{"id":1377,"date":"2016-07-19T15:45:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2016-07-19T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:45:11","slug":"new-to-the-library-british-politics-and-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/2016\/07\/19\/new-to-the-library-british-politics-and-society\/","title":{"rendered":"New to the Library: British Politics and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m happy to let you know that following a successful trial and positive feedback the Library has now purchased access to <em><strong>Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>from Gale Cengage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_logokindof.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1381\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_logokindof.jpg\" alt=\"IF\" width=\"223\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can access\u00a0<em><strong>Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society<\/strong><\/em> via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-a-z\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>British Politics and Society<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0brings together primary source documentation that enables\u00a0a greater understanding and analysis of the development of urban centers and of the major restructuring of society that took place during the Industrial Revolution.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The materials in the collection allow for an\u00a0in-depth examination and analysis of the growing calls for political reform that were met with state resistance and marked a crisis of legitimacy for both the government and the reform movements themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>British Politics and Society<\/strong><\/em> is\u00a0composed of a number of individual collections, drawn together from a variety of sources. Collections include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civil Disturbance, Chartism and Riots in Nineteenth-Century England<\/li>\n<li>Discontent and Authority, 1820-1840<\/li>\n<li>Home Office Papers and Records, 1783-1894<\/li>\n<li>People\u2019s History: Working Class Autobiographies<\/li>\n<li>Public Order, Discontent, and Protest in Nineteenth Century England, 1820-1850<\/li>\n<li>Rare Radical and Labour Periodicals of Great Britain<\/li>\n<li>Radicalism, Anti-Radicalism and Reform in England, 1769-1861, Original Papers and Minute Books<\/li>\n<li>Selected Papers of the Prime Ministers of Great Britain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The collections can be easily searched, with both simple and advanced search options available. The menu on the left-hand side of your search results allows you to limit your results by content type, publication year and subject. There are also options allowing you to analyse your results in different ways including by term clusters.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1386\" style=\"width: 1021px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1386 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"IF\" width=\"1011\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/spslibrarian\/files\/2016\/07\/British_Politics_Society_screenshot-413x300.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Term Clusters for keyword search: Radicals [screenshot from British Politics and Society]<\/p><\/div><em><strong>Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society<\/strong><\/em> is a major new resource for the Library and provides a fascinating look at this period of great change.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the database\u00a0via the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-a-z\" target=\"_blank\">Databases A-Z list<\/a><\/strong> or in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-subject-a-z\" target=\"_blank\">Databases by Subject<\/a> pages (History, Politics, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>Access is only available to current students and staff at the University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Stirling &#8211; Academic Support Librarian for School of Social and Political Science<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;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\u00a0from Gale Cengage. 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