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Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts’s collection of modern and practical ebook content is a solid investment for educational and organizational institutions that support fine arts studies, media, film, marketing, and other visual arts, as well as practical aspects of the field and professional development.

Creativebug fills a critical gap in the library-learning space, particularly for public and school libraries. It is an excellent option for libraries that host community art classes for all ages.

The Mass Observation Project remains one of the most unique and intriguing collections offered to patrons. The niche aspect of it being a British project should not stop one’s decision to purchase it; this is an impressive collection of observational, primary source data regarding world events and life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Responding to user feedback, this updated version of Bloomsbury Fashion Central brings together a rich collection of resources to provide one-stop access to interdisciplinary materials on fashion and dress. It is a strong collection for institutions that support art, design, and fashion, as well as business studies with an emphasis on the fashion industry.

Gale's new addition to the Archives and Sexuality of Gender introduces the “Hell” segment of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, an infamous private collection of “forbidden books” established in the 1830s. The collection, which includes literary works, manuscripts, engravings, lithographs, and photographs with erotic and illicit themes (e.g., the Flagellation Collection), is perfect for research on sexuality and gender, cultural studies, literature, French cultural history, and more. However, most of the sources are in French, which might this harder to use for non-Francophone researchers.