How-to videos on software, creative and business skills

Database of dissertations and theses from the British Library, some full text

Market research, data and impacts. Useful for designers looking at audiences and trends

The collection includes full-text scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and market reports.

Credo Reference, and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Log in by typing WOR and your whole student/ staff card number e.g. WOR12345678

Historic magazines, many illustrated

Freeview TV and radio from 2001, plus the BBC Archive. Watch previously broadcast programmes and record future ones

Local, regional and national newspapers. Many of the later ones have illustrations, cartoons and photos

17-20th century magazines. Many of the later ones have illustrations, cartoons and caricatures

Early and 18th century English books, 19th century British Library collections and the UK Medical Heritage Library. Many illustrations, drawing and colour plates

The Times newspaper from 1785-2019. Many later editions have photos and cartoons. To log in type R + your student/staff card number (above the barcode on your card). You may need to add zeros after your student/staff number to make 9 characters in total, including the R. Access provided courtesy of The Hive partnership with Worcestershire County Council.

Thousands of items offering unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in Britain in the 18th-20th centuries. Includes 19th century entertainment, books, popular prints, crimes, murders and executions, and advertising