Creative Technologies
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Top Databases
- ProQuest
- will help you to find out what articles have been published in a wide range of journals
- Engineering village
- will help you to find out what has been published in all aspects of technology, computing and engineering.
- ACM digital library
- Full text articles from journals and conference proceedings published by ACM.
- IEEE Xplore
- Full text articles relating to engineering and technology
Top Journals
- 3D World
- is available in the library
- Computer Music Journal
- Game Developer
- is available in the library
- New Media and Society
- X-box 360
- is available in the library
Dictionaries & Encylopaedias
- Credo Reference
- a virtual reference library. Try out the ‘concept map’ to see how your subject links to others.
- Oxford Music Online
- gives you encyclopaedic information on all styles of music including 21st century popular music.
Websites & Sources of Data
- Animation Directory
- For the film and tv/video industry in the UK and Ireland
- British Standards Online
- Full text of current British Standards
- Techxtra
- is a gateway to engineering, computing and technology information on the web.
Theses / Dissertations
Some examples of dissertations from a range of Creative Technologies courses are available on the Ground Floor of the Library. Some are also available on the Dissertations database.
Audio, Images & Video
- JISC Media Hub
- Search, view, and download thousands of video, image and audio resources from many different collections covering news, documentaries, popular culture and much more
- Stash
- Online video library of animation VFX and motion design
Newspapers
- Nexis UK
- Search for and read international newspaper articles from 1980s/90s to the present
Meet the Subject Team

Lizzie Wildgoose
Assistant Faculty Librarian
lizzie.wildgoose@port.ac.uk (023) 9284 3452
Greta Friggens
Faculty Librarian
greta.friggens@port.ac.uk
(023) 9284 3456
Welcome to the subject pages for Creative Technologies
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Where is my Subject in the Library?
- Check the library catalogue because there are many different places to find books in your subject area.
- Books and journals relating to technology can be found on the ground floor e.g. Computer animation 006.6
- Books relating to the following subjects can be found on the Second Floor:
- Music - 780s
- Computer games design – 794
