New Library Resources
We have several new resources that are now accessible through OneSearch:
The Atlantic Monthly Magazine Archive
Contains indexing, abstracting and full text for the complete archive (including Covers and advertisements) of this leading monthly magazine beginning in November 1857 and ending April 2014.
JET Magazine Archive
Covers the civil rights movement, politics, education, and other social topics with an African-American focus. It includes over 3,000 issues providing a broad view of news, culture, and entertainment from its first issue in 1951 through 2014.
Life Magazine Archive
Consists of cover-to-cover coverage dating back to issue number one in 1936 of the American variety magazine Life, published by Time Inc.
Moment Magazine Archive
Moment is a monthly magazine founded by Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel and Jewish activist Leonard Fein, that covers Jewish culture, politics, and religion. With cover-to-cover coverage from May 1975 to 2010, Moment Magazine Archive provides insight into the Jewish community during the 20th century. The initial years included are 1975-1984. 1985-2010 will be live by October 2023.
Indigenous Peoples of North America
Explores the political, social, and cultural history of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada through manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, images of artwork, and more. Includes Indigenous Peoples of North America, Part 1 and Part 2: The Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986. Part 1 explores the impact of invasion and colonization on Indigenous Peoples in North America, and the intersection of Indigenous and European histories and systems of knowledge. Part 2 provides a record of the efforts of the first organization to address Native American interests and rights.
Political Extremism and Radicalism, Part 2: Far-Right Groups in America
Covers a broad assortment of far-right political groups. Contains a diverse mixture of materials, including periodicals, campaign propaganda, government records, oral histories, and various ephemera. Coverage: 1900s to 2010s. The Library had previously purchased access to Political Extremism and Radicalism, Part 1: Far-Right and Left Political Groups in the U.S., Europe, and Australia in the Twentieth Century
Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online
Focuses on the paleographic features, intended function, cultural significance, readership, acceptance, and design of particular books and genres, as well as the producer-consumer relations involved in the making and circulating of books. Covers more than 2000 years of Jewish book cultures worldwide.
Labor and Employment: The American Worker (HeinOnline)
Contains thousands of titles on the American workplace, from the labor rights movement in the 19th century to the struggles of today. Users will find content related to the establishment of a minimum wage and the 40-hour workweek, hazards faced by workers in the workplace and the safeguards in place to protect them, as well as efforts to make the workplace equitable for all.
Asian Theatre Video Collection (Drama Online)
An essential resource for students of theatre design and production, as well as contemporary theatre practice. It offers interviews with leading performers and practitioners, and includes filmed performances, documentaries, rehearsal footage, and training videos. From Butoh to Bollywood, Bunraku to Topeng, this collection is a vital repository for students and academics interested in Asia’s rich theatrical traditions.
Nick Hern Books Modern Plays (Drama Online)
Includes over 750 plays from many of the UK and Ireland’s preeminent playwrights, as well as exciting new voices. It offers a wide and varied range of award-winning and widely studied plays, and is continually updated with new works from leading theatres.
Playwrights and Practitioners Video Collection (Drama Online)
Blending interviews with rare rehearsal footage, documentaries with production excerpts, this collection is an essential resource for students, actors, and academics. Offers a rich insight into the creative processes of some of the industry’s most esteemed writers and directors.
Izvestiia Digital Archive
Covers the "complete archive" of Izvestiia (Известия), from its founding in 1917 through 2022.
Pravda Digital Archive
Contains the full-text, full-image online searchable archive of Pravda (Правда, Truth), from its inception in 1912 through 2022.
Current Digest of the Russian Press Archive
Presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English for use in research and teaching. The database is a comprehensive retrospective digest of the news presented to the Soviet and Russian public from 1949-1991 and 2010-2021. The Library previously had coverage from 1949-1991 and now has purchased the 2010-2021 content.
ProQuest Congressional Hearings Digital Collections 2020-2023
Current Digest of the Chinese Press
This weekly serial publication launched early in 2012 (after a pilot issue in August 2011) provides English translations of timely articles selected from domestic Chinese news publications. The digital archive contains issues dating from 2011 to 2022. The Library previously had coverage which extended through 2021 and has now purchased the 2022 content.