Eighteenth Century Journals: A Portal to Newspapers and Periodicals, c 1685-1815 Eighteenth Century Journals I contains material from the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, one of the finest surviving collections of eighteenth-century periodicals. In this resource we have drawn together 95 rare journals printed between 1693 and 1799, combining major publications with more […]
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New Database Trial: Everyday Life & Women in America c. 1800-1920
Everyday Life & Women in America c. 1800-1920 This digital collection is an unparalleled resource for the study of American social, cultural, and popular history, providing immediate access to rare primary source material from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History, Duke University and The New York Public Library. It comprises thousands of fully searchable […]
New Database Trial: ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003) The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) offer full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Password: welcome ERC: John Tofanelli Dates: 7/25/08 – 8/12/08 […]
New Database Trial: The John Johnson Collection: An Archive of Printed Ephemera
The John Johnson Collection: An Archive of Printed Ephemera The John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera is the first-ever electronic research collection of its kind. ProQuest has painstakingly scanned in color a portion of the John Johnson collection that resides in the Bodleian Library of Oxford, England. The resulting database provides direct access to rare […]
New Database Trial: Documents on British Policy Overseas
Documents on British Policy Overseas Documents on British Policy Overseas provides users with access to a wide range of primary source documents from Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, shedding light on diplomatic policy and world history throughout the twentieth century. Selected and edited by the official historians of the FCO, Documents on British Policy Overseas […]
New Database Trial: Electronic Enlightenment
Electronic Enlightenment Electronic Enlightenment offers unrivaled access to the web of correspondence between the greatest thinkers and writers of the long 18th century and their families and friends, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers. Access: IP ERC: Jean Laponce Dates: 7/25/08 – 8/23/08 […]
New Database Trial: Popular Culture Universe
Popular Culture Universe An authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Built on hundreds of award winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students without the […]
New Database Trial: 19th Century UK Periodicals
19th Century UK Periodicals Provides full text and full page image access to 100 periodical titles reflecting the growth and variety of reading practices between 1800 and 1900. The titles range from Atalanta, a periodical directed to young female readers, through the long-lived Bell’s Life in London and Sporting Chronicle (1822-86); Horse and Hound, begun […]
New Database Trial: Ebrary’s Library Center
Ebrary’s Library Center Includes more than 85 full-text e-books covering topics such as digital library development, general collection development, and the history of libraries and librarianship, as well as illustrated guides from the U.S. Library of Congress. Contributing publishers include Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Idea Group, Inc., Greenwood Publishing Group, Library of Congress, and MIT […]
New Database Trial: American Men and Women of Science
American Men and Women of Science This resource is a biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. Each edition includes biographical entries on approximately 120,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; awards; memberships; research information; and addresses for […]