University of Sussex Library Updates

News and information from the University of Sussex Library

Psychology e-books

Jul

22

The Library has access to over 150 Psychology e-books from Elsevier. Our coverage includes titles such as the Handbook of Behaviorism, Memory and the Psychology of Academic Cheating. All of the titles in our e-book collections are searchable through the Library catalogue, and you can browse this particular collection through ScienceDirect (via the Online Resources […]

State Papers Online

Jul

21

The State Papers Online allows users to search the Domestic, Foreign, Borders, Scotland, and Ireland State Papers of Britain alongside the Registers of the Privy Council and other State Papers. This resource also makes available the Calendars (chronological catalogues prepared during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries) which had previously only been available in print and […]

The Lancet backfiles

Jul

20

Our online coverage of the Lancet now includes archival material from 1823 onwards. Access issues of this key medical journal from the first to the most recent via the Electronic Library.

20th Century Drama

Jul

19

20th Century Drama contains a substantial collection of plays from throughout the English-speaking world, covering the history of modern drama from the 1890s to the present. Work is represented from authors such as Langston Hughes, Harold Pinter, Brian Friel and Derek Walcott. 20th Century Drama is available through the Online Resources link on the Electronic […]

Early American Newspapers

Jul

16

Following a successful trial a few months ago, we now have permanent access  to Early American Newspapers.  This resource offers access to 500 digitised historical newspapers and covers a broad range of titles. It is a useful resource for anyone looking for primary sources on  American history from the Early National Period to the Civil […]

Statesman's Yearbook Archive

Jul

1

The Statesman’s Yearbook archive from 1864 – 2004 is now available online through the Electronic Library.  The archive is a compilation of facts and figures which allows users to survey cultural, political and economic changes at the global and individual country level over 140 years.

African American Newspapers

Jun

30

A new collection of newspapers chronicling the African American experience from 1827 – 1998. has been added to the Library’s collection. This resource  provides access to over 250 US newspapers and is invaluable for those researching life in the Antebellum South; the spread of abolitionism;  the Jim Crow Era; the Harlem Renaissance; the Civil Rights […]

Increased archival access to Sociology journals

Jun

28

A new Taylor & Francis backfile collection means that we now have increased access to older issues of sociology journals such as Identities, Women’s Studies and the Journal of Intercultural Studies. Coverage for all of the titles in the collection starts from the first volume and issue, and they can be accessed on the online […]

Reader's Guide Retrospective

Jun

25

Search popular general-interest publications from 1890 to 1982 through the Reader’s Guide Retrospective. This new addition to our resources indexes a range of the most popular US based publications from Atlantic Monthly to Vogue. Access the Reader’s Guide is through the Online Resources option from Electronic Library

Scientific American archives available

Jun

24

Issues of  Scientific American from 1948 onwards are now accessible through our online journals A-Z via the  Electronic Library