Cambridge Shakespeare: free book chapters and articles As we mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, Cambridge University Press is offering free chapters from their prestigious books and articles from Shakespeare Survey every month to …Continue reading →

Shen Bao Digital Archive (1872-1949) TAGS: Chinese Newspaper | Shen Bao With the kind support from the Confucius Institute for Scotland, the Library has just purchased the complete digital archive of the Shen Bao Chinese newspaper (申報) which was published in Shanghai …Continue reading →

Literary Encyclopedia The Literary Encyclopedia publishes biographies of major and minor writers; scholarly descriptions of all interesting texts written by these authors, including those often neglected; and a variety of descriptive and …Continue reading →

NDL launched an English-language newsfeed on Twitter (NDLJP_en) TAGS: japan | National Diet Library The National Diet Library, Japan, launched an English-language newsfeed on Twitter with the account name NDLJP_en. Watch the newsfeed for the latest information in English on collections and events at the …Continue reading →

London Theatre Reviews – West End and Off West End TAGS: London theatre | performance studies | theatre studies The following information might be useful for anyone researching theatre in London, or for anyone interested in theatre and theatre studies : https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews offers reviews of London West End and Off …Continue reading →

Database trial – Foreign Office Files for the Middle East, 1971-1981 We have been offered by Adam Matthew Publications a free trial of their new archive resource called Foreign Office Files for the Middle East, 1917-1981. The trial can be accessed …Continue reading →

Nashriyah: digital Iranian history TAGS: Iran | Islamic | middle east The University of Manchester Library has just launched today, 1 Feb 2016, their digital project Nashriyah: digital Iranian history. It provides free access to 12,000 pages of digital versions of …Continue reading →

American National Biography Online (for trial) We have been offered a free trial of American National Biography Online until 11th Feb 2016. To access the trial, please go to the Library’s E-resources Trials webpage and select …Continue reading →

Nikkei Telecom21 TAGS: Business | Economics | Japanese Nikkei Telecom 21 (日経テレコン) is a reputable newspaper database in business and economics from Japan. The University Library has started a subscription to this resource from 1st January 2016. This is an essential resource …Continue reading →

Foreign Office Files for China 1919-1948 & China: Culture and Society The Library has arranged further database trials for Chinese Studies.To access these trials, please go to the Library’s e-resources trials page and scroll down to find these entries. Foreign Office …Continue reading →