Watch, record, create clips, search for upcoming TV and radio programmes by title or keyword, compile favourite shows into playlists and share them with others. On and off campus: Requires your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for MyDMU and email). Only available in the UK.
Use this guide to find out how to request programmes, edit them into clips, create and share playlists etc..
An archive (1897 to 2005) of the weekly British culture and lifestyle magazine, Country Life, focusing on fine art and architecture, the great country houses, and rural living. Every page is fully searchable, and reproduced in full color and high resolution. Country Life Archive presents a chronicle of more than 100 years of British heritage, including its art, architecture, and landscapes, with an emphasis on leisure pursuits such as antique collecting, hunting, shooting, equestrian news, and gardening.
ProQuest's Historical Newspapers provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
An online legal research service including case law, legislation and commentary materials. Also provides access to a wide range of full-text local and national newspapers.
Please note: LexisNexis terms and conditions do not permit the uploading of Lexis content into third party applications, including artificial intelligence technologies such as large language models and generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Bing, Google Bard and Harvey).
Kanopy provides access to critically-acclaimed movies, thought-provoking documentaries, award-winning foreign films and lots more.
When off campus, please click on Visit the Montfort Collection and then the Log in to Montfort link. You will then need to enter your DMU Single Sign On account to access the Kanopy site. If you have previously logged in as a DMU registered member then you may not be required to sign in again.
For any titles that are not immediately available to view on the Kanopy site, please complete the Kanopy request form. This will then be reviewed by the relevant subject team to see if a purchase can be approved.
You can watch Kanopy titles on a number of different mobile and TV apps. You can find more information about these different Kanopy apps through the Kanopy support pages.
The AJ supports architecture students by providing in-depth news analysis, insights into issues affecting the industry and building studies with technical details and drawings. The AJ Buildings Library is a digital database that showcases more than 1,900 exemplar projects, most from the last 20 years but including major projects back to 1900.
DMU students and staff have to register with their DMU email address via the AJ site to obtain access on and off campus. There is no automatic connection to the site on campus.
To access the AJ Buildings Library, sign in again with your AJ registration details.
Database about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present.Includes information for over more than 55555 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme.
Catalogue of the collections of the RIBA Library, including articles that have been indexed in the Architectural Periodicals Index. The Architectural Periodicals Index (API) provides subject access to periodicals in all areas of architecture, the built environment, design, planning, construction and landscape.
Covering England's archaeological and architectural heritage, PastScape is a quick and easy way to search over 420,000 records held in the National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). You'll find information on archaeological, architectural and maritime sites.
Online version of DETAIL journal, with each issue devoted to a specific constructional theme. Includes analysis and plan drawings of selected projects. DETAIL Inspiration is an image and reference database which supports architects in their search for construction solutions.
CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design. It includes bibliographic information about over 11,700 records from journals and conferences such as ACADIA, ASCAAD, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SiGraDi, CAAD futures, DDSS and others. All papers include full abstracts.
Unrestricted access from 2016 onwards.
Full texts, in PDF, of some 9,000 papers are also available. A separate index of some 1,800 papers in Spanish language are maintained. Published papers relating to building performance may be retrieved directly from the IBPSA-website.
The AJ supports architecture students by providing in-depth news analysis, insights into issues affecting the industry and building studies with technical details and drawings. The AJ Buildings Library is a digital database that showcases more than 1,900 exemplar projects, most from the last 20 years but including major projects back to 1900.
DMU students and staff have to register with their DMU email address via the AJ site to obtain access on and off campus. There is no automatic connection to the site on campus.
To access the AJ Buildings Library, sign in again with your AJ registration details.
This resource comprises a collection of over 170 richly illustrated books with practical tools, guidance, and inspiration for practice-led visual arts courses. It covers a range of fields including design and illustration, fashion and textiles, architecture and interiors, film and media, marketing and advertising, and photography.
Extensive range of full-text documents covering all aspects of the building, engineering, design and construction process.
Use this resource for essential technical and regulatory information from organisations such as RIBA, BRE, CIRIA, Concrete Society etc. Also includes Building Regulations, Eurocodes, the Metric Handbook and many ebooks.
This database is the premier source of information for all aspects of design and crafts, from textiles and ceramics to vehicle design, advertising and sustainability. Covers journal articles, exhibition reviews and news items from 1973 to the present.
Online version of DETAIL journal, with each issue devoted to a specific constructional theme. Includes analysis and plan drawings of selected projects. DETAIL Inspiration is an image and reference database which supports architects in their search for construction solutions.
El Croquis is a key architecture journal that showcases the work of leading architects and their practices from all over the world.
Featuring one practice per issue, it is one of the most important resources for finding out about the designs and works of the most outstanding international architects.
Forecasting and trend analysis for style, fashion and design; includes fashion image library and online space for personal creative development.
Insight provides market intelligence and analysis of trends in consumer attitudes, marketing, retail experience and innovation.
Lifestyle & Interiors provides insight, updates and forecasts into interior design, inspiration, and retail intelligence in the lifestyle, hospitality and interiors industries. "You have been given access to the content of WGSN for your own personal, non-commercial and information purpose only. You must not share or distribute such content across social media and any other external platforms.
