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Spanning from Parliamentary papers, London daily news to the latest English humour of the 1600s, this collection covers more than two hundred years of accounts and it relates economic, political, and educational situations. They were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish, and Scottish papers, and some from the American colonies. The collection aids researchers chart the newspaper’s development from Parliamentary debate transcriptions to the newspaper in its current form. Coverage: 1619-1800

Part I covers the commercial lifestyle publishing in Britain, based on collections of British Library, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Australia, and National Library of South Africa. Part II looks at Britain’s role as an imperial power throughout the century, and contains periodicals from Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. Coverage: 1800-1900

The archived historical information derives from eyewitness accounts of historical events, editorial observations, descriptions of daily life, commerce seen through advertisements, and genealogical records. The database’s digital imaging and full-text search capability enable users to access specific information with accuracy.

It includes indexing for over 1,800 journals from 1895 to the present; citations and links to books and media reviews, with coverage for some titles back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Coverage: 1964 to present.

It is essential for researchers focused on sexuality, and gender studies; health and hygiene; cultural change; LGBTQ studies; women's studies; American studies; civil and human rights; journalism; literature; social movement history; and British twentieth-century history. The database consists of the following four archives: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I and Part II; Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century; and International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture.

The website hosts records drawn from both private and public archives. The database records cover one thousand years of world history from politics and warfare, to slavery and revolution.

Documents covering critical world events include subject areas, such as military, intelligence, diplomatic and human rights dimensions. Each collection is assembled by foreign policy experts and features chronologies, glossaries, bibliographies, and scholarly overviews to provide access to the defining international issues of our time.

The database contains virtually every book, pamphlet and broadside published in America over a 160-year period. Digitized from collections ever produced on microform, Early American Imprints, Series I is based on Charles Evans' renowned "American Bibliography" and Roger Bristol's supplement. Series I also offers new imprints not available in microform editions. Coverage: 1639-1800.

This database is based on the microfilm collections curated by the Ann Arbor publisher Eugene B. Power (1905-1993). From the first book printed in English through to the ages of Spenser, Shakespeare and of the English Civil War, the content draws on authoritative short-title catalogues of the period and features text transcriptions.

It provides scholars with new ways of accessing and exploring works printed in Europe before 1701, drawing together an array of printed sources, and works published further afield. This resource offers facsimile images of some of the world's most significant collections of early printed books in Europe.

Documents included in this collection are predominantly instructions to and despatches from U.S. diplomatic, and consular personnel regarding political, military, economic, social, industrial, and other internal conditions, and events in East Germany. Coverage: 1950-1963.

Each title has a full citation record based on the English Short Title Catalogue and it is full-text searchable. Coverage: 1701-1800.

This resource brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of 'Empire' and its theories, practices, and consequences. The materials span across the last five centuries and include manuscripts, rare printed materials, letter books, periodicals, diaries, and photographs.

Gale Primary Sources (previously known as Artemis Primary Sources) is a groundbreaking research environment that integrates formerly disparate digital collections to enable innovative research. Gale Artemis provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information.

History of Feminism focuses on the period 1776 – 1928 and brings together primary and secondary source materials, journal articles, newly commissioned thematic essays and an image gallery. All content is fully-searchable and cross-linked, with the facility to browse by subject, place, period and notable figures. History of Feminism will be useful to students and researchers studying feminism in history, sociology, gender studies and literature

The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP) delivers page images and searchable full text for each paper, along with detailed indexing. We have access to the following collections: 18th century (1688-1834), 19th century (1801-1900) and 20th century (1901-2003/04 session).

Drawing its information from the UK census, the Registrar General, legislation, essays and the National Archives, this online collection covers the births, deaths, marriages and other social habits of the British population from 1801 to 1937.

A search of the archive is a must for anyone studying, researching or teaching the history of the British Isles in the years between the turn of the 19th century and the outbreak of World War Two. The site’s content can be searched by keyword, document or content type, date and geography – thereby providing several quick routes into the deepest levels of the archive.

