TRIAL: Collections for the Study of African, African-American and Caribbean History, Literature and Culture

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access to Collections for the Study of African, African-American and Caribbean History, Literature and Culture, until 23rd October 2015.

To access this trial go to:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com
(login required off-campus).

The following collections are available:

Caribbean History and Culture: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1535-1920)

More than 1,200 fully cataloged and searchable books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history of this broad region from the 16th century to the early 20th century.

Major subject areas covered include Atlantic Studies, Diaspora Studies, Economic Studies, History of Medicine, Ethnicity and Gender Studies, Latin America and Slavery.

Works include multi-volume histories of the region, letters, diaries, trial records, confessions, ship logs, military reports, government documents and much more.

African History and Culture: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1540-1920)

More than 1,300 fully cataloged and searchable books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history, peoples, and social and economic development of the African continent from the 16th century to the early 20th century.

Major subject areas covered include Africana Studies, Atlantic Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Economic Studies, Slavery and Diaspora Studies.

Works include historical narratives, social histories, maps, navigational logs, military reports, government documents, demographic studies, anthropological studies, natural histories, personal and personal memoirs and much more.

Black Authors: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1556-1922)

More than 550 fully catalogued and searchable works by black authors from the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Major subject areas include Literature, Ethnic History, Colonialism, Gender Studies, Slavery, Diaspora Studies and related fields.

Works include personal narratives, autobiographies, histories, expedition reports, military reports, novels, essays, poems and musical compositions.

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Caribbean Literature now available

We have purchased the Caribbean Literature database from Alexander Street Press and access is now available from:

http://cali.alexanderstreet.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/

or via the Library Catalogue or Metalib.

Caribbean Literature is a searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the titles selected by our editors are numerous rare and hard-to-find works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages. Future releases will also feature journals, reference works, and interviews with key writers. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of classic, rare, and contemporary literature. The database currently has over 63,000 pages.

You can learn more about the Caribbean Literature database.