Now online: Das Historisch-Politische Buch: ein Wegweiser durch das Schrifttum

Posted on 14 May 2018 by iholowaty

I am pleased to report that Oxford researchers now have online access to Das Historisch-Politische Buch: ein Wegweiser durch das Schrifttum (ISSN: 0018-2605), starting with vol. 65 (3), 2017.

This review journal started publication in 1953. The printed copies can be requested from the offsite storage to Bodleian Libraries reading rooms.

More than 1,000 international scholars publish reviews (Buchbesprechungen) in the journal on a regular basis, reviewing over a 1,000 current publications annually. While focusing on history and political science the HPB covers related disciplines as well.

Snippet from Table of Contents of Das Historisch-Politische Buch (HPB), Vol. 65, Issue 4-6 (2017)

The topics range from medieval to post-1945 history and include non-European history also. The reviews are either by publication or gathered in themes, e.g. historical methods, regional and urban history, military history, education, environment, gender, religion and church, etc.

The journal provides scholarly guidance of the historical literature for researchers and librarians. The reviews summarise the content of the book, comment on the subject and place them in the research context. This is a great resource to discover the German historiography of a wide range of publications on history and politics and to locate book reviews.

The reviews are in German and are full-text searchable.

New: Choice Reviews Online (1988-): quality book reviews

Posted on 30 May 2014 by iholowaty

Finding expert reviews has now become easier for Oxford readers. I’m delighted to announce that you have access to Choice Reviews Online with content starting in 1988.

Published monthly by the Association of College and Research Libraries, Choice Reviews Online publishes annually more than 7,000 concise reviews of academic titles, including books and electronic resources.

The reviews are organized by discipline and also feature bibliographic essays and lists of significant forthcoming titles.

You can browse or search through the issue, going back to 1988. If you want to keep up with news issues, you can sign up for Table of Content alerts.

The resource can be accessed via SOLO or OUeJournals.

Trial until 28 March: Choice Reviews Online (1988-)

Posted on 14 March 2014 by iholowaty

The reviews are organized by discipline and also feature bibliographic essays and lists of significant forthcoming titles.

You can browse or search through the issue going back to 1988. If you want to keep up with news issues, you can sign up for Table of Content alerts.

The trial can be accessed via SOLO or OxLIP+.

Please send feedback to isabel.holowaty@bodleian.ox.ac.uk by 28 March 2014.

The Times Digital Archive and its value to historians – review by Adrian Bingham

Posted on 29 July 2013 by iholowaty

Adrian Bingham, University of Sheffield, has published a review of The Times Digital Archive in the latest English Historical Review, August 2013; Vol. 128, No. 533, pp 1037-1040 (via Oxford University subscription). It rather usefully discusses why the TDA is useful for historians.

The Times Digital Archive TDA, available to registered eaders of the Bodleian Libraries, is one of those staple resources for anybody doing 19th and 20th century history. I regularly recommend it as a source for almost any subject, not just social, political or economic history, but also cultural, art, ecclesiastical and scientific history. And then it covers topics which probably nobody else has written much on. And perhaps you are looking for a reference to that one single elusive person who might have written a letter to the editor. And so on.

If your university library doesn’t have a subscription or you are travelling elsewhere in the UK, it is worth noting that most public libraries also provide access to TDA. Check here for some public libraries.

Reviews in History: keep up-to-date with choice of RSS feeds

Posted on 25 February 2011 by iholowaty

Launched in 1996, Reviews in History publishes reviews and reappraisals of significant work in all fields of historical interest. The ejournals includes over 1000 reviews to date and new reviews appear regularly. You can browse reviews by type of review (digital reviews, textbooks, articles, books, etc.) or by subject, period or country.

The journal’s key features are:

* Reviews of greater length than usually found in scholarly journals (2000–3000 words)
* Free access to reviews, with free email alert with links to the latest reviews.
* Texts available to print in convenient format
* Speed of publication
* Right of reply for authors and editors
* Reviews undertaken by leading scholars
* Broad scope – chronologically, geographically and thematically
* Valuable as a resource for research, teaching and studying history at undergraduate and graduate levels

To help you keep-up-date with new reviews, the ejournal now also offers a great choice of RSS feeds: this week’s review, digital reviews, and feeds by subject, period and country. Take your pick and don’t miss a trick!

Review: British Periodicals Collections I and II

Posted on 22 February 2011 by iholowaty

Matthew McKean, Carleton University, reviews British Periodicals I and I in Reviews in History, 1036.

British Periodicals I and II is an online database which provides access to the full-text of nearly 460 British popular and literary periodicals published from the 17th century to the early 20th century. Includes amongst others the Anti-Slavery Reporter, London Review, Royal Magazine or Gentleman’s Monthly Companion, some religious titles such as The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, music, architecture, drama, the fine arts and the social sciences.

Oxford users can access British Periodicals via SOLO or OxLIP+.

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