New Database Trial: Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society

Revolutionary War Era Orderly Books from the New-York Historical Society The Orderly Books collection—developed in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society—contains handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 and 1817. The content provides detailed accounts of troops’ daily lives, documenting everything from court […]

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New Database Trial: Gateway to North America: People, Places, and Organizations of 19th-Century New York

Gateway to North America: People, Places, and Organizations of 19th-Century New York It features over 800,000 pages of content from over 1500 residential and business directories, organization records, urban guidebooks, and other sources rich in names and places that present a history of the people of New York City from the late eighteenth through the […]

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New Database Trial: Byzantinische Bibliographie

Byzantinische Bibliographie The Byzantine Bibliography is the sole existing professional bibliography for all subfields of Byzantine studies. The entries are organized systematically by subject area and enriched by short discussions and references to relevant review articles. The database is thus a unique and indispensable aid for Byzantinists, historians, medievalists, theologians, and Hellenists. Access:IP Selector:Matthew Baker […]

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New Database Trial: ProQuest History Vault

ProQuest History Vault For the first time ever, ProQuest is introducing primary source materials from its University Publications of America (UPA) Collection in a digital format. ProQuest History Vault unlocks the wealth of archival materials with a single search. Researchers can access letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and much more from a single […]

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New Database Trial: Academic Charts Online: International Popular Music

Academic Charts Online: International Popular Music It is a new and unparalleled database of popular music chart data from around the world. It delivers access to an authoritative database under exclusive academic license from Billboard, the Official Charts Company and many more. Access:IP Selector:Elizabeth A. Davis The trial will run through June 30, 2012. […]

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New Database Trial: Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Nineteenth Century Collections Online It is a multi-year global digitization and publishing program focusing on primary source collections of the long nineteenth century that includes a variety of content types–monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more–and unites them in one central, cross-searchable location.   Access:IP Selector: John Tofanelli The trial will run through June […]

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