Historical Thesaurus of the OED

 The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (HTOED) is a unique new resource charting the semantic development of the huge and varied vocabulary of English. It is the first comprehensive historical thesaurus ever produced for any language, containing almost every word in English from Old English to the present day, and is a magnificent resource for the historical study of the language. It is based on a detailed analysis of English as found in the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and also draws on A Thesaurus of Old English. Conceived and compiled by the English Language Department of the University of Glasgow over a period of some 45 years, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is a groundbreaking analysis of meaning in the history of English.

It’s now in the Library at 423 HIS on the Ready Reference shelves.

Do Boys Read?

Do boys read? Come and be inspired by some brilliant books that will hook readers of all ages – (girls might like them too!) and debate some of the issues.

Join us in the Library Training Room 1-2 pm Monday 9th November.

A wide spread of children’s books will be on display that will support you on SE.

Cambridge Review report

Copies of Cambridge Primary Review are now in stock – shelved at 372 ALE.

Search 3 databases in one go

We’ve now set up Film Index Online. This searches the American Film Institute Catalog, the BFI’s Film Index International and FIAF (Film International Archive Federation) simultaneously.

New e-books

Dyson: accounting for non-accounting students

Underdown: Young children’s health

Albon: Food & health in early childhood

Jones: Childhood

All linked form the library catalogue & www.dawsonera.com

New e-books for research methods

We now have electronic versions of Bassey: Case study research in educational settings and Denscombe: The good research guide. They are linked from the Library Catalogue and from www.dawsonera.com. Athens validated so available from off campus.

New display in School Resources area.

We have a new Display Area in the School Resources collection in the library.  Come and browse new children’s fiction titles and be inspired by some of the best authors in children’s literature.

New Film Databases

We have reviewed our film databases over the summer. We are continuing to offer FIAF (FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals) but have added the full-text option, so that many journal articles will be available directly online. In addition, we have added the BFI’s Film Index International and the American Film Institute Catalog. These give comprehensive details of cast and production teams, and selected reviews. All three databases are linked from the ‘Databases’ page of the Library website.

British History Online expands

British History Online, to which the library subscribes, has just added the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England to the site. The series describes every parliament held between 1275 and 1504; where the rolls survive they have been fully transcribed and translated. Ten monarchs are represented, from Edward I to Henry VII. The text and its translation are available together in a new tabular format, making it easier to consult either version. The Rolls are fully cross-searchable with all British History Online’s other resources for medieval and early modern history, which include the Calendar of Close Rolls, the Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, many volumes of the Victoria County History and hundreds more primary and secondary sources. To access the Rolls please see www.british-history.ac.uk/prome.

New from the School Resources Collection

Hallo from the School Resources team in the Martial Rose Library.

 We’ll be keeping you up-to-date with new initiatives in the School Resources Collection and bringing you news from the world of children’s books

 To start with the theme of this year’s Children’s Book Week (5^th – 11^th October 2009) is Words and Pictures.  Come and have a look at the New Books display by the stairway in School Resources to give you some inspiration and don’t forget to check out their website for free teaching resources too.