New to the Library: Africa-Wide Information TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | databases | history | literature searching | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology I’m pleased to let you know that after a successful trial earlier this year the Library has now subscribed to Africa-Wide Information from EBSCOhost. Bringing together 50 databases sourced from Africa, …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 →

New to the Library: Church Missionary Society Periodicals TAGS: anthropology | databases | history | journals | Letters | primary source | reports Following a successful trial earlier this year the Library has now purchased access to module 1 of Church Missionary Society Periodicals, Global missions and contemporary encounters, 1804-2009. This resource features …Continue reading →

JSTOR – Arts and Science XV available TAGS: archive | art | Classical Studies | e-journals | Economics | education | film | history | Humanities | JSTOR | Literature | music | Political Science | religion | social sciences and sciences | Sociology We now subscribe to the Arts and Science XV package from JSTOR.  Arts & Sciences XV has extensive coverage in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, including literature, film, art, music, religion, …Continue reading →

New Library resources for Chinese history TAGS: China | databases | history | japan | journals | Letters | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library has recently purchased two new primary source databases looking at Chinese and Asian history. These are China: Culture and Society and …Continue reading →

New to the Library: British Politics and Society TAGS: Britain | databases | history | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Sociology I’m happy to let you know that following a successful trial and positive feedback the Library has now purchased access to Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society from Gale …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →

Some new Library resources for you TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Books | China | classics | databases | e-books | e-journals | history | India | Iran | japan | Newspapers | United States On the HCA Librarian blog I have highlighted new resources or material that have been purchased for the Library’s collections from requests from students or staff in the School of …Continue reading →

Periodicals Archive Online – additional titles available TAGS: American | Architecture | area studies (African | Art History | Asian | book history | Canadian | classics | Cultural Studies | e-journals | Economics | education | European languages | fashion | Geography | health and medicine | history | history of science and medicine | Indian | international studies | Irish) | JISC | Law | Literature | Periodicals Archive Online | Philosophy | Political Science | ProQuest | science and technology | Sociology | theology | women's and children's studies Thanks to funding from JISC Collections, we have access to 50 archival e-journals in the humanities and social sciences subject areas.  These e-journals are available on the ProQuest website and …Continue reading →

Blood Cells and Blizzards in Antarctica TAGS: Adventure | digitisation | history | science | Thesis digitisation project | Travel writing When I picked up a thesis entitled ‘Eosinphils and Stress’ I did not expect to read sentences like the following; ‘The word “Antarctic” has always been associated with cold, death …Continue reading →