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Digital Theatre Plus – Trial Access

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

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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Exciting new databases in Modern Languages

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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Early European Books – Trial Access

QUB staff and students have trial access to Early European Books until 21/12/2013.  To access please follow this link. Early European Books traces the history of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century, … Continue reading

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24 Hour Opening – McClay Library

24 Hour Opening will run from Sun 1 Dec until Fri 20 Dec and from Thu 2 Jan until Mon 27 Jan Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu: open overnight Friday & Saturday nights: open till 2am … Continue reading

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Friday 11 October – 10:00pm closure

There will be an electrical shutdown on the main campus for essential maintenance on Friday evening. Unfortunately this means that the McClay Library will have to close at 10:00pm. (Normally the Ground Floor would remain open till 2 o’clock in … Continue reading

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Student Round-Up – October 2013

Study Environment Welcome to the University for the 2013-14 academic year. Whether you are a new or a returning student, I am sure you will spend a lot of time in the McClay Library over the months ahead and we … Continue reading

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Periodicals Archive Online – Trial Access

QUB staff and students can access ProQuest’s Periodicals Archive Online until 10/10/2013 from here. Periodicals Archive Online is a major archive that makes the backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences available electronically, providing access to … Continue reading

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Electronic Enlightenment now available

Electronic Enlightenment is now available to QUB staff and students. As of summer 2013 Electronic Enlightenment contains 63,967 letters and documents and 8,002 correspondents, Electronic Enlightenment is the most wide-ranging online collection of edited correspondence of the early modern period, … Continue reading

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Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics & Society – Now Available

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics & Society is now available to QUB staff and students from here or via QCat. This resource includes tens of thousands of historical primary sources relating to the social and political climate in Great … Continue reading

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