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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
19th Century British Pamphlets This link opens in a new window
Significant 19th century British pamphlets covering key social, political & economic issues of the day.
African Diaspora, 1860-Present This link opens in a new window
Sources covering the diaspora with a focus on communities in the Caribbean and United Kingdom. Includes UK Colonial and Foreign Office records, magazines such as the West Indian Digest & more.
Asian American Drama This link opens in a new window
Plays from Asian American playwrights along with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
AVON - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas.
Book History Online This link opens in a new window
Scholarly publications covering the history of the printed book.
Civil War Primary Source Documents This link opens in a new window
Unique manuscript material chronicling all aspects of the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, as well as important contextual documents leading up to War and after its conclusion. Trial access ends December 15, 2023.
Coronavirus Research Database This link opens in a new window
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Collection of journal articles, preprints, conference proceedings, dissertations related to COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.
Covidence This link opens in a new window
Covidence is an online platform supporting evidence synthesis projects like systematic and scoping reviews.
Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive reference work covering Old Turkic to the languages and varieties spoken today.
Exploring Race in Society This link opens in a new window
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Contains essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources that explore the history of race and provides critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness
Provides access to biographical essays focusing on all genres and time periods of American and British literature and selected other literatures. Essays discuss the lives and careers of authors and summarize critical responses to their work.
Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies This link opens in a new window
Primary sources and reference materials covering crucial global trends in mass incarceration and the detailed prison infrastructure of specific countries.
This collection includes 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information, providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950
A comprehensive and unprecedented reference work devoted to the history of philosophy in the realms of Islam in its formative period: from its beginnings in the eighth century up to the tenth century AD.
Multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world, offering over 5 million citations and 3 million full-text works from thousands of universities.
Queer Pasts This link opens in a new window
Primary source exhibits for students and scholars of queer history and culture.
Shen Bao Digital Archive (申報) This link opens in a new window
The Shen Bao Digital Archive contains all obtainable published issues from 1872-1949.
Trial access ends October 13, 2023.
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa This link opens in a new window
More than 27,000 sources related to the liberation struggles in southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia & Zimbabwe)
World Heritage Sites: Africa This link opens in a new window
Primary & secondary sources documenting the visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites.
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