Trial – Coherent Digital: Applied Science Commons (Until 30 May 2026)

Bodleian Libraries users have trial access to three modules from Applied Science Commons from Coherent Digital until 30 May 2026.

The trial includes:

Applied Environmental Science

A database of over 150,000 grey literature items from over 100 organisations, focusing on the intersection of technology and environmental sciences, as well as conservation research.

• Includes full-text access to documents such as technical papers, guidelines, datasets, conference papers, reports, policy documents, as well as audio-visual materials.

• Topics covered include climate change, biodiversity and conservation, regenerative practices, renewable energy, food security, and environmental policy and governance.

• Advanced search tools support Boolean searches and filtering of items by language, organisation, material type etc.

• A useful tool to supplement searches of the academic journal literature, particularly for systematic review projects.

Please send feedback to Oliver Bridle.

Applied Psychology

A database of hundreds of thousands of grey literature items related to psychology. Includes materials produced by practising psychologists, healthcare providers, research groups, charities, and other professional and governmental organisations.

• Includes materials such as surveys, case studies, reports, policy papers, white papers, clinical guidance, conference proceedings and audio-visual materials as well as printed items.

• Global coverage from more than 20 countries and over 500 organisations.

• Advanced search tools support Boolean searches and filtering of items by language, organisation, material type etc.

• A useful tool to supplement searches of the academic journal literature, particularly for systematic review projects.

Please send feedback to Karine Barker.

Computer Science, Data & AI

A database of over 500,000 grey literature items from over 1000 organisations related to all aspects of computer science, data science and artificial intelligence. The collection emphasises real-world applications of AI and computer science.

• Includes full-text access to documents such as technical papers, reports, policy documents, as well as audio-visual materials.

• Topics covered include machine learning, cybersecurity, quantum computing, AI ethics and governance, Internet of Things, and robotics, among many others.

• Advanced search tools support Boolean searches and filtering of items by language, organisation, material type etc.

• A useful tool to supplement searches of the academic journal literature, particularly for systematic review projects.

Please send feedback to Alessandra Vetrugno.

New resource – Bloomsbury Collections ebooks

Bodleian Libraries users now have access to the following ebook collections on the Bloomsbury Collections platform, until 29 April 2027. They cover primarily books in the humanities and social sciences, published from 2023 to 2026.

  • Africa, Asia and Latin American Studies 2023
  • African & Africana Studies 2026
  • Anthropology 2026
  • Archaeology 2025
  • Archaeology 2026
  • Architecture 2023
  • Architecture 2024
  • Architecture 2025
  • Architecture 2026
  • Art & Visual Culture 2023
  • Art & Visual Culture 2024
  • Art & Visual Culture 2025
  • Art & Visual Culture 2026
  • Asia Studies 2024
  • Asia Studies 2025
  • Asia Studies 2026
  • Biblical Studies 2023
  • Biblical Studies 2024
  • Biblical Studies 2025
  • Biblical Studies 2026
  • Bloomsbury Professional Law 2023
  • Bloomsbury Professional Law 2024
  • Bloomsbury Professional Law 2025
  • Bloomsbury Professional UK Tax 2023
  • Bloomsbury Professional UK Tax 2024
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2014
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2015
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2016
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2017
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2018
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2022
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2023
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2024
  • C.H. Beck ∙ Hart ∙ Nomos 2025
  • Classical Studies & Archaeology 2023
  • Classical Studies & Archaeology 2024
  • Classical Studies 2025
  • Classical Studies 2026
  • Communication Studies 2026
  • Creative Writing 2025
  • Creative Writing 2026
  • Design 2023
  • Design 2024
  • Design 2025
  • Design 2026
  • Fashion 2023
  • Fashion 2024
  • Fashion 2025
  • Fashion 2026
  • Film & Media Studies 2023
  • Film & Media Studies 2024
  • Film & Media Studies 2025
  • Film & Media Studies 2026
  • Gender & Sexuality Studies 2024
  • Gender & Sexuality Studies 2026
  • Hart Publishing 2022
  • Hart Publishing 2023
  • Hart Publishing 2024
  • Hart Publishing 2025
  • Hart Publishing 2026
  • Hart Publishing Practitioner 2024
  • Hart Publishing Practitioner 2025
  • Health & Wellbeing 2024
  • Health & Wellbeing 2026
  • Linguistics 2023
  • Linguistics 2024
  • Linguistics 2025
  • Linguistics 2026
  • Literary Studies 2023
  • Literary Studies 2024
  • Literary Studies 2025
  • Literary Studies 2026
  • Literary Studies Comparative & World Literature 2026
  • Middle East 2023
  • Middle East 2024
  • Middle East 2025
  • Middle East 2026
  • Music & Sound Studies 2023
  • Music & Sound Studies 2024
  • Music & Sound Studies 2025
  • Music & Sound Studies 2026
  • Osprey Series WWII 2024
  • Osprey Series WWII 2025
  • Philosophy 2023
  • Philosophy 2024
  • Philosophy 2025
  • Philosophy 2026
  • Philosophy Ethics and Political Philosophy 2026
  • Religious Studies 2023
  • Religious Studies 2024
  • Religious Studies 2025
  • Religious Studies 2026
  • Slavic & Eastern European Studies 2026
  • Theology 2023
  • Theology 2024
  • Theology 2025
  • Theology 2026

