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 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.

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.

Bridgeman Education: online database trial

We have a short trial of the Bridgeman Education database (from 19th October to November 2nd).

Bridgeman Education provides access to the visual culture of every civilization from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica and every period from Prehistory to the present across continents and traditions.

For log-in details (Nottingham University staff only please!) email the Arts Team. Please also let us have your comments.

Trial of image database

The digital provider Eduserv is in negotiation with The Corona Group for a number of their image collections to be made available to the academic community for the first time. The new service has a working title of Edupics.

To gauge interest in any potential agreement University and College staff are invited to view two collections: one specialising in cinema and TV and the other in fine art, history and ancient civilizations. At the moment what we can see is the existing commercial site, with over 200 000 captioned, high quality images. When the service for educational use is up and running the available images will be fully rights-cleared so all staff and students will be able to download images and use them in their academic presentations and dissertations.

The service is planned to grow to include new image channels for many key subject areas.

Edupics will be a subscription-based service, and is available now for a free 30 day trial and evaluation period. For log-in details (Nottingham University staff only please!) email the Arts Team. Please also let us have your comments.

Cambridge Histories Online

From today our 30 day trial to Cambridge Histories Online is now active.

To access the site, please click on Cambridge Histories Online.

Username: neil.smyth@nottingham.ac.uk
Password: neil.smyth

A unique online historical reference compendium, Cambridge Histories Online brings the world renowned Cambridge Histories texts to life.

This vast collection of leading scholarly content covers a diverse range of topics, containing over 250 volumes and equating to around 196,000 pages of unrivalled scholarship.

This established and essential component of the academic research library is now easily accessible online for the first time.

The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960 to 1974: online database trial

Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press [has] announced the release of The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960 to 1974, the first online collection of primary sources to document the key events, trends, and movements—as well as the look and feel of everyday life—in 1960s America.
The collection includes a wide range of interviews—with the Beatles, the Weathermen, commune members, and women beat writers—as well as memoirs and diaries from Vietnam War veterans, civil rights workers, feminists, and regular people caught up in the times. Included are autobiographies of Abbie Hoffman, Medgar Evers, Bill Graham, and Roger Mudd; Civil Rights Commission hearing transcripts; and books documenting the Sixties, such as Like a Rolling Stone, by Greil Marcus.

To Access the Free Trial Go To:http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/sixt/
Then, run a search, you’ll be asked for a login and password when you’re ready to access the content.
Login: bringback
Password: thesixties
The free trial is available until March 31, 2009

Cinema Image Gallery: online database trial

We have a one-month trial to the Cinema Image Gallery database, hosted by H.W.Wilson.

The Cinema Image Gallery is one of the world's finest and most comprehensive online collections of still images from movies, television and the entertainment industry. It presents the history of movie-making, still images of films in production, directors working on-set with the stars, set, costume and production design, as well as, hair and make-up shots and rare behind-the-scenes material. Cinema Image Gallery also offers an extensive TV stills archive, covering comedies, dramas, series, TV movies, game shows and thousands of pictures of the stars in this medium.

Cinema Image Gallery includes over 150,000 superior-quality images, along with a treasure-trove of over 4,000 poster art and lobby cards used to promote the movies.

Access to this resource is via the eLibrary Gateway.

America: History and Life: online trial

We now have a 30-day trial to America: History and Life, provided through EBSCOhost. This database can be searched through the eLibrary Gateway both on- and off-campus.

America: History and Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. The database also includes citations and links to book and media reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.

Communication & Mass Media Complete: online trial

We have a 30-day trial to Communication & Mass Media Complete, provided through EBSCOhost. This database can be searched through the eLibrary Gateway both on- and off-campus.

Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers cover-to-cover (“core”) indexing and abstracts for more than 460 journals, and selected (“priority”) coverage of nearly 200 more, for a combined coverage of more than 660 titles. Furthermore, this database includes full text for 350 journals.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online: Trial

We have a free trial of Oxford Islamic Studies Online.

We are pleased to let you know that access has been set up for University of Nottingham until 19 February 2009.

• Cross-search the full text of an expanding range of Oxford's acclaimed books and encyclopedias in Islamic Studies, including the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (6 volumes, 2008), the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, and The Islamic World: Past and Present.


• Access 2 versions of the Qur'an, complete with invaluable direct links to A Concordance of the Qur'an.


• Move direct from articles to over 150 primary source documents plus an extensive range of maps, charts and timelines.


• Editorially-selected links to other websites make follow up research quick and easy.


• Learning resources are available to provide support for teachers.


• Offers excellent search and browse functionality, print-friendly format, and


• OpenURL compliance.

Take a tour of Oxford Islamic Studies Online at:
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/Public/guided_tour.html

User guide and site help is available by following the ‘help’ link from the main homepage http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/