The University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections
The UK Memory of the World Register is a list of documentary heritage which holds cultural significance specific to the UK.
British History Sources, 1500-1900
Connected Histories brings together a range of digital resources related to early modern and nineteenth century Britain with a single federated search that allows sophisticated searching of names, places and dates, as well as the ability to save, connect and share resources within a personal workspace.
"Lincs to the Past is a site that contains hundreds of thousands of records covering items held in Lincolnshire’s Historic Environment Record, Archives, Libraries, Museums and Tennyson Research Centre.
Its search engine provides a single place from which to search through the catalogues of the cultural heritage collections held across Lincolnshire."
"In 1986 the BBC launched an ambitious project to record a snapshot of everyday life across the UK for future generations. A million volunteers took part…
Now, 25 years later you can explore the archive online, see the pictures, update the information and make your mark on this fascinating record of our collective history."
"The Media Archive for Central England (MACE) is the screen archive for the Midlands in the UK.
MACE provide opportunities for everyone to connect with the culture and history of the Midlands as reflected in film, videotape and digital moving images from 1896 (the birth of film) to the present day. We do that mostly by collecting, researching, preserving and making available to you what is a truely remarkable body of material."
A free and fully searchable online repository of photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of Leicester and Leicestershire.
A joint project to conserve and develop oral history resources in the East Midlands.
Excellent site for research skills, essay writing, plagiarism advice from Leeds Metropolitan University
"Practical advice on how to maximise your learning potential. It will help you identify ways of studying more effectively."
"This University of Evansville Libraries tutorial will prepare you to explore and research the online world."
"After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:
recognize the difference between the Visible Web and Invisible Web
get more relevant results from the Visible Web
use search engines more effectively
interpret and evaluate Visible Web search results"
"After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:
recognize that ACE Catalog contains more than books
find books on a topic using a Keyword Search
find journals by using a Periodical Title search
use a map to identify the location of books or journals"