A range of eBook resources and collections made available by Manchester University Press. These include
Manchester Film Studies
Manchester Gothic
Manchester History of Medicine
Manchester Literature Studies
Manchester Medieval Sources online
Manchester Political Studies
Manchester Religious Studies
Access is open to all until 30 June 2020. You can access via institutional login but you may need to reset your password. Please email library@barton.ac.uk for access assistance if required.
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Founded in 2003, British History Online has made their content freely available including all of their held 1,280 volumes. This includes transcribed content and 200 volumes of primary material, subject guides, maps and guides.
British History Online is a not-for-profit digital library based at the Institute of Historical Research. It brings together material for British history from the collections of libraries, archives, museums and academics. These primary and secondary sources, which range from medieval to twentieth century, are easily searchable and browsable online.
BBC iPlayer lets you watch BBC content from your computer, Smart TV or mobile device.
BBC iPlayer isn’t just for catching up on last night’s Eastenders or rewatching Gavin & Stacey for the 17th time, you can also find a lot of educational material in its depths. You can watch the latest episodes of QI to learn more quirky facts about the world or explore the hundreds of episodes of Science and Nature documentaries. There’s also great comedy and entertainment shows for when you have finished your work for the day and need to relax.
Don’t forget though that some episodes are only available for a limited time and can be removed from iPlayer at any time.
You can look through all the episodes and series available for each subject on the BBC iPlayer website or click one of these categories; History, Documentaries, Science & Nature, Music.
Google Arts & Culture is an online platform that allows you to view high-resolution images of artworks from around the world.
The Google Arts & Culture app hosts content from over 1200 museums and archives from across the world with tens of thousands of individual pieces of content including 360 degree videos of places and events, street views of locations like the Taj Mahal or Machu Pichu, or even inside views of the Palace of Versailles for example.
You can look for historical street art or narrow down your search by a specific colour or time.
The Chrome Extension shows you a new piece of art each time you create a new tab in Chrome.
Now with VR and AR, you can walk around museums and other amazing buildings from around the world.
The mobile device app allows you to use VR/AR to view art in a new way, some of the features are listed below along with video examples of how to use them:
Art Selfie
Take a quick selfie and the app will compare it with thousands of pieces of art from throughout history to find someone who looks like you.
Colour Palette
Take a photo of an item nearby then the app will search for more art with the same colours, perfect if creating a moodboard based on a specific colour.
Pocket Gallery
Use AR to walk round already created art exhibits without having to leave the room.
Art Projector
Use AR to place paintings and artwork infront of you so you can see the true scale of the pieces.