It is important that you understand that your access and logins are limited to you as an authorised user of De Montfort University and any breach in the use of their content may result in prosecution, damage claims and loss of access to everyone else in the institution."
You have been given access to the content of WGSN for your own personal, non-commercial and information purpose only. You must not share or distribute such content across social media and any other external platforms.
It is important that you understand that your access and logins are limited to you as an authorised user of De Montfort University and any breach in the use of their content may result in prosecution, damage claims and loss of access to everyone else in the institution.
An archive (1897 to 2005) of the weekly British culture and lifestyle magazine, Country Life, focusing on fine art and architecture, the great country houses, and rural living. Every page is fully searchable, and reproduced in full color and high resolution. Country Life Archive presents a chronicle of more than 100 years of British heritage, including its art, architecture, and landscapes, with an emphasis on leisure pursuits such as antique collecting, hunting, shooting, equestrian news, and gardening.
Exclusive online access to the Peclers Trend Books subscribed to by DMU Library.
To access for the first time you need to copy the activation code, which is D3FP4RBZ, click on the Peclers Plus link, and look for the ‘I’m a student, I have an activation’ registration link on the login screen. Click on this then paste the activation code in and complete the boxes with your details using your DMU email address. You will in future be able to log in using your DMU email address and chosen password. You will need to re-register with a new activation code every six months.
Once into Peclers Plus, click on Trendbooks and then MyBooks to see the books we subscribe to.
Forecasting and trend analysis for style, fashion and design; includes fashion image library and online space for personal creative development.
Insight provides market intelligence and analysis of trends in consumer attitudes, marketing, retail experience and innovation.
Lifestyle & Interiors provides insight, updates and forecasts into interior design, inspiration, and retail intelligence in the lifestyle, hospitality and interiors industries. "You have been given access to the content of WGSN for your own personal, non-commercial and information purpose only. You must not share or distribute such content across social media and any other external platforms.
It is important that you understand that your access and logins are limited to you as an authorised user of De Montfort University and any breach in the use of their content may result in prosecution, damage claims and loss of access to everyone else in the institution."
You have been given access to the content of WGSN for your own personal, non-commercial and information purpose only. You must not share or distribute such content across social media and any other external platforms.
It is important that you understand that your access and logins are limited to you as an authorised user of De Montfort University and any breach in the use of their content may result in prosecution, damage claims and loss of access to everyone else in the institution.
Mintel provides detailed market research reports on a wide range of UK market sectors. This includes Market Intelligence, Leisure Intelligence, Retail Intelligence, Financial Intelligence and other industrial reports. Mintel also includes information on demographics and trend drivers.
Please note: you may not reproduce or otherwise use the Mintel website or any information therein as an input for any artificial intelligence system ("AI system").
Please note: students and staff are currently unable to download standards through the FileOpen plug-in when accessing from a DMU PC or DMU-issued device. The library is working with ITMS to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Students/staff using their own (personal) device are unaffected and will be able to install the free FileOpen software.
Definitive site for all publications from British Standards Institution, with bibliographic information for more than 39,500 documents.
To download and print PDF documents from the British Standards site from 1st Sep 2021, you will be required to have the FileOpen plug-in installed on your device. You can still view documents online without the plug-in.
You can download the FileOpen plug-in from the FileOpen website.
Some web browsers will open PDFs in-browser as default behaviour. This will cause an error when opening British Standards PDFs. To avoid this error, please save the document to your device first, and then open the file.
For further information and support, please read the following library news blog post.
The FileOpen Frequently Asked Questions page on the British Standards website can help with some problems encountered when using this software. Some users have reported issues dealing with Digital Rights Management (https://bsol.bsigroup.com/ContentProvider/FAQs?menuSelected=Digital%20Rights%20Management) error messages.
This online resource contains elemental cost analyses for over 16,000 projects across the UK. BCIS cost information is collected at tender stage from a number of sources including Bills of Quantities, Contract Sum Analyses and Cost Analyses. Requires unique username and password provider by publisher. Please enter your DMU Single Sign On account to view the unique username and password.
BCIS cost information is collected at tender stage from a number of sources including Bills of Quantities, Contract Sum Analyses and Cost Analyses.
Extensive range of full-text documents covering all aspects of the building, engineering, design and construction process.
Use this resource for essential technical and regulatory information from organisations such as RIBA, BRE, CIRIA, Concrete Society etc. Also includes Building Regulations, Eurocodes, the Metric Handbook and many ebooks.
To search for content using the Specify-It resource, please click on the Knowledge Workspace link once you have signed in with your DMU Single Sign On credentials. Once you are in the Knowledge Workspace portal, you can then select to search the Specify-It index from the drop-down menu next to the search bar.
Full text database including manufacturers technical catalogues, handbooks and guides, construction standards and legislative material.
To search for content using the Specify-It resource, please click on the Knowledge Workspace link once you have signed in with your DMU Single Sign On credentials. Once you are in the Knowledge Workspace portal, you can then select to search the Specify-It index from the drop-down menu next to the search bar.
Full text database including manufacturers technical catalogues, handbooks and guides, construction standards and legislative material.
Barbour Product Search is an online building product directory.The site is designed to enable construction industry professionals to specify building products and manufacturers, by browsing the product categories or using the search engine.
