Trial databases
The Library trials databases to get feedback on them from the University community and assess whether they should be added to the Library’s collection.
The database trials on the Library website are in line with the Collection Development and Management Policy.
Feedback
We welcome your comments. Please feel free to send any feedback about our database trials to your subject librarian or the collection policy and development team.
Recommending resources
If you know of a resource you would like us to trial, please feel free to make a recommendation or talk to your subject librarian.
Current trials
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: 1866-1912 (Trial until 31 August)
Description:A database of digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals from the American Antiquarian Society. Series 5 presents more than 2,000 titles dating from 1866 through 1912.
Cite Them Right (Trial until 15 August)
Description:Interactive tutorial to help you reference your sources correctly. Includes examples from many referencing styles such as APA, MLA, IEEE and others.
Making of Modern Law: Five Modules (Trial until 31 August)
Description:A database of books that cover nearly every aspect of American and British law and that dig deep into the legal traditions of Europe, Latin America, Asia, and other jurisdictions. It has a range of analytical, theoretical, and practical literature.
The five modules on trial are : Foreign Primary Sources ; Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926 ; Landmark Records and Briefs of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 1950-1980 ; Primary Sources ; and U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978.
Nature Cancer (Trial until 31 August)
Description:This journal includes research from life and clinical sciences, materials science and drug discovery as well as research on the socioeconomic implications of Cancer
Nature Food (Trial until 31 August)
Description:This journal is interdisciplinary and covers aspects of food production, distribution, food economics, ethics, policy, food science and human nutrition.