Trial access to Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Index Archive from EBSCO

By Sarah Gilmore, on 25 January 2024

UCL has trial access to Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Index Archive from EBSCO until 29th February 2024.

Alternative Press Index (API) and Alternative Press Index Archive (APIA) are bibliographic databases of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Born of the New Left, the API was launched in 1969 to provide access to the emerging theories and practices of radical social change. API and APIA coverage is both international and interdisciplinary.

Alternative Press Index : Coverage begins in 1991 and features over 300 periodicals. With over 344,000 records, the API is considered the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to alternative sources of information available.

Alternative Press Index Archive : Coverage is from 1969 to 1990 and features over 700 periodicals. With over 474,000 records the APIA is an invaluable companion to the Alternative Press Index

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UCL now has access to the Fascist Press (1930-40) collection from UKPressOnline

By Sarah Gilmore, on 12 December 2023

UCL now has access to the Fascist Press (1930-40) collection from UKPressOnline

Fascist Press (1930-40) collection contains all content of the newspapers Action, The Blackshirt and Fascist Week from their launch until they were banned.

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Trial access to Psychotropic Drug Directory

By Sarah Gilmore, on 6 December 2023

UCL has trial access to Psychotropic Drug Directory, included in MedicinesComplete until 31st December 2023.

Psychotropic Drug Directory supports the optimal and rational use of medicines, to improve the quality of life for people with mental health needs

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Trial access to Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II

By Sarah Gilmore, on 5 December 2023

UCL has trial access to Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II until 5th January 2024.

Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II chronicles the plight of refugees and displaced persons across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from 1935 to 1950, bringing together over 590,000 pages of pamphlets, ephemera, government documents, relief organization publications, and refugee reports that recount the causes, effects and responses to refugee crises before, during and shortly after World War II.

Documentation offers a first-hand record of the response of governments to various crises and shifts in policy; a chronicling of the aid work undertaken by NGOs and charities seeking to provide relief and aid in resettlement; and a recognition through individual narratives of the daily reality of the refugee experience. This archive enables researchers to examine not only the plight of those forced to resettle inside and outside their national borders, but also the many types of refugee situations that arose, from voluntary evacuations and the internment of individuals in displaced person (DP) camps to whole population transfers and the return of forced laborers.

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Trial access to Contemporary Anthropology: Archaeological Fieldwork and Methods

By Sarah Gilmore, on 29 November 2023

UCL has trial access to Contemporary Anthropology: Archaeological Fieldwork and Methods until 28th December 2023.

Contemporary Anthropology: Archaeological Fieldwork and Methods brings together archival and textual material relating to archaeological excavations, methods, and practices from the late 20th century to the present day. It provides insights into the lives, cultures, and societies of ancient and not-so-distant civilizations through the analysis of material remains and artifacts from the past.

The Cusichaca Trust Archive, sourced from the Senate House Library, is featured in this collection. Led by archaeologist Ann Kendall, the Trust did numerous excavations in the South-Central Andes from 1980s-2010s. The archaeology, archaeobotany and ethnohistorical work of the Trust focused on human occupation of the area from the late first millennium BC, through Inca expansion and into the Spanish Colonial period.

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UCL now has access to AES E-Library

By Sarah Gilmore, on 22 November 2023

UCL now has access to AES E-Library

AES E-Library contains fully searchable PDF files documenting the progression of audio research from 1953 to the present day. The E-library includes every AES paper published at a convention, conference, or in the journal.

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Trial access to Sovetskii Ekran Digital Archive

By Sarah Gilmore, on 22 November 2023

UCL has trial access to Sovetskii Ekran Digital Archive until 20th December 2023.

Sovetskii Ekran Digital Archive (Soviet Screen digital archive) is a collection of the most prominent film magazine in Soviet history, published from 1925 to 1998. With a peak circulation of two million copies, it was the world’s largest film publication of its time. Available in a bi-monthly format, the magazine was very popular among film enthusiasts, disappearing from kiosks almost immediately upon arrival. Covering both domestic and foreign films, film history, and reviews, Sovetskii Ekran served as a source of insider insights, production secrets, and cultural impacts.

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UCL now has access to Roper iPoll

By Sarah Gilmore, on 21 November 2023

UCL now has access to Roper iPoll

Roper iPoll is the premier database in the field of public opinion. With data stretching back to 1935, it is the oldest and largest archive of public opinion surveys. Roper iPoll questions cover virtually every topic ever polled with data being entered on a daily basis.

Includes:

• Over 860,000 searchable survey questions
• Over 25,000 complete individual-level datasets
• Data from over 120 countries
• Downloadable questionnaires, analysis, interviewer instructions, and more
• Topline charts and cross-tab analytic tools
• U.S. Election Exit Polls
• CoreTrustSeal™ certified archive

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UCL now has access to Digital Theatre+

By Sarah Gilmore, on 16 November 2023

UCL now has access to Digital Theatre+

Digital Theatre+ features filmed productions, practitioner interviews, and a wide range of written introductory/contextual materials.

• Live full length productions – including Digital Theatre’s own recordings alongside collections from the likes of the Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the BBC, Broadway Digital Archive, Eclipse, Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra etc and including audio radio-plays from LA Theatre Works.
• In-depth practitioner interviews exploring process, craft and technique with academics, playwrights and industry insiders: including actors, directors as well as all backstage staff: lighting technicians, fight coordinators and stage managers.
• Expert research resources such as encyclopedia entries, workshops, lectures and essays all written by academics and industry insiders and many peer-reviewed.

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UCL now has access to EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)

By Sarah Gilmore, on 16 November 2023

UCL now has access to EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)

EMIS is a curator of multi-sector, multi-country research for the world’s fastest growing markets. Providing research from over 4,500 globally renowned information providers, local and niche specialist sources including Frost & Sullivan, Technavio, Grand View Research and Mordor Intelligence. EMIS blends these sources with our own proprietary analysis, and powerful monitoring & productivity tools to deliver trustworthy intelligence for over 370 industry sectors and 10.5m companies across 197 markets. The platform is organised into:

• Companies: Covering company information and financials – browse 11,073,608 company profiles to find details about ownership, executives, financials, news and more. Includes a company screener to filter companies by industry, financials etc.
• Industries: Featuring industry reports and news – find reports on big sectors as well as niche industries. Includes industry statistics and forecasts
• Regions/Countries: Providing a country/region overview – find economic/risk reports, news and more. Includes macro statistics and forecasts

For more information please see the EMIS Knowledge Portal for short videos on how to use different functions or for a more detailed explanation use the EMIS University User Guide

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