), the Institute of Health and Human Development (Professor Adrian Renton) and Library and Learning Services. Our partner is the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Fashionfringe
http://www.fashionfringe.co.uk/
WHAT IS FASHION FRINGE?2008 is the fifth year of Fashion Fringe, the hottest thing to hit British fashion in the last 20 years. Created in 2004 by IMG global sports, entertainment and media company, under the creative direction of Colin McDowell MBE, the challenge is to re-invigorate the fashion industry in this country. Fashion Fringe is looking for cutting edge, iconoclastic talent in design and creativity to continue the tradition Britain has long been famous for.
WHAT IS FASHION FRINGE?2008 is the fifth year of Fashion Fringe, the hottest thing to hit British fashion in the last 20 years. Created in 2004 by IMG global sports, entertainment and media company, under the creative direction of Colin McDowell MBE, the challenge is to re-invigorate the fashion industry in this country. Fashion Fringe is looking for cutting edge, iconoclastic talent in design and creativity to continue the tradition Britain has long been famous for.
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Stuart Hall Library - INIVA
I visited the Stuart Hall Library yesterday and was very impressed. I will definitely be recommending it to our students.
And there is a fantastic exhibit on in their gallery too. See above image.
Friday, 5 September 2008
Fashion V Sport at the V & A, 5th August to 4th January
This exhibition explores the creative connections between the two worlds of fashion and sport. Recent developments have seen an increasing number of collaborations and hybrids, from fashion designers producing collections with sportswear brands to sports personalities heading fashion campaigns or even designing their own collections. Fashion V Sport will reveal the complexities and tensions between the two industries.
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Tate Library
I have been contacted by the Tate Library because they would really their facilities to be used more by students. I will be mentioning this in my inductions. They are part of SCONUL Access so our students can actually borrow from them.Monday, 1 September 2008
Carfts Council Research Library
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/about-us/press-room/view/2008/re-opening-of-the-crafts-council
Inspirational resource for those interested in Contemporary Craft
Inspirational resource for those interested in Contemporary Craft
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Caught in the web: New ways of reaching our students
FYI
Hedley Roberts and Nadine Edwards are both presenting at this event.
Friday 12th September 2008, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
Web 2.0 technology has been an exciting development in the information world for a while now, but for the first time Arlis is holding a short course on the topic, offering a national overview, an insight into ways in which art and design lecturers are engaging students with the technology, and some practical sessions run by art librarians. Although aimed primarily at art and design librarians, this course has plenty to offer librarians in all subject areas, and will stimulate ideas for your own work with students.
Martin de Saulles, University of Brighton; Sheila Webber, University of Sheffield and Nick Ross, University College of the Creative Arts are amongst the speakers appearing on the day.
Fees:
ARLIS members £85 Non- ARLIS delegates £105
ARLIS Student/unwaged members £42.50 Non-ARLIS Students £65
Retired member rate £63.75
Booking: Deadline 26th August - contact Natasha Held : arlis@vam.ac.uk.
For further information - contact Judith Preece j.a.preece@uel.ac.uk or Nicola Salliss N.Salliss@kingston.ac.uk
Hedley Roberts and Nadine Edwards are both presenting at this event.
Friday 12th September 2008, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
Web 2.0 technology has been an exciting development in the information world for a while now, but for the first time Arlis is holding a short course on the topic, offering a national overview, an insight into ways in which art and design lecturers are engaging students with the technology, and some practical sessions run by art librarians. Although aimed primarily at art and design librarians, this course has plenty to offer librarians in all subject areas, and will stimulate ideas for your own work with students.
Martin de Saulles, University of Brighton; Sheila Webber, University of Sheffield and Nick Ross, University College of the Creative Arts are amongst the speakers appearing on the day.
Fees:
ARLIS members £85 Non- ARLIS delegates £105
ARLIS Student/unwaged members £42.50 Non-ARLIS Students £65
Retired member rate £63.75
Booking: Deadline 26th August - contact Natasha Held : arlis@vam.ac.uk.
For further information - contact Judith Preece j.a.preece@uel.ac.uk or Nicola Salliss N.Salliss@kingston.ac.uk
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
British Printed Images Pre-1700 - Conference
BRITISH PRINTED IMAGES PRE-1700 **
Is a conference jointly organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum and
Birkbeck, University of London.
Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Auditorium, Sackler Centre
Date: Friday 12 & Saturday 13 September 2008
10.30-17.00
Cost: £110 for 2 days, £55 for 1 day, concessions available
This conference is about the status and role of early printed images in Britain
in books and elsewhere. There is an international line up of speakers.
Printed images were widely circulated in early modern Britain and they provide
vivid and revealing evidence about many aspects of the culture of the period.
