Dawsonera – unable to download e-books TAGS: Dawsonera | e-books One of our major e-book providers – Dawsonera is suffering from technical issues relating to downloading e-books for off-line use.  E-books can still be read online. They will post to https://twitter.com/dawsonera …Continue reading →

Trial – Brill Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics TAGS: Biblical Studies | Computing Learning Technology Research Support Help & Consultancy About IS Service info Related links Help Your feedback about this page University home Schools & departments Information Servi | general linguistics | Hebrew and Jewish literature | Hebrew linguistics We have trial access to Brill Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics until the 18th February. Brill Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment …Continue reading →

Trial – Phaidon Atlas TAGS: Architecture | database | Phaidon Atlas We have trial access to Phaidon Atlas database until 28th February.  Access available on campus or off campus via the VPN. Phaidon Atlas is a database of architects and buildings …Continue reading →

Trial – Early American Newspapers TAGS: America's Historical Newspapers | Early American Newspapers | Readex We have trial access to Early American Newspapers until 20th February both on and off campus. As the first draft of history, American newspapers have preserved essential records and detailed …Continue reading →

Gunsho Ruiju – new e-book collection TAGS: e-books | Gunsho Ruiju | Japan Knowledge Platform | Japanese | Zoku Gunsho Ruiju | Zoku Zoku Gunsho Ruiju Following a successful trial, we have now purchased Gunsho Ruiju. Gunsho Ruiju is a collection of old Japanese books published from the ancient times to early Edo era. Subjects cover …Continue reading →

Trial – Punch Historical Archive TAGS: Arts | Gale | media | perceptions of science and technological change | political and social history | Punch Historical Archive We have trial access to Punch Historical Archive until the 14th February. From 1841 to 1992 Punch was the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire – imitated, parodied …Continue reading →

Downtime alert – Asahi Shimbun Kikuzo TAGS: Asahi Shimbun Kikuzo | database | Japanese newspapers | Kikuzo II Visual Kikuzo II Visual from Asahi Shimbun Kikuzo will be down for maintenance between 9am and 11am on Tuesday 13th January.

Downtime alert – Emerald insight TAGS: e-books | e-journals | Emerald Emerald Insight will be unavailable for up to 2 hours on Friday 9 January 2015, between 23:00 GMT and 03:00 GMT.  This affects both e-books and e-journals.  If you access …Continue reading →

Jisc MediaHub – ETV collection reinstated TAGS: BFI | ETV collection | Jisc MediaHub | videos We have received notification from JISC that the ETV (Educational and Television Films) Collection which had been removed from Jisc MediaHub following the end of the licence period has now …Continue reading →

December E-Book News TAGS: American History | American Literature | art | Berg Fashion Library | British History | Business & Management | Cambridge Books Online | Classical Studies | Computer Science | Dawsonera | Dictionaries | Drama and Theater | e-books | Earth and Environmental Sciences | EBL | Ebsco | Economics | education | Elsevier | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | film | Fine Arts | General Science | Geography | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Humanities | Language and Linguistics | language reference works | Law | Life Sciences | mass communication | mathematics | media | Multidisciplinary | music | MyILibrary | Oxford Reference Online | Oxford University Press | Philosophy | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Science Direct | Social science | Sociology We have additions to the following e-book packages. Berg Fashion Library – We have added 70 e-books to our catalogue in December.  See a list of the Berg e-books (currently …Continue reading →