{"id":3841,"date":"2023-03-28T10:27:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2025-05-06T08:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:40:53","slug":"on-trial-two-databases-on-sexuality-and-lgbtqi-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2023\/03\/28\/on-trial-two-databases-on-sexuality-and-lgbtqi-history\/","title":{"rendered":"On trial: Two databases on sexuality and LGBTQI+ history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>*The Library has purchased access to both Gender: Identity and Social Change and Sex &amp; Sexuality. These can be accessed via <a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/primary-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.ed.ac.uk\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Databases A-Z<\/a>.*<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a request from staff in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/history-classics-archaeology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HCA<\/a> the Library currently has trial access to two databases from AM Digital that look at sexuality and LGBTQI+ history, <strong>Gender: Identity and Social Change<\/strong> and <strong>Sex &amp; Sexuality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Gender_Identity_SocialChange.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Gender_Identity_SocialChange.png 982w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Gender_Identity_SocialChange-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Gender_Identity_SocialChange-500x235.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can access the <strong>Gender: Identity and Social Change <\/strong>and<strong> Sex &amp; Sexuality<\/strong> via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-resources trials page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trial access ends 27th April 2023.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Gender: Identity and Social Change<\/h1>\n<p>From traditional constructions of femininity and masculinity, to the struggle for women&#8217;s rights and the emergence of the men&#8217;s movement, <strong>Gender: Identity and Social Change<\/strong> offers three centuries (19th-21st) of primary source material for the exploration of gender history. Explore records from men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s organisations, advice literature and etiquette books to reveal developing gender roles and relations. Gain an insight into changing societal expectations about gender roles through personal diaries and correspondence and explore the life and careers of key figures and pioneers in gender history.<\/p>\n<h1>Sex &amp; Sexuality<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3844\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Sex_and_Sexuality.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Sex_and_Sexuality.png 980w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Sex_and_Sexuality-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/files\/2023\/03\/Sex_and_Sexuality-500x235.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Covering the late 19th Century to present day, <strong>Sex &amp; Sexuality<\/strong> covers a broad range of topics and is drawn from leading archives around the world. From papers of leading sexologists to LGBTQI+ personal histories, the collection is an essential resource for the study of human sexuality, its complexities and its history. Module I is sourced solely from the renowned Kinsey Institute and Special Collections. While Module II, sourced from archives in the U.S., U.K., and Australia explores LGBTQI+ personal histories, self-expression and community activism.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the <strong>Gender: Identity and Social Change<\/strong> and<strong> Sex &amp; Sexuality<\/strong> via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>E-resources trials page<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Trial access ends 27th April 2023.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trial-feedback-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feedback welcome<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in sexuality and LGBTQI+ history then you can find other databases the Library already has access to that cover these areas on our <a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/primary-sources\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Digital Primary Source and Archive guide<\/strong><\/a> e.g. <strong>Archives of Sexuality &amp; Gender<\/strong>, <strong>History of Feminism<\/strong>, <strong>LGBT Thought and Culture<\/strong>, <strong>Women and Social Movements<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, trial access to a resource is an opportunity for our staff and students to try a resource out and give <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/e-resources-trial-feedback-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feedback<\/a> on its quality and usefulness. However, if we trial a resource this is not an indication that we plan to or will be able to purchase or subscribe to the resource in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Stirling \u2013 Academic Support Librarian for History, Classics and Archaeology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*The Library has purchased access to both Gender: Identity and Social Change and Sex &amp; Sexuality. These can be accessed via Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections or the Databases A-Z.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/2023\/03\/28\/on-trial-two-databases-on-sexuality-and-lgbtqi-history\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,4,164,13],"tags":[64,119,194,138,133,7,83,6,217,218,250,17,310,311,65],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7dF2q-ZX","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3841"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4060,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841\/revisions\/4060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/hcalibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}