India Raj & Empire covers the history of South Asia between the foundation of the East India Company in 1615 and the granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947.
Documents, from the National Library of Scotland, comprise original manuscript material (diaries and journals, official and private papers, letters, sketches, paintings) and original Indian documents containing histories and literary works.

London Low Life is a digital collection of 19th century primary source material covering themes such as Crime and Justice, Leisure and Entertainment, Politics, Scandal and the News, Religion, Charity and Social Reform and Women and Gender.

The Making of the Modern World (Parts I & II) contains over 13 million pages of digitised images from over 67,000 works of literature on economics and business published from 1450 all the way to 1914. Full text searching allows access to this vast collection of material on commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade, technology and transport. The collection will be of interest to historians, sociologists, economists and others.

This now complete collection offers access to one of the most unique archives available for the study of Social History in the 20th century from the pioneering social research project, Mass Observation. Example topics covered include: crime, shopping, dance, popular music, sport, reading, ethnic minorities, family planning, health, cinema and the decline of Empire. It is highly recommended for use by historians, literary scholars, sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists. Coverage is now from 1937 - 1965

Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) is a digital library of historical sources for the history of Britain and Ireland in the medieval and early modern periods to the late 18th century. The collection is principally from the major collections of governmental records of England, Scotland and Ireland published during the nineteenth century, such as the Calendar of Close Rolls, Calendar of Patent Rolls, and Calendars of State Papers, Domestic and Foreign.

From government-led population drives during the early nineteenth century through to mass steamship travel, Migration to New Worlds showcases unique primary source material recounting the many and varied personal experiences of 350 years of migration. Explore Colonial Office files on emigration, diaries and travel journals, ship logs and plans, printed literature, objects, watercolours, and oral histories

Monumenta Germaniae Historica (MGH) is a comprehensive collection of sources for the study of German history from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500. It has primary source material for study of the Middle Ages and extends beyond Germany

The British Politics and Society archive in Nineteenth Century Collections Online includes tens of thousands of historical primary sources relating to the social and political climate in Great Britain during the “long” nineteenth century. Research and explore a range of primary sources covering such topics as British domestic and foreign policy, the working class, trade unions, Chartism, Owenism, public protest, radical movements, the cartographic record, political reform, education, family relationships, religion, and leisure.

A growing and varied digital archive, currently covering the lives of soldiers from 1899 to 1918 and spanning the Second Boer War, Younghusband Expedition and World War One. Letters, photographs, posters, military booklets and campaign notes create a vivid picture of life as a serving solder for the scholar, teacher or enthusiast.

The collection has been divided into themes, campaigns and a library of resources, with material also listed by type, secondary themes and an A to Z. This is a must for anyone seeking to understand and illuminate military life serving the British Empire or research the background of real-life stories behind some of the 20th century’s most famous conflicts.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first iteration, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains: Over 1.5 million cross-searchable pages 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records Reference materials from Macmillan, Scribners, & Gale encyclopedias as well as newly commissioned resources Material published through partnerships with the Amistad Research Center, Oberlin College, Oxford University, & many other institutions

Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first iteration, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains: Over 1.5 million cross-searchable pages 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records Reference materials from Macmillan, Scribners, & Gale encyclopedias as well as newly commissioned resources Material published through partnerships with the Amistad Research Center, Oberlin College, Oxford University, & many other institutions

Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first iteration, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains: Over 1.5 million cross-searchable pages 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records Reference materials from Macmillan, Scribners, & Gale encyclopedias as well as newly commissioned resources Material published through partnerships with the Amistad Research Center, Oberlin College, Oxford University, & many other institutions

This collection draws on information from a wide variety of sources to delineate changes in the statistical make-up and social backdrop to life across the variety of socio-economic groupings in Britain between 1801 and 2000.

The archive features comprehensive statistics from general elections and census reports throughout the period, alongside historical maps outlining the changing landscape of Britain and a significant collection of British travel writing.

