ProQuest Congressional on trial TAGS: databases | history | International Relations | online resources | Politics | social policy | Sociology *The Library currently has access to ProQuest Congressional through the ProQuest Access 350 subscription until 31st July 2024. Access via the Databases A-Z list.* The Library currently has trial access …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: Race Relations in America TAGS: databases | history | Politics | primary source | United States The Library has been given access to another exciting new primary source database from Adam Matthew, Race Relations in America. So for a limited time only you can use this …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: China: Trade, Politics and Culture TAGS: 19th century | China | correspondence | databases | East Asia | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | primary source The Library has been given trial access to the primary source database China: Trade, Politics & Culture from Adam Matthew. So for a limited time only you have access to …Continue reading →

Woman Suffrage Procession: using our newspaper archives for your research TAGS: databases | gender studies | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States | woman suffrage In this week’s blog I’m using some of the Library’s online resources to find primary source material about a specific event, the Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913. On 3rd March …Continue reading →

Trial access: Women’s Magazine Archive TAGS: advertising | databases | fashion | gender studies | Magazines | marketing | online resources | periodicals | Politics | Popular culture | social history *The Library has now purchased access to the ‘Women’s Magazine Archive, collection I and II’. See New to the Library: Women’s Magazine Archive.* ProQuest have kindly allowed us to trial …Continue reading →

Trial access: News, Policy and Politics Magazine Archive TAGS: databases | history | International Relations | Magazines | Politics | primary sources | social policy | trials *The Library has now purchased access to the News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive. See New! News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive* Following a request from staff in Politics & …Continue reading →

ProQuest’s ‘Black Newspapers’ on trial TAGS: African Studies | databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | online resources | Politics | Sociology *The Library has now purchased the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the titles in the Black Newspaper Collection. See New to the Library: New York Amsterdam News* The …Continue reading →