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New to the Library: Bibliography of the History and Archaeology of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages
Following a successful trial the Library now has a subscription to Brill’s Bibliography of the History and Archaeology of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages. A fundamental source of information for the study of the history and archaeology of medieval East Central and Eastern Europe, the bibliography aims to encourage further research, but also to provide guidance through an enormous amount of information available in a variety of languages and a great multitude of publications.
You can access this database through the Databases A-Z list or via the History or Archaeology subject guides. Access through DiscoverEd will also be available soon. Continue reading “New to the Library: Bibliography of the History and Archaeology of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages”
New E-resources Trials for November
Thanks to requests from staff and students in HCA, the Library has trial access to 4 digital primary source collections in November. From an Antiguan sugar plantation, politics and war in the 20th century, to a newly released Scottish newspaper archive for the second half of the 20th century.
All 4 databases can be accessed from our E-resources Trials page.
History Commons: Weimar and Nazi Germany
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New E-resources Trials
Thanks to requests from students and staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to 4 databases, covering the Middle Ages onwards.
All 4 databases can be accessed from our E-resources Trials page.
Bibliography of the History and Archaeology of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages
This bibliography provides comprehensive coverage of all publications, in all languages, pertaining to this vast area of the European continent and its impact on European history from about 500 to the aftermath of the Mongol invasion of 1241.
Trial ends: 31 October 2024 Continue reading “New E-resources Trials”
On trial: Australian Newspapers (1831-2000)
Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to Australian Newspapers (1831-2000) part of ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers series, which covers two of the most influential Australian newspapers: The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
You can access Australian Newspapers via the E-resources trials page.
Trial access ends 11th May 2024.
Providing nearly 170 years of coverage, Australian Newspapers includes the two leading Australian newspapers: The Age (1854–2000) and the Sydney Morning Herald (1831–2000). Continue reading “On trial: Australian Newspapers (1831-2000)”
New to the Library: Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature and Monumenta Germaniae Historica
I’m happy to let you know that after a successful trial last year the Library now has access to 2 Brepolis databases: Monumenta Germaniae Historica and Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature.
These can both be accessed from the Databases A-Z list and DiscoverEd.
Monumenta Germaniae Historica (eMGH)
On trial: Vanity Fair Archive
*The Library has purchased the Vanity Fair Magazine Archive and this can be accessed via Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Sources or the Databases A-Z*
Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has trial access to the Vanity Fair Magazine Archive from EBSCO, which presents an extensive collection of the popular magazine in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format, dating from its very first issue in 1913.
You can access Vanity Fair Magazine Archive via the E-resources trials page.
Trial access ends 3rd May 2024. Continue reading “On trial: Vanity Fair Archive”
New E-resources Trials
The Library has two new E-resources Trials running following requests from staff in HCA, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: ABC (1903 – 2010) and Codices Vossiani Latini Online.
Trial access to both databases ends 11th February 2024. You can access these two databases via the E-resources Trials page.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: ABC (1903 – 2010)
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Student Research Rooms in HCA
Today’s blog post is a guest post from Clare Wilson, SRR Co-ordinator, about the superb book collections available to staff and students from HCA in the Student Research Rooms.
Here at Edinburgh University in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA), we are fortunate to have the Student Research Rooms (SRR). This is a busy study space that is home to ten book collections. These collections have been bequeathed by important figures in HCA’s history and are continuing to grow.
Among the individuals who have made valuable donations is Jim McMillan, a previous Head of School. As a European historian and researcher of modern French history, he was a pioneer in women’s and gender history. The SRR is also home to the Sellar and Goodhart collection, named after two of Edinburgh’s most influential Classics professors. The Jim Compton collection is an American History compendium of some 2,000 books and boasts some of the only known copies of publications of its kind in Scotland. Continue reading “Student Research Rooms in HCA”