Yet only recently have historians begun to give them proper attention, and
this conference will be one of the first to draw out their significance. Themes
will include the importance of printed images for the history of the Reformation
and post-Civil War politics, the emergence of new genres like topographical
engraving and mezzotint, and the place of prints in the developing consumer
market. Speakers will include Kevin Sharpe, Anthony Griffiths, John King, Justin
Campion, Michael Hunter and Alex Walsham.
The conference is linked to, and will showcase, an innovative project in the
form of the AHRB-funded British Printed Images to 1700 project, which will
make available pre-1700 prints in the British Museum and selected material
from the V&A and other collections.
In association with Birkbeck College, University of London Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
See the V&A website at
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/courses/conferences/index.html#printed
for further details or attached for a copy of the Programme and the Birkbeck
Brochure.
You can book online via the V&A website or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk
Is a conference jointly organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum and
Birkbeck, University of London.
Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Auditorium, Sackler Centre
Date: Friday 12 & Saturday 13 September 2008
10.30-17.00
Cost: £110 for 2 days, £55 for 1 day, concessions available
This conference is about the status and role of early printed images in Britain
in books and elsewhere. There is an international line up of speakers.
Printed images were widely circulated in early modern Britain and they provide
vivid and revealing evidence about many aspects of the culture of the period.
Yet only recently have historians begun to give them proper attention, and
this conference will be one of the first to draw out their significance. Themes
will include the importance of printed images for the history of the Reformation
and post-Civil War politics, the emergence of new genres like topographical
engraving and mezzotint, and the place of prints in the developing consumer
market. Speakers will include Kevin Sharpe, Anthony Griffiths, John King, Justin
Campion, Michael Hunter and Alex Walsham.
The conference is linked to, and will showcase, an innovative project in the
form of the AHRB-funded British Printed Images to 1700 project, which will
make available pre-1700 prints in the British Museum and selected material
from the V&A and other collections.
In association with Birkbeck College, University of London Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
See the V&A website at
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/courses/conferences/index.html#printed
for further details or attached for a copy of the Programme and the Birkbeck
Brochure.
You can book online via the V&A website or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk
Monday, 18 August 2008
Archetecture Book by UEL Grads
http://www.merrykawamuraganjavian.com/
I have just received a book entitled 'Loctorio Colon' written by Key Portillo-Kawamura and Ali Ganjavian, who are Uel graduates.
See above for a link to their website.
I have just received a book entitled 'Loctorio Colon' written by Key Portillo-Kawamura and Ali Ganjavian, who are Uel graduates.
See above for a link to their website.
Launch of the Royal Academy of Arts Collections Online catalogue: Historic Books, Archives, Works of Art
Royal Academy of Arts Collections Online: Historic Books, Archives, Works of Art
We are delighted to announce the launch of the new version on the online catalogue to the Royal Academy of Arts Permanent Collections: www.racollection.org.uk
The RA Collections website enables you to search and explore the RA’s collections of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, historic books, archives, historic photographs and plaster casts. There are specific search screens for searching the works of art, books or archive collections, or if you select Search all the Collections you can search across everything in the collection at once.
It is also possible to browse the collections via the Names A-Z and Academicians links. Clicking on the Academicians link brings up an alphabetical list of all past and present Royal Academicians. Clicking on a name in the list brings up a Member’s page containing biographical information about the artist or architect, including any posts they held within the RA, plus a list of all the works of art, historic books and archival documents relating to them in the Collection.
The Names A-Z section lists the names of all the people and organisations associated with objects, books and documents in the Collections. Clicking on a name will take you to the page that displays all the records in the Collection associated with that person or institution.
As well as searching and browsing the Collection, you can explore different themes within the Collections or find out what works from the Collection are currently on display in the Royal Academy via the Topics section.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the new version on the online catalogue to the Royal Academy of Arts Permanent Collections: www.racollection.org.uk
The RA Collections website enables you to search and explore the RA’s collections of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, historic books, archives, historic photographs and plaster casts. There are specific search screens for searching the works of art, books or archive collections, or if you select Search all the Collections you can search across everything in the collection at once.
It is also possible to browse the collections via the Names A-Z and Academicians links. Clicking on the Academicians link brings up an alphabetical list of all past and present Royal Academicians. Clicking on a name in the list brings up a Member’s page containing biographical information about the artist or architect, including any posts they held within the RA, plus a list of all the works of art, historic books and archival documents relating to them in the Collection.
The Names A-Z section lists the names of all the people and organisations associated with objects, books and documents in the Collections. Clicking on a name will take you to the page that displays all the records in the Collection associated with that person or institution.
As well as searching and browsing the Collection, you can explore different themes within the Collections or find out what works from the Collection are currently on display in the Royal Academy via the Topics section.
