Westlaw additions and enhancements
Jun
23
New and improved resources available on Westlaw include: • Company Law Newsletter Journal • Scottish Criminal Law Journal • Extension of Arbitration Journal archive • Additional Law Reports available in PDF • New supplement to the White Book 2010
Historic Digimap – new mapping and download facilities
Jun
23
Two new beta services have recently been launched to benefit users of Historic Digimap: Ancient Roam, an online mapping interface based on the Roam mapping client available from Digimap’s OS Collection Historic Download, a facility allowing users to select and download larger quantities of historical map data Ancient Roam Ancient Roam is a new mapping […]
African Writers Series
Jun
17
This new resource provides online access to over 250 volumes of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction prose from key African authors. It collects all the texts published as part of the Heinemann African Writers Series, many of which are now out of print and only available in specialist research libraries. African Writers Series is available […]
Early European Books Online
Jun
16
We’ve recently added Early European Books Online to our Electronic Library collection. This complements our existing access to Early English books online and provides scholars with new ways of accessing and exploring the printed record of early modern Europe, drawing together a diverse array of printed sources from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Early […]
Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone application
May
28
Elsevier has built a new iPhone application, Scopus Alerts (Lite), that gives researchers mobile access to the searching and alerting features of Scopus. The new application, which is available on iTunes and the Apple App Store, gives iPhone users the ability to find and display abstracts and reference information from Scopus. Application features include the […]
Web of Knowledge disruption to service
May
12
Web of Knowledge will be applying upgrades to their service on Sunday May 16th. As a result of this, there may be interruptions to service from 2 p.m. when the upgrades commence. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Problems with Web of Knowledge
Apr
8
There are currently problems with using Web of Knowledge . The service is running slowly and users are receiving error messages when searching. Thomson Reuters apologise for the disruption and for the inconvenience to users. They are working urgently to resolve the problem and we will keep you informed of progress.
Trial of Early American Newspapers
Mar
31
The Library is currently trialling Early American Newspapers, which gives access to more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states. To access the trial, click here. Trial ends on 21 May 2010
US Congressional Documents temporary online access
Mar
8
We currently have temporary online access to the US Congressional Documents. These can be accessed via HeinOnline. The Documents comprise the complete Congressional Record bound volume set back to its inception in 1873 as well as the three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873). Also available are the Congressional […]
Web of Knowledge – interruption to access
Feb
18
Thomson Reuters will be performing maintenance to the ISI Web of Knowledge, EndNote Web and Researcher ID this coming Sunday, February 21st, 2010 from 14.00. During this time, there will be disruption of service and access to these products.