Please note we do not have access to all ebooks on the platform.

New resource – Contemporary Japan Online (1932-1970)

Bodleian Libraries users now have access to Contemporary Japan Online from Brill. This is an online collection of most issues of the periodical Contemporary Japan (ISSN 0388-0214) published from 1932 to 1970.

Published from Tokyo under Japanese editorship before, during, and after WWII, Contemporary Japan is unique in its even-handed treatment of the Japanese view. Described as ‘a relative beacon of rationality in chaotic and confusing times’, Contemporary Japan was published by the semi-official Foreign Affairs Association of Japan. It counted both Japanese and Western commentators, many of which sincere Pan-Asianists cautiously but clearly voicing their disillusionment with the increasingly heated war-time rhetoric, the road to war against China – and the way the ‘reverse course’ went from 1947–1952.

Trial (until 4 April 2026) – Notable Individuals of British Communism, 1886–1997

Bodleian Libraries users have trial access to Notable Individuals of British Communism, 1886–1997 from British Online Archives until 4 April 2026.

This collection is drawn from the personal papers of a multitude of Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) activists throughout the twentieth century. This includes those at the heart of party (such as full-time “national organisers”), “full-time” CPGB activists such as Mariam Ramelson and Jack Dunman, and peripheral figures who supported the communist cause (such as Labour MP Dennis Nowell Pritt).

The works of trade unionists are featured extensively, and the papers of Peter Kerrigan and Arthur Horner shed light on the activities and campaigns of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Welsh Miners Federation, respectively.

The collection houses material from regions ranging from colonial Africa to war-torn Northeast Asia. The collection also hosts material related to militant activism, with biographical material concerning British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, as well as accounts of those who fought against fascism in the Second World War.

The collection is accompanied by three contextual essays written by Kevin Morgan.

Please send feedback to: Isabel Holowaty.

Trial – Prayer in the Ancient World Online (until 6 April 2026)

Bodleian Libraries users have trial access to Prayer in the Ancient World Online from Brill until 6 March 2026.

Prayer in the Ancient World is a critical handbook on prayer in the ancient world including an anthology of representative prayers from the major languages and religious traditions e.g. Akkadian, Arabian, Christian, Egyptian, Greek, Hittite, Islamic, Jewish, Roman, Sumerian, Zoroastrian in Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, up to the end of the late antiquity period.

Please send any feedback on the trial to hilla.wait@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.