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ABES - Annotated Bibliography for English Studies
Information database covering secondary literature in English studies covering: language and linguistics, cultural
studies, literary studies, and film studies.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and
password may be required off campus
- On the Web: Connect
About.com Guide to the Italian language
Information database providing access to a wide range of useful internet resources for the teaching and studying of Italian language and culture.
- On the Web: Connect
Abstracts and Indexes
Summaries of the content of documents (journal articles, books, reports, conference proceedings, etc.). Print and electronic abstracts and indexes (or search tools) are used for finding journal articles and other information. Print copies are located in the Bibliographies collections.
Academic Librarians
Academic Librarians act as links with the staff and students within Faculties and Schools of Leeds Met. They work to ensure that the services we offer correspond to the changing needs of staff and students in Higher Education and that the learning process is enhanced by the range of support offered by LIS.
Academic Library eBooks
eBook collections in the subject areas of culture & media studies; politics & international relations; classics in
political economy and literature. The collections can be either browsed or searched.
Access:Unrestricted on
campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
- On the Web: Connect
Academic Search Complete
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off campus
- On the Web: via EBSCO - select Academic Search Complete service Connect
Academic Services Liaison Group
The Academic Services Liaison Group is a forum for an exchange of views between Learning and Information Services and their users. Members include representatives from each Faculty and the Student Office.
Acceptable Behaviour
Please see the Library Guidelines for acceptable behavior in The Library.
Access -- disabled users
There is wheelchair access to The Library at both Civic Quarter and Headingley. All floors are accessible by lift.
Access to other libraries
Access to other libraries is available to staff & students of Leeds Met through many different schemes. These include other libraries in Leeds, the British Library, and other university libraries in the region.
Accomodation Know-How
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus
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Accounting and Finance
Library Online subject guide Web pages in the subject area of accounting and finance.
ACLS Humanities E-Book
An online, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars and featuring unlimited multi-user access and free, downloadable MARC records.
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ACM Digital Library
Full text of ACM journals, magazines, proceedings, transactions, newsletters and special interest groups.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off campus
- On the Web: Connect
Addresses -- Libraries
Address for The Library at both campuses.
Adobe Acrobat
Downloadable free software enabling the viewing and downloading of documents from the Web.
AES Electronic Library
Electronic library of the Audio Engineering society.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username
and password may be required off campus
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AFI Catalog
The AFI Catalog, the premier, authoritative resource of American film information, covers the history of American cinema comprehensively from 1893 to 1974, with records for selected major films from 1975-2009. New records are added each year.
- On the Web: Connect Not from off campus
AHDS Visual Arts
AHDS Visual Arts mission is to support research, learning and teaching, by providing visual arts digital resources through robust systems for Internet access and long term preservation; and to encourage, support and facilitate engagement with visual arts digital resources, through collaborative and creative endeavour, primarily within UK Higher and Further Education.
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Alger Hiss
The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980). An account of the espionage and perjury case that resulted in the conviction and
imprisonment of Alger Hiss. A single film.
Access via Film and Sound Online. To access, select "login via
direct access". Once connected to Film and Sound Online select browse by collections and choose appropriate
collection. Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
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Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)
Information database covering reproduction, growth, life cycles, biochemistry, genetics, and infection and immunity in man, other animals, and plants.
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Coverage: 1982 to date
All England Direct / All England Law Reports
See Lexis Nexis Butterworths for All England sources.
Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off campus
- On the Web: via Lexis Library Connect
Aluminium Industry Abstracts
Information database covering the world''s technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. Includes information from 2,300 scientific and technical journals, government reports, conference proceedings,dissertations, books, and patents.
InfoAmber Films
Documentaries and feature films from a remarkable film-making collective established in the north-east of England
in 1968. Of interest to students, teachers and researchers in the fields of media studies and of UK political and
social history in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Access via Film and Sound Online. To access,
select "login via direct access". Once connected to Film and Sound Online select browse by collections and choose
appropriate collection. Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
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American Film Scripts Online
Contains over 1,000 scripts by more than 1,000 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes,
characters and people related to the scripts.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and
password may be required off campus
- On the Web: via Alexander Street Press Connect
American Society of Cinematographers
Includes links to cinematography and technical resources
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AMPS
Association of Motion Picture Sound. Website of the Organisation of Film and Television Sound Technicians based in the U.K. Includes directory of members, newsletter and technical documents.
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AN The Artists Information Company
Contemporary visual arts publications critiquing issues, processes and professional practices. a-n Magazine, Future forecast a-n Collections, Compass, Code of practice for visual arts, Establishing a charge rate, good exhibition practice and Contracts
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Anbar
Replaced by Emerald Management Reviews. Please see entry on Library Online Information Databases list.
