New database subscription!!

QUT Library now subscribes to Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History.

Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History brings together hundreds of accounts by women of their travels across the globe from the early 19th century to the late 20th century. Students and researchers will find sources covering a variety of topics including; architecture; art; the British Empire; climate; customs; exploration; family life; housing; industry; language; monuments; mountains; natural history; politics and diplomacy; race; religion; science; shopping; war. A wide variety of forms of travel writing are included, ranging from unique manuscripts, diaries and correspondence to drawings, guidebooks and photographs. The resource includes a slideshow with hundreds of items of visual material, including postcards, sketches and photographs. http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/fullrecord.jsp?id=5580

Your feedback about this database is welcome http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/feedback.jsp

eBimap enhancement: Flood map

The  Flood Flag Map is now available as a new layer in eBimap, showing potential risks to property and providing information for better planning, building and development.

The map shows light-blue shading for areas with risk of flood from creek, river and tidal sources and yellow shading for risks of flooding from overland flows.

Access to eBimap at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/fullrecord.jsp?id=5097

The Flood Map layer option can be selected under Planning > Flood Management.

The power of colour

Check out The Cool Hunter for inspiring designs using splashes of vibrant colour.

Source: The Cool Hunter

New database: Visual Thesaurus

QUT has a new subscription to Visual Thesaurus!

Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps that represent meanings and related words. It’s great for finding out synonyms and related terms, excellent when trying to find information for your assignments.

First time users must register for an individual Visual Thesaurus username and password using their QUT email address.

Access via the Library databases page at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/fullrecord.jsp?id=5535

Art and Architecture Complete: new database trial

QUT Library has organised a trial to the database, Art and Architecture Complete (Via EBSCOhost)

Access this trial at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/trials.jsp

This bibliographic database is for use by a diverse audience that includes art scholars, artists, designers and students, and is situated on the popular EBSCOhost platform.

The trial expires 2nd April, 2010, with the expectation that an extended trial will be offered again in 2010.

All feedback on the database is most welcome at http://www.library.qut.edu.au/find/databases/feedback.jsp