Posts by Sarah
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: world-class productions, just ‘as you like it’!
September 8, 2016
Globe on Screen is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the theatre for which he wrote. We’re delighted to have been able to invest in this collection to support one of the School of English’s priority teaching areas. Dr Peter Kirwan, Assistant Professor in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama writes: “Globe on Screen is an invaluable …
New news, old news – Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004
July 26, 2016
In March, we trialled the Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 giving you access to more than 100 years of the Daily Mail newspaper. During that month, you spent 32,077 minutes searching the archive, you busy lot! Towards the end of this financial year, the library received some grant money which we’re delighted to invest in our collections. …
Light at the end of the tunnel for retroconversion
July 21, 2016
Colleagues old and new came together recently to celebrate the conclusion of the retrospective cataloguing project. The project tackled the problem of catalogue records which were ‘of their time’ and converting them into machine-readable form. Started in 1984, the project took longer to complete than the construction of the Dartford Tunnel – over 30 …
Core module readings – let us add them for you!
June 9, 2016
Module convenors. Now that exams are over and you’re gradually emerging from all that marking, your thoughts will be turning …… no, not to Euro 2016 / Wimbledon / sipping cocktails on the beach / hiking in the Alps / [insert your ideal summer activity here]. No, you’ll naturally be thinking about the core readings for your …
Trial access to The Nation and The New Republic
June 3, 2016
At the request of an academic colleague in American & Canadian Studies, we have trial access to two primary sources of American alternative journalism: The Nation and The New Republic. The Nation Archive digital archive contains thousands of historic articles, editorials, letters, reviews, poems, and puzzles dating back to the magazine’s first issue from July 6, 1865. Offering more …
Trial access to Kanopy video streaming
June 2, 2016
Until 24th June, we have trial access to Kanopy. Kanopy is a video streaming platform offering a “Netflix-like” user experience and a broad selection of documentaries, feature films and training videos from thousands of producers. The collection contains over 28,000 films from 850 producers such as Criterion Collection PBS HBO The Video Project New Day …
Trial access to LGBT Life with Full Text
May 27, 2016
Until June 10th, you can enjoy full-text coverage for the most important literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. LGBT Life with Full Text from EBSCO includes: More than 140 full-text journals More than 160 full-text books and reference materials More than 350 abstracted and indexed books and reference works LGBT thesaurus containing more than 9,800 …
Trial access to CNKI Journals Translation Project
May 26, 2016
Until the 15 June, we have trial access to the Journal Translation Project (JTP). JTP is sponsored by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The project aims to select and translate top Chinese academic journals to assist the global scholars to easily understand and apply the Chinese research outcomes. All the selected journals have high academic research …
Trial access to Sage Video
May 18, 2016
We have trial access to SAGE Video, online video collections in the social sciences. SAGE’s video collections combine originally commissioned material with licensed videos in the following disciplines: Communication, Media, & Cultural Studies Counseling & Psychotherapy Education Business and Management Politics and International Relations Psychology SAGE Video offers quick definitions, short tutorials and in-depth interviews …
America and Great Britain, Diplomatic Relations 1775-1815
May 4, 2016
Until the end of May, we have trial access to ‘America and Great Britain, Diplomatic Relations 1775-1815’. Published via Cambridge Archive Editions, ‘America and Great Britain, Diplomatic Relations 1775-1815’ is a digitised collection of British diplomatic primary source material, charting the emergence of an independent United States. The nine volume collection consists of c.8,000 pages …
