Major new Latin American databases plus Gale World Scholar trial

Oxford users now access to three recently subscribed new resources that may be of interest to historians working on Latin American topics: Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) PRISMA with HAPI Full Text (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) Latin American Newspapers 1805-1922 Also, Oxford is currently trialling a major new Latin American Studies database, Gale [...]

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New: State Papers Online 2, The Spectator 1828-2000, Early European Books 2 and many more

It gives us great pleasure to announce some end-of-year purchases of major databases. They can all be accessed via OxLIP+ and will be added to SOLO shortly. Oxford users have remote access and should use their Single Sign-On username and password. All other readers are welcome to use the databases in any of the Bodleian [...]

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New: Izvestiia Digital Archive

We are pleased to report that the trial for Izvestiia Digital Archive 1917- went well and that the Slavonic and Russian Subject Consultant has now secured access to it. Among the longest-running Russian newspapers, Izvestiia was founded in March 1917 and during the Soviet period was the official organ of the Presidium of the Supreme [...]

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New: Times of India (1838-2001)

Oxford users will be pleased to know that following a successful trial, Bodleian Libraries has bought access to The Times of India. The Times of India was founded in 1838 as the Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, is one of the major English-language newspapers of South Asia. This resource provides searchable full-text access to [...]

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Read all about it!: Making the most of online Historical Newspapers

Read all about it!: Making the most of online Historical Newspapers Monday 20 June (week 8), 14:00-15:15 – BOOK HERE Join this session to get an introductory overview of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database. This course covers the content, functions, and features of, as well as tips for using, ProQuest Historical Newspapers such as The [...]

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New York Times Historical Archive online – now with index

Our subscription to the electronic version of the New York Times Historical Archive now includes the New York Times Index. This is the digitised version of the print index volumes (which are in the VHL’s reference section on the ground floor), fully integrated into the online archive of the newspaper. Please note, however, that while [...]

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Trials: Russian-Ottoman Relations & Izvestiia Digital Archive

Trials of the following electronic resources will be of interest to those researching Slavonic, Central European, East European and Turkish history: Russian-Ottoman Relations During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the balance of power between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was constantly monitored in Western Europe, where several powers had designs of their own on [...]

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*New*: New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993 & Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002

Thanks to a generous donation in support of a research project, we now have access to the archives of two other major black newspapers from the 20th century: The New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993 and The Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002. Oxford has had access to The Chicago Defender 1910-1975 for some time now and we are [...]

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Trial until 23 September: Proquest Black Newspapers

We’re pleased to announce a trial of Proquest’s Black Newspapers starting on Monday 23 August. ProQuest Black Newspapers offers online access to important historical newspapers relevant to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts. Users can examine major movements from the Harlem Renaissance to Civil Rights, and explore everyday [...]

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*New* Pravda Digital Archive

Oxford Users now have access to the Pravda Digital Archive [1912-2009]. It is available from OxLIP+. Use SSO for remote access.

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