The British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. The collection includes national and regional newspapers with special attention paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the…Continue Reading Resource of the month: British Library Newspapers
New Resource: New York Times Archive
Library Services now provides access to the New York Times Archive 1851-2013. The newspaper which has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other title, covers both US and international news, politics, science, technology and the arts. As well as offering full –text page images, the archive is integrated with the New York Times Index which allows…Continue Reading New Resource: New York Times Archive
Rosenne’s Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015
Rosenne’s Law and Practice of the International Court is a leading work on the International Court of Justice. Now in its fifth edition, we have purchased the e-book for our library collection. The work is divided into four volumes: Volume I – The Court and the United Nations Volume II – Jurisdiction Volume III –…Continue Reading Rosenne’s Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015
Resource of the month: Oxford Competition Law
Oxford Competition Law (OCL) is a database which combines world-renowned commentaries, authoritative peer-reviewed national case reports and analysis from EU member states. It also includes electronic access to “Bellamy and Child: European Union Law of Competition”, “Whish & Bailey: Competition Law” and “Faull & Nikpay: The EU Law of Competition”. How do I access it?…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Oxford Competition Law
Resource of the month: ProQuest Refworks
Given up on new year’s resolutions and office decluttering projects but still hoarding lots of research references? Maybe you would like to try a new reference management software. ProQuest RefWorks is a new, updated online reference management tool available to staff, students and alumni of City, University of London. It can be integrated into your…Continue Reading Resource of the month: ProQuest Refworks
Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
What is Literature Online? Literature Online is an online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It combines the texts of over 355,000 literary works with a vast library of criticism and reference resources. What’s Included? Texts Criticism Reference Video and Audio You can use the Complete Contents page to browse through…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
Library Staff Love #10: Read For Research
This month’s choice comes from Research Librarian Diane Bell who loves supporting research here at City (which is handy) almost as much as she loves leopards. Diane said: “It’s awesome to work in partnership with our research staff & students to build research collections and create resources. Read for Research allows City research students and…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #10: Read For Research
Resource of the month – World Bank eLibrary
What is the World Bank eLibrary? The World Bank eLibrary offers quick and easy access to nearly 9,000 World Bank books, reports, journals and working papers published since early 1990’s. The Word Bank eLibrary is a very useful resource to find information on global issues such as development policy, climate change and poverty; it covers…Continue Reading Resource of the month – World Bank eLibrary
Resource of the month: Amirsys Imaging Reference Centre
What is it? A database offering high quality of medical images. It also contains information on pathology, differential diagnosis and different imaging findings such as CT, MR, nuclear medicine , ultrasound and radiographic findings. A selection of references for further reading is also presented in the database. How do I use it? Select a topic from…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Amirsys Imaging Reference Centre
Resource of the month: HeinOnline
What is it? HeinOnline provides full text access to a large number of law and law-related periodicals covering US, UK and international publications. It also includes resources such as: Publications from the European Centre for Minority Issues Pentagon Papers (a collection of papers relating to the US’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 – 67) US…Continue Reading Resource of the month: HeinOnline