4 new databases

New databases added to Metalib are as follows:

Land of Lost Content: 20th and 21st century design and popular culture related images from the collection of designer Wayne Hemingway of Hemingway Design (formerly of the label Red or Dead) and the National Museum of British Popular Culture. 250,000+ images. More added daily. Images can be purchased for £2 each. Site is being updated in September so this is a temporary addition until proper site with student access is created. (contact AMH)

MLA International Bibliography: bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Subjects consist of literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. (contact Sharon)

Bridgeman Education: an art image database contains over 250,000 high quality images with c.500 images added weekly. Based on the Bridgeman Art Library’s collection of the world’s most comprehensive source of art, a wide range of subjects is covered from prehistory to contemporary art, including medicine, theatre, geography, religion and politics as examples. Each image has been copyright-cleared for educational use. Users can create, save, email, download and play slide-shows of images; copy and paste images into Word-processing software, and use images in CUOnline for teaching, and in hand-outs, etc. (contact Karen)

Another point is that FIAF is now available through a different provider (Chadwick Healey) with easier interface. Contains over 330,000 article references from more than 300 periodicals. It offers coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals.