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Trial access to Sovetskaia kul’tura Digital Archive

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We have trial access to Sovetskaia kul’tura Digital Archive via EastView.  The trial can be accessed via the e-resources trial webpage and DiscoverEd until 31st December.

Kul’tura (Culture) is an important Russian weekly newspaper previously published under the titles Rabochii i iskusstvo (1929-1930), Sovetskoe iskusstvo (1931-1941), Literatura i iskusstvo (1942-1944), Sovetskoe iskusstvo (1944-1952) and Sovetskaia kul’tura (1953-1991).

An indispensable source of information on the developing and ever changing attitudes towards arts and culture in the Soviet and Russian societies. Throughout the years the newspaper articles reviewed major events in Russian cultural life, in literature, theatre, cinematography and arts. In the Soviet period it published critical diatribes against dissident writers Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Aksyonov and others, infamous articles condemning modern art exhibitions, chastising avant-guard composers and abstract painters. In modern Russia its reviews and event listings often focus on the cultural life of Moscow and regions, it is known for its topical commentaries on popular culture and politics.

Further information about this database can be found at http://www.eastview.com/files/EVSovetskaiaKulturaDA.pdf

 

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A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.

British Newspapers Part III and IV – 1780-1950

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bnws-webWe have recently purchased British Newspapers Part 3 and 4 – 1780-1950.

British Newspapers Part III contains  the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Leeds Intelligencer, Yorkshire Gazette, Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury.

British Newspapers Part IV contains the Evening Telegraph, Yorkshire Gazette, Nottingham Evening Post, Illustrated Times, Edinburgh Evening News, Chester Chronicle, Cheltenham Chronicle, Cambridge Independent Press, Belfast Morning News, Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, and Aberdeen Journal.

See the factsheet for more details as well as related newspaper packages we have previously purchased.

There is an entry for “British Newspaper Archive” on our main AZ list as well as the subject AZ lists for History and Newspapers.  Individual newspapers titles will be added to DiscoverEd soon.

Irish Newspaper Archive Trial ending soon

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Trial access to Irish Newspaper Archive ends soon on Monday 31st August.

Irish Newspaper Archives contains electronic versions of Irish newspapers from the 1700’s to current day.  See the title list at https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/plist_static/

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Trial – British Newspaper Archive

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BNWS_bannerrightWe have trial access to the full content of the British Newspapers Archive until 30th November.

The British Newspapers 1600-1950 is the most significant digital collection of British historic newspapers. New conservation and imaging techniques and a new cross-searchable platform adopted by the British Library offers unparalleled access and discoverability to this valuable historical and cultural archive. In addition one will find specially commissioned essays and contextual materials written by expert scholars intended to help non-specialist users with perspective and analysis.

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A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.

Trial -19th Century Masterfile

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We have trial access to 19th Century Masterfile  database which contains over 8 million citations and over 60 indexes covering books, newspapers, patents and government documents published during the 19th and early 20th centuries.  Further info about the database contents is at http://paratext.com/pdf/2014ncmcontentlist.pdf

Access the database on campus or off campus via the VPN until 4th October.

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Accessible Archives – new database

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Accessible Archives has been added to our A-Z list of databases – Eyewitness accounts of accessible archives logohistorical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records. Includes archives from African American Newspapers, American County Histories, Civil War archives and many other eighteenth and nineteenth century newspaper and journal archives.

A full list of the collections and coverage is available at http://www.accessible-archives.com/collections/