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New eResource Trial: NewspaperDirect Library PressDisplay

We currently have access to ProQuest’s Library PressDisplay on a trial basis.

Library PressDisplay provides online access to international newspapers in full-color, full-page format.  The collection currently includes more than 1,200 U.S. and international titles—from 94 countries in 48 languages.

You can access the trial here: https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=ASEIKA2FWAEGBYKY2OU9

The trial will run until June 14th.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact ereport at yorku dot ca



New eResource Trial: Encyclomedia

We currently have access to Encyclomedia on a trial basis: http://scuola.encyclomedia.it/enter-eol

Encyclomedia Online is a multimedia project designed to aid the study and understanding of the history of European civilization, directed by Umberto Eco and produced by EM Publishers for Italian language institutes for italian language.
Encyclomedia covers the history of politics and government, social and economic history, the history of philosophy, religion, sciences, music and musical practice, communication, literature and theatre, and art and architecture.
Encyclomedia is a cross-disciplinary reference tool which employs digital reference technology to bring out spatial and temporal interconnections and facilitate users’ understanding of the context surrounding and the relationships between people, events, and ideas.

The trial expires May 30th.

If you have any questions about the trial please contact ereport at yorku dot ca


New eResource: Nineteenth Century Collections Online

We recently acquired Nineteenth Century Collections Online from Gale.

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Nineteenth Century Collections Online contains 3 separate collections:

British Politics and Society

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society includes tens of thousands of primary sources related to the political climate in Great Britain during the “long” nineteenth century.

Asia & West Diplomacy & Cultural Exchange

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange features a range of primary source collections related to international relations between Asian countries and the West during the 19th century. These documents include government reports, diplomatic correspondence, periodicals, newspapers, treaties, trade agreements, NGO papers, and more.

Corvey Collection of European Literature

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was discovered in the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection  includes fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry and more.