Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has trial access Manchuria Daily News Online from Brill. This resource offers scholars of the modern history of Japan in China a multifaceted view of competing Japanese agendas in the China theatre.
You can access Manchuria Daily News Online via the E-resources trials page.
Access is available on and off-campus.
Trial access ends 30th August 2022. Continue reading “On trial: Manchuria Daily News Online”
Thanks to a request from HCA staff the Library has recently purchased U.S. Declassified Documents Online from Gale. This database provides immediate access to a broad range of previously classified federal records spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
You can access U.S. Declassified Documents Online via the Databases A-Z list, Digital Primary Sources guide and DiscoverEd. Continue reading “New to the Library: U.S. Declassified Documents Online”
I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to Medieval and Early Modern Studies a digital research source from Adam Matthew Digital. This offers you access to a huge range of primary sources covering social, cultural, political, scientific and religious perspectives, from the 15th to early 18th centuries.
You can access Medieval and Early Modern Studies via the Databases A-Z list, Digital Primary Sources guide and DiscoverEd.
The breadth of resources provided within this collection is extensive, from sources concerning the Black Death to Restoration of the English monarchy and the Glorious Revolution. Continue reading “New to the Library: Medieval and Early Modern Studies”
Thanks to a request from staff in Classics the Library now has access to Vetus Latina Database from Brepols. This is an online index to all Greek and Latin patristic citations or allusions to the pre-Vulgate editions of the Bible, collected by the Vetus Latina Institut in Beuron, Germany.
You can access Vetus Latina Database via the Databases A-Z list, Classics subject guide or DiscoverEd. Continue reading “New to the Library: Vetus Latina Database”
I’m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to Research Methods Primary Sources from Adam Matthew. This new resource is an online learning tool for primary source literacy that can be used in classroom-based and online teaching, as well as for independent study.
You can access Research Methods Primary Sources for an extended period via the E-resources trials page. Access is available on and off-campus.
Trial access ends 16th June 2022. Continue reading “On trial: Research Methods Primary Sources”
Thanks to a request from a student in HCA the Library has trial access to Krokodil Digital Archive from East View. The complete archive of what was once the leading satirical publication of the Soviet Era.
You can access Krokodil Digital Archive via the E-resources trials page.
Access is available on and off-campus.
Trial access ends 4th March 2022. Continue reading “On trial: Krokodil Digital Archive”
*Access has now been extended until 31st March 2022.*
I’m pleased to let you know that British Online Archives (BOA) are providing free trial access to its entire collection of digital primary sources until 28th February 2022.
You can access British Online Archives via the E-resources trials page.
Access is available on and off-campus.
Trial access ends 31st March 2022.
BOA provide students and researchers with access to unique collections of primary source documents. Their website hosts over 3 million records drawn from both private and public archives. These records are organised thematically, covering 1,000 years of world history, from politics and warfare to slavery and medicine. Continue reading “On trial: British Online Archives”
*The Library now has access to this resource. See New to the Library: Vetus Latina Database*
Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to Vetus Latina Database from Brepols. This is an online index to all Greek and Latin patristic citations or allusions to the pre-Vulgate editions of the Bible, collected by the Vetus Latina Institut in Beuron, Germany.
You can access Vetus Latina Database via the E-resources trials page.
Access is available on and off-campus.
Trial access ends 26th February 2022. Continue reading “On trial: Vetus Latina Database”
Thanks to a request from HCA staff the Library now has access to Research Source: World War Two Studies from Adam Matthew Digital. This resource includes important primary sources, offering insight into many aspects of the conflict, including government policy, the war in the Pacific, and the war in Europe.
You can access Research Source: World War Two Studies via the Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections guide, the Databases A-Z list or via DiscoverEd. Continue reading “New to the Library: World War Two Studies”
I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the South Asia Archive from Taylor & Francis, a specialist digital platform providing global electronic access to culturally and historically significant literary material produced from within, and about, the South Asian region.
You can access South Asia Archive via the Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections guide or the Databases A-Z list. You will also be able to access it from DiscoverEd within the next few days. Continue reading “New to the Library: South Asia Archive”
