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 →

New! House of Lords Parliamentary Papers TAGS: databases | history | new | online resources | Politics I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has purchased access to the House of Lords Parliamentary Papers (1800-1910) from ProQuest. This resource provides online access to previously unseen …Continue reading →

5 things to remember if using the Library this summer, 2017 TAGS: alumni | Books | databases | DiscoverEd | e-books | e-journals | opening hours | summer vacation I wrote a “5 things to remember if using the Library this summer” post last year and it is the second most viewed post on this site. So shamelessly clinging …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 →

Observing the EU with the EUobserver TAGS: databases | International Relations | media | Newspapers | online resources | Politics The Library has been given trial access to the independent online newspaper EUobserver. Launched in 2000 their aim is to support European democracy by giving people the information they need to …Continue reading →