New resource – GeoScienceWorld Journals

New resource

Bodleian Libraries users now have access via GeoScienceWorld to more than 50 journals and 225,000 articles on a range of geoscience related topics, many of which are not available in other literature databases. The journals are integrated with GeoRef, the most authoritative abstracting and indexing database in the geosciences, allowing great searchability.

Topics include:

  • Applied Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Engineering Geology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Oceanography
  • Petroleum Geology
  • Space and Planetary Sciences
  • And more

Excellent for Earth Scientists and those interested in geosciences.

Trial – BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts (until 13 June 2025)

Trial

Oxford users have trial access to BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts: Essential Global Media, 1939-2001 from Readex, until 13 June 2025.

This is a primary source collection featuring nearly 70,000 multi-page reports. BBC Monitoring was founded in 1939 at the start of WWII. Its purpose was to listen to radio broadcasts and gather open-source intelligence to help Britain and its allies understand global dynamics and assess emerging global threats. Over the next 60 years, the scope of its monitoring grew quickly. Trained specialists transcribed broadcasts of speeches, current affairs, political discussions, and social and cultural events worldwide. Transcripts, in turn, were translated into English, then read by experts who carefully selected critical content for publication. Finally, selections were summarized and curated into daily reports that comprise the Summary of World Broadcasts. These original daily reports often included commentary and evaluation by subject matter experts, as well as synopses and specialist briefings.

New resource – Bloomsbury Cultural History

New resource

Thanks to a philanthropic donation from Bloomsbury, Bodleian Libraries users now have access to all content released on the Bloomsbury Cultural History platform up to 2025.

Bloomsbury Cultural History is an interactive online resource comprising the full suite of Bloomsbury’s Cultural History Series. An authoritative digital reference tool, it provides students and researchers with a set of curated, comprehensive and illustrated reference works within a single platform, alongside an extensive list of ebooks and a wide-ranging image collection, which is supplemented by a growing list of learning and research tools, as well as an interactive timeline spanning from antiquity to the present. The platform features an easy-to-navigate interface and sophisticated indexing and searching tools to support individual research.

Trial – Policy Commons (until 30 March 2025)

Trial

Oxford users have trial access to Policy Commons until 30 March 2025.

Policy Commons, provided by Coherent Digital, offers access in one uniform site to millions of reports and grey literature from NGOs, research centres, think tanks, and government agencies. Content is both multi-disciplinary and international in scope with coverage spanning 160 countries. Grey literature is often more current than traditional publications and Policy Commons adds thousands of new documents weekly to its platform. It also works to offset vulnerabilities grey literature faces by preserving it with permanent identifiers when it is harvested.

Please send any feedback on the trial to Sarah Rhodes and Andy Kernot.

Trial – Al-Monitor (until 16 February 2025)

Trial

Oxford users have trial access to Al-Monitor until 16 February 2025.

Al-Monitor is an award-winning American media service founded in 2012 providing comprehensive coverage of the Middle East, including field reporting and high-profile interviews from Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Gaza, Egypt, the Gulf and North Africa.

Al-Monitor is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers, as well as by media, thought leaders, experts, and students focused on the region. It is highly regarded for its independence, diversity, and thorough reporting and analysis.

Al-Monitor is frequently cited in Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, BBC, The New York Times, The Times of Israel, as well as The Washington Post, and its journalists are often guests on CNN, C-SPAN, France24, MSNBC and NPR.

Please send any feedback on this trial to Lydia Wright and Zahra Javidi (Middle East Centre Library).