An assortment of new digital resources were added:
From Adam Matthew - the following primary source databases
America in World War Two : Oral Histories and Personal Accounts
1939-1949 This digital resource shows how World War Two changed American society and the economy, how it impacted individuals and families, and the legacy of the War in human terms. American military and civilian involvement in all major theatres of operations is represented, whilst service branches range from the army, navy and air force, to the marines, merchant marines, coast guards, and medical personnel. Experience operations in the Pacific, the D-Day landings in Europe and the post-war occupation of Germany through personal letters, diaries, photographs, artifacts and military records, and watch as 300 people share their memories of military life, prisoner of war camps and the Home Front in oral history video interviews
Ethnomusicology, Global Field Recordings
1905-2019 the collection is comprised of over 60 field collections from ethnomusicologists dating from the mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first century. The audio recordings, videos, field notebooks and journals in this resource document musical traditions and how music interacts with different societies and cultures all over the globe
1514-2015 This resource aims to represent a range of key food and drink history stories from the evolution of food within everyday life to haute cuisine, charting key issues around agriculture and food production, and looking into advertising histories of key food and drink brands. The materials in this collection illustrate the deep links between food and identity, politics, power, gender, race, and socio-economic status.
Sex & Sexuality : Research Collections from the Kinsey Institute Library and Special Collections
1863-2015 This resource explores changing attitudes towards human sexuality, gender and sexual behaviors, in America and beyond, throughout the Twentieth Century. Due to the nature of subjects in discussion, please be aware that this resource contains material of a sexually explicit and graphic nature.
Content was also added to existing Adam Matthew Collections including:
- American Indian Newspapers
- Colonial America
- Service Newspapers of World War II
- Shakespeare's Globe Archive: Theatres, Players & Performance
- Socialism on film
From Proquest
1909 to 1972, users can examine the realities of segregation in the early 20th century to the triumphs of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and beyond. And, they can explore the challenges to the NAACP in the late 1960s and 1970s, such as the Black Power Movement, urban riots, and the Vietnam War.
Colgate has access to sections 1 and 2.
From the Center for Research Libraries and the CIFNAL
CAIRN Journals - Bouquet General
Cairn offers a comprehensive collection of over 500 French language journals in literature, history, philosophy and general interest. The interface is in French. There is also an International Edition, a package containing Journals which for the first time have had selected articles translated into English.
Several Open Access databases have been added:
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary provides analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. It includes information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more. (formerly a subscription based service - now all content available as open access)
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
The Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston have embarked on a project to preserve for posterity the most significant public television and radio programs of the past 60 years: The American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers
1911-1949 The Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers collection provides access to Chinese newspapers of the period. Content is primarily in Chinese
Open Access to this collection is made possible through the generous support of the Center for Research Libraries and its member institutions.
Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers
1902-1972. A collection of 15 digitized newspapers from Northern African and the Middle East. Content is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French.