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Trial access to BiblioRossica available

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BiblioRossica is a portal for academics and scholars that offers expertly selected collections devoted to the most relevant areas of modern Russian, Jewish, Eastern European and Eurasian Humanities.

As an ebook platform it offers over 10,000 scholarly publications, mostly in Russian, from leading Russian academic presses, including NLO, Indrik, OGI, and Nestor-Istoriia, as well as recent English publications in Russian, Slavic, and Jewish studies from Academic Studies Press and Central European University Press. Subjects cover political and social science, linguistics, literature, art, history, philosophy and religion.

You can access BiblioRossica during the trial period from www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials

There is a feedback form available and we would welcome feedback as this a key part of making a case to subscribe to resources like this.

Caroline Stirling – Academic Support Librarian for Social and Political Science

Media Education Foundation digital films trial

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MEFtrial2The Library has just set up trial access to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service provided via Kanopy streaming service. You can access this on the Databases trials page at www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials

MEF produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. From films about the commercialization of childhood and the subtle, yet widespread, effects of pornography, pop-cultural misogyny and sexism, to titles that deal with the devastating effects of rapacious consumerism and the wars for oil that it drives.

The Library has access to the platform tailored for European rights which includes 138 videos. There are a small number of films currently not available on the European platform.

Access to the MEF during the trial period is available on-campus or if working off-campus you must be using the VPN to connect to the University network. Trial access is available until 24th April 2014 and we would welcome feedback on the service.

*As of September 2014 the Library now has a 1-year subscription to this online resource. See New Online Resource for SPS: Education Media Foundation digital films.*