SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

19th Century British Library Newspapers

Access

Available to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password.

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Full-text

Description

Full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain.

Dates covered

1800-1900.

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E-mail, print and download.

Further information.

British Library Newspapers Digitisation Project: British Newspapers 1800-1900

allAfrica.com

URL

On-campus: http://allafrica.com/
Off-campus: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://allafrica.com

Access

Available to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password.

Full-text or bibliographic

Full-text

Description

AllAfrica.com is a news archive containing over 900,000 articles from about 130 media organizations, AllAfrica.com’s own reporting team, NGOs, governments and international institutions. About 1000 articles are posted daily.

The site is browsable by region/country and topic. The advanced search provides further options such as specifying time periods, publishers and categories.

Languages

Available in French and English language versions.

Dates covered

1996 to current.

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E-mail and print .

Further information.

Site guide
Content providers

Kikuzō II Visual 聞蔵IIビジュアル [朝日新聞オンライン記事データベース]

URL

On-campus: http://database.asahi.com/library2e/
Off-campus: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://database.asahi.com/library2e/

Access

Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. Limited access for 3 users at a time among 5 consortium member libraries. 

Authentication

Available to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password.

Full-text or bibliographic

Full-text in Japanese

Description

A newspaper database for Asahi Shinbun, containing the national edition and local editions. Three weekly magazines, Aera, Asahi Gurafu, and Shūkan Asahi, and an annual new-word dictionary Chiezō, Who’s Who Database, and Historical Photo Archive are also available.

Dates covered

朝日新聞 (Asahi Shinbun): August 1984 to the present date
朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shinbun Shukusatsuban) = Asahi Shimbun Compressed Edition:  1879~1984
アエラ(Aera): August 1984 to the present date
アサヒグラフ (Asahi Gurafu): 1923 to 1945
週刊朝日(Shukan Asahi): August 1984 to the present date
知恵蔵: The latest edition
歴史写真: 1930s to 1945

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Download/print available

Lexis Library

Access

Access is only available to SOAS staff and students and requires a SOAS id and password to login on or off-campus.

Full text or bibliographic

Full text.

Description

A legal database which provides access to selected full text case law, legislation and journal articles from the UK, EU, US and other selected jurisdictions worldwide. Contains:

• UK case law (1865 onwards) and legislation (1267 onwards)
• EU case law (1954 onwards) and legislation (1952 onwards)
• Comprehensive coverage of United States and Canadian legal materials
• Includes legal materials for Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brunei and Singapore
• Provides access to international materials (includes treaties and agreements)
• Contains over 1,000 Journals and Law Reviews published worldwide
• Current Awareness – abstracts and indexes of legal and regulatory events in the UK and EU
• Also includes Halsbury’s Laws of England providing a comprehensive narrative statement of the law of England and Wales.
• Provides access to local and national UK newspapers.
  

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Quick start guide

LexisNexis provides customer support:
Phone: 0845 370 1234
e-mail: contentsupport@lexisnexis.co.uk

Naver News Library [Naver 뉴스 라이브러리]

URL

On-campus: http://newslibrary.naver.com/
Off-campus: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/

Access

Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus.

Authentication

Available to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password.

Full-text or bibliographic

Full-text.

Description

Newspaper database. A digital archive for Tonga ilbo[東亞日報], Kyŏnghyang sinmun  [京鄕新聞] and Maeil kyŏngje sinmun [每日經濟新聞]. Keyword search is available. Advanced search allows by choosing categories among eight subjects (e.g., politics, economy) and 25 document types (e.g., news articles, advertisements)

Dates covered

東亞日報  [Tonga ilbo] : 1920-1999
京鄕新聞  [Kyŏnghyang sinmun] : 1946-1999
每日經濟新聞  [Maeil kyŏngje sinmun = Maeil Business Newspaper] : 1966-1999

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Download/e-mail/print not available.

Nikkei Telecom 21

URL

On-campus: http://www.nikkeieu.com/t21/trial/soas.html

Access:

Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. Access for one user only at a time. 6 pm JST to 5 am JST (23 hours a day)

Authentication

Available to all Library users on-campus.

Username and password:

Not required.

Full-text or bibliographic:

Full-text.

Description:

Nikkei Telecom21 (Academic Package) is a group of comprehensive business database services offered by Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

The service consists of:

• News: Real-Time Nikkei newswire service (Japanese and English)
• Full Text Article Search: Nikkei’s 4 main newspapers and news (Japanese and English)
• Market & Economic Indicators: Stock Indices, exchange rates, bond pricing and other economic indicators (Japanese)
• Company Search: Company profiles and financial information (Japanese)
• Who’s Who Search: Personnel information in business (Japanese)

Dates covered:

Nikkei Japanese news from 1975 to date.Nikkei English news from 1983 to date.

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Print is available.

The Times of India (1838-2003)

URL

http://search.proquest.com/hnptimesofindia?accountid=16710

Access

Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus.

Authentication

Available to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password.

Description

Part of ProQuest, The Times of India is a full text English language database that covers a range of subjects including Politics, History and Society. Document type searches cover reviews, military war news, editorial cartoons, obituaries and marriage notices. Articles  span historical key moments during India's rich and fascinating history, such as the partition of India, colonialism, post-colonialism, terrorism, gender issues and international relations. News stories that can be downloaded  in PDF format capture wars, assassinations, industrial disasters and the creation of Bangladesh. There is also coverage of sports and cinema. Topics can be cross searched  including images.

Full-text or bibliographic

Full-text

Dates covered

Varies for each title. The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce (1839-1859), The Bombay Times and Standard (1860- 1861) and Times of India (1839- 2003)

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Download, e-mail, print facilities are available.

Further assistance

Tips on searching are available from the following help page:
http://search.proquest.com/help/webframe.html?Basic_Search.html

Yomidasu Rekishikan  ヨミダス歴史館

URL: 

On-campus - https://database.yomiuri.co.jp/rekishikan/ 
Off-campus - https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=https://database.yomiuri.co.jp/rekishikan/

Access

Any Library user from computers on-campus. One simultaneous access only.

Authentication

Available to all Library users on-campus.

Full-text or bibliographic

Full-text in Japanese and English.

Description

Full text database of Yomiuri Shinbun (読売新聞) from the first issue in 1874 to the present. Includes the English edition, The Daily Yomiuri, and biographical information on some 2,000 people.

Dates covered

読売新聞 (Japanese): From the first issue in November 1874 to the present, with local editions starting in Dec. 1986.

The Daily Yomiuri (English): September 1989 to the present.

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