Covers 19th Century literature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, the professions, and all aspects of nineteenth-century life. When complete, the database will make available full runs of nearly 600 titles, some of which exist only in a single copy. Includes 19th Century UK Periodicals: Series 1 - New Readerships
19th Century UK Periodicals: Series 2 - Empire.

ABELL contains 860,000 records, covering monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews and collections of essays published anywhere in the world. Subject areas covered by ABELL include: English language including syntax, phonology, lexicology, semantics, stylistics and dialectology English literature including poetry, prose, fiction, films, biography, travel writing, literary theory and studies of individual authors Bibliography including manuscript studies, textual studies and the history of publishing Traditional culture of the English-speaking world including custom, belief, narrative, song, dance and material culture. ABELL is compiled under the auspices of the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) by an international team of editors, contributors and academic advisors. See also the MLA International Bibliography.

A multi-disciplinary database covering 1,470 of the most important journals in the humanities and arts fields, worldwide. It also picks up, selectively, articles from the Social Sciences Index and the Sciences Citation Index insofar as they have humanities content. You can do keyword searches (all foreign citations are translated into English), citation searches (telling you where a given source has been cited by a subsequent journal article), and related record searches (telling you which articles have footnotes in common with your starting-point article). The database also enables you to zero in immediately on state-of-the-art literature review articles.

Contains digital art images, museum reproductions, and photograph collections documenting the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Images are international in scope and coverage includes a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods and media. The images are drawn from different sources, such as museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The database is updated with new images on a regular basis.
Network restrictions at LC limit access to some images.

Index of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. Includes the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Also contains obituary citations for many less-published architects.

Indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs, and articles from over 4,300 periodicals. Subjects covered include: art of Europe and the Americas (4th century to modern) architecture and industrial design decorative and applied arts drawings painting popular and folk art prints and sculpture.

Provides cutting-edge scholarly coverage of design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day. It offers an expanding range of authoritative reference and book content, alongside a rich selection of museum object images, which are fully searchable and underpinned by an intuitive taxonomy for seamless navigation. The ideal research and learning tool for design and visual arts, it will support both students and academics by allowing them to explore the history and context of influential design schools, people, periods, places, and disciplines.

The "BHO" is an international bibliography in the field of book and library history. It provides a comprehensive survey of all scholarly publications written from a historical perspective. Included are monographs, articles and reviews dealing with the history of the printed book, its arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, its economic, social and cultural environment, as well as its production, distribution, preservation and description. BHO is published in partnership with the University of St Andrews and the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP).

The most comprehensive range of regional and local newspapers in Britain between the mid eighteenth and mid twentieth centuries ever made available in a digital collection, the collections within the British Library Newspapers series provide a range of publications to reflect the social, political and cultural events of the times.

Taken directly from the extensive holdings of the British Library, the more than 160 publications illuminate diverse and distinct regional attitudes, cultures, and vernaculars, providing an alternative viewpoint to the London-centric national press over a period of more than 200 years.

The British Library Newspapers collections feature London national newspapers, English regional papers, home country newspapers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and titles in specialist areas such as Victorian radicalism and Chartism. Employing the latest imaging techniques, the collection offers its users highly illustrated materials that support research in History, Literature, Victorian Studies, Genealogy, Fine Arts, Finance/Economics, Political Science, and more.

The British Library Newspapers collection also consists of the 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers.

The British National Bibliography (BNB) lists the books and new journal titles published or distributed in the United Kingdom and Ireland since 1950. It also lists forthcoming book titles and hand-held electronic publications, e.g. CD-ROMs, deposited with the Legal Deposit Office since 2003. The BNB is the single most comprehensive listing of UK titles.

Contains the full text of hundreds of periodicals detailing everyday British life from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. The content traces the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the 17th century through to the Victorian 'age of periodicals' and beyond. These titles cover history, literature, slavery, psychology, popular science, Celtic folklore, and religion. A wide array of different types of periodical are represented, from magisterial quarterlies and scholarly and professional organs through to coterie art periodicals, penny weeklies and illustrated family magazines.

British Periodicals Collection I consists of more than 160 journals that comprise the UMI microfilm collection Early British Periodicals, the equivalent of 5,238 printed volumes containing approximately 3.1 million pages. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences.

British Periodicals Collection II consists of more than 300 journals from the UMI microfilm collections English Literary Periodicals and British Periodicals in the Creative Arts together with additional titles, amounting to almost 3 million pages. Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.

