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On trial: ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers
April 26, 2017
This historical newspaper collection provides researchers with first-hand accounts and information that was excluded or marginalized in mainstream sources. The Black Newspapers Collection allows you to Examine the diversity of stances during the civil rights movement, including: endorsements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X, and the debate about integration and the Negro …
On trial: British Library Newspapers parts III – V
April 20, 2017
The British Library Newspapers series offers researchers access to four centuries of national and regional newspapers, supporting research in history, literature, Victorian studies, genealogy, fine arts, finance and economics, political science, and more. We already have access to British Library Newspapers Parts I and II (1800-1900), and 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers. These collections were …
Your chance to recommend more ebooks
April 4, 2017
You’re already helping to select the ebooks that we buy. Here’s another opportunity for you to help us choose books from a leading academic publisher. We’re delighted to bring you trial access to Elgaronline, the online content platform for Edward Elgar Publishing (EEP). EEP is an international academic and professional publisher with a strong focus …
On trial: Mapping the World – Maps and Travel Literature
March 29, 2017
This month, our friends in History have been looking at ‘Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature‘, part of Cengage’s Nineteenth Century Collections Online primary source digitization program. ‘Mapping the World’ includes historic atlases, gazetteers, travel narratives and a variety of maps to offer unique insight into the age of cartography and the rise of …
On trial: AccessEngineering
March 16, 2017
For the next month, we have trial access to AccessEngineering, an engineering reference tool. The trial gives you access to: Over 650 of McGraw-Hill Education’s world-renowned engineering titles Exclusive self-teaching videos created by leading engineering faculty Curriculum maps designed by leading academics Time-saving calculator tools streamline common calculations and increase accuracy Data Visualisation Tools via DataVis …
Trial access – South Asian Newspapers (1864-1922)
March 3, 2017
Until 4 April, we have trial access to South Asian Newspapers. The collection provides online access to ten South Asian newspapers from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring English-, Gujarati- and Bengali-language papers published in India, in the regions of the Subcontinent that now comprise Pakistan, and in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), South Asian …
Better World Books update
March 2, 2017
Around this time last year to coincide with World Book Day, we told you about our relationship with Better World Books (BWB) which turns our withdrawn library stock into funds to support our chosen Literacy Partner, Read International. We’re celebrating World Book Day again today and there’s lots going on across our libraries. It seemed the ideal …
Trial access: Illustrated London News Historical Archive
February 13, 2017
Until 3 March, we bring you trial access to the Illustrated London News Historical Archive, the world’s first pictorial weekly newspaper. The Archive provides a facsimile of the entire run of the Illustrated London News from its first publication on 14 May 1842 to its last in 2003. It includes introductory essays about the history, …
Trial access: Archives of Sexuality & Gender – LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
February 1, 2017
February is LGBT History Month. To celebrate we’re bringing you trial access to this archive which presents important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond. Archives of Sexuality & Gender – LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 Material in the archive draws from hundreds of institutions and organizations, …
Trial access: People’s Liberation Army Daily database (1949-2016)
January 19, 2017
Jiefangjun Bao, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily is the official newspaper of the People’s Republic of China Central Military Commission. First published on 1 January 1956, it acts as the authoritative media of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to release military news and comprehensive military-related information. This digital archive, hosted on the East View …
