Student Research Rooms in HCA TAGS: Archaeology | book collections | Books | classics | history Today’s blog post is a guest post from Clare Wilson, SRR Co-ordinator, about the superb book collections available to staff and students from HCA in the Student Research Rooms. Here …Continue reading →

On trial: East India Company TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | British Empire | correspondence | databases | economic history | history | India | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947 from …Continue reading →

Trial access: ProQuest Black Studies TAGS: black studies | databases | decolonialising | dissertation | Diversity | e-resources | history | Library | online resources | race | resources As part of Black History Month at the Library, we have trial access to ProQuest Black Studies. Developed with faculty, scholars and librarians, ProQuest Black Studies brings together award-winning content …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Digital archives on gender and sexuality TAGS: 20th century | Africa | anthropology | Archives | Australia | databases | gender studies | history | LGBT+ studies | LGBTQ history | primary source | sexology | social history | United States I’m happy to let you know that over the summer the Library purchased two digital archive collections that will be of interest to students and staff looking at gender and …Continue reading →

Stories To Tell: South Asian Heritage Month TAGS: Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Burma | databases | e-resources | history | India | Kashmir | Library | Nepal | online resources | Pakistan | resources | Sikkim | South Asia | South Asian Heritage Month | South Asian Studies | Sri Lanka From 18 July to 17 August it is South Asian Heritage Month, a chance to celebrate and raise the profile of British South Asian history, arts, culture and heritage. This …Continue reading →

On trial: Brepolis online databases TAGS: Books | Celtic | databases | Latin | Manuscripts | medieval | online *The Library now subscribes to both Monumenta Germaniae Historica and Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature. Find out more at New to the Library: Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature and Monumenta Germaniae Historica.” …Continue reading →

Student job opportunity! TAGS: employment | Gale | Gale Ambassadors | jobs | primary sources | students Interested in paid business experience with a global publisher? The Gale Ambassador Library Support Program may be just what you’re looking for! The deadline for applications has been extended, so …Continue reading →

5 things to remember if using the Library this summer TAGS: Books | databases | DiscoverEd | E-book | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | Library | online resources | resources | students | subject guides | summer vacation The summer vacation period officially started this week! And while many of you are probably thinking the last thing you want to do is use the Library over the summer …Continue reading →

On trial: Foreign Office Files for Japan TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | databases | First World War | history | International Relations | japan | official documents | Politics | primary source | World War Two Thanks to a request from a HCA postgraduate student the Library currently has trial access to Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952 from AM Digital. This resource allows you to …Continue reading →

New to the Library: BFI Player TAGS: databases | documentaries | film | Library | moving images | online resources | resources | TV programmes | video *The Library now has full 1 year access (until 30 Sept 2024) to BFI Player via a deal with JISC. You can access it from our Databases A-Z list, Film …Continue reading →