The following databases contain a variety of material, including journal articles, for your specific subject area. The brief descriptions beneath the titles will explain what each hold. To access, click on the title.
Search more than 270 African American newspapers from over 35 states, published during the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes rarer titles from the black presses of smaller US cities and issues of the earliest black newspapers.
Over 60 searchable African newspapers published in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring English and foreign-language titles from Angola, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
An international research database for arts and humanities, indexing articles from over 370 scholarly journals, weekly magazines, and quality newspapers from the UK, the US, and other English-speaking countries. Updated monthly, with coverage from 1962.
Subjects: Architecture, Art, Cultural Studies, Film, Gender studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion.
A collection of 12 historical English-language Chinese newspapers published between 1832 and 1953, providing a chronicle of China’s turbulent transition from Imperial rule to the founding of the Republic.
A database of primary source documents from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, integrating two archives: ‘Privy Council and related bodies: America and West Indies, Colonial Papers’ and ‘The Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: North America and the West Indies 1574-1739.’ The collections relate to the British governance of early settlements, encounters with Native Americans, piracy, the slave trade, and conflicts with the Spanish and French.
Access to a collection of primary and secondary source material on the history of feminism in the 19th century, from 1776 to 1928.
An online database that contains over six million bibliographic references. Dating back to 1951, these references include journal articles, books, newspapers, and dissertations. The subjects covered range from anthropology and economics to politics and sociology. Interdisciplinary subjects such as development studies, human geography, and gender studies are also included.
Provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Also includes research reports over 140 policy institutes on climate change, cybersecurity, energy policy, international relations, terrorism, and various public health issues. Primary sources are drawn from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies around the world including Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets and Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa. Thematic collections focusing on emerging areas of research includes Lives of Literature, Security Studies, and Sustainability.
You can now look for Kanopy films using Library Search. The benefit of this is that it will also search across our other film collections, to make sure that you don't miss out. Simply enter your search terms and select 'Video' from the drop down list at the end of the Library Search bar.
A comprehensive news database offering full-text access to UK national and regional newspapers, international news sources, trade journals, magazines, and company reports. Coverage includes titles like The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, and The Observer, with daily updates and global scope.
Published weekly in Shanghai from 1850 to the 1940s, this English-language newspaper is the key source on the foreign presence in China during the treaty port era. It served as the official journal for British consular notices and Shanghai Municipal Council announcements, and regularly featured translations of Chinese official news, offering unique insight into Sino-Western relations.
Access to ebook collections from Palgrave in Media and Culture (2010-2015).
A digital archive documenting social, political, and cultural change from post-war austerity to the 1970s. Includes pamphlets, letters, photographs, underground press, ephemera, and video footage. Covers topics such as youth culture, protest movements, music, fashion, and media in Britain and the US.
A platform for full-text, peer-reviewed books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 400 non-profit publishers, including university presses and scholarly societies.
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database, which provides access to academic journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents from 1788–present.
Advanced Features: citation analysis, author profiles, journal metrics; data export and analysis, search alerts.
A digital archive of over 100,000 images documenting Nazi persecution and the Holocaust (1889–1965). Includes eyewitness accounts, photographs, propaganda, synagogue postcards, and biographical records. Drawn from the Wiener Library, the world’s first Holocaust archive.
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of academic journal articles, books and conference proceedings covering all subjects, dating back to 1900. Web of Science consists of multiple different databases including the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Features: citation analysis, researcher profiles, journal metrics, search alerts.
A searchable archive of leading women’s interest magazines from the late 19th century to the 21st century. Includes full issues of titles such as Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Essence, covering topics like fashion, health, family life, careers, and social issues. Offers insight into evolving representations of women and gender roles, primarily in the US context.