Ceramics

Subject guide

This NSI Libraries online subject guide provides links to information available on the web. Some resources require a DET username and password. Don’t know your DET username and password? Contact your College Student Administration or your teacher.

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Subject web links                            Databases covering this subject
eJournals & eBooks Library catalogues

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Subject web links

 

Organisations & galleries

Australian Ceramics Association

Canberra Potters' Society Inc.

Coastal Claymakers Inc.

An association of clay artists and potters of the Mid North Coast of NSW

Craft Australia

National Museum of Australian Pottery

New Zealand Potters

 

Links

Anagama-West

Clay for woodfire ceramics

Ceramics and pottery

A site for teaching and learning the basics of working with clay

Ceramics & pottery

North Coast Institute's web links

Exhibition calendar (Australian Ceramics)

Internet resources for ceramics (University of South Australia Library)

Potters Online

Australian ceramic art & pottery resource network

SideStoke

Woodfired ceramics in Australia

 

Related subject guides

Fine arts

Graphic design

Photography

 

Directories

Arts resource organisations (Craft Australia)

Australian Ceramics Directory

Ceramics Education Directory

Clay Art Web Guide

Directory of Craft Galleries in Australia

Potter's Portal

 

Online forums

Clayart discussions by subjects

Discussion list

Australian Ceramics

Youth@crafts.design

Craft Australia's 2006 national online forum

 

Glaze calculation software for ceramics

Ceramics Software for artists

Digitalfire Corporation

Glazecalc

Glaze Calculation Software

Mastering glazes

 

World ceramics

Chinese Ceramics

Japanese Pottery

   eJournals & eBooks

   

eJournals

Freely available journals

For the entire list of free journals go to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) which provides access to over 3,000 free online journals.

EBSCOhost

Click the link of one of the selected journals or EBSCOhost databases. Log in using your DET Username and password.

ANZRC

• Arts & activities

• Craft arts international

MasterFile Premier

Gale Cengage Learning

Click the link to the databases or one of the selected journals. Log in using your DET username and password.

Gale databases

    

eBooks

Click the link of any of the examples and then click on URL. Log in using your DET Username and password.

NetLibrary

 

eReference

Free eReference

 

Oxford Reference Online

Log in using your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of your username. Once you have logged into the database, click on Subjects & Books and go to e.g. Art & Architecture or Pre-history.

Oxford Reference Online

• Dictionary of modern design

• Oxford companion to archaeology

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   Databases covering ceramics subjects

Here is a selection of subject specific databases provided. For the full list of general databases and regarding instructions go to the eResources Portal.

Name Description Access

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre - EBSCO's searchable database provides full text, and index access to many local and international magazines, newspapers and reference books. Most general subjects are covered, including ceramics and pottery.

DET username and password required.

This multi-disciplinary database provides more than 1,750 general reference publications with full text information. Covers virtually every subject area of general interest. It also includes nearly 500 full text reference books. Search this database on keywords such as ceramic art, pottery etc.

DET username and password required.

Gale databases provide access to periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics. The sub-collection General OneFile includes over 6,300 full-text titles and 400 newspaper services (a total of more than 11,000 titles). Also included in the subscription are the 'General Reference Centre Gold' and the 'Fine Arts and Music Collection'. Search these databases on keywords related to ceramics and pottery.

DET username and password required.

The Facts on File is a set of online reference databases. The Modern World History Online and the Ancient and Medieval History Online databases contain articles, illustrations and videos relating to ancient pottery and ceramic art.

Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).

Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith).

This new gateway into art research and access point for Oxford art reference subscriptions and publications includes Companion to Western art, Concise Oxford dictionary of art terms, Encyclopedia of aesthetics and Grove Art Online. Includes images, definitions and articles on ceramics and pottery.

DET username and password required.

A searchable collection of 175+ key Oxford reference publications covering 25 subject areas. Includes bilingual dictionaries, encyclopaedias, subject reference, quotations, maps & illustrations and 42 x 20th century timelines.

Students: use your DET username and password with EDU\ in front of the username (e.g. EDU\john.smith).

Staff: use your network username and password with NSI\ in front of the username (NSI\jsmith).

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   Library catalogues

The NSW TAFE Library catalogue lists all the resources held in NSW TAFE libraries. You can search by keyword, author, title and subject and also limit searches to specific types of materials and specific college libraries. The catalogue has links to, and the addresses and contact details of, all individual NSW TAFE Libraries.

Subject headings

Catalogue links to some ceramics and pottery subjects and availability through NSI Libraries are listed below. Please note: the search results are limited to items available in NSI Libraries. Do a new search if you want to find items held by your local library or to get results for all TAFE NSW Libraries.

  Art pottery China painting
  Ceramic materials Firing (Ceramics)
  Ceramics Glazing (Ceramics)
  Ceramics -- Equipment and supplies Porcelain
  Ceramics -- Safety appliances Potters
  Ceramics -- Technique Pottery craft
  Ceramics -- Toxicology Pottery craft -- Safety measures

Macquarie University Library

Macquarie University Library has an extensive collection of resources in the ceramics and pottery area. NSI has a reciprocal borrower's agreement with Macquarie University ($44 per calendar year). Please ask your NSI library staff for details on how to access this service.     

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      Last updated: 01.07.2009

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