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  1. Access U.K. & Scotland Newspapers

    Alternative titles: also known as 'NewsBank Access U.K. & Scotland Newspapers'

    Description: Hundreds of local and national newspapers from Scotland and the UK. Each newspaper has its own distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Paid advertisements are excluded and time coverage varies.

    Publisher: Newsbank

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Newspapers

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  2. ACM Digital Library

    Description: More than 3 million publications covering computing and information technology topics. This full-text digital library includes the complete collection of ACM's (Association for Computing Machinery) publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, multimedia titles and the Guide to Computing Literature bibliography.

    Coverage: 1954-

    Publisher: Association of Computing Machinery

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Science, Journals

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  3. Africa and the New Imperialism

    Description: A resource for researching Africa’s encounters with European imperialist regimes and their impact on the lives of peoples across the continent. Contains rare printed works, diaries and journals, correspondence, maps, photographs, and film footage.

    Coverage: 1870-1914

    Publisher: Adam Matthew Digital

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: History

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  4. African American Newspapers (series 1)

    Description: Chronicles 150 years of African American history and culture from more than 280 newspapers. Created in partnership with historical societies and the Library of Congress, and taken from newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries, this resource documents African American experience

    Please note that access is also available for Series 2, 1835-1956

    Coverage: 1827-1998

    Publisher: Readex

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Newspapers, History

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  5. African American Newspapers (series 2)

    Description: Chronicles 150 years of African American history and culture from more than 70 newspapers. Created in partnership with historical societies and the Library of Congress, and taken from newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries, this resource documents African American experience

    Please note that access is also available for Series 1, 1827-1998

    Coverage: 1835-1956

    Publisher: Readex

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Newspapers, History

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  6. American Chemical Society Journals

    Alternative titles: also known as 'ACM journals'

    Description: More than 40 research journals on chemical and related sciences. This digital library is published by the American Chemical Society.

    Coverage: 1996-

    Publisher: American Chemical Society

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Science, Journals

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  7. Ancestry

    Alternative titles: also known as 'Ancestry Library Edition'

    Description: Online family history resource, providing access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and other locations.

    Onsite access only

    Publisher: Proquest

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Family History

    Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

  8. Antique Map Price Record

    Alternative titles: also known as 'AMPR'

    Description: Describes antique maps, atlases and chart and gives their sale value, with information taken from more dealer and auction catalogues. Contains more than 230,000 records gathered over 30 years.

    Coverage: 1980-

    Publisher: EBSCO

    Subjects: Reference Works, Catalogues & Bibliographies

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  9. Archive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science - Collections on the History of Science (1830s-1970s)

    Alternative titles: also known as 'Wiley Digital Archives: British Association for the Advancement of Science'

    Description: Documents the history of science in the UK and the country's development into a globally competitive centre for science. This archive from the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) covers astronomy, biology, technology, industrial design, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, agriculture, meteorology, and physics. It contains administrative records, correspondence, illustrations, manuscripts, photographs, prototypes, clippings and personal papers.

    Coverage: 1831-

    Publisher: Wiley

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: Science

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  10. Archives of Sexuality and Gender

    Alternative titles: also known as 'Gale Primary Sources: Archives of Sexuality and Gender'
    previously known as 'Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940'

    Description: Supporting research into the history of sex, sexuality and gender, this resource includes items from collections spanning 1940 to 2014. It includes materials to examine how sexual norms have changed over time, sexual health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and other topical areas. Materials are sourced from the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, and New York Public Library, the London School of Economics, and the National Institutes of Health.

    Publisher: Gale

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: History

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.

  11. Archives Unbound

    Description: Presents digital collections of historical documents, covering a range of topics from the Middle Ages forward - from witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Particular strengths include U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; global affairs and colonial studies; and modern history.

    Library users can access this resource until 20th July 2024

    Publisher: Gale

    Full text: Yes

    Subjects: History

    Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.