Biography Reference Bank Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. It includes the full text of articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference works published by H.W. Wilson, plus thousands of biographies from other publishers. ERC: Mary Cargill Access: IP […]
Category: New Electronic Resources
New Database: Responsa Project
Responsa Project The following new e-resource was recently added to the Columbia University Libraries website. The Responsa Project is a collection of Jewish texts in Hebrew. It covers Responsa Literature – rabbinic case-law rulings; the Bible, the Talmud and their principal commentaries; works about Jewish law and customs; codes of Jewish law, etc. It also […]
New Database:America’s historical imprints
America’s historical imprints Searchable monographs, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents and ephemera enable researchers to explore America’s distant and not so distant past. ERC:John Tofanelli Access:IP […]
New Database:Early American imprints. Series II, Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1801-1819
Early American imprints. Series II, Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1801-1819 From the acclaimed holdings of the Library Company of Philadelphia comes a broad range of recently uncovered books, pamphlets and broadsides, most of which were not included in Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemakers American Bibliography. Printed during the Early Republic, […]
New Database:Early American imprints. Series I, Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1670-1800
Early American imprints. Series I, Supplement from the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1670-1800 From the acclaimed holdings of the Library Company of Philadelphia comes a broad range of recently uncovered books, pamphlets and broadsides, most of which were not included in either Charles Evans’ monumental work or Roger Bristol’s supplement. Printed during a 130-year […]
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 […]
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 […]