Author Archives: Diarmuid Kennedy

Modern Languages Featured Database April 2014 : FRANTEXT

Posted on 2nd April 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The FRANTEXT database consists of over 2900 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth … Continue reading →

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2010) – Trial Access

Posted on 2nd April 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

Trial access to the New York Times is available until 02/05/2014 (on-campus only) for QUB staff and students.  Please click here to access. We would appreciate feedback on this resource – please let us know what you think by completing … Continue reading →

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Literary Encyclopedia – Trial Access

Posted on 20th March 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The library has set up a trial for the Literary Encyclopedia. The Literary Encyclopedia was founded in 1998 to provide a reliable scholarly online literary reference work for English-language readers in higher education.  It takes world literature as its field … Continue reading →

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Trial Access to Cambridge Companions

Posted on 11th March 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

QUB staff and students have on-campus trial access to Cambridge Companions until 01/05/2014.  Access is from the following URL: http://universitypublishingonline.org/cambridge/companions/ Feedback on this resource would be appreciated, please complete the very brief survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/36CLFPC

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Trial access to Dublin Castle Records

Posted on 11th March 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The Library has trial access to Dublin Castle Records until 27th March. Dublin Castle Records 1798-1926 contains records of the British administration in Ireland prior to 1922, a crucial period which saw the rise of Parnell and the Land War … Continue reading →

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Creative Arts Featured Database March 2014 : JISC Media Hub

Posted on 7th March 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

What’s it about? JISC MediaHub enables cross-searching and exploration of TV news, documentary films, still images and classical music from the following archives: Digital Images for Education including:  AP Archive, Getty Images, ITN, Design Council Archives, Imperial War Museum, Royal … Continue reading →

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Digital Theatre Plus – Trial Access

Posted on 26th February 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The library has commenced a trial of the database Digital Theatre Plus. Digital Theatre Plus www.digitaltheatreplus.com currently offers 19 high-definition films of award-winning British theatre productions and 60+ in-depth interviews with leading drama practitioners, actors and directors, giving insight into practice and revealing … Continue reading →

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British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries – Trial Access

Posted on 26th February 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The library has commenced a trial of the database British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries. British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries spans more than four hundred years of personal writings, bringing together the voices of women from England, … Continue reading →

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Drama Online – Trial Access Now Available

Posted on 5th February 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

The library has  recently begun a trial of Drama Online. All staff and students with an interest in drama are invited to have a look at this resource. Drama Online introduces new writers alongside the most iconic names in playwriting history, providing contextual and … Continue reading →

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Exciting new databases in Modern Languages

Posted on 13th January 2014 by Diarmuid Kennedy

EBSCO Francis FRANCIS offers extensive bibliographic indexing for over 2.5 million records dating back to 1972. Produced by Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (INIST-CNRS), the database provides multidisciplinary and multilingual coverage … Continue reading →

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