Anglia Television Library
Two series: "Who Were the British?" (1965) and "The Lost Centuries" (1968): The first covers the history and
impact of the Romans in Britain. The second covers the Post-Roman rise of Christianity and the later influence of
the Islamic Empires through to the Renaissance.
Access via Film and Sound Online. To access, select "login
via direct access". Once connected to Film and Sound Online select browse by collections and choose appropriate
collection. Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
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ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (continues Current Technology Abstracts)
Information database provided by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts covering research in technology from journals,
newspapers, and weekly magazines. Subjects covered include electronics, power & energy, architecture,
manufacturing, and computing.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be
required off-campus.
Archbold & Supplement
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off campus.
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Coverage: Current edition
Architectural Publications Index (continues RIBA Annual Review of Periodical Articles & Architectural Periodicals Index)
Information database covering international architectural journals and recently published books on architecture and related subjects. Subjects covered include architecture & allied arts, construction technology, design & environmental studies, landscape, planning, and relevant research.
- On the Web: Connect
Architecture
Library Online subject guide Web pages in the subject area of architecture.
Archives Hub
The Archives Hub provides a single point of access to descriptions of archives held in UK universities and colleges. It is a major national gateway to archive collections forming part of the National Archives Network, which is fully indexed and can be searched in a variety of ways.
Art Bibliographies Modern
Information database indexing journal articles, books, theses and exhibition catalogues. Specializes in 20th
Century art and design, including architecture, film and photography, performing arts.
Access:
Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
Art Full Text
This database offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications
- now with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists,
contemporary art and exhibition reviews.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password
may be required off-campus.
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Coverage: 1997 to date
Art Retrospective
Information database covering international art journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins including references to
reproductions of works of art that appear in cited publications. Subject areas include art, crafts, interior
design, museology, etc.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required
off-campus.
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Coverage: 1929 to 1984
Art-public.com
Online resource for information and documentation dedicated to contemporary public art.
Access:
Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off campus.
- On the Web: via art-public.com Connect
ArtDaily.org
Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography, Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs, Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week.
- On the Web: Connect
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Information database covering journal literature, book and other reviews, editorial material, biographical items,
and letters of the arts and humanities from 1981. Subjects covered include archaeology, history, literature, and
music.
Acess: Unrestricted on-campus; Leedsmet username and password may be required
off-campus.
Arts Research Digest
Arts research Digest provides an overview of recent and current research in the arts, media and cultural sectors around the world.
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Coverage: 1994 to date
ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources
Provides extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. All aspects of marine, freshwater,
and brackish water organisms and environments are examined, including information on biology and ecology of
aquatic organisms, exploitation of living resources, and related legal, policy, and socioeconomic issues.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required off-campus.
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Coverage: 1971 to date
ASFA 2: Ocean Technology,Policy and Non-Living Resources
Coverage spans the wide-ranging fields of oceanography: physical, descriptive, dynamical, chemical, geological,
and biological aspects are extensively examined, as well as limnology, ocean engineering, and specific resources.
From international policy and legislation to meteorology and climatology to technology and
engineering.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required
off-campus.
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Coverage: 1971 to date
ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality
Abstracts devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and
estuaries.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required
off-campus.
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Coverage: 1990 to date
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Search tool covering the field of aquatic resources providing information from over 5,000 serial publications,
books, reports and conference proceedings. Subject areas include aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, marine
biotechnology, meteorology, oceanography and wildlife management.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met
username and password may be required off-campus.
ASSIA - Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
An indexing and abstracting tool, which is hosted by the Cambridge Scientific Abstract internet database service,
covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
Updated monthly.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be required
off-campus.
Atom Films
Online comedy video site containing over 20,000 videos. Includes animation, sketch shows and cinematic comedy clips.
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Audio-visual materials
The Library has a large collection of audio visual materials including slides, videos, audio cassettes, audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and DVDs. All audio-visual materials (except for slides) are listed on the Library Catalogue.
Audio-visual services
Audiovisual Services provide a diverse range of facilities and services to support teaching and learning at Leeds Met. Services such as audio-visual loans counters, facilities for making a video or audio programme, giving presentations and a 24 hour off-air recordings service are available from The Library at both Civic Quarter and Headingley Campuses.
Australian Education Index
Information database covering current literature relevant to Australian education including articles, conference
papers, and reports by Australian authors or about Australian education published in overseas sources. Subjects
include research & measurement techniques, special education, educational history, educational sociology, and
adult & continuing education.
Access: Unrestricted on campus; Leeds Met username and password may be
required off-campus.
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Connect
Coverage: 1978 -
Avery Index
Index to journal aticles, interviews, obituaries, book and exhibition reviews in the field of landscape, architecture and design. American bias.
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Connect
Coverage: 1934 to date