This guide is intended for students and researchers at the University of Oxford seeking to learn what eresources are on the History wishlist for purchase or subscription, if and when funding becomes available.
It also gives information what resources have already been trialled and provides tips how to assess an eresources. For eresources already available in Oxford, see Databases A-Z.
If a database or ejournal is not yet on the History wishlist, you can recommend an electronic resource.
Is the content:
Is there good functionality for
Tips:
Is it relevant for other disciplines?
There are currently no trials running.
The Bodleian History Librarian aims to provide a range of electronic resources to support the teaching and research of the History Faculty and primarily for British and Western European history and history of science & medicine.
Existing subscriptions are listed in SOLO and Databases A-Z. If you have any difficulties connecting to a database, please contact eResources.
Oxford readers, esp. staff and students of the History Faculty, are invited to give feedback on the electronic resources desiderata list and participate in trials.
Some comments may be passed to the eresources provider if they help in improving the resource. Feedback will also be collated for discussion in the Committee of Library Provision for History which meets Tuesdays, week 5, each term.
Please note that financial information will not be disclosed at this stage though it clearly is a major factor in deciding whether a purchase / subscription will be taken. Costs can range anything from a few hundred pounds to several thousand of pounds.
Enquiries relating to eResources for countries other than British and Western European and relating to History of Art, should be directed to the relevant subject librarian.
Isabel Holowaty
Bodleian History Librarian
6 November 2019