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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
East African Newspapers, Magazines, and Films This link opens in a new window
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Part of Africa Commons
An exclusive collection of full-run magazines, newspapers, and films from Hilary Ng'weno, the legendary Kenyan journalist. More than 100,000 newly digitized pages and dozens of films from Ng’weno’s media company are now available for research and teaching in journalism, history, political science, Africana studies, education, and media studies. Much of the content in this collection has never before been seen outside Africa.
LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
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Access to over 18,000 expert-led courses, which contain bite-sized videos, in themes of Business, Creative and Technology, covering topics including leadership, wellbeing and personal development, as well as technical and creative skills.
Policy Commons: Open Collection This link opens in a new window
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The Policy Commons 2025 Open Collection is an initiative to rescue and preserve materials from government organizations facing the removal of public information and data—reports, blog posts, videos, and podcasts. Coherent will archive, assign permanent unique identifiers, and index the materials for discovery through Google Scholar and academic databases. Each item will be enriched with detailed metadata—and made openly available to the public.

The First World War This link opens in a new window
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The First World War portal makes available invaluable primary sources for the study of the Great War, brought together in four thematic modules. From personal collections and rare printed material to military files, artwork and audio-visual files, content highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of a conflict that shook the world.
Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968 This link opens in a new window
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Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968 brings together diaries and oral histories for the study of the lives and experiences of less well-known women, told through their own words. Featuring content from both regional and national archives across the UK and Ireland, users can explore the life course of hundreds of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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