On trial: Liverpool Shipping Records
October 26, 2020
We’re pleased to announce a trial for the Liverpool Shipping Records: Imports and Exports, 1820-1900 – Parts 1-4 from the British Online Archives. This collection contains bills of entry derived from official sources, namely the reports and manifests of ships that docked in the port of Liverpool between 1891 and 1900, which are divided into …
On trial: News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive
October 16, 2020
We are pleased to bring you trial access to News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive. This collection of digitized consumer magazines provides rare content dating back to 1918. Primary source material covers social and political topics with diverse political orientations and international perspectives. Research areas also include gender studies, ethnic studies and media history. Titles in …
On trial: Food and Drink in History
October 12, 2020
We’re pleased to announce a four week trial for Adam Matthew’s Food and Drink in History. This resource charts the history of food and drink from 1514-1980 using material such as cookbooks, government reports, ephemera and films from around the world. It illustrates the main issues like agriculture and nutrition, as well as examining the …
On trial: CABI Global Health
June 15, 2020
We are pleased to announce a trial of CABI Global Health. We already have access to the archive of this resource and this trial gives us access to more up to date content, which is of particular relevance at this time. CABI Global Health provides a resource for the study, research and practice of regional, …
On trial: ProQuest One Literature
May 4, 2020
We are pleased to announce trial access for ProQuest One Literature. This database gathers the largest literature collection which includes multi-media resources with a focus on diversity. The resource acts as a single destination for research, learning and teaching with millions of sources. Highlights include: Access to more than 3 million literary criticism citations, dissertations, …
On trial: Alexander Street Black Studies
April 8, 2020
We are pleased to announce a month’s trial for Alexander Street Black Studies. These interdisciplinary resources feature rare and unique materials that survey the black experience throughout history, culture, literature, arts, drama and more. Researchers will find essential contributions from black writers, historians, filmmakers, and cultural figures representing many different backgrounds and contexts. There are 300,000 pages …
On trial: Making of the Modern World
March 9, 2020
We are pleased to announce a trial of The Making of the Modern World This resource covers The Goldsmiths’-Kress Collection 1450-1850 and supports research across various disciplines by looking at trade and wealth and how they contributed to the development of the modern Western world. It gives access to primary sources and rare books, some …
On trial: Women’s Studies Archive
March 6, 2020
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a worldwide annual event which celebrates women’s achievements, raises awareness against bias and encourages everyone to take action for equality. To mark IWD on 8 March, we’re pleased to bring you trial access to the Women’s Studies Archive from Gale Cengage. This primary source archive traces the path of women’s …
On trial: Political Extremism and Radicalism
March 4, 2020
We are pleased to announce a trial for Political Extremism and Radicalism from Gale Cengage. The archival collections cover a wide range of fringe political movements. It focuses on political extremism and radical thought, with material from groups in the far right and radical left. The collections cover the period from the 1900s to 2010s …
On trial: BBC handbooks, annual reports and accounts, 1927-2002 (British Online Archives)
March 3, 2020
BBC handbooks, annual reports and accounts, 1927-2002 (British Online Archives) We are pleased to announce a month’s trial for BBC handbooks, annual reports and accounts, 1927-2002 and BBC Listener research department report 1937-c.1950 This collection contains handbooks, annual reports and accounts published by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) between 1927 and 2002. In addition, the …
