TCD Library has recently purchased access to 51 titles from the Autrement Mêmes collection, published by L’Harmattan, Paris.

This is a collection directed by Professor Roger Little (Fellow Emeritus (French), TCD). According to Professor Little, these texts 'are difficult to find, often available only in specialised libraries, sometimes indeed extremely rare [...] all genres and all relevant periods are covered, mainly prose texts, however, from the 18th century to the latter part of French colonialism'.

Each title can be found catalogued individually in the Trinity Library system, Stella, and all 51 titles can be seen together on the database Autrement Mêmes.

For a full list of TCD Library's databases of journals and E-Books, current, new, and on trial, use the Databases and E-Books link on the Library homepage, found under the Stella search box.

Clíona Ní Shúilleabháin, Electronic Resources Librarian.

New Resource: Loeb Classical Library

Loeb Classical Library [Harvard University Press. September 2015, access 'in perpetuity' purchased.]

The written treasures of the ancient Greek and Roman world. James Loeb founded the Loeb Classical Library in 1911, to make the work of classical authors accessible - regardless of knowledge of Greek or Latin.

Since 1989, a renewal plan founded on the publication of four or five new volumes a year has been in place. This plan includes titles new to the Loeb Classical Library (such as Chariton), completely new editions and translations (such as Euripides), and thoroughly revised editions (such as Homer).Greek and Latin texts are alongside English translations.

The authors in the Loeb Classical Library span fourteen centuries and every genre. Editors and translators are drawn from both sides of the Atlantic. New titles are added to the series, while existing titles are continually reprinted so that the complete Loeb Classical Library always remains in print.

New resource: EMIS

EMIS, [as a result of a request and funding from the TCD School of Business] delivers electronic information products, by subscription, to institutional customers through its global network of offices. EMIS provides hard-to-get information covering more than 100 emerging markets.
TCD has just taken out a one-year subscription.

New database: Heritage of the Printed Book Database (HPB) formerly Hand Press Book Database

[Free under the agreement with CONUL (Consortium of National and University Libraries) - Oct. 2014]
The HPB Database (previously called the Hand Press Book Database) is a steadily growing collection of files of catalogue records from major European and North American research libraries covering items of European printing of the hand-press period (c.1455-c.1830) integrated into one file. This makes it possible for information to be retrieved in one single search across all files.

As the digitisation of collections in contributing libraries progresses, more and more catalogue records point to digital presentations of the early printed books. The HPB Database is of interest to librarians and any one else with academic pursuits across many fields of study that use printed books as source material. It is especially valuable for research in intellectual history, social history, and transmission of thought, as well as in the history of printing and the history of the book.

It may be accessed for information retrieval and downloading by CERL member institutions, their staff and users.


Content: Bibliographic database

New resource: Heritage of the Printed Book Database (HPB) formerly Hand Press Book Database

The HPB bibliographic database from CERL, free to TCD under our CONUL agreement, has been added to the New Resources page and will have a record in the catalogue and a link from the main databases page in due course.

The HPB Database (previously called the Hand Press Book Database) is a steadily growing collection of files of catalogue records from major European and North American research libraries covering items of European printing of the hand-press period (c.1455-c.1830) integrated into one file. This makes it possible for information to be retrieved in one single search across all files. As the digitisation of collections in contributing libraries progresses, more and more catalogue records point to digital presentations of the early printed books.

The HPB Database is of interest to librarians and any one else with academic pursuits across many fields of study that use printed books as source material. It is especially valuable for research in intellectual history, social history, and transmission of thought — as well as in the history of printing and the history of the book. It may be accessed for information retrieval and downloading by CERL member institutions, their staff and users.

New database on Web of Science

Web of Science - New KCI Korean Journal Database.

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Please be advised that in addition to the upgrade to the Web of Science 5.15 on October 19, 2014, [see details here ] subscribers  were provided with free entitlement to the New KCI Korean Journal Database. The KCI Korean Journal Database is a searchable repository of literature from Korea and is available for selection listed on the drop down 'Search' list.

About the New KCI Korean Journal Database.

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"The KCI Korean Journal Database provides a comprehensive snapshot of the most influential regional content from researchers in South Korea. Using citation connections from the Web of Science(tm), regional work is framed within the broader context of global research.

The newest regional database included in Web of Science lets you make connections to the broader research landscape. Get a more complete global picture by discovering new insights from research in highly influential BRICK regions."

Further information at:

http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/kci_kjd/

Online recorded training at:

http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/kci-korean-journal-database/

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953). New resource.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953)

One of four new China-related databases in the Library, this ProQuest collection of 24 Chinese historical newspaper titles includes The China Weekly Review (1923-1950), The North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette (1870-1941) and the Peking Daily News (1914-1917).

Provides first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. 

China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998 from the Digital National Security Archive. New resource.

See our NEW RESOURCES tab on the TCD Library Databases and E-Books page:

Digital National Security Archive: China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998

One of four new China-related databases in the Library, this ProQuest collection pulls together more than 2,000 documents concerning the relationship between the United States and China, with an emphasis on the 1969-1998 time period.

The documents include memos, cables, and studies concerning U.S. diplomatic relations with China, records concerning the U.S.-PRC security relationship, documents related to the economic and scientific association with the PRC, and intelligence estimates and studies concerning the PRC's foreign policy objectives, military capabilities, and internal situation.