From missionaries to musicians, social workers to statisticians, cowboys to chemists, and Vikings to astronauts, the portraits reflect the diversity of American life from pre-colonial times to present day. ANB was originally published in 24 volumes in 1999 and then online in 2000. The online edition is updated semi-annually, and it contains illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references, and links to web sites.

The Bibliography is a guide to the work of historians - it does not contain original sources unless they have been edited and republished by historians. It aims to be comprehensive for publications since 1900. Material is included irrespective of place or language of publication, although coverage is best for works published in Britain (and in Ireland during 1936-2006).

The aim of this dictionary project is to present new techniques of research for consulting dictionaries and various lexica, both modern and ancient. The project covers both single-language dictionaries and multilingual ones.

The Dictionary offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors. Oxford DNB was first published in 2004. Since 2005 updates have extended the Dictionary’s coverage, now including biographies of men and women who died in or before 2016. Oxford DNB online is updated regularly, extending coverage into the 21st century, whilst also adding new biographies across all historical periods.

The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), established in 1967, is the leading interdisciplinary bibliography of the Middle Ages. The IMB is produced by an Editorial team at the University of Leeds and some 30 contributors world wide. It covers periodical literature and miscellany volumes published in Europe, North America, Australasia, Brazil, Japan and South Africa.

Oxford Bibliographies Online (modules: African Studies, Art History, Atlantic History, Biblical Studies, Classics, Medieval Studies, Military History, Political Science, Renaissance and Reformation, Victorian Literature) helps researchers quickly find reliable sources of information by directing them to specific chapters, books, websites, archives, or data. OBO is a springboard for new research that allows for quick movement between texts and databases within our subscribed library content and beyond. It is a starting point for organizing a research plan, or for preparing a writing assignment or syllabus. The style and approach is accessible to students, and the depth of coverage makes it of great use to academic staff. OBO is a library of disciplined-based subject modules but we have access to the Victorian Literature subject module only. In each subject module, leading scholars have produced a guide to the most significant sources in an area of study they know best. The guides feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult. Each topic has an editorial commentary to show how the cited sources are interrelated. All articles receive multiple peer reviews and editorial board vetting to provide reliable and balanced coverage. Articles are regularly updated by their authors so that information in this resource is always current and accurate. In addition to updating existing articles, new topic guides are added on a regular schedule to expand the scope and extent of each subject module in the library.

Oxford Reference Online consists of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. We subscribe to the Premium Collection which offers over 210 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series. In addition we subscribe to the Literature and Western Civilization collections.

Spanning from Parliamentary papers, London daily news to the latest English humour of the 1600s, this collection covers more than two hundred years of accounts and it relates economic, political, and educational situations. They were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish, and Scottish papers, and some from the American colonies. The collection aids researchers chart the newspaper’s development from Parliamentary debate transcriptions to the newspaper in its current form. Coverage: 1619-1800

Gales' Nineteenth Century US Newspapers provides digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers, totalling 1.7 million pages. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.

Curriculum focus includes African American studies, arts and literature, civil rights, culture, genealogy, education, history, journalism, multidisciplinary, political science, religion, social sciences, sports history, and urban planning. Users can study the progression of issues over time by browsing the newspaper, including news articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, and cartoons. Coverage: 1893 – 1988.

Focusing largely on the 18th and early 19th centuries, this collection is based on Clarence S. Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820" and other authoritative bibliographies. It includes newspapers from over twenty states and the District of Columbia. Coverage: 1690-1876.

Full-colour images, multiple search indexes, exportable financial tables and a gallery of front covers highlight a key topic of each week. These all combine to offer a source of research covering the 19th and 20th centuries. Coverage: 1843-2015.

