De Gruyter – upgraded e-Journal package TAGS: Architecture & Design | Arts | Asian & Pacific Studies | Business Economics | Chemistry | Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies | Computer Sciences | Cultural Studies | De Gruyter | e-journals | Engineering | GeoSciences | German Studies | history | Industrial Chemistry | Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies | Jewish Studies | Law | Library & Information Science | Life Sciences | Linguistics & Semiotics | Literary Studies | Materials Sciences | mathematics | Medicine | Philosophy | Physics | Social Sciences | Sports & Recreation | Theology & Religion We have signed up for the new 2021-2023 De Gruyter Journal and Open Access Transformational Agreement via JISC.  This agreement provides for a 100% conversion of subscription fees into open …Continue reading →

JSTOR – expanded set of content freely available now TAGS: Africa | Ancient history | anthropology | Archaeology | Archives | Art History | Arts | Black history | Britain | classics | cultural history | databases | e-books | e-journals | history | Humanities | journals | primary source | Social Sciences *JSTOR have extended their expanded access to e-journals and digital primary source databases until 31st December 2020 and their expanded access to e-books until 31st August 2020.* I’m delighted to …Continue reading →

Trials – New E-Resources on Trial TAGS: Access Latin America | American Antiquarian Society | Annual Review of Linguistics | Annual Reviews | Arts | Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange | Behavioral | Caribbean Newspapers | database | E-book | e-journal | education | Encyclopedia of Political Thought | Foreign Broadcast Information Services (FBIS) Daily Reports | Gale Cengage | Humanities | Latin American Newspaper | Newsbank | Physical and Environmental Sciences | Readex | Social | Wiley These new trials are now available… Access Latin America from Newsbank is on trial until 27th March.  Access Latin America provides indepth coverage of local and regional issues and events …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 →

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 6th December. From 1841 to 1992 Punch was the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire – imitated, parodied …Continue reading →

All in a name (nearly) TAGS: Andrew Brown | Arts | regulations | students A notice from 1827 reveals certain privileges that were available if: Your name was STEWART Your surname was SIMPSON You were a Highlander acquainted with the Gaelic language These seem …Continue reading →