U.S. Intelligence and China: Collection, Analysis, and Covert Action from the Digital National Security Archive. New resource.

See our NEW RESOURCES tab on the TCD Library Databases and E-Books page:
Digital National Security Archive: U.S. Intelligence and China: Collection, Analysis, and Covert Action

One of four new China-related databases in the Library, this ProQuest collection includes more than 2,300 documents providing new insights into aspects of intelligence operations, with the results of most of these efforts, naturally, kept highly classified.

The resulting finished intelligence addressed a diversity of topics, ranging from military capabilities to domestic policies, and which was critical in helping to shape U.S. policy toward the emerging world power.

This collection provides insights into all these aspects of intelligence operations, revealing U.S. concerns about its rival, China, and its ally, Taiwan.

Political, Economic, and Military Conditions in China: Reports and Correspondence of the U.S. Military Intelligence Division, 1918-1941. New resource.

Political, Economic, and Military Conditions in China: Reports and Correspondence of the U.S. Military Intelligence Division, 1918-1941

One of four new China-related databases in the Library, this Gale collection reproduces the six principal Military Intelligence Division files relating exclusively to China for the period 1918 to 1941 (general conditions, political conditions, economic conditions, army, navy, and aeronautics).

This collection also includes documents created by other U.S. Government agencies and foreign governments from the records of the Military Intelligence Division.

TCD subscribes to three databases on the platform, "Archives Unbound" from Gale Cengage Learning: 1) Northern Ireland: A Divided Community, 1921-1972. Cabinet Papers of the Stormont Administration; 2) Political, Economic, and Military Conditions in China: Reports and Correspondence of the U.S. Military Intelligence Division, 1918-1941; 3) The Dublin Castle Records 1798-1926.

Peace Process: Layers of Meaning - New resource

Peace Process: Layers of Meaninghttp://www.peaceprocesshistory.org/ is a new, free resource, with connections to TCD.

It is a hybrid project involving collaboration between Queen Mary, University of London, Trinity College Dublin and Dundalk Institute of Technology. It is led by Professor Seán McConville of Queen Mary, University of London and Dr. Anna Bryson of Trinity College Dublin.

One element of the project is the development of LOMOND [Layers of Meaning Online Directory], an archive which provides access to surviving interviews, social investigations and oral histories of the peace process.

The Peace Portal complements LOMOND. It is a guide to online resources relating to the history of conflict and peace-making in Northern Ireland. A concise summary of each resource is provided.

Global Plants from JSTOR - New resource

TCD Library has taken out a subscription to JSTOR's Global Plants.

Herbaria preserve plant type specimens that are used for the study of botany, ecology, and other plant science disciplines.

Global Plants is a community-contributed database where worldwide herbaria can share their plant type specimens, experts can determine and update naming structures, students can discover and learn about plants in context, and a record of plant life can be preserved for future generations.


Global Plants contains the contributed collections of more than 300 herbaria from around the globe. TCD's Herbarium has contributed some material to Global Plants.

There are nearly two million high-resolution type specimens currently in the Global Plants database, and this number will continue to grow.

Drama Online - New resource

Subsequent to the extended trial we had to Drama Online during the year, we have now subscribed to this database.

Drama Online introduces new writers alongside the most iconic names in play writing history, providing contextual and critical background through scholarly works and practical guides.

This is a growing collection.

Play Tools with Character Grids, Words and Speech graphs and Part Books offer a way to engage with plays for close study or for performance.

Drama Online includes:

• Major foreign works in translation: Bertolt Brecht, Luigi Pirandello, Eduardo De Filippo, Frank Wedekind and more.

• Comic masterpieces from Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward.

• Modern classics from Tom Stoppard, Alan Bennett ... [et al.]

• A continually growing collection of the very latest contemporary writers including Polly Stenham, Katori Hall, D.C. Moore, James Graham, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Lucy Prebble.

The collection features the pre-eminent theatre lists of Methuen Drama, the Arden Shakespeare and Faber and Faber as well as production photos from the Victoria and Albert Museum. 

 Drama Online is developed in partnership by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Faber and Faber Ltd.  
View the title and author list for the 2013 collection.

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The Times of India [ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India (1838-2003)] - new resource

The Times of India (1838-2003) is part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program. 

The titles included under this heading are: Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce (1839-1859), The Bombay Times and Standard (1860-1861), The Times of India (1861-[2003]).  

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

Please note, 2003 (with some exceptions) is the most recent guaranteed date to which we have access, despite the ProQuest site's 1861-'current' statement under Times of India publication information.
 
New resources are highlighted on the New Resources tab of the Databases and E-Books page. 
A record will be created in the catalogue shortly afterwards.

NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) on on SAI Global's i2i Solutions platform - new resource

NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) is Ireland's official standards body. It operates under the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act (1996) and is accountable to the Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. NSAI is the national certification authority for CE Marking and provides a certification service to enable business demonstrate that Irish goods and services conform to applicable standards.

The i2i platform contains NSAI standards, Eurocodes and ISO International Standards with Irish annexes.
NSAI isn't specifically mentioned on the platform, but the NSAI standards are included in the databases and searching under the country: Ireland or publisher: NSAI will find them.