Discovery Day – find your way round our digital primary sources TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Discovery Day | e-books | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two Working on your dissertation and looking for primary source material? Looking to incorporate digitised primary sources into your teaching? Wanting to expand your research with digital resources? Or just have …Continue reading →

Spotlight on Adam Matthew digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | gender studies | global history | history | India | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | Spotlight on | United States | World War Two On Tuesday 30th January we’ll be holding a Discovery Day event in the Main Library where representatives from 3 publishers of digitised primary source collections and our very own Centre …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 →

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 →

New journals available for History, Classics and Archaeology TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | classics | e-journals | Greece | history | journals | Latin | Philosophy The Library has recently started subscriptions to 3 new journals following requests from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. So welcome to the Library… Journal of Greek Archaeology This …Continue reading →

Trial access: China: Trade, Politics and Culture TAGS: 19th century | China | correspondence | databases | East Asia | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | primary source The Library has been given trial access to the primary source database China: Trade, Politics & Culture from Adam Matthew. So for a limited time only you have access to …Continue reading →

Trial access: Church Missionary Society Periodicals Module 2 TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | periodicals | primary source *The Library has since purchased this resource and it can be accessed, along with Church Missionary Society Periodicals, module 1, via the Primary Sources database list or Databases A-Z list.* …Continue reading →

Reading your reading list and recognising references TAGS: Books | DiscoverEd | journals | reading lists | references 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 →

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 →

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 →