The American West A unique resource which will allow scholars to explore all of these areas and more through a mixture of original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material (trade cards, wanted posters, photos, claim certificates, news-sheets etc) and rare printed sources. Access: IP Selector: Jonh Tofanelli Please note that the ‘download to PDF’ functionality is […]
Category: Trials
New Database Trial: African American Periodicals
African American Periodicals African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations’ bulletins, annual reports and other genres. These diverse periodicals—which have shaped, and in turn been shaped by, African American culture—will […]
New Database Trial: Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971
Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971 Featuring more than 130 fully searchable newspapers in 10 languages from 25 states – including many rare 19th-century titles – this online collection provides extensive coverage of many of the most influential ethnic groups in U.S. history. With an emphasis on Americans of Czech, French, German, […]
New Database Trial:Virginia Gazette
Virginia Gazette Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780,The Virginia Gazette contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information […]
New Database Trial:The South Carolina Newspaper Collection
The South Carolina Newspaper Collection This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country. Selector:John Tofanelli Access:IP This trial is accessible through […]
New Database Trial:Cambridge Books Online
Cambridge Books Online Cambridge Books Online offers access to eBooks from the world-renowned publishing programme, covering subjects from all disciplines across science, technology and medicine, as well as humanities and social sciences. Building on the outstanding print programme and on the extensive portfolio of high quality, dynamic and innovative online resources, it offers all […]
New Database Trial: Guide to Reference
Guide to Reference Guide to Reference is a selective guide to the best reference sources, organized by academic discipline. An editorial team of reference librarians and subject experts have selected and annotated some 16,000 entries, both print and web-based, free and subscription. Users in libraries subscribing to Guide to Reference can set up a […]
New Database Trial:Israel’s Messenger
Israel’s Messenger (Brill Primary Sources Online) Israel’s Messenger contains a wealth of articles not only covering world politics, world Zionism and local Zionist activities, but also Jewish religious subjects, Christian attitudes towards the Jews and their religion, the ins and outs of Shanghai Jewish welfare organizations, local business activities, relations with the Jewish communities […]
New Database Trial:Choice Reviews Online
Choice Reviews Online Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries is the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education. More than 35,000 librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research. Choice […]
New Database Trial: Palgrave Connect
Palgrave Connect Palgrave Macmillan’s new ebook platform offers a flexible approach to building an ebook collection in the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business. Over 4500 Palgrave Macmillan ebooks are available in collections organized by year of publication and by discipline. Selector: John Tofanelli Access:IP Trial dates: through May 21, 2011 […]