TLS Historical Archive, 1902-2005 The following new e-resource was recently added to the Columbia University Libraries website. The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive contains every page of every copy of the TLS published from 1902 to 2005. This easy-to-navigate, fully-searchable resource is a witness to the cultural revolutions of the last 100 years and offers […]
Month: June 2010
New Database:Oxford bibliographies online
Oxford bibliographies online Bibliographies of topics in the classics, criminology, Islamic studies and social work. With introductions to each topic area, and including guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works etc., and links to useful websites. Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are […]
Iraq, 1914-1974, Middle East Online Series 2
Iraq, 1914-1974 The following new e-resource was recently added to the Columbia University Libraries website. Iraq, 1914-1974: Middle East Online 2 offers a broad range of original source material from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers covering the period from the Anglo-Indian landing in Basra in 1914 through the British Mandate in […]
New Database: Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970
Arab-Israeli Relations This new e-resource was recently added to the Columbia University Libraries website. This dual-language (English and Arabic) database, also known as Middle East Online Series I, is an easily searchable online archive of the most historically significant documents at a macro-political level from British government files on the politics, administration, wars and diplomacy […]
New Database: Eighteenth century journals: a portal to newspapers and periodicals, c1685-1815
Eighteenth century journals: a portal to newspapers and periodicals, c1685-1815. The Portal to Newspapers and Periodicals c1685-1815 offers seamless, integrated access to the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center University of Texas and the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, London and the Cambridge University Library and Chetham’s Library, […]
New Database: American Antiquarian Society (AAS) historical periodicals collection
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) historical periodicals collection Index and full text of historical American periodicals held by the American Antiquarian Society. The completed collection will cover a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century. […]
New Database:Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
Dictionary of literary biography complete online For 30 years, libraries have looked to Dictionary of Literary Biography for biographical and critical essays on the lives, works and careers of the world’s most influential literary figures. Now this iconic source is available online, providing 16,000 articles and thousands of images in a digitized format. Covering those who […]
New Database: Taiwan nichinichi shinpō
Taiwan nichinichi shinpō Taiwan nichinichi shinpo, daily newspaper, was published from 1898 to 1944 in Japanese along with Chinese text from 1905 to 1911. It is an official newspaper published by the Government-General of Taiwan yet one of the dispensable resources to know the condition of Taiwan for these years. The database provides both […]
New Database: Music online. Jazz music library
Music online. Jazz music library Jazz Music Library is a collection of jazz recordings which covers thousands of artists, ensembles, albums, and genres, from all over the world, from the beginnings of jazz to today. It’s an essential resource for the study and teaching of jazz history, performance, theory, or appreciation. ERC: Elizabeth […]
New Database Trial: Eighteenth Century Journals Portal
Eighteenth Century Journals Portal This Portal brings together rare journals printed between c1685 and 1815, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Many are ephemeral, lasting only for a handful of issues, others run for several years. Topics covered are extremely wide-ranging and include: colonial life; provincial and rural affairs; the […]