A History of the World in a Hundred Objects

BBC Radio 4 is currently running a series of programmes A History of the World in a Hundred Objects which uses a hundred objects from the British Museum to illustrate the history of human development. Pictures of each object can be found on the website together with a commentary. You can also listen to the programmes or download a podcast.

The programmes will be of particular interest to students and researchers in archaeology, history and art history.

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.

Trial of Hispanic American Newspapers & Latin American Newspapers

We have arranged one month's trial of Hispanic American Newspapers & Latin American Newspapers from December 14th to January 14th. Access details are as follows:

DIRECTIONS FOR ACCESS VIA IP AUTHENTICATION:

After logging onto any Internet Service Provider and using any standard web browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer), type the following web address in lower-case letters with no spaces and no “www”:

http://infoweb.newsbank.com

Press ENTER or click OK. A “cookie” will be placed on the workstation the first time you log on (if enabled). *You should “bookmark” this address for future use.*

DIRECTIONS FOR REMOTE ACCESS VIA USERNAME AND PASSWORD:

After logging onto any Internet Service Provider and using any standard web browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer), type the following web address in lower-case letters with no spaces and no “www”:

http://infoweb.newsbank.com

Press ENTER and type the following information when prompted for a username and password:

Username: rf-61251

Password: rf-61251

Press ENTER or click OK. A “cookie” will be placed on the workstation the first time you log on (if enabled). You will not be prompted to type the username and password again. *You should “bookmark” this address for future use.*

Online Texts in Western European Literature

We have added a new resource to the e-Library Gateway. Online Texts in Western European Literature is a comprehensive gateway to collections of electronic texts in a range of European languages including: Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Old Norse and Icelandic, Portuguese, Romanian, Provençal, Spanish and Swedish. The Gateway provides links to each collection which are listed in order of size. It has been created by the Western European Section of the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries.

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 30th November

General session: Tuesday 1st December:

How to cite references in your assignments

This thunderstorm will show how to reference the material you find when you use printed sources and the internet.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate Research session: Thursday 3rd December:

How to disseminate research

This thunderstorm will provide guidance on disseminating your research, including open access publishing.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Gallica

Gallica is a digital library of works in the public domaine from the collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and its partner libraries. In addition to Gallia Classique which contains works from the middle ages through to the nineteenth century, there are a number of special collections relating to Voltaire, Proust and Zola. The collections are searchable and there is a facility to assemble your own digital library and tag your documents. A link has been added to the e-Library Gateway

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 23rd November

General session: Tuesday 24th November:
How to evaluate print and electronic information
This thunderstorm will provide the skills to judge the quality of the material you find in printed texts and through an internet search.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate Research session: Thursday 26th November:
How to manage your research
This thunderstorm will provide guidance on managing your research using services such as EndNote and CiteULike

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Trial of electronic version of (RHS) Bibliography of British and Irish History

From 1 January 2010 the Bibliography of British and Irish History (previously known as the Royal Historical Society Bibliography) will be integrated into the BREPOLiS platform as a subscription service, but a trial version is already available. We have signed up to this trial until 21st December.

In order to access the database, please use the eLibrary Gateway.

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 16th November

General session: Tuesday 17th November:
How to find quality information on the Internet
This thunderstorm will provide an introduction on how to search the internet effectively.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate Research session: Thursday 19th November:
Collaborative research
This thunderstorm will provide guidance on identify services for collaborating with other researchers.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 9th November

General session:
Tuesday 10th November: How to find full-text journal articles

This thunderstorm will show how to find and use full-text journal articles.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate Research session:
Thursday 12th November: How to use Manuscripts and Archives

This thunderstorm will provide guidance on how to find and use material held in Manuscripts and Archives.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Irish Newspaper Archives

We have started a one month trial of the Irish Newspaper Archives.

username: Nottingham
Password: Nottingham

There are currently 25 titles, with many more scheduled for digitised. The archives of the Independent titles (Ireland’s Leading National Newspaper) run from its inception in 1904-2002; they will be fully up to date by year end.

Many more historically important titles are scheduled for completion by the year end. Next year the Lawerence Collection will be added which consists of 50,000 photographic images from late Victorian Ireland.

Ramus

We have a new journal subscription for Ramus. The first issues will be in the Hallward Library soon.

Monumenta Germaniae Historica

Monumenta Germaniae Historica is now available via the eLibrary Gateway.

This is the free digital version of Monumenta Germaniae Historica. It is a comprehensive series of sources for the study of German history from the end of the Roman Empire to 1500.

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae off-campus

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae is now available off-campus through the eLibrary Gateway.

Bach Digital

A new resource for music staff and students has been added to the e-Library Gateway. Bach Digital is a library of Johann Sebastian Bach's autographed manuscripts and original parts in high-resolution scans. In the Bach-Source catalog you will find information about all of Johann Sebastian Bach's works and their written transmission. The Library also covers other members of the Bach family. The site has been created by the Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin and the Bach-Archiv Leipzig

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 2nd November

Undergraduate session: Tuesday 3rd November:
How to find journal articles

This thunderstorm will show how to use bibliographic electronic databases

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate session: Thursday 5th November:
How to use Special Collections

This thunderstorm will provide guidance on how to find and use material
held in Special Collections

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Thunderstorms sessions: week beginning 26th October 2009

Undergraduate session: Tuesday 27th October:

How to find Newspapers (including Historic Collections)

This thunderstorm will provide an introduction to finding and using newspapers.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am

Postgraduate session: Thursday 29th October:

Beyond Google: using search engines effectively

This thunderstorm will provide advanced techniques for finding information through search engines.

Location: Thunderwall, Level 1, Hallward Library, 11am