Mass Observiation Project – on trial TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | anthropology | Archives | Britain | databases | history | online resources | primary sources | social anthropology | Sociology I’m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 from AM Digital, which allows you to explore the history of Britain …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 →

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 Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to two databases from AM Digital that look at sexuality and LGBTQI+ history, Gender: Identity and …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 →

On trial: East African Newspapers TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Africa | Archives | databases | east africa | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East African Newspapers from EastView, featuring key newspapers from the region from the 1940s to …Continue reading →

New! Roper iPoll TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | databases | Datasets | gender studies | Global Health Policy | history | online resources | Politics | social policy | Sociology | Statistics | surveys Following a successful trial last year I’m happy to let you know the Library now has a subscription to Roper iPoll provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research …Continue reading →

On trial: British Online Archives collections TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history Did you know the Library currently has trial access to a number of databases from British Online Archives? British Online Archives are one of the U.K.’s leading academic publishers. Their …Continue reading →

On trial: Radical Irish Newspaper Archives TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | databases | First World War | history | Ireland | Newspapers | Politics | World War Two Thanks to a request from a researcher in HCA the Library currently has trial access to the Radical Irish Newspaper Archives, an extraordinary collection of over 115 Irish radical and …Continue reading →