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Library trials in March: African Diaspora, British Officers WW1 Diaries, Revolution & Protest Online, Chicago Tribune newspaper, South China Morning Post newspaper, and Lexis PSL legal know how

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March is Library Trials Month!  We are currently running trials to the following six databases. 

Please do promote them to staff and students in your department, and ask them to provide the library with feedback using the form or email provided.

African Diaspora

The African Diaspora is a collection of primary historical sources on the migrations, communities, and ideologies of people of African descent.
Of interest to: Geography, History, Politics.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 30 April 2019.  Please provide feedback to librarians@le.ac.uk.

British Officers' Diaries from World War 1 (1914-1919)

54 digitised WW1 war diaries from officers, non-commissioned officers, privates, and others including chaplains, and allied prisoners of war.
Of interest to: Archaeology, History, History of Art.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 3 April 2019.  Please provide feedback to librarians@le.ac.uk.

Revolution and Protest Online

Revolution and Protest is a collection of primary political and historical sources (video, images, archives and documents) on key revolutions, protests, resistance, and social movements across the world from the 18th to 21st century.
Of interest to: American Studies, Criminology, History, Media, Politics, Sociology.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 30 April 2019.  Please provide feedback to librarians@le.ac.uk.

Chicago Tribune (1849-1994)

The Chicago Tribune is a digital newspaper archive documenting the historical, political, economic and social development of the city of Chicago and the broader American Mid-West region. 
Of interest to: American Studies, Film Studies, History, Media, Politics.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 30 April 2019.  Please provide feedback using online feedback form.

South China Morning Post (1903-1998)

The South China Morning Post is the premier English-language historical newspaper for China and Asia.  It provides a unique insight to modern Chinese history, 20th century politics, economics, and society.
Of interest to: History, History of Art, Media, Museum Studies, Politics.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 30 April 2019.  Please provide feedback using online feedback form.

Lexis PSL

Lexis PSL is a legal know how and current awareness service from Lexis Nexis, providing legal practitioners with up-to-date guidance to the law (and alternative to Practical Law).
Of interest to: Criminology, Law, Politics.
Click here to access trial (on-campus only).  Trial is available until 31 March 2019.  Please provide feedback to librarians@le.ac.uk.


If there are any queries about library trials, please contact librarians@le.ac.uk.

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