ProQuest Access 350: 600 years of world history TAGS: 15th century | 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Africa | America | Archives | Asia | Black history | Britain | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | gender studies | history | International Relations | LGBT+ History | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two *Access has now been extended until 31st July 2024* I’m very pleased to let you know that University of Edinburgh Library has set up a new subscription with ProQuest that …Continue reading →

New! African Newspapers, Series 1 1800-1922 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | African Studies | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | online resources | Politics | primary sources I’m pleased to let you know that the Library had recently purchased the digital primary source database African Newspapers, Series 1 1800-1922 part of the World Newspaper Archive from Readex. …Continue reading →

New! LGBT Magazine Archive TAGS: Archives | databases | gender studies | history | LGBTQ+ | Magazines | media | online resources | Politics | primary sources | social anthropology | Sociology I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the LGBT Magazine Archive from ProQuest until 31st July 2024. This primary source database is a searchable …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a PhD student in HCA the Library currently has extended trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 Parts I-IV from Gale. This covers …Continue reading →

Oxford Politics Trove – on trial TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | International Relations | Politics | Social & Political Sciences Thanks to a request from a member of staff from Politics & International Relations, the  Library currently has extended trial access to Oxford Politics Trove, which enables you, for the …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) the Library currently has trial access to 3 further collections from the State Papers Online database from …Continue reading →

The Library in the time of Covid-19 TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Archives | Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | Global Health Policy | history | inter-library loans | International Relations | Library | Newspapers | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies Not sure what Library resources, services and support are available to you at this unusual time? You can always keep up to date with all of this via our Library …Continue reading →

On trial: Gale Primary Sources (even more content!) TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Asia | Black history | Britain | China | correspondence | crime | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | International Relations | Law | Legal history | Letters | Literature | Manuscripts | Medicine | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | Politics | primary source | science | slavery | social history | technology | United States | women's history I’m very pleased to let you know that the Library has been given extended trial access to an extensive range of primary source databases and collections from Gale. This is …Continue reading →

On Trial: The Sunday Times Historical Archive, 1822-2016 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Britain | crime | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history Thanks to a request from a HCA student I’m happy to let you know that the Library has extended trial access to The Sunday Times Historical Archive from Gale, giving …Continue reading →

Universal Database of Ukrainian Periodicals – on trial TAGS: Bibliographies | cultural affairs | databases | e-journals | Economics | International Relations | journals | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | Ukraine Thanks to a request from a student in SPS the Library currently has trial access to the Universal Database of Ukrainian Periodicals (UDB-UKR) from EastView. The world’s first database of …Continue reading →