British Periodicals Collection III extends the scope of the program by focusing on leading publications from the first half of the twentieth century. The titles are from the prestigious stable of illustrated periodicals known as the Great Eight in British periodical publishing history. They are considered to be among the foremost popular periodicals of the period and were highly influential in their mix of news/politics, miscellany, art, photography, literature and comedy/satire, while launching the careers of many leading artists/illustrators of the age.

British Periodicals Collection IV continues this expansion, offering an eclectic mix of major popular titles from the twentieth century, reflecting the age’s attitudes interests and events across culture, politics and society. Key themes covered in these publications include socialism and the labour movement, international affairs/conflict, leisure/rural life, the arts, travel/empire and childhood/youth.

A range of important sources from Britain and America, covering key subjects within this historical field, including Keynesian economic policy in post-war Britain; international labour movements; the London Stock Exchange; and the papers of important economists.
Highlights include:

• A complete run of the Stock Exchange Official Year-book for 1875-1945, tracing the development of British, Commonwealth and world finance and industry from the heights of the Victorian era to the end of the Second World War
• All the working papers of John Maynard Keynes and his private office during his second period of service at the Treasury, from 1940 until his death in 1946
• The papers of David A. Morse, Director-General of the International Labour Office in Geneva from 1948 to 1970
• The complete manuscript diaries of the British Labour politician Hugh Dalton, 1916-1960, covering his extensive career as an MP and government minister
• A complete run of The Mechanical Engineer for 1897-1917, featuring authoritative articles and reports, along with excellent diagrams and illustrations concerning the rapid scientific and technical advances of the period

Chronicling America provides free access to millions of pages of historic American public domain newspapers. More than 3000 titles, published in 48 states and territories and the District of Columbia are available (eventual coverage will be all states and territories, 1690-1963). The headlines, articles and advertisements capture the life and times of the American people, shining new light on historic events as they unfolded. Also provides a link to find information about newspapers published in the United States from 1690. Produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress.

Contains data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops and firms from more than 500 design and craft journals. Also include the Periodicals Directory of design and craft journals containing for each title, the publisher's address telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses and web site details details of subjects covered a brief description of the contents of the journal original date of publication details of title changes and ISSN number.

The world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper covering British and world events. From war and disasters to politics and the arts, the newspaper provided a vivid view of the people, places and events that, until then, most of its readers could only imagine. Containing high-quality color facsimile images, the newspaper brings to life more than 160 years of social, political and cultural history for scholarly researchers. Areas covered include politics, social history, fashion, theatre, media, literature, advertising and graphic design, as well as genealogy.

The Berg Collection is recognised as one of the finest literary research collections in the world, and the Victorian holdings are the undisputed jewel in its crown. A broad range of authors from across the nineteenth century make this an essential research tool for all scholars and students researching Victorian literature. Most of these unique manuscripts are unavailable in any medium elsewhere. They are supplemented by some rare printed materials, including early editions annotated by the authors. Each author collection is included in its entirety, allowing users to browse and search the manuscripts as they would in the Berg Reading Room. Unpublished poems, working notebooks, holograph manuscripts and drawings trace the inspiration and genesis behind the period’s greatest works. Researchers and students can trace the close interconnection of these Victorian authors – and subsequently their texts – through the mass of personal correspondence between them, revealing the close circles in which the Victorian literary world moved. This resource is of immense importance to those researching the business of Victorian publishing, documenting the relationship between writers and their publishers through correspondence and financial and legal documents.

The Stationers’ Company Archive is one of the most important resources for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the printing and publishing community, the establishment of legal requirements for copyright provisions and the history of bookbinding. Explore extremely rare documents dating from 1554 to the 21st century in this invaluable resource of research material for historians and literary scholars.

This digital collection brings to life the teeming streets of Victorian London, inviting students and scholars to explore the gin palaces, brothels and East End slums of the nineteenth century’s greatest city. From salacious ‘swell’s guides’ to scandalous broadsides and subversive posters, the material sold and exchanged on London’s bustling thoroughfares offers an unparalleled insight into the dark underworld of the nineteenth century city. Children’s chapbooks, street cries, slang dictionaries and ballads were all part of a vibrant culture of street literature. London Low Life is also an incredible visual resource for students and scholars of London, depicting in full colour maps, cartoons, song sheets, street cries and a full set of the essential John Tallis’s Street Views of London - a unique resource for the study of London architecture and commerce.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) is a multi-year global digitization and publishing program focusing on primary source collections of the long nineteenth century. NCCO includes a variety of full-text, fully searchable document types--monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more--sourced from a wide range of noted libraries and archives and unites them in one central, cross-searchable location. There are twelve collections currently available: Asia and the West British Politics and Society British Theatre, Music, and Literature Children's Literature and Childhood Europe and Africa European Literature, 1790-1840 Mapping the World Photography Religion, Society, Spirituality, Reform Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925 (Parts I & II) and Women.

• Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
• British Politics and Society
• British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture
• Children's Literature and Childhood
• Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest
• European Literature, 1790-1840
• Mapping the World
• Photography: The World Through the Lens
• Religion, Society, Spirituality, Reform
• Science, Technology and Medicine (Part I)
• Science, Technology and Medicine (Part II)
• Women: Transnational Networks

Contains over 45,000 articles from the Grove Dictionary of Art (editor Jane Turner, 1996: 34 vols) on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. Also contains biographies, bibliographies, and thousands of links to color images and home pages from the world's leading museums, picture libraries, and galleries around the world. Browse by the following subject areas: African Art Australian and New Zealand Art Chinese Art Classical Art Latin American and Caribbean Art Northern Renaissance Art and Twentieth Century Art. Users can also explore particular themes such as: Art and Art Forms Geography People Styles and Cultures and Time Periods. Grove Art Online also provides access to all of the articles from The Oxford Companion to Western Art (ed. Hugh Brigstocke, 2001). OCWA contains over 2,800 entries on major subjects in the visual arts covering major museums, artists, styles, periods, techniques, materials, and more.

With nearly 170,000 entries on artists from antiquity to the present day and featuring regular updates, Benezit is one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources on artists in the English language. Entries are clear and concise, and Benezit contains thousands of auction records, museum holdings, and bibliographies. In addition to its outstanding scope and depth, two features in particular make Benezit unique among art reference works: its superb coverage of obscure artists and the inclusion of images of artists signatures, monograms, and stamps.

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is a tool designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources of information quickly by directing them to exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive, or data set they need for their research. OBO is a library of disciplined-based subject modules. In each subject module, leading scholars have produced a literary guide to the most important and significant sources in an area of study they know best. The guides feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult. Each topic has a unique editorial commentary to show how the cited sources are interrelated. The citations promote discoverability as they link out to the sources via your library collection or through Google books and more. Bibliographies are currently available in the following areas:

• American Literature
• Anthropology
• Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
• Atlantic History
• Biblical Studies
• British and Irish Literature
• Buddhism
• Classics
• Islamic Studies
• Jewish Studies<
• Medieval Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Renaissance and Reformation
• Urban Studies
• Victorian Literature

A collection of 55,000 specially written biographies, which describe the lives of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond. The Oxford DNB replaces and extends the original Victorian DNB, and includes: re-written biographies of all subjects included in the Victorian DNB, reflecting new research, and providing an up-to-date assessment of their lives and 16,500 biographies of new subjects from all periods. The Oxford DNB provides accurate, concise and readable articles on noteworthy people from all walks of life. Entries offer detailed and extensive biographical information drawn from primary and secondary sources and range from a few dozen to 35,000 words in length. With more than 10,000 illustrations, researched in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Oxford DNB is also the largest selection of national portraiture ever published.

The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It shows not only the current meanings of words, but also traces their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world.

This digital resource documents the interactions between government policy and public philanthropy in Victorian and early twentieth-century society, tracing developments in welfare reform and the social tensions surrounding poverty. Discover the conditions of workhouses and the administration of the new poor relief system through the official government correspondence of the Poor Law Commission, and explore the demonstrable shift in social conditions and welfare reform through a variety of material. The resource offers rich opportunities for both teaching and research, covering a breadth of topics including workhouses and outdoor relief, health and medicine, disability, housing, sanitation, education, and social reform.

Victorian Popular Culture is a portal comprised of four modules, inviting users into the darkened halls, small backrooms, big tops and travelling venues that hosted everything from spectacular shows and bawdy burlesque, to the world of magic, spiritualist séances, optical entertainments and the first moving pictures.

Showcasing the British Film Institute’s Victorian Film Collection and the Mitchell and Kenyon Collection, Victorians on Film provides a glimpse into the lives of the late Victorians and Edwardians captured by some of Britain’s earliest film pioneers and innovators.

Author index to articles published in the 19th century, including biographical information, pseudonyms used, and bibliography of articles written. 45 important monthly and quarterly titles are included, covering the period from the beginning of the Westminster Review in 1824 to the end of the century. The exception to this is the Edinburgh Review, which is indexed from first issue, in 1802. Wellesley does not index poetry.