British Colonial Office statistics from British Online Archives
September 14, 2018
We now have access to the following collections available via British Online Archives: Colonial Africa in official statistics, 1821-1953 African Blue Books, 1821-1953 These statistics cover the history of thirteen colonies across Africa. Most colonial statistics cover that colony’s funds, its population and the names of its officers. Details of which countries each colony was …
Sage Research Methods
September 7, 2018
We’re delighted to bring you access to Sage Research Methods, a database dedicated to research methods across a range of subject areas. SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. Read on to find out more, book a training session or join a …
The Student online reading list experience gets better
September 6, 2018
On 6th September we made improvements to the student online reading list experience by upgrading to a better designed interface and easier to use functionality. Student users of reading lists will experience a new interface that is: Mobile responsive and easy to access either via Moodle or directly via the reading list system A much …
Full text access to: Archives of Sexuality & Gender – LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I
August 14, 2018
Full text access is now available to Archives of Sexuality & Gender LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I This archive presents important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond. The archive brings together approximately 1.5 million pages of primary source content on social, political, health, and …
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Times of India (1838-2008)
August 13, 2018
We now have full text access to The Times of India (1838-2008), providing first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. The Times of India is the world’s largest circulation English daily newspaper. Founded in 1838 to serve the British residents of West India, The Times of India illuminates key …
What does the Research Support Team really do?
Researchers at the University are constantly travelling a circuit (often more than one circuit at a time) as they endeavour to create new knowledge. Tony Simmonds, Senior Research Librarian for Social Sciences, explains how the Libraries team can help you on your journey(s)! So what does the Research Support Team do? In a nutshell, we provide …
Digimap Collection – additional content!
August 10, 2018
Digimap is an online map and data delivery service. Digimap primarily comprises two applications, one for creating maps online, the other for downloading data which enables further analysis and investigation in other packages. Our Digimap access has expanded for the coming year. In addition to the Ordnance Survey, Historic and Geology collections, we now have …
NUsearch August upgrade
August 7, 2018
The latest upgrade of NUsearch, our online library discovery tool will be available from Monday 6 August. There are three main changes in this upgrade; the addition of interactive elements via an ‘Explore’ option, more search shortcuts and new resource types to help you broaden and refine your searches, respectively, and the addition of 20 new …
IA Reporter (Investment Arbitration Reporter)
August 1, 2018
We are pleased to announce that we are providing trial access to the IA Reporter. The IA Reporter (Investment Arbitration Reporter) is a news and analysis service tracking international arbitrations between foreign investors and sovereign governments, including timely and nuanced reports on the latest legal pleadings, decisions and arbitral awards. The trial runs …
A Librarian perspective on how to manage the change from eprints to RIS
July 30, 2018
Here in the Libraries Research Support Team we’ve been gearing up for a big change, the expansion of RIS (Research Information Systems) to manage outputs and the move away from ePrints to a new institutional repository. I say a big change, because for those of us administering it that’s what it feels like, but what kind of change will it be for researchers? If you are a researcher …
