Author Archives: Diarmuid Kennedy

Trial Access to Guardian and Observer Archive now available

Trial access is now available to ProQuest’s The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) archive.  Access is available on campus from this link. Access ends on 23 April 2016. The Guardian and The Observer have reputations for fearless reporting and … Continue reading

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Migration to New Worlds – now available

Migration to New Worlds is an Adam Matthew database now available via a JISC agreement. Collection materials include unique primary source material on the ‘Century of Immigration’ (1800-1924). Materials include Colonial Office files on emigration, unique diaries, personal letters, ship logs … Continue reading

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The South American Missionary Society archive papers – trial access

QUB staff and students now have trial access to The South American Missionary Society archive papers from the following link (on-campus only):  https://www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/collection.php?cid=9781851172009 The trial ends on 10 /12/2015.  We would like to hear what you think about this resource … Continue reading

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New York Times (from ProQuest Historical Newspapers) – Trial Access

QUB staff and students now have trial access to The New York Times with Index from the following link (on-campus only):  https://trials.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=A10P5SO1B4CABW45S6N8 The trial ends on 02/12/2015.  We would like to hear what you think about this resource – please … Continue reading

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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Archives – Trial Access Available

Access to ProQuest’s History Vault NAACP Collections is now available on campus from the following link: https://trials.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=WKVHB14IAPR4W3HMHUFE The trial ends on 02/12/2015.  We would like to hear what you think about this resource – please leave your feedback here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3LF658M … Continue reading

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Trial access to Eighteenth Century Journals until 21/11/2015

QUB staff and students have trial access to Eighteenth Century Journals until 21/11/2015. Access is available on-campus from this link: www.18thcjournals.amdigital.co.uk [Please note that PDF download options are not available.] We would like to hear what you think of this … Continue reading

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McClay Library, Floor 1 – Irish History Section

Following a re-arrangement of the books on Floor 1 of the McClay Library the DA900 books have been relocated – you can now find them at the end of the first run of shelves (see below).  The new arrangement means … Continue reading

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British Newspapers Parts III & IV – Trial Access Available Now

Staff and students have trial access to the Cengage/British Library British Newspapers Part III & IV.  The new parts will be integrated into our existing subscription to Part I & II and available until 29/05/2015. To access please follow this … Continue reading

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Book Availability Survey – Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who completed the recent book availability survey – your input and time is greatly appreciated.  Congratulations to Nur who won the Amazon voucher. We are working through the data, but the good news is that 87% of … Continue reading

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RIPM database trial until 21 April 2015

A trial of The RIPM Online Archive (Full-Text) and the new RIPM e-Library of Music Periodicals (Full-Text) will be available to all staff and students until 21 April 2015. These two databases contain over 700,000 searchable pages of complete runs … Continue reading

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