An archive of print copies going back over 60 years. Visit the collection in FCH library to see fashions, advertisements and designs of the past.
Access to a full archive online, searchable by designer, brand, photographer and more.
A searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
The library subscription includes free student membership to University of Gloucestershire students.
The Grove Art Online encyclopedia is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day. It includes peer-reviewed articles contributed by nearly 7,000 scholars from around the world, accompanied by images, bibliographies, and links to additional resources. Search by artist, medium, era or topic.
Collection of encyclopaedias for art and photography and related subjects.
*Update 10.06.2025* We are aware of an intermittent problem with access to this site via the button above. If you encounter an error message, please use the steps below to log in instead:
1. Go to Oxford Art Online
2. If you are off-campus, click 'Sign in'
3. Click 'Sign in via your institution'
4. Select University of Gloucestershire
5. Enter your normal username and password
The publisher is aware of the problem and is working to resolve it as soon as possible.
Industry market research, reports and statistics. Subscription incudes the Core Database package, Industry and Archive Reports (UK, US, Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand and Global), and Specialised Reports (UK, US).
Digital intelligence platform with data tools, global metrics and expert industry analysis across music, video, TV, sports, media, games, telco marketing and brands.
Market research reports on consumer products, leisure and retail sectors, with related news.
Global data and business intelligence platform, including statistics, reports and insights.
Watch freely available collections from the British Film Institute.
The British Cartoon Archive is a library, archive and gallery dedicated to the history of British cartooning over the last two hundred years.
Digimap OS allows On-line digital mapping and data extraction facilities using current Ordnance Survey data of Great Britain. Digimap Historic allows users to view and download Historic Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain dating from 1843 to the early 1990s.
Unique full-length films of current leading productions of Shakespeare plays, modern dramas, musicals and adaptations of classic novels.
Depending on your research interests you may wish to explore the resources and guides provided for other courses. For example you may want to research climate change in more depth before producing a piece of work. Or you may be interested in resources about the impact of images on people and society more generally. The resources below will give you a starting point or you can have a look at the other subject library guides to find more information.
Journal titles from the 1940s across areas of agriculture, ecology, natural resources, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
SocINDEX with Full Text provides 777 full text journals in addition to approximately 14000 full text conference papers and 820 full text books.
Search for articles in national or regional newspapers, some going back to the 1980s.
For access to additional resources we strongly recommend that you join Gloucestershire public libraries, or your own local public library service. Membership in Gloucestershire will enable you to use Borrowbox which as well as eBooks and eAudiobooks gives access to their ePress collection including magazines and newspapers. Other public libraries will have similar arrangements.
JSTOR provides access to a wide range of resources as well as the journal articles for which it is best known. You will find these resources through a general search, but you can also search or browse within individual collections.