Tag Archives: history

New to the Library: British Politics and Society

Posted on by
Reply

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 Cengage.

IF

You can access Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society via the Databases A-Z.

British Politics and Society brings together primary source documentation that enables a greater understanding and analysis of the development of urban centers and of the major restructuring of society that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Continue reading →

New resource: Historical Statistics of the United States

Posted on by
1

I’m pleased to let you know that following a successful trial earlier this year the Library has recently purchased Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online.

Historical_Statistics_United_States

Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) is a compendium of statistics about the United States and is the standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Continue reading →

New resource : Migration to New Worlds

Posted on by
Reply

waving

The University of Edinburgh now has access to the online primary source collection, Migration to New Worlds, due to negotiations with JISC to provide free access to all UK higher and further education institutions.

Migration to New Worlds provides an in-depth look at the emigration of peoples from Great Britain, mainland Europe and Asia to the New World and Australasia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It includes Colonial Office files on emigration, diaries and travel journals, ship logs and plans, printed literature, objects, watercolours, and oral histories. A migration mapping feature allows you to explore immigration and emigration of the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand over time.

Access via Discovered.

Christine Love-Rodgers – Academic Support Librarian, SPS

Historical Statistics of the United States on trial

Posted on by
Reply

The Library currently has trial access to the Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online.

Historical_Statistics_United_StatesHistorical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) is a compendium of statistics about the United States and is the standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.

The Library already holds the print edition of Historical Statistics of the United States which you can find in DiscoverEd.

The online edition is fully searchable and has features that allow you to save search criteria, search within a chapter or volume, bookmark tables, view tables in PDF or HTML format, select certain years or series of years to view, create charts and graphs and much more.

Please note that during the trial period you will only be able to download and email tables, and view PDFs, in Part A: Population.

You can access the resource via the e-resources trials page. Access is available both on and off-campus.

Trial ends 1st May 2016.
Feedback welcome.

Access is only available to current students and staff at University of Edinburgh.

Caroline Stirling – Academic Support Librarian for Social and Political Science

On trial: Daily Mail Historical Archive

Posted on by
Reply

*The Library has now purchased access to the Daily Mail Historical Archive (1896-2004). See New to the Library: Daily Mail Historical Archive.*

The Library currently has trial access to the Daily Mail Historical Archive (1896-2004). This fascinating online digital collection presents more than 100 years of the Daily Mail newspaper.

IF

You can access the Daily Mail Historical Archive (1896-2004) via the E-resources trials page.

Trial ends 13th April 2016. Continue reading →