The Financial Times Historical Archive delivers the complete searchable run of the world's most authoritative daily business newspaper. Every item ever printed in the paper, from 1888-2016, can be searched and browsed article by article and page by page. Founded to serve the immediate needs of the City of London, the Financial Times quickly broadened its coverage, recognising that global financial and economic issues were to become the predominant forces of the twentieth century. Incorporating its rival the Financial News in 1945, the Financial Times expanded in the post-war years, reporting on topics such as industry, energy and international politics in full for the first time. In the final decades of the twentieth century, coverage of management, personal finance and the arts was added, to make the paper what it is now—a complete general newspaper for the businessman. The historical archive of the Financial Times is a comprehensive and unbiased research tool for everyone studying the public affairs and financial history of the last 120 years.

Gale Primary Sources (previously known as Artemis Primary Sources) is a groundbreaking research environment that integrates formerly disparate digital collections to enable innovative research. Gale Artemis provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information.

The Guardian and The Observer have reputations for fearless reporting and controversial opinions. The Guardian was first published in response to the Peterloo Massacre. Originally known as the Manchester Guardian, it was a Saturday-only paper until the newspaper stamp duty was repealed in 1855. Businessmen who hated its progressive opinions would tear the paper in half, throw the commentary out the train window, and only read the portion containing stock prices. The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday paper, was first published in 1791. Thought-provoking writers such as George Orwell, Vita Sackville-West, Clive James, Philip Toynbee, and others were contributors, continuing a tradition of freedom of the press and providing serious coverage of politics and literature.

With its debut in 1842 the Illustrated London News became the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper, sparking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events - including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. Containing over 260,000 full colour pages, fully searchable and browseable, the ILN Historical Archive 1842-2003 provides unprecedented access to the entire run of this unique historical record.

A fully searchable digital archive containing every page of The Irish Times published since the newspaper's foundation 1859-2009.

Developed as the medium for reproducing broadcasts, The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC. The complete archive of this landmark publication is an essential witness to the intellectual and cultural history of the twentieth century, and also to the golden years of radio and television

As well as offering full-text page images of the New York Times from 1851-2007, this archive is integrated with the New York Times Index which allows searches to be targeted by subject, location, person, Creative works and organisation/company.

The Picture Post Historical Archive contains every issue of the pioneering photojournalism newspaper. High-principled yet entertaining, and featuring a whole stable of extraordinarily talented photographers, Picture Post (1938-1957) was read by an estimated 80% of the British population at its peak. It is an essential resource for studying international social and political issues of the day, and how they were brought into popular consciousness.

The Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000 is the fully searchable digital archive of what was once the world’s largest selling newspaper. Search across 1 million full text pages of the newspaper’s backfile from its first issue to the end of 2000, including issues of the Sunday Telegraph from 1961.

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2006, includes every page as published from over 200 years of The Times. The Times is the world's newspaper of record and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. The full-text of the entire newspaper is searchable, including articles, editorials, and advertising.

ukpressonline provides access to the full archive (page images) of the Daily Mirror (1903-current) and the Daily Express (1900-current).

The Washington Post offers full text searching back to the first issue in 1877. With coverage up to 2001, full pages and article images are easily-searchable for first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time

BoB (formerly Box of Broadcasts or BoB National) is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. The first time you use BoB you will be prompted to enter an email address to use the MyBoB Playlist facility.
BoB is only available to users on the UK mainland.

DART-Europe partners help to provide researchers with a single European Portal for the discovery of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). It offers partners a European networking forum on ETD issues and may provide the opportunity to submit collaborative funding applications.

EThOS provides access to UK doctoral theses online. When you find the thesis you want, you may be able to download the thesis immediately, normally free of charge, with no need for library staff intervention. If the thesis is not available for immediate download you can request the thesis and download it a few days later, normally free of charge, again with no need for library staff intervention.

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to traditional paper-based theses and dissertations. The NDLTD assists students and universities in using electronic publishing and digital libraries to more effectively share knowledge in order to unlock the potential benefits worldwide.

Access to all databases provided by the vendor ProQuest. Proquest databases can be searched in broad subject areas: Dissertations & Theses, Health & Life Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Contemporary & Historical Newspapers.