Author Archives: Deborah Sherlock

University Press Scholarship Online – trial access until 7th August 2020

The Library now has trial access to University Press Scholarship Online. This will run until 7th August 2020 Please access the trial here University Press Scholarship Online is “a vast and rapidly-expanding online research library providing full-text access to the … Continue reading

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Mass Observation Project 1980s – trial until 6th August 2020

The Library is running a trial of the Mass Observation Project archive from the 1980s. This content has just been released by Adam Matthew and covers topics ranging from the Falklands War to European elections and gardening and clothing. Read … Continue reading

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Renewal of ACLS Humanities E-book Collection

As part of our drive to support online teaching and learning by offering remote access to high quality academic resources, the Library at Queen’s has renewed access to the ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) collection. This collection aims to be a portal to … Continue reading

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Trial: ProQuest Historical Newspapers – Black Newspaper Collection.

The library is running a trial of ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection. This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. The … Continue reading

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Wiley Digital Archive: trial access to featured collections

Access to 3 featured collections from Wiley Digital Archive is now available to Queen’s staff and students on a trial basis until 30th May 2019: Royal Geographical Society Royal College of Physicians New York Academy of Sciences Introducing Wiley Digital … Continue reading

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Loeb Classical Library: trial 1st May – 30th June 2019

The Loeb Classical Library offers online access to written treasures of the ancient Greek and Roman world. One of the main aims of this digital library is that “old friends and newcomers, scholars, students, and general readers alike …enjoy its Greek and … Continue reading

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Database trial: Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004

The Library is running a trial of the Daily Mail Online archive until 30th April 2019. As an online archive of every headline, article, editorial, announcement, image and advertisement published in the Daily Mail (London), the Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 is … Continue reading

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Archives of sexuality and gender – trial

We are currently trialling the Gale Archives of Sexuality and Gender digital archive until 31st March 2019 This fully searchable digital archive spans the sixteenth to the twentieth century and is the largest digital collection of primary source material relating … Continue reading

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Primary sources: an introduction for history students

What do we mean by primary sources? Why are they important for students of history? How do you find them at Queen’s? During this brand new course Deborah Sherlock (Subject Librarian, HAPP) and Louisa Costelloe (Assistant Librarian, Special Collections) will take you … Continue reading

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Library trial: Historical Texts

The Library has arranged a 30 day trial to the JISC Historical Texts database. It will run from 7th December 2018 until 7th January 2019 inclusive and can be accessed by clicking here. Historical Texts is a full text digital archive … Continue reading

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