A-Z Databases

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New/trial databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History

Trial

Find in-depth peer-reviewed articles on many aspects of Asian history in a dynamic digital encyclopedia continuously updated by leading scholars, scientists and researchers.
Trial dates: 06 September - 03 October 2019

Australia & New Zealand Database

New

Search a database providing ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organisations and educational institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda

Trial

View films from the communist world revealing war, history, current affairs, culture and society as seen through the socialist lens. Spanning most of the 20th century, the archive covers the USSR, Vietnam, China, Korea, much of Eastern Europe, the GDR, Britain and Cuba.

Note that the Library's subscription includes Module II: Newsreels & Cinemagazines only.

Modules I & III on trial
From 02 August to 27 September, all three modules of Socialism on Film are available, including over 2,000 titles of digitised films, newsreels and cinemagazines. Module I focuses on wars and revolutions and Module III features culture and society.
Trial dates: 02 August - 27 September 2019

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