Available until 01/06/2018
The Korean and Vietnam wars were two of the defining events of the 20th century. While the origins of both are rooted in their countries’ respective histories, much of the world regarded the wars as proxies for the larger Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. To understand the Korean and Vietnam wars and their influence on 20th-century geopolitics, researchers need original sources covering Cold War politics, East-West relations, colonial history and more—all of which are found in American Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam. Give us your feedback
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An essential research tool for a range of disciplines.
Recommended for: Bibliographic information RecordsAbstracts
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An extensive guide to published writing on British and Irish history, including the history of British and Irish relations with the rest of the world and British and Irish domestic history. Includes over 594,000 records, including books, articles in journals and articles within collective volumes. Updated three times a year.
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Indexing and abstracting service. Links out to full text where available.
Available until 08/08/2018
BioOne Complete is an online aggregation of primary research in the fields of organismal biology, ecology,zoology,and environmental science. On campus only Give us your feedback
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A valuable resource for students, faculty, and researchers, featuring timely content on a wide-array of today’s most pressing topics, including global warming, stem cell research, and ecological and biodiversity conservation.
Recommended for: Books
eBooks on ancient history, archaeology, ancient culture & society and classical studies.
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Around 256 full-text eBooks and previews to around 200 more.
Covers ancient art, architecture, culture & society, drama, literature, history, philosophy, religion, archaeology, classical reception, Egyptology, Latin and Latin literature.
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Recommended for: State papers Primary sources Archives
Digitised archive of documents gathered by William Cecil (1520-1598), Lord Burghley and his son Robert Cecil (1563-1612), First Earl of Salisbury.
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Collection of almost 30,000 documents gathered by William Cecil (1520-1598), Lord Burghley and his son Robert Cecil (1563-1612), First Earl of Salisbury.
Includes many sixteenth- and seventeenth-century state papers, grants from the Crown, legal documents, treaties, correspondences, and political memoranda.
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Full-colour, high-quality scanned images. View using a dynamic viewing tool or download as PDFs of JPEGs.
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Limited functionality is available off campus using the main link above. Recommended for:Historical records
Online genealogy service. Search over 4 billion records of census, directory and historical record information.
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If you are on campus and use the on campus link above, the service recognises that you are on the Manchester Metropolitan network, so there is no need to log in unless you need to use features that require a personal account registration (eg family trees). If you are off campus, you will always need to log in via the main link with your network ID and password. The banner should change to Welcome to Manchester Metropolitan University, and some features may not work properly (eg family trees).
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Explore over 4 billion records you won't find anywhere else, including the largest online collections of UK parish records, Irish records and the most comprehensive archive of British military records online. Also search overseas records. Thousands of new records are released weekly. Family tree builder also available (on campus only).
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Only where we have access. A message at the top of the screen tells you if the resource is available to you via Manchester Metropolitan University.
Recommended for: Film and documentaries
World cinema, documentaries and independent film. Playback of films works with Google Chrome, Edge and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Not compatible with IE browser.
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Log in with your University username and password. Help with using the app. You need to create a Kanopy account first and then use the Add my library to link to Manchester Met.
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Also includes some instructional films and lessons.
Use the More option to create clips, add to a playlist and view transcripts.
No option to download, streaming service only.
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Some content, not available in the UK has the note Sorry this video is not available in your territory.
Recommended for: eBooks
Includes 40 internationally respected books as well as Gothic Studies, the official journal of the International Gothic Association. Published by Manchester University Press.
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Manchester Gothic is an unrivalled collection of gothic literature including 40 books and 1 journal written by leading names in the field and covering literature, film, television, theatre and visual arts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Recommended for: Journal articles
French-language scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences
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Open access
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Persée is a digital library of 277 open access, mostly French-language scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, established by the Ministry of National Education of France. The website launched in 2005 and is maintained by the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, French National Centre for Scientific Research, and University of Lyon.
Available until 01/06/2018
For decades the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Pravda was widely read both within the Soviet states and by foreign diplomats, politicians, and intelligence agencies. Researchers have long considered Pravda a bellwether of Soviet thought, yet access to the paper’s archives has been limited to those who could read Russian or travel to find it on microfilm. Now, with Readex’s Pravda Archive, 1959-1996, this important trove of primary source documents is available in English via a fully searchable digitized collection. Give us your feedback
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Log in with your University username and password.Pravda Archive: Global Perspectives is part of Readex’s Twentieth Century Global Perspectives series.
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An essential research tool for a range of disciplines.
Available until 01/06/2018
From the end of World War II to the early 1990s, the Cold War was the central driving force in global politics. In addition to nuclear arms races and shifting military alliances, the Cold War years had a critical impact on many of today’s most intriguing research topics, from technology to terrorism, immigration to international politics. No other resource but The Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991, brings together primary source documents from around the world to shed new light on this crucial period in world history. Give us your feedback
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Log in with your University username and password.The Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991 is part of Readex’s Twentieth Century Global Perspectives series.
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An essential research tool for a range of disciplines.
Available until 01/06/2018
From politics to human rights to environmental issues, protests and reform movements have shaped modern global society. A protest that marked a turning point in one country, however, may have had entirely different consequences for another. Readex’s World Protest and Reform Movements is the only digital resource that brings diverse global reactions to major 20th-century social movements together into a single fully searchable resource. This unique collection of primary source material offers researchers in a variety of disciplines valuable insight into the protests and reforms that changed the course of world history. Give us your feedback
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Log in with your University username and password.World Protest & Reform Movements: Global Perspectives is part of Readex’s Twentieth Century Global Perspectives series.
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An essential research tool for a range of disciplines.
Recommended for: Journal articles Textiles intelligence
Articles about the textile industry. News and Insight articles available on and off campus. Journal content available on campus only.
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Access to journal articles is available on campus only. Insight articles and WTiN news items are available both on and off campus. To access individual journals on campus, select a subject channel from the drop down list under Insight at the top of the homepage (or from the drop down menu if you are using a mobile device). Then scroll to the bottom of the page to see the journals for that subject channel displayed in a carousel. Click on the journal from here. (N.B. The journals tab at the top of the screen links to marketing and sales information only).
Description
Not all content is available in full text. The website is made up of 6 channels, which include corresponding journals:
Natural Fibres & Yarns: Twist
Man-Made Fibres & Yarns: Textile Month International
Knitting & Weaving: Knitting International, Textile Month International
Effects: Digital Textile, International Dyer
Technical Textiles: Future Textiles
Nonwovens: Nonwovens Report International
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Digital issues of journals, insight articles and WTiN news. Journal articles are only available on campus.
Recommended for: Policies and procedures Employment law for HR
Guidance and practical tools covering the wide scope of HR roles. Log in using the Shibboleth link. XpertHR does not work well with Internet Explorer.
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XpertHR does not work well with Internet Explorer. It is recommended that you use Google Chrome or Firefox.
On the XpertHR website:
Go to the Log In link
Ignore the login boxes, you need to select the link called Shibboleth
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"XpertHR is the most comprehensive source of compliance, good practice and benchmarking information available. Our award-winning team of in-house editors, lawyers and subject specialists work with more than 100 expert external contributors to produce and update the resources you need to do your job, whatever your HR role."
