On trial: Illustrated London News 1842-2003 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Illustrated London News Historical Archive* Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA …Continue reading →

How to…read your reading list and search for readings in the Library TAGS: Archaeology | Books | classics | DiscoverEd | e-books | e-journals | history | journals Got your reading list but not sure what you’re being asked to read (is it a book, is it an article, is it a bird, is it a plane…)? Or …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | primary source Following a request from a student in HCA I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part II: …Continue reading →

On trial: Codices Vossiani Latini Online TAGS: Ancient history | Archives | Books | classics | databases | e-books | history | Latin | primary source | rare books Thanks to a request from a member of staff in Classics, we currently have trial access to Brill’s Codices Vossiani Latini Online which publishes all 363 codices which form the …Continue reading →

Archives abound in Archives Unbound TAGS: Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | world history Exciting major online primary source database now available at the Library. I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to the fantastic primary …Continue reading →

On trial: Early European Books TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | Europe | history | history of the book | primary source | rare books *The Library has access to all Early European Books collections until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Following a request from staff in History the Library currently …Continue reading →

Explore the Partition of India through our library resources TAGS: 20th century | databases | history | India | International Relations | Newspapers | Pakistan | Politics | primary source In August 1947 British India won its independence from the British and split into two new states, India and Pakistan (East Pakistan subsequently became Bangladesh), that would govern themselves. The …Continue reading →

New to the Library: 4 new collections of declassified U.S. government documents TAGS: 20th century | databases | history | International Relations | Politics | primary source | United States I’m pleased to let you know that after a successful trial in semester two, 2016/17, the Library has now purchased access to four more collections from ProQuest’s Digital National Security …Continue reading →

Why football banned women TAGS: 20th century | databases | First World War | football | gender studies | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | sport In this week’s blog I’m using some of the Library’s online resources to find primary source material relating to the popularity of women’s football during and just after the First …Continue reading →

New! The Encyclopedia of Political Thought TAGS: databases | e-books | history | new | online resources | Politics I’m happy to let you know that following requests from staff in Politics & International Relations the Library has purchased access to The Encyclopedia of Political Thought online from Wiley …Continue reading →