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 →

Spotlight on Archives Unbound TAGS: databases | First World War | gender studies | history | International Relations | Politics | primary source | Spanish Civil War | Spotlight on | World War Two | WWI | WWII This is the second in a (very) occasional series highlighting some of the online resources available at the Library that will be of interest to students and staff in History, …Continue reading →

Trial access to magazine and periodical archives TAGS: databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | periodicals | political history | Politics | primary source | social history *The Library now has permanent access to the Women’s Magazine Archive I and II and News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive. We also have access to all British Periodicals collections …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Academic Video Online TAGS: anthropology | databases | documentary | film | gender studies | history | International Relations | media | news | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | Sociology | video The Library has recently purchased access to the large and comprehensive online streaming video resource Academic Video Online from Alexander Street Press. Covering a wide range of subject areas, students …Continue reading →

5 library databases you didn’t know you needed in your life… TAGS: databases | film | gender studies | images | International Relations | media | moving images | Newspapers | official documents | online resources | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | Social Work | Sociology | TV …until now. The many bibliographic and indexing databases you can access through the Library are fantastic and essential resources for your research and study whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate …Continue reading →

Olive Schreiner Letters Online TAGS: African Studies | gender studies | Letters | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies Olive Schreiner was an author, feminist and social theorist. Although she received no formal education Schreiner would become one of the most important social commentators of her day. Her writings …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 4 TAGS: databases | gender studies | media | new | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

#16days lecture at University of Edinburgh: further reading and research TAGS: Books | gender studies | journals | online resources | violence | Womens' Studies Today, Monday 8th December, the School of Social and Political Science, in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid and PeaceWomen is holding a 16 Days Lecture. The lecture is being delivered by feminist researcher …Continue reading →

New online resource for SPS: Media Education Foundation digital films TAGS: academic support librarian | anthropology | databases | gender studies | new | online resources | Politics | Sociology | Womens' Studies The Library has recently subscribed to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service via the Kanopy streaming service. MEF produce and provide documentary films and other educational resources to inspire …Continue reading →