Trial access to Christian-Muslim Relations Online II, 1500-1900

The Library currently has a trial for Christian-Muslim Relations Online II, 1500-1900. This database comprises thousands of comprehensive entries on individual works and their authors, together with introductory essays to the periods and areas covered, making it the fullest available source in this field.

Trial access is available directly from our Christian-Muslim Relations Online II, 1500-1900 page. Access is available to University of Sheffield staff and students on campus only and the trial ends on 10 November 2015.

We would be very glad of any feedback you may have on the resource. Please let us know via this form.

Drama Online

Drama Online is an invaluable source of full text plays from new and established writers. Users have access to scholarly notes, annotated texts, critical analysis and contextual information with new plays and collections being added all the time. Registering for a personal account gives you the option to save searches, view your search history, bookmark content and make notes against the text. The site also features video guides to get you started.  To access Drama Online click here making sure you are logged into Muse

The Economist

The Library now provides online access to The Economist - a source of information on international news, politics, business, and economics. 

Explore the website by clicking on the tabs/drop-down menus located at the top of the screen. From here you can also view the print editions of The Economist from 1997 up to the current edition.

The website provides access to a number of blogs on different subjects including: financial markets, American politics, economics, and business travel. There is also a multimedia library with video and audio clips.

Useful tip: creating a free account will enable you to save articles to aTimekeeper reading list so that you can go back to them later. 

Please note: University members get full access to The Economist (excludingThe Economist apps and The Economist in audio), so there is no need to subscribe. All links to subscription information are intended for individuals and can be ignored.

Access

Access is available via the StarPlus Library catalogue (make sure that you have signed in by clicking University members at the top of the screen). Find it by typing "The Economist” into the University Collections search box and clickSearch. Please note: the Library also has the print edition of The Economist. For the online resource click View It on the record marked as electronic resource and then click on the link.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online

The new update to Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy has gone live. 

New for users

• All articles begin with an accessible summary in bold, free to view for all users and significantly improving discoverability
• Articles can be saved into labelled shortlists for easy reference
• Articles can be easily shared
• Search has been improved to enable results  to be filtered on a greater number of facets

Access through the above link or search on Starplus. You may be required to sign in

Russian Newspapers Online

The library now has on-line access to Izvestiia (1917-) and Pravda (1912-) provided by East View.
Search for them on Starplus (and remember to sign in)

Trial access to Illustrated London News Historical Archive - Feedback welcome

The Illustrated London News was the world's first pictorial weekly newspaper and also launched the world's first colour supplement in 1855. This online archive contains the full facsimile run of the publication. Search the full text, or browse by individual issue, including special issues and supplements.

Access

Trial access is available directly from this page  You may be prompted to log into MUSE. Trial access ends on 19 May 2015.

Feedback

We welcome your comments on this trial resource. Please use this form

Dawsonera downtime

Dawsonera ebooks will be unavailable for up to one hour between 14:30 and 15:30 BST on Sunday 19th April

Please ensure you have downloaded and opened any ebooks you need access to before this outage occurs.
 
It will not be possible to read titles which have been downloaded but not opened before the outage period.

Christmas Vacation 2014

If you’re away from Sheffield for the Christmas Vacation remember that the Library can offer support to students in various ways:

• The Information Skills Resource features valuable tutorials on literature searching, referencing, plagiarism and more

• If you need to contact the Library email the HelpDesk: library@sheffield.ac.uk (Please note that the HelpDesk will not be staffed during Christmas closure days: Thursday 25 December to Thursday 1 January inclusive)

• If you’re having trouble accessing electronic resources check the eResources Service Status page

Merry Christmas, see you in January!