5 things to remember if using the Library this summer TAGS: Books | databases | DiscoverEd | E-book | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | Library | online resources | resources | students | subject guides | summer vacation The summer vacation period officially started this week! And while many of you are probably thinking the last thing you want to do is use the Library over the summer …Continue reading →

Mass Observiation Project – on trial TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | anthropology | Archives | Britain | databases | history | online resources | primary sources | social anthropology | Sociology *The Library has now purchased access to Mass Observation Project. See New! Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 * I’m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access …Continue reading →

On trial: Foreign Office Files for Japan TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | databases | First World War | history | International Relations | japan | official documents | Politics | primary source | World War Two Thanks to a request from a HCA postgraduate student the Library currently has trial access to Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952 from AM Digital. This resource allows you to …Continue reading →

BBC Monitoring – on trial TAGS: 20th century | Archives | BBC | Britain | cultural history | databases | economic history | history | media | online resources | political history | Politics | primary sources | radio | social history Thanks to a request from staff in the School of Social and Political Science the Library currently has trial access to the new resource BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts, …Continue reading →

Bloomsbury Professional Ebooks: formerly on LexisLibrary TAGS: course materials | databases | ebooks | exams | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | online resources | reading list | research | resources We want to alert students to a change we’re dealing with regarding Bloomsbury Professional ebooks which were formerly offered on the LexisLibrary platform.. Unfortunately going forward these will no longer …Continue reading →

New to the Library: BFI Player TAGS: databases | documentaries | film | Library | moving images | online resources | resources | TV programmes | video *The Library now has full 1 year access (until 30 Sept 2024) to BFI Player via a deal with JISC. You can access it from our Databases A-Z list, Film …Continue reading →

On trial: Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Central America | cultural history | databases | Latin America | Newspapers | Politics | social history | South America Thanks to a request from HCA staff the Library currently has trial access to Latin American Newspaers: Series 1 from Readex, which allows you to explore Latin American history and …Continue reading →

On trial: Colonial Caribbean TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | Archives | Black history | Britain | Colonialism | Colonisation | databases | Europe | history | primary source | Slave trade | slavery Thanks to a request from HCA staff the library currently has trial access to Colonial Caribbean from AM Digital, which provides access to British Colonial Office files from The National …Continue reading →

On trial: Two databases on sexuality and LGBTQI+ history TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ studies | LGBTQ history | primary source | sex | sexuality | social history *The Library has purchased access to both Gender: Identity and Social Change and Sex & Sexuality. These can be accessed via Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections or the Databases …Continue reading →

On trial: Early American Newspapers, Series 1 TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | Archives | databases | history | Newspapers | United States Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has trial access to Early American Newspapers, Series 1 from Readex, which offers fully searchable issues from over 730 …Continue reading →