New Trial from Readex – Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922

UPDATE: Trial has now been extended to 5th April, 2013

The Library is currently trialling Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922 from Readex. Created from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s acclaimed Afro-Americana Collection – an accumulation that began with Benjamin Franklin and steadily increased throughout its entire history – this online resource provides researchers with access to more than 12,000 printed works. These books, pamphlets and broadsides, including many lesser-known imprints, hold an important record of African American history, literature and culture.

Go to: Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial from Readex – African American Periodicals 1825-1995

UPDATE: Trial has now been extended to 5th April, 2013

The Library is currently trialling African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 from Readex. This collection features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations bulletins, annual reports and other genres. These diverse periodicals – which have shaped, and in turn been shaped by, African American culture – will enable new discoveries on lives of African Americans as individuals, as an ethnic group and as Americans.

Go to: African American Periodicals, 1825-1995

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial from Readex – African American Newspapers 1827-1998

UPDATE: Trial has now been extended to 5th April, 2013

The Library is currently trialling African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 from Readex. This collection provides online access to approximately 270 US newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. The collection features papers from more than 35 states – including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles. Newly digitized, these newspapers published by or for African Americans can be browsed and searched.

Go to:  African American Newspapers 1827-1998

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – The Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy

Trial available until Friday, 19th October, 2012

The Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy is a collection of streaming video which focuses on the latest in research and best practice methods in the fields of counseling, mental health, and psychology. The collection contains contemporary presentations, lectures, and workshops from renowned researchers and clinicians, such as Donald Meichenbaum, Daniel Amen, and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Go to: Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920

Trial available until 19th October, 2012.

Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920, from Adam Matthew Digital, provides access to primary source material from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History, Duke University and the New York Public Library. It comprises thousands of fully searchable images (alongside transcriptions) of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. The collection covers the conduct of life and domestic management literature, offering vivid insights into the daily lives of women and men, as well as emphasizing contrasts in regional, urban and rural cultures

Go to: Everyday Life and Women in America, c. 1800-1920 Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video

This trial is available until October 19, 2012.

Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video is a collection of streaming video from Alexander Street Press which focuses in the areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence, and much more.

Go to: Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Eighteenth Century Journals Portal

Trial available until 19th October, 2012.

Eighteenth Century Journals Portal from Adam Matthew Digital, provides full text access to historic newspapers and periodicals from the 18th century and covers all aspects of social, political and literary life.

Go to: Eighteenth Century Journals Portal Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Rehabilitation Therapy in Video

The trial is available until Friday, October 19, 2012.

Rehabilitation Therapy in Video is a collection of streaming video from Alexander Street Press which focuses on the physical treatment of patients with congenital disorders, chronic health issues, and traumatic injuries.

Go to: Rehabilitation Therapy in Video Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Medieval Travel Writing

Trial available until 19th October, 2012.

Medieval Travel Writing from Adam Matthew Digital, provides access to an extensive collection of manuscript materials for the study of medieval travel writing in fact and fantasy. The core of the material comes from libraries around the world dating from 13th to the 16th centuries with the main focus on the accounts of journeys to the Holy Land, India and China.

Go to: Medieval Travel Writing Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.

New Trial – Women in the National Archives

Trial available until 19th October, 2012.

Women in the National Archives, from Adam Matthew Digital,  is a finding Aid to Women’s Studies Resources in The National Archives, Kew, combined with original documents on the Suffrage Question in Britain, the Empire and Colonial Territories

Go to: Women in the National Archives Trial

Leave a Comment to tell us what you think of this database.