Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

October’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Helen Worrell, Subject Consultant for Anthropology.

Helen’s choice is Anthropology Plus. It was chosen because it is a key starting point to for those undertaking anthropological research. It brings together into one resource two key bibliographic databases for the subject: ‘Anthropological Literature’ from Harvard University and ‘Anthropological Index’ from the Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK.

It also offers worldwide indexing of all core periodical and lesser-known journals from the 18th century to today, providing pervasive indexing of thousands of sources, including journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries.

Where can you access the resource

Anthropology Plus can be accessed via SOLO.

Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

September’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Andy Kernot, Subject Consultant for Geography, Social Policy & Intervention, Public Policy, and Internet Studies.

Andy’s choice is Overton. It was chosen because it provides access to the world’s largest searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers.

Resource Overview

Overton is a database of policy documents and the relationships between them and provides access to policy documents from governments and official bodies as well as from IGOs, some NGOs and think tanks. The database provides access to over 9 million full text policy documents and guidelines from more than 29,000 organisations in 188 countries. Overton extract topics, subject areas, authors, citations, and other metadata from each document, and helps users track the influence of research on government policy, both locally and internationally.

Where can you access the resource

Overton is available to access via SOLO.

Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

August’s Resource of the Month has been selected by John Southall, Bodleian Data Librarian and Subject Consultant for Economics and Sociology.

John’s choice is Convergence. It was chosen because it is new subscription for a database that has been frequently requested by readers in the past.

Resource Overview

Convergence is the global network for blended finance. It generates blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment in developing countries. Its global membership includes public, private, and philanthropic investors as well as sponsors of transactions and funds, offering this community a curated, online platform to connect with each other on blended finance transactions in progress. It also offers exclusive access to tailored training packages, case studies and reports.

Where can you access the resource

Convergence is available to access via SOLO. A Single-Sign-On (SSO) is required to access this database, so its use is restricted to Oxford University students and staff members.

This resource also requires you to register before use:

Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

July’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Sarah Rhodes,

Sarah’s choice is AllAfrica. It was chosen because, despite being freely available online, the Bodleian Libraries has a subscription to the archive from 1996 to date, providing access to over two million articles and documents from allAfrica.com.

Resource Overview

AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa – aggregating, producing and distributing news and information from over 140 African news organizations, as well as documents and releases from several hundred governmental, nongovernmental and international institutions, and their own reporters.  AllAfrica’s multi-channel platform is the only independent, comprehensive pan-African news source, with unrivalled reach and reputation to both an African and global public.

Where can you access the resource

The AllAfrica archive is available to access via SOLO. A Single-Sign-On (SSO) is required to access this database, so is restricted to Oxford University students and staff members.

Each month we choose an electronic resource which we feel will be of interest to you.

The choice for this month is the Urban Media Archive, provided by the Centre for Urban History in Lviv, Ukraine. This free online resource presents images, videos and oral interviews on Ukrainian and Central European urban history.

It was chosen because it provides a unique opportunity to follow connections between significant documents and analysis reflecting a specific 20th-century world view.

Resource Overview

The Urban Media Archive documents and makes available materials that often can’t be found in traditional libraries and archives, through an innovative archiving process that emphasises collaboration. Individual archiving projects include the documentation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and collecting personal accounts of the Euromaidan protests in 2014.

Where can you access the resource

This free online resource is available to access at Urban Media Archive.

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Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

May’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Jo Gardner, Bodleian Social Science Librarian and Subject Consultant for Politics and International Relations.

Jo’s choice is Chatham House Online Archive Module 1: Publications and Archives of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1920-1979

It was chosen because it provides a unique opportunity to follow connections between significant documents and analysis reflecting a specific 20th-century world view.

Resource Overview

Since its founding in 1920 as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London-based Chatham House has been a leading centre for policy research on international affairs. The Online Archive is a searchable database integrating a large extent of Chatham House’s analysis and research, as well as debates and speeches it has hosted.

Where can you access the resource

Chatham House Online Archive Module 1: Publications and Archives of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1920-1979 can be accessed via SOLO.

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Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

April’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Helen Worrell, Subject Consultant for Anthropology.

Helen’s choice is Duke University Press e-Duke Scholarly Collection.

It was chosen because it provides access to over 2,800 ebooks published by Duke University Press in the humanities and social sciences.

Resource Overview

Duke University Press publish cutting edge, innovative scholarship examining key subject areas such as anthropology, cultural studies, ethnic studies, film and television, gender and sexuality studies, and museum studies.

Where can you access the resource

Duke University Press e-Duke Scholarly Collection can be accessed via SOLO.

Note that there is access until 31 December 2023 to the archives pre 2018 – 2000.

Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

March’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Andy Kernot, Subject Consultant for Geography, Social Policy & Intervention, Public Policy, and Internet Studies.

Andy’s choice is Ethnologue. It was chosen because it’s the most comprehensive database of the world’s lesser used languages, including language maps, family trees, an overview of endangered languages and a bibliography. It is used across a broad range of academic disciplines.

Resource Overview

Ethnologue gives you insight into each of the world’s nearly 7,500 known languages — whether used daily by over a billion people or existing only as a memory of cultural heritage. The documented number is in constant flux because languages are living and dynamic. They constantly evolve as the communities that use them are shaped and influenced by our rapidly changing world.

Over 40% of languages are endangered, but for those who speak or sign them, they are just as important as the world’s most widely used languages. The languages we speak or sign are at the very core of our human identity and are integral to our ability to flourish in life. In a constantly shifting global language landscape, Ethnologue provides the information you need for advocacy, development and research.

Where can you access the resource

Ethnologue can be accessed via SOLO.

Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

February’s Resource of the Month has been selected by John Southall, Bodleian Data Librarian and Subject Consultant for Economics and Sociology.

John’s choice is the Global Financial Database. It was chosen because it is a source for historical stock market, financial, and economic data unavailable from few other online sources.

Resource Overview

The Global Financial Database (GFD) provides long-range historical financial data on stocks, bonds, bills and other instruments, covering approximately 200 countries from the early modern period to the present. Data is provided in ASCII and Excel formats.

Financial and economic data series are assigned nine metadata descriptors: Series ID; Description; Start date; End date/most recent; Periodicity; Country/territory; Currency; Series type (e.g. government bond yields) and GFD sector designation (e.g. equity). Series include:

• Asset Allocation from the 1800s to present
• Equities from 1694 to present
• Economic, commodity and exchange rate data from 1200 to present
• Fixed income and inflation from the late 13^th century to present
• National accounts and GDP from 1790 to present

The GFD uses a search platform called ‘Finaeon’. User guides and tutorials on the use of the database are provided by GFD on Youtube.

Where can you access the resource

The Global Financial Database (GFD) can be accessed via SOLO.