Trial access to Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) and Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China from Shanghai Library

By Sarah Gilmore, on 23 December 2025

UCL has trial access to Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) and Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China from Shanghai Library until 15th February 2026. Please note that if access doesn’t work, try selecting English Language before selecting the ‘Use’ button.

Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) covers approximately 10,000,000 pieces of literature from over 20,000 periodicals published between 1911 and 1949.

Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China this database consists of:

• The Tabloids 1897～1952
• Sin Wan Pao 1893～1949
• The Eastern Times 1904～1939
• The Republican Daily News 1916～1947
• Central Daily News 1928～1949
• Ta Kung Pao 1902～1949
• Yi Shih Pao 1915～1949
• Shun Pao 1872～1949
• The China Times 1911～1949
• The National Herald 1907～1946
• Sheng-ching Shih-pao 1906～1944
• The North-China Daily News & Herald Newspapers and Hong Lists 1850～1951
• The China Press 1911～1949
• The Shanghai Times 1925~1943
• The Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury 1929～1949
• The Shanghai Evening Courier 1869～1874
• The Shanghai Courier & China Gazette 1876～1878
• The Shanghai Courier 1878～1884

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Trial access to RetroNews

By Sarah Gilmore, on 10 December 2025

UCL has trial access to RetroNews until 15th January 2026.

RetroNews, the press website of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, offers access to more than 2,000 primarily French newspaper titles published between 1631 and 1954.

Access includes major national dailies like Le Figaro, Le Petit Parisien and regional, political, and satirical publications.

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Trial access to BibloRossica

By Sarah Gilmore, on 5 December 2025

UCL has trial access to BibloRossica until 31st January 2026.

BibloRossica offers expertly selected collections devoted to the most relevant areas of modern Russian, Jewish, Eastern European and Eurasian Humanities. This reference database includes over 10 000 titles of scholarship, with thematic collections spanning works in history, philosophy, linguistics, art, sociology, and more. New titles will be made available immediately after their release, along with the most significant publications from recent years

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Trial access to Index to Hebrew Periodicals

By Sarah Gilmore, on 2 December 2025

UCL has trial access to Index to Hebrew Periodicals until 20th December 2025.

Index to Hebrew Periodicals is a bibliographic indexing project produced by Israel’s Inter-University Computation Center covering articles from Hebrew periodicals, collections, and some monographs. With an interface in Hebrew and English, the Index to Hebrew Periodicals delivers content from 1977 in Hebrew, English, and other languages. The Index to Hebrew Periodicals covers over 300 journals and newsletters covering a variety of subjects with an emphasis on Judaica, literature, education, arts, law and current Israel affairs (politics and society).

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Trial access to Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library

By Sarah Gilmore, on 26 November 2025

UCL has trial access Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, from Bloomsbury until 25th January 2026.

Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, part of Theology & Religion Online (TARO), brings together international and interfaith approaches to studying broad biblical themes. Written from a range of denominations, the works included in this collection draw on philological, historical, sociological and literary insights.

Content Highlights

• An Introduction to the New Testament: The Abridged Edition
  Raymond E. Brown covers the entire scope of the New Testament, walking readers book by book through the basic content and issues of the New Testament
• The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments
  The writers of the Bible depended on other sources for much of their work. Some of these sources may be lost forever, but many have recently come to light. Known as the pseudepigrapha, they are made available here in volumes
• The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis
  For well over two centuries the question of the composition of the Pentateuch has been among the most central and hotly debated issues in the field of biblical studies. In this book, Joel Baden presents a fresh and comprehensive argument for the Documentary Hypothesis.
• The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal
  Throughout much of history, the Jewish way of life has been characterized by strict adherence to the practices and prohibitions legislated by the Torah: dietary laws, ritual purity, circumcision, Sabbath regulations, holidays, and more
• Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible
  The definitive book on the archaeology of Palestine from Alexander the Great’s conquest to Constantine’s reign. Drawing on the most recent, groundbreaking archaeological research, Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey re-narrate the history of ancient Palestine

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UCL now has access to the New Nigerian Digital Archive, 1966-2001

By Sarah Gilmore, on 26 November 2025

UCL users now have access to the New Nigerian Digital Archive, 1966-2001

The Open Access New Nigerian Digital Archive, 1966-2001 provides comprehensive access to one of the Nigeria’s most influential and enduring newspapers. Founded in 1966 just before the start of Nigeria’s first military coup, the New Nigerian quickly established itself as a major regional daily, based in Kaduna, serving as a powerful voice for the northern region while engaging deeply with national affairs.

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Trial access to Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online

By Sarah Gilmore, on 21 November 2025

UCL has trial access to Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online until 31st December 2025.

Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online features more than 200 entries comprising of more than 1,000,000 words. This unique reference tool offers a presentation of the current state of scholarship on fundamental issues of Judaism, both past and present. While heavy emphasis is placed on the classical literature of Judaism and its history, it also includes principal entries on circumcision, genetic engineering, homosexuality, intermarriage in American Judaism, and other acutely contemporary issues. Covering a tradition of nearly four thousand years, some of the most distinguished scholars in the field describe the way of life, history, art, theology, philosophy, and the practices and beliefs of the Jewish people.

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Trial access to Moment Magazine Archive

By Sarah Gilmore, on 21 November 2025

UCL has trial access to Moment Magazine Archive until 20th December 2025.

Moment Magazine Archive, 1975-2010, is a digital collection of the popular Jewish magazine, founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel and writer Leonard Fein. Providing a unique column called “Ask the Rabbis,” the magazine covers Jewish history, the arts, Israel, world news, and Jewish cultural issues.

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Trial access to Prayer in the Ancient World

By Sarah Gilmore, on 19 November 2025

UCL has trial access to Prayer in the Ancient World Online until 31st December 2025.

Prayer in the Ancient World Online is a critical handbook on prayer in the ancient world including an anthology of representative prayers from the major languages and religious traditions. The scope is focused geographically to Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, and chronologically stops with texts dated to late antiquity. The Work comprises of about 400 entries.

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Trial access to Images of the Biblical World Online

By Sarah Gilmore, on 13 November 2025

UCL has access to Images of the Biblical World Online until 31st December 2025.

Images of the Biblical World Online is a collection of hitherto unpublished photographs that documents biblical material culture and at the same time reflects the development of bible-related locations between 1952 and 2004.

• Over 24,000 photographs from biblical places in the Mediterranean world and Southern Europe
• Many pictures document historical settings of excavation sites and buildings which no longer exist today
• All images are indexed by description, place, date of photography, and a geographical index

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