Library induction - Tell us what you think!

First-year Arts Faculty Undergraduates

• Have you mastered using UNLOC, e-Library Gateway and the Intranet portal?
• Can you find those journal articles or book chapters on your reading lists or are you still struggling to find the information you need for your assignments?
• Did you attend a library induction in September and did you find it helpful or not?

Please take this opportunity to tell the Library Arts Team staff what you think. We’d really appreciate your help in improving our information skills training.

Follow this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/55FDJRM and complete a short survey – only 10 questions – it will take just a few minutes of your time. The survey will run until Friday 12 February.

Many thanks!

Library Arts Team

Bibliography of British and Irish History

We now have a new subscription for the Bibliography of British and Irish History for 2010.

Our institutional access includes the University of Nottingham campuses in China and Malaysia.

Digital National Security Archive: database trial

We have a one-month trial to the Digital National Security Archive database.

Created in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S.foreign and military policy since 1945.

This database contains the most important, declassified documents -- totalling more than 488,000 pages -- that have been gathered through extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): many are published now for the first time.

To access this resource, please go to the eLibrary Gateway. You will need to note the password in order to log in.

Declassified Documents Reference System: database trial

We have a one-month trial to the Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS) database.

This unique reference product contains a large selection of U.S. government documents obtained from presidential libraries. These libraries receive declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others. It is a collection of more than 75,000 documents, consisting of more than 465,000 pages, covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond.

This single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States Foreign and Domestic Policy Studies, journalism and more. Information relating to all major political and military events from every corner of the globe since World War II offers fascinating insight into government viewpoints, activities and decisions.

To access this resource, please go to the eLibrary Gateway. You will need to note the username and password in order to log in.