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Trial: Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876
The Library has arranged a trial of the online database Caribbean Newspapers, Series 1, 1718-1876. This resource was created in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society and will provide access to “more than 150 years of Caribbean and Atlantic history, culture and daily life. Featuring publications from 22 islands, Caribbean Newspapers will provide complete facsimiles of every available issue, including eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other news items. Most of these newspapers were published in the English language, but a number of Spanish-, French-, and Danish-language titles are also provided. Countries represented include Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Bartholomew, St. Christopher, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, and the Virgin Islands. Also found within this resource are newspapers from Bermuda, an island not technically part of the Caribbean, but situated on shipping routes between Europe and this region and integrally related to its history.”
Readex just released this product and will be adding content each month. The trial provides access to the first release and will run through 11/30/13. Please send your comments on the value and usefulness (or not) to me or post them here.
The link will take you to a list of resources we get through Readex and you can find Caribbean Newspapers in the section Archive of Americana.
Trial: British Online Archives
Until November 22nd, The Library has trial access to the British Online Archives, which includes 38 collections of primary historical sources. Main areas of coverage include missionary and colonial records through the archives of the East India Company and the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. There is a strong emphasis on slavery and the Triangular Trade as well as a large collection of material concerning Anglo-American relations. There are many collections concerning twentieth century British politics, including the papers of the Parliamentary Labour Party and the British Union of Fascists, as well as a separate archive dedicated to the Communist Party of Great Britain.
You can select either the Advanced Search link in the menu, or Start in the black navigation bar to access the Advanced Search page. Enter your search or category criteria here, and select any of the filter options. You can also perform a Quick Search of the archive by entering up to five keywords in the menu search field.
Search results will come up with any collections which contain the keywords searched for in their metadata. To narrow down your search and home in on your desired result, click the collection you would like to see the results for, you can then search within the collection, the results will show only the series that are relevant to your search, within the series a document that is relevant, and within the document individual images that contain the search criteria. If only one document matches, the search will take you straight to it. At the image level your search ‘hits’ will be highlighted red in the left hand panel of the document viewer.
Please send your comments about this source to dorner@berkeley.edu or comment here.
Resource Trial: Nineteenth Century Collections Online, Parts 5-8
Until October 17, The Library has a trial of parts 5-8 of Nineteenth Century Collections Online. Parts 1-4 were acquired last year by CDL for all of the UCs.
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Note that these new modules are still being built and are not complete. Your comments on whether you found useful sources in the new modules would be welcome.
Resource Trial: Additional ProQuest Primary Source databases
ProQuest has added more of their resources to the UC-wide trial they are offering. These include:
- Historic Chinese Newspapers
- The Boston Globe
- The Times of India
- History Vault- Vietnam War
- History Vault- Women’s Rights Movement
- Entertainment Industry and Magazine Archive
Click HERE for ProQuest Trial Access
Resource Trial: Multiple primary source collections
The vendor ProQuest is providing trial access to a wide range of products that some UCs own and some have tried out. The trials are good for 29 days. If you have any feedback on these resources, feel free to comment on the blog or contact me directly.
The trial includes:
British Periodicals Online – Collection 1 & 2
To experience this collection: Click HERE to trial ProQuest British Periodicals
Early European Books
To learn more about this collection, please visit: Early European Books
History Vault Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930
History Vault NAACP Papers – 3 Modules
To learn more about this collection and the eleven additional modules available, please visit: ProQuest History Vault
Libguide support for this collection: ProQuest History Vault LibGuide
To experience this collection: Click HERE to trial History Vault
LA Sentinel (1934-2005)
New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988)
To earn more about this collection, please visit: ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Libguide support for this collection: ProQuest Historical Newspapers LibGuide
To experience this collection: Click HERE to trial ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Resource Trial: Early European Books
ProQuest is offering a free open trial to Early European Books to readers of the Early Modern Online Bibliography blog. Access is from April 8th to April 22, 2013.
“Through the highest quality digital reproductions of thousands of printed works by important writers and thinkers working in continental Europe pre-1700, Early European Books gives researchers an international overview of early print culture during this vibrant period of history… All volumes are digitized on-site at participating libraries, which to date include Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, Bibliotheque nationale de France (from June 2013), Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Wellcome Library, London.”
To access Early European Books, visit http://earlymodernonlinebib.wordpress.com/ 8-22 April.
Resource Trial: 19th Century Masterfile
The UC Libraries have arranged a trial of 19th Century Masterfile, which provides a single access point for over 70 indexes of 19th century newspapers, periodicals, books, and UK and US governement documents. Records in the search results include the UC e-Links button to provide easy access to full-text content that The Library pays for. Other links to resources we may subscribe to (like Readex) or freely available resources (like HathiTrust or Google Books) are also provided.
The trial runs through 3/30/13. Your comments on the resource are welcome. You can leave them here or send them to me at jdorner@library.berkeley.edu.
Resource Trial: The Times of India (1838-2001)
The Library has arranged a trial of The Times of India (1838-2001), an English daily newspaper that was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India. As described in the promotional materials, the resource “serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more.”
Like other full text newspapers we purchase through ProQuest, this resource is searchable by keyword, article types, dates and date ranges, and author. It provides access to all of the newspaper’s contents: articles, photos, advertisements, marriage announcements, cartoons, obituaries, etc.
While the trial is active, you can also access The Times of India through our subscription to Historical Newspapers (ProQuest). At the top of the search screen click on the “Searching: 7 databases” link and select the newspaper from the list that appears in the pop-up window.
The trial runs through March 26, 2013. Your comments on the resource are welcome. You can leave them here or send them to me at jdorner@library.berkeley.edu.
Resource Trial: Izvestiia Digital Archive
We currently have a trial running through November 5 for the Izvestiia Digital Archive (1917-2011).
About Izvetsiaa: “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 Soviet of the USSR. Remarkable for its serious and balanced treatment of subject matter, Izvestiia has traditionally been a popular news source within intellectual and academic circles.”
Your comments on the resource are always welcome. You can leave them here or send them to Liladhar Pendse.
Resource Trial: Black Studies in Video
The Library has arranged a trial of Black Studies in Video, a collection featuring award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. In partnership with California Newsreel, the database provides unique access to their African American Perspectives collection, and includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations. The trial runs through November 19, 2012.
The Alexander Street Press web site includes more information about the contents of the resource, as well as instructions for how to navigate and search.
Your comments on the resource are always welcome. You can leave them here or send them to me at jdorner@library.berkeley.edu.