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Group for Learning in Art and Design Conference
The GLAD (Group for Learning in Art and Design) conference 2008 will take place at Nottingham Trent University on the 8th/ 9th September. The theme of the conference is 'The Student Experience in Art and Design Higher Education: Action for Change. The conference will draw on themes identified at the Cambridge conference in 2007and explore implications for future policy and practice in art and design education. Keynote speakers will explore what art and design can learn from student surveys, as well as the future challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
The conference will be of interest to lecturers, programme leaders, department heads and policymakers involved in the delivery of art and design higher education, for further information or to book a place visit www.ntu.ac.uk/glad or contact Julie Stravino, julie.stravino@ntu.ac.uk 0115 8486090
The conference will be of interest to lecturers, programme leaders, department heads and policymakers involved in the delivery of art and design higher education, for further information or to book a place visit www.ntu.ac.uk/glad or contact Julie Stravino, julie.stravino@ntu.ac.uk 0115 8486090
User Education Sessions
Please let me know asap if you would like to book any user education sessions for the coming semester.
Thursday, 17 July 2008
VADS Image Collection
http://vads.ac.uk/
The Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection has added a further 400 images from its historic collections to vads.ac.uk. This outstanding collection includes works by many well-known early staff and students, such as William Lethaby, John Farleigh, Noel Rooke, Cecil Collins, William Newland, Eric Gill, Edward Johnston, Jeannetta Cochrane, Joyce Clissold, and many others.The digitised collection consists of a wide range of material including: fine art, ceramics, lettering and calligraphy, prints, theatrical costume design, textiles, books printed and bound in the Central School, German film posters, Japanese prints, and a collection of illustrated books used as teaching examples.The museum has its roots in the Teaching Examples Collection which was established by the first principal of the Central School, William Lethaby. The museum now aims to collect work by former staff and students of Central Saint Martins and the two founding colleges: The Central School of Arts and Crafts, later Design, and St Martin's School of Art.Over 1700 works from the museum are now available to view online at VADS. For more information, see also vads.ac.uk/collections/CSMNotes to EditorsVADS is the online resource for visual arts. It currently provides access to over 100,000 images from art and design collections held in universities, colleges, museums, libraries and archives throughout the UK. The image resources are free and copyright cleared for use in UK Higher and Further Education and personal research.VADS is based within the University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham.
The Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection has added a further 400 images from its historic collections to vads.ac.uk. This outstanding collection includes works by many well-known early staff and students, such as William Lethaby, John Farleigh, Noel Rooke, Cecil Collins, William Newland, Eric Gill, Edward Johnston, Jeannetta Cochrane, Joyce Clissold, and many others.The digitised collection consists of a wide range of material including: fine art, ceramics, lettering and calligraphy, prints, theatrical costume design, textiles, books printed and bound in the Central School, German film posters, Japanese prints, and a collection of illustrated books used as teaching examples.The museum has its roots in the Teaching Examples Collection which was established by the first principal of the Central School, William Lethaby. The museum now aims to collect work by former staff and students of Central Saint Martins and the two founding colleges: The Central School of Arts and Crafts, later Design, and St Martin's School of Art.Over 1700 works from the museum are now available to view online at VADS. For more information, see also vads.ac.uk/collections/CSMNotes to EditorsVADS is the online resource for visual arts. It currently provides access to over 100,000 images from art and design collections held in universities, colleges, museums, libraries and archives throughout the UK. The image resources are free and copyright cleared for use in UK Higher and Further Education and personal research.VADS is based within the University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham.
Librarian on leave July 18th to August 11th
I will be visiting my Dad, (a Geordie structural steel draughtsman, believe it or not) in Atlanta until August 11th. If you need anything urgently, please phone 02082233434, which is the general library number.
Martin Creed at Tate Modern
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/duveenscommission/default.shtm
I went to see this exhibition yesterday. I loved it. Especially when we were leaving and could just catch sight of random runners out of the corner of my eye. The human body is the ultimate work of art.
I went to see this exhibition yesterday. I loved it. Especially when we were leaving and could just catch sight of random runners out of the corner of my eye. The human body is the ultimate work of art.
Urban Street Hunt
http://www.shootexperience.com/photos_new/thumbnails/100/exhibit
I mentioned in an earlier post that that I was going to take part the Urban Street Hunt which is part of the Architecture Festival.
Well, Nadine, Deb and I did enter. We were given maps and had to go around the Southbank taking photos. We chatted too much and didn't get many taken but it was a great day. The above link shows the best photos from the day.
I mentioned in an earlier post that that I was going to take part the Urban Street Hunt which is part of the Architecture Festival.
Well, Nadine, Deb and I did enter. We were given maps and had to go around the Southbank taking photos. We chatted too much and didn't get many taken but it was a great day. The above link shows the best photos from the day.
Monday, 14 July 2008
Off air recordings July 18th - August 11th 2008
I will be on leave during the above dates. Please contact Hugh Bowman with any off air record requests.
bowman@uel.ac.uk
bowman@uel.ac.uk
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