Archives abound in Archives Unbound TAGS: Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | world history Exciting major online primary source database now available at the Library. I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to the fantastic primary …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 →

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 →

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: East India Company TAGS: Britain | databases | history | India | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source I’m very pleased to let you know that the Library has been given trial access to the brand new primary source database East India Company from Adam Matthew. This unique …Continue reading →

Trial access: British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 TAGS: Africa | Americas | Britain | databases | history | International Relations | primary source From today the Library has trial access to the primary source collection British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 from British Online Archives. So for a limited time only you …Continue reading →

ProQuest e-resources trials extended! TAGS: Britain | databases | history | International Relations | Magazines | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | United States *The Library now has permanent access to Women’s Magazine Archive I and II, News, Policy and Politics Magazine Archive and Historic Literary Criticism (via ProQuest One Literature). We also have …Continue reading →

New to the Library: British Politics and Society TAGS: Britain | databases | history | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Sociology I’m happy to let you know that following a successful trial and positive feedback the Library has now purchased access to Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society from Gale …Continue reading →