Trial until 31 May: Dictionnaires des XVIe et XVIIe siècles

Dictionnaires des XVIe et XVIIe siècles is on trial for Oxford users until the end of May. It is a database of ten historical French dictionaries of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It allows you to search these dictionaries all at the same time. Dictionnaire françois-latin de Robert Estienne, Paris, 1549 Thresor de la langue [...]

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Trial until 4 Nov: Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History Online

The following is being trialled by colleagues but may be of interest to historians: Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History Online is a general online history of relations between the faiths from the seventh century to the present. It covers the period from 600 to 1500, when encounters took place through the extended Mediterranean basin, and [...]

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Trial until 12 October: Translated Texts for Historians E-Library (late antiquity – early medieval periods)

Translated Texts for Historians makes available sources translated from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Georgian and Armenian, published between 300 and 800 AD. This period, from late antiquity to the early middle ages saw the transformation of the classical world, the beginnings of Europe and of Islam, and the evolution of Byzantium. Each volume provides [...]

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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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Trial until 31 May: Times of India Historical Archive (1838-2001)

The Indian Institute Library is currently running a trial of Times of India Historical Archive (1838-2001). The Times of India, 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 the title from 1838 to 2001, including [...]

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Trial until 25 Feb: Archives Unbound (selections)

Together with the VHL, we are running a trial for selected collections in Archives Unbound.   Archives Unbound offers access to topically-focussed archives of digitised historical documents. The following selections are being trialled: 1. East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963 2. The Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944 3. [...]

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Database trials until 31/1/11: Early European Books and The Cecil Papers

Oxford users now have trial access to two databases until 31 January 2011: Early European Books - now with Part 2 (Italian imprints): Early European Books builds upon and complements Early English Books Online (EEBO) and is largely concerned with providing online access to non-Anglophone early printed materials. It offers scholars new ways of accessing and exploring the [...]

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Trial until 3 Jan: American Founding Era Collection (University of Virginia Press)

We now have trial access to the American Founding Era Collection from the University of Virginia Press.  This collection offers digital access to the published papers of several major figures of the Early Republic: The Papers of James Madison The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Consitution The Papers of Thomas Jefferson The Adams [...]

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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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Trial: Medieval Family Life (until 23 June)

The HFL has set up a trial for Medieval Family Life (Adam Matthew Digital). It is a resource which gives access to collections of family papers from late medieval England. The Paston, Celys, Stonor, Plumpton and Armburgh Papers are Britain’s first surviving records of private correspondence, describing everyday life in East Anglia during the Wars [...]

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