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21. LicencedEighteenth Century Journals I & II : Newspapers and Periodicals 1685 - 1815

Adam Matthews: Eighteenth Century Journals I contains material from the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, one of the finest surviving collections of eighteenth-century periodicals. In this resource we have drawn together 95 rare journals printed between 1693 and 1799, combining major publications with more ephemeral works to underline the broad variety of eighteenth century print journalism. Eighteenth Century Journals II provides a searchable, full text database of 18th Century newspapers and periodicals drawn from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, which holds one of the finest collections of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals in the world. This collection represents both major metropolitan (London) papers, but also provincial newspapers such as Northampton Mercury, York Courant and York Chronicle. Scottish and Irish interests are represented along with English, by the Edinburgh Gazette and the Tatler (Edinburgh); and the Dublin Journal and Dublin Evening Post. Of particular value to historians is the inclusion of short runs of low cost newspapers which rarely survive, such as Parker's Penny Post for 1732-3. The collection also includes a valuable range of literary and literary-related publications which contained essays, criticism and comment. Some sample titles in the collection include: Connoisseur, the History of the Works of the Learned, the Museum; Or, the Literary and Historical Register, and the Present State of the Republick of Letters, the Bee; Or, Literary Weekly Intelligence, the British Magazine for 1760-1, the Vocal Magazine for 1778, and the New London Magazine for 1788, 1789 and 1792. The titles chosen from HRC for this project have been screened carefully against EEBO and ECCO so that there is no duplication whatsoever with these projects, although the material available in those collections form a useful adjunct to Eighteenth Century Journals II, as does the Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 and Early American Newspapers. Series I, 1690-1876. All of these additional resources are also available at the National Library via E-Resources.

22. Onsite(CDROM)Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies: This electronic edition is based on the two volume printed Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia which can be located in the Reference Collection in the Main Reading Room at RFq 994.0049915 E56.

23. FreeEPPI : Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland, 1801-1922

University of Southampton: The EPPI Project is dedicated to enhancing access to and use of the British Parliamentary Papers relating to Ireland for the period 1801-1922, and is one of the principal resources for the study of modern Irish history. EPPI involves the electronic cataloguing and full-text digitisation of some 13,700 documents (containing around 600,000 pages) from Southampton University's unique Ford Collection of Official Publications. It includes scans of original census data for the years 1821, 1831, 1842, 1851, 1861 and a range of primary documents on topics relating to law, agriculture, poor relief, religion and trade. Documents can be searched by keyword and title or browsed by subject. The database is still being added to and not all documents are available in full text.

24. FreeFederation Gateway

National Library of Australia: This gateway assists in locating a wide variety of materials like books, web sites, pictures and manuscripts relating to the Federation of Australia. The National Library of Australia has a rich collection of this material which includes early maps from the Federation period, papers from the various Federation movements and conferences of the 19th century, photos and ephemera relating to Federation as well as information on the recent debates on Australia's constitutional future. Many of the printed sources listed here can also be found in your local public or state library.

25. FreeFirst Fleet Artwork Collection

Natural History Museum (UK): On 13 May 1787 eleven ships, now commonly referred to as The First Fleet, set sail from Portsmouth to establish a colony in New South Wales, Australia. They reached their destination on 18 January 1788, 18 years after Captain James Cook had first landed on the east coast of Australia at Botany Bay. One of the unplanned but long-lasting outcomes of this event was the large number of outstanding drawings of aboriginal people, the landscape and wildlife found on arrival as well as of the early foundation of the colony. Drawings have been arranged under four themes: Natural History; Ethnography; Topography; and History.

26. Onsite(CDROM)First to Fall: Killed in Action 25 April 1915

Australian Defence Force Academy: AIF Project. Provides the only comprehensive list and details of the 621 men of the AIF who were killed in action on the first day of the Gallipoli campaign. Use internet explorer, not netscape navigator, to use this CD.

27. LicencedGerritsen Collection : Women's History Online, 1543-1945

Chadwyck-Healey: In the late 1800s, Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs and her husband C.V. Gerritsen began collecting books and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and women's rights. By the time their successors finished their work in 1945, the Gerritsen Collection was the greatest source for the study of women's history in the world, with materials spanning four centuries and fifteen languages. This online resource delivers two million page images exactly as they appeared in the original printed works. Users can trace the evolution of feminism within a single country, as well as the impact of one country's movement on those of the others.

28. OnsiteHistorical Abstracts

ABC-CLIO: Historical Abstracts covers the history of all countries of the world 1450 to the present, excepting the United States and Canada (these countries are covered in America: History and Life). Over 1,800 journals in over 40 languages are indexed, dating back to 1955.

29. FreeHistorical Atlas of the Twentieth Century

Matthew White: Collection of historical, social, economic and political world maps and timelines.

30. LicencedHouse of Commons Parliamentary Papers

Proquest: HCPP Onine provides online access to the nineteenth century parliamentary papers of Britain. As the working documents of government, parliamentary papers encompass all areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy, showing how issues were explored and legislation was formed. The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers are vital to the historical record of Britain, its former Colonies and the wider world. HCPP online brings together two resources: the Chadwyck-Healey microfiche edition of the nineteenth century House of Commons Sessional Papers and the accompanying 5 volume index, Peter Cockton's 'Subject Catalogue of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1900'. HCPP currently contains an index for all parliamentary papers from 1801-2004, and full text for 1801-1900.

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Our subject guides

"Australian history: print resources"

The Library holds a large range of primary and secondary resources relating to the history of Australia. This guide contains selected print works only.

"Australian history: selected websites"

These are selected sites for researching Australian history on the Internet and provide a starting place for researchers in this field. They lead to a diverse range of information on Australian history resources as well as providing links to other useful sites.

"Mura Gadi : a guide to manuscript, pictorial and oral history materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the National Library of Australia"

Mura Gadi is an online catalogue of the National Library of Australia's manuscript, pictorial and oral history resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Though it does not list the many books, periodicals and other publications in the Library relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, these materials can be found using the Library's online catalogue at http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/

"Ship and passenger records: print resources"

Ship and passenger records are found throughout the National Library in books, journals, newspapers, manuscripts, microform, pictures, maps and electronic media. Material includes information on ships, voyages, shipping companies, shipping and passenger lists and registers, shipwrecks, whaling, shipping arrivals and departures in Australian ports, logs, journals, diaries and voyage narratives, and ships' illustrations.