On trial: primary source collections from British Online Archives TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | databases | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | primary source | social history Following a request from staff in HCA, the Library currently has trial access to two digital primary source collections from British Online Archives, Conscientious Objection during the World War 1 …Continue reading →

New to the Library: British Library Newspapers, Part V TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has purchased access to the final part of Gale Cengage’s British Library Newspapers collection (Part V). This means the Library …Continue reading →

New to the Library: History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949- TAGS: 20th century | China | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | Politics | primary source I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to The Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949-. The database provides full-text …Continue reading →

On trial: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | Politics | primary source | UK | United Kingdom Following a request from staff in History the Library has been able to secure trial access to Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War: Intelligence, Strategy and Diplomacy from The …Continue reading →

Do we have access to the British Newspaper Archive? TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source A question I get asked quite a lot is if we have access at the Library to the British Newspaper Archive. And it is the sort of question that I …Continue reading →

The Boston Globe Archive on trial TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | databases | history | Newspapers | United States I’m happy to let you know the Library has trial access to The Boston Globe Historical Archive (1872-1985) from ProQuest. This resource delivers unique coverage of both New England and American …Continue reading →

Spotlight on film and moving images TAGS: 20th century | Britain | cultural history | databases | documentaries | Europe | film | history | primary source | social history | Spotlight on | television | United States This is part of an occasional series highlighting some of the online resources available at the Library that will be of interest to students and staff in History, Classics and …Continue reading →

Listen very carefully! TAGS: 20th century | BBC | Britain | databases | history | primary source | radio | social history | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that thanks to an agreement with JISC the Library has been given extended trial access to the primary source database BBC Listener Research Department, …Continue reading →

Trial access: Socialism on Film TAGS: 20th century | China | Communism | databases | Eastern Europe | film | history | Latin America | moving image | Politics | primary source | russia | Vietnam And finally…Adam Matthew have given the Library trial access to their just released resource Socialism on Film. This impressive collection of documentaries, newsreels and features reveals the world as seen …Continue reading →

Trial access: primary source resources from Gale Cengage TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | databases | history | Literature | primary source *The Library now has access to Nineteenth Century Collections Online: The Corvey Collection.* Until the 27th February the Library has trial access to 4 extensive primary source databases from Gale …Continue reading →