[Histmaj] Fwd: University of Washington Library News for Winter 2024

[HISTORY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS]

Library News for Winter 2024

New History Databases:

  *   Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/SAS?u=wash_main> - This massive database of more than 5 million pages includes books, pamphlets, newspapers, court records, manuscripts, and more dating from the 17th to late 19th century.  The primary sources cover the transatlantic slave trade, abolitionist movements, the institution of slavery, and emancipation. Regional coverage includes Africa, Brazil, Caribbean, United Kingdom, United States, and other areas.



  *   Newspapers:

     *   Hindustan Times<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/hnphindustantimes?accountid=14784> (1924-2000)
     *   Le Monde<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/hnplemonde/> (1944-2000)
     *   Izvestiia Digital Archive<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/udb/1019> (1917-2022)
     *   Pravda Digital Archive<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/udb/870> (1918-1991)
     *   ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Washington Collection<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/hnpwashingtoncollection?accountid=14784> - basically the Spokesman Review in its various renditions from 1885 to present

  *   Via JSTOR (free access was available during the pandemic but now we have permanent access):

     *   19th Century British Pamphlets<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/site/19th-century-british-pamphlets/> - Significant British pamphlets covering key social, political & economic issues of the day
     *   Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/site/struggles-for-freedom/southern-africa/> - More than 27,000 sources related to the liberation struggles in southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia & Zimbabwe)
     *   World Heritage Sites: Africa<https://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/site/heritage/africa/> - Primary & secondary sources documenting the visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites
Free Campus-Wide Web Subscriptions
The Libraries now provides FREE access to The Atlantic<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/news/atlantic> for all current faculty, students & staff. This includes access to their archive going back to 1857. Other campus-wide subscriptions: the New York Times<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/news/nyt>, Financial Times<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/business/financial-times>, Wall Street Journal<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/business/wsj>, and the Economist<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/business/economist>.

Easier access to journal articles via UW Libraries Search

Now, fewer clicks! You’ll see a new “Download PDF” button in UW Libraries Search for quicker, less confusing (always debatable) access to articles through a service called LibKey.



For example, a quick search for “Tounsel Christopher” in UW Libraries Search<https://search.lib.uw.edu/> brings up a list of books, book reviews, and articles. Under many of the articles you’ll see a direct pdf link (highlighted in the example) to the article.



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In instances where we don’t have direct online access to the article, you’ll see the familiar “Check for online access” link. More info in our announcement<https://www.lib.washington.edu/about/news/announcements/uw-libraries-launches-libkey> and FAQ<https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/uwlibrariessearch/libkey>.



Check out more news and updates in the UW Libraries January update<https://sites.uw.edu/libstrat/2024/01/03/january-update-2023/> (and subscribe by email to receive the monthly blog post in your inbox).



Have a great winter quarter! As always, I’m here for your questions and requests. Just email me at mudrock at uw.edu<mailto:mudrock at uw.edu>.

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