A-Z Databases

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A primary source of news and information on national and local affairs from the U.S., for historical research across a spectrum of subjects

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Articles are full text.

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Gale

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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.

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Brepols Publishers

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France site which offers access to over 1 million rare books, journals and images, online since 1997.

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All articles are full text.

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A selection of more than 150 eBooks supporting knowledge, research and ethics in all areas of the information sciences.

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eBooks are full text.

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IGI Global

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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. BBC videos are not included in this resource.

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Some content, not available in the UK has the note Sorry this video is not available in your territory.

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Kanopy

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Find digital copies of Mslexia magazine, the magazine for women who write, back to 2007.
Regularly updated with new editions.

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Full-text magazines.

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Exact Editions

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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.

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All articles are full text.

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Two bespoke eBook packages are available to Manchester Metropolitan in the disciplines of Sport and Linguistics.These authoritative guides to theory and method are fully searchable and contain overviews of both classic and current research. Content is available in HTML and PDF format.

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Content from the bespoke packages is full text.

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Routledge

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Up-to-date and in depth news, case studies and analysis regarding business strategies, media and sponsorship deals across a range of global top sporting businesses and brands. Interviews bringing insights from key decision makers.

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Articles are full text.

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SportBusiness

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Experts at WGSN monitor and predict trends across product design, interior design, textiles and crafts. New content added daily. 17 million searchable images, including thousands of royalty-free prints, graphics and CADs.
Please note: Reports, images and overall content are for information purposes only and must not be shared or distributed across social media or any external platforms.
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All articles are full text.

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WGSN

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Description

Backfiles of leading women’s interest magazines from the late 19th Century through to 2005. Useful for research in history, social history, economics & marketing, fashion, politics, gender studies and media & popular culture.

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Manchester Met users have access to Women's Magazine I. Articles are full text.

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ProQuest