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 […]

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, […]

Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947 from AM Digital. This digital resource allows students and researchers to access the vast and remarkable collection of primary source documents from the India Office Records, […]

Thanks to a request from HCA staff the library currently has trial access to Colonial Caribbean from AM Digital, which provides access to British Colonial Office files from The National Archives, UK. You can access the Colonial Caribbean via the E-resources trials page. Trial access ends 28th April 2023.

*The Library has subsequently purchased access to Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Inernational Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture, British Library Newspapers Part VI: Ireland, 1783-1950, Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2021 and The Mirror Historical Archive, 1903-2000. These can be accessed via the Databases A-Z.* During the summer the Library was able to purchase two […]

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 […]

*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 has now been extended until 31st July 2024* I’m very pleased to let you know that University of Edinburgh Library has set up a new subscription with ProQuest that gives you access to almost all available ProQuest digital primary source databases until 31st December 2021. ProQuest Access 350 allows you to explore 600 years […]

Thanks to a request from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) the Library currently has trial access to 3 further collections from the State Papers Online database from Gale. State Papers Online offers original historical materials across the widest range of government concerns, from high level international politics and diplomacy to the charges […]

I’m very pleased to let you know that the Library has been given extended trial access to an extensive range of primary source databases and collections from Gale. This is an exciting opportunity to access a wide range of these digital primary sources that wouldn’t normally be available to us but also compliment the wide […]