Korean newspapers online TAGS: database | Korean | trial The Library has arranged a free trial of two digitised Korean newspapers, Choson Ilbo Archive and  Dong-A Ilbo Archive. The digitised full-text content of both newspapers date back to 1920, each …Continue reading →

Free access to optional contents of JapanKnowledge TAGS: Japanese The following contents will temporarily be accessible on the JapanKnowledge platform between 1 June and 30 June 2017: 1. Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Place Names http://japanknowledge.com/en/contents/rekishi/index.html 2. Fuzoku Gaho http://japanknowledge.com/en/contents/fuzokugaho/index.html …Continue reading →

18th Century Drama and other resources for trial The Library has organised a free trial, until 29th Nov 2016, of several literature-related databases of digitised archives and manuscripts: Eighteenth Century Drama A unique archive of almost every play submitted …Continue reading →

Three Japanese e-resources for trial The Library has arranged a free trial for the following three e-resources from Japan: Fuzoku Gaho （風俗画報,1889 – 1916） Toyo Keizai Digital Archive（東洋經濟, 1895 – 1945） Mainichi Newspaper Maisaku（每日新聞, 1872 …Continue reading →

Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements The Library has arranged a free trial of the Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949 – 1976. The resource is published by the Chinese University in …Continue reading →

Chinese database for trial We have been offered a free trial of 大成故纸堆 which contains a vast amount of full-text material for Chinese studies. The trial can be accessed on the University network by …Continue reading →

Mango Languages – online language courses for trial TAGS: Arabic | Chinese | Danish | Finnish | French | German | greek | Hebrew | Japanese | Korean | language courses | Latin | Norwegian | Portuguese | Russian | Scandinavian | Scottish Gaelic | Shakespeare English | Spanish | Swahili | Swedish | Turkish The University Library has arranged a free trial of an online language learning resource called “Mango Languages”. The service offers online interactive courses for learning over 70 languages, including almost …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 →

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 →

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 →