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Human Rights Studies Online, Alexander Street Press
By Kieron L Jones, on 3 December 2014
UCL has trial access to the Human Rights Studies Online until 21st December 2014.
Human Rights Studies Online is a research and learning database sharing documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide. The collection is growing to include 75,000 pages of text and 150 hours of video that give voice to the countless victims of human rights crimes in the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Student Guide to Social Media
By Kieron L Jones, on 2 December 2014
“This guide is designed to help you to use some common social media tools in the context of your academic work. You can use it in two way: either select a particular tool and find out how it can support your studies, or select a goal and find out what the best tools are to help you to achive it.
Social media can be used personally, and also in your academic and professional life. This guide will give you the information you need to strike a balance that works for you.”
UN Comtrade Statistics now available via the UK Data Service
By Kieron L Jones, on 21 November 2014
“We are delighted to announce that UK FE/HE users can now access the UN Comtrade Statistics premium service via the UK Data Service.
The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) contains more than 3 billion trade records starting from 1962 to present day. These are detailed import and export statistics reported by the statistical authorities of over 200 countries or areas. UN Comtrade is considered the most comprehensive trade database available and is continuously updated. The UK Data Service provides access to the premium service which allows staff and students from UK Higher or Further education institutions to bulk download millions of records with no limit on the number of queries.”
E-books on demand@UCL
By Kieron L Jones, on 20 November 2014
UCL Library Services is now running three pilot projects involving users in the acquisition of e-book content.
For a trial period, UCL students and staff can read and download 1000s of extra e-books across a wide range of subjects. UCL Library Services will buy those used most often and add them to our existing collection of over 300,000 e-books.
Like existing UCL e-books, these additional e-books can be found using Explore – search All Resources then filter by Online resource and Books. Alternatively you can go directly to one of the three websites where the additional e-books are hosted:
Go to our Ebooks on demand@UCL webpage to find out more.
Statista
By Kieron L Jones, on 19 November 2014
UCL has trial access to Statista until 31st Jan. 2015. Further information can be found on the Electronic Resource Blog post.
BBC Monitoring Library
By Kieron L Jones, on 17 November 2014
UCL has trial access to the BBC Monitoring Library until 13th Dec. Further information can be found on the Electronic Resource Blog post.
Christmas library opening
By Kieron L Jones, on 17 November 2014
The UCL Bloomsbury libraries will close on 23rd December and re-open for normal weekend opening on 03rd January.
The two Graduate Hubs and the Student Social Hub on the Japanese Garden will all be open 24/7 to provide secure learning spaces for students throughout UCL closure; and of course our digital services will also be available in this period.
The opening hours web pages have been extended to show the availability of the Library-managed central learning spaces. These pages also show the opening hours of those of our joint NHS libraries which are normally open during the UCL closure period.
New books
By Kieron L Jones, on 11 November 2014
Roth, Timothy P. author Economists and the state : what went wrong / Timothy P. Roth.
ECONOMICS B 26 ROT
Dixon, Adam D. author. The new geography of capitalism : firms, finance, and society / Adam D. Dixon.
ECONOMICS H 10 DIX
Europe and the governance of global finance / edited by Daniel Mügge.
ECONOMICS J 45 MUG
Gibson-Graham, J. K. author. Take back the economy : an ethical guide for transforming our communities / J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenn
ECONOMICS Y 70 GIB
Tickner, J. Ann author. A feminist voyage through international relations / J. Ann Tickner.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS XA 8 TIC
Colander, David C. author. Complexity and the art of public policy : solving society’s problems from the bottom up / David Cola
PUBLIC POLICY HD 87 COL
Gould, Carol C. author. Interactive democracy : the social roots of global justice / Carol C. Gould.
PUBLIC POLICY JC 423 GOU
López-Guerra, Claudio author. Democracy and disfranchisement : the morality of electoral exclusions / Claudio López-Guerra.
PUBLIC POLICY JF 831 LOP
BFI InView
By Kieron L Jones, on 10 October 2014
UCL now has access to BFI InView
BFI InView is an audio-visual database covering over 2,000 non-fiction film and television titles from the 20th century to the early 21st. InView is easily searchable, and clearly organised under six main Themes, each with an introductory essay by an academic historian.
The themes are:
- Education
- UK Industry & Economy
- Health; Law & Order
- Environment
- Immigration, Race and Equality
Trial access to The Commonwealth iLibrary
By Kieron L Jones, on 1 October 2014
UCL has trial access to The Commonwealth iLibrary until 30th October 2014. For off-site access to this trial, please use web WTS or Desktop@UCL Anywhere.
“Each year, The Commonwealth publishes around 30 new titles on a range of topics in which it has particular insight and expertise, especially concerning small states, including;
globalisation and multilateral trade issues
export and enterprise […]
For further details, please view:
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-ejournal/2014/09/26/trial-access-to-the-commonwealth-ilibrary/ “
