Youth culture – the last 100 years – trial access

An audience enjoying a concert We currently have trial access, until 3 April, to the Subculture Archives.  This database consists of digital images from the archives of the Museum of Youth Culture.  Get online access to thousands of primary source documents on youth culture and its associated music, fashion, film, art, and photography.  Content includes photographs, objects, audio and oral history, ephemera, and articles and journals.  Journey through the youth culture of the past, from the New Romantics to Punks, from Mods to Drum N Bass, from Teddy Boys to Acid House.

Access is available here – Subculture Archives. Please click the “Log in via your University or Institution”, and select the University of Reading from the list. You may be asked to log in with your usual University username and password.

Your feedback about the resource is most welcome:  Would you benefit from permanent access?  How may it assist with your research?  Is the database easy to navigate and search?  Please send any feedback you may have, positive or negative, to the Academic Liaison Librarian for History, Charlie Carpenter: c.a.carpenter@reading.ac.uk.

Lindsay Warwick, E-resources Team

System maintenance 1 February – some services disrupted

Tomorrow our Library Management System is undergoing scheduled maintenance. During the maintenance window on Wednesday 1 February 22:30 to 22:50 some services will be at risk.

 

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You will still be able to …

But at times you won’t be able to log into Enterprise to …

If you have trouble accessing e-resources, you can contact the E-resources Team at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or you can fill in a Problem Report Form. 

If you want to talk to someone about your account, you can contact the Library at library@reading.ac.uk. 

Lewis Mills – Library Systems Team

System maintenance 24 January – some services disrupted

Next week our Library Management System is undergoing scheduled maintenance. During the maintenance window on Tuesday 24 January 23:00 to Wednesday 25 January 00:30 some services will be at risk.Open laptop

You will still be able to …

But at times you won’t be able to …

If you have trouble accessing e-resources you can contact the E-resources Team at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or you can fill in a Problem Report Form. 

If you want to talk to someone about your account you can contact the Library at library@reading.ac.uk. 

Lewis Mills – Library Systems Team

Problems with accessing e-resources- resolved

We have received an update from the company who manages our authentication system and they have confirmed that the issues we were having this morning have now been resolved.

You should now be able to get access to the resources you need as usual.

If you encounter any further problems, please contact the E-resources Team at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or submit a Problem Report Form.

Thank you for your patience while this issue was resolved.

Lindsay Warwick, E-resources Team

Our new look Enterprise!

Enterprise, our Library Catalogue, has had a refresh. We’ve done some updates, and brought the look more in line with our Library website.

Image shows a screenshot of the library catalogue.

Enterprise will now adjust the display depending on the device that you’re using, providing you with a better experience of searching and using the catalogue, whether you are on a laptop, or on your phone.

Image shows a screenshot of the library catalogue.

Additionally, Reading List links have been added to book records. Select ‘Reading List’ to see the list(s) that a book appears on, and click the name of the module to see the full reading list.

All the links and functions that were available in the older version can still be found on this one, so if you have any difficulty finding your way around the catalogue, let us know.

Have you tried our new look Enterprise yet? If you have any feedback, let us know!

Your Library Team

Library website migration

The Library webpages have moved over to the University’s new content management system (CMS) – you may already be familiar with the new interface as many areas of the University website have already been migrated.

Partial image of the new Library website.

The migration means that the look and feel of our webpages have changed, but access to all our guidance, resources and other information should remain available. If you can’t find the information you’re looking for, please email us at library@reading.ac.uk so that we can help you stay on track with all your information needs.

Your Library team

Problems with Taylor & Francis now resolved

We have received an update from our supplier that the access issues with journal articles on Taylor & Francis Online have now been resolved. You should now be able to get access to the resources you need as usual.

If you encounter any further problems, please contact the E-resources Team at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or submit a Problem Report Form.

Thank you for your patience while this issue was resolved.

Sophie Dorman, E-resources Team

Far-Right Groups in America – trial access

Shelves in an archive with boxes of documentsThe Library currently has a trial to ‘Political Extremism and Radicalism: Far-Right Groups in America’.

This online collection of primary source material adds to our existing access to ‘Political Extremism and Radicalism: Far-Right and Left Political Groups in the U.S., Europe, and Australia in the Twentieth Century‘ and focuses on white supremacist and nationalist groups in the U.S. The archive includes pamphlets, newsletters and propaganda.

Access to Political Extremism and Radicalism: Far-Right Groups in America is now available on- and off-campus until 19 November.

To narrow down to only the new content, please go to the ‘Advanced Search’ option and select Far-Right Groups in America in the ‘By Archive’ box under ‘Search Limiters’.

Help us to decide

Please send any feedback about this resource to Charlie Carpenter, Academic Liaison Librarian for History: c.a.carpenter@reading.ac.uk

Sophie Dorman, E-resources Team

Politics – scholarly and current

We currently have a trial to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.

It provides access to in-depth articles on Politics which are continuously updated by the world’s leading scholars and researchers, and also feature embedded multimedia content. Broad subject headings range from ‘Political philosophy’ to ‘Contentious politics and political violence’. newspapers

Access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics is now available off-campus until 12 November

Help us to decide

If you have any comments about this resource, please send your feedback to Charlie Carpenter, Academic Liaison Librarian for the School of Humanities: c.a.carpenter@reading.ac.uk

Lindsay Warwick, E-resources Team

World mapping with Global Digimap

You’re probably aware that Digimap will provide you with all types of maps and map data of Great Britain. But are you aware that you can also access maps from beyond our shores?

If you need spatial data or maps beyond Great Britain, you can use Global Digimap, part of Edina’s suite of Digimap services. It includes three datasets:

World Panorama data

Kenya/Tanzania boundary area. Created using World Panorama data. ©Collins/Bartholomew Ltd. (2019)

  • Natural Earth data – small scale open data, created by volunteers, free to use for any purpose
  • World Panorama – small scale data created by Collins Bartholomew (publishers of the Times World Atlas)
  • OpenStreetMap (OSM) data – crowdsourced open data at various scales. This has world coverage, but the detail varies considerably depending on geographic location.  For most urban areas coverage is good, but the more remote a place, the less detail there is likely to be.
OSM data

Beijing. Map data ©OpenStreetMap contributors

Two extra data sources are additionally available. When using Roam, they can be accessed through the Overlays button. They are:

  • World Place Names – OSM is created by volunteers in the local language, so by adding this overlay to your map you will be given the English version of selected cities and administrative districts.
  • WWF World Biomes – This was produced by the WWF to show broad vegetation/ecology groups.

You can also add your own data to Global Digimap by using the WMS Feed option. Search to find suitable feeds, or upload one of your own.

All the usual tools are available as well, so you can measure distance and area, and add your own information by using the drawing tools in the Roam interface.

For more information and support, go to the Digimap Resource Centre and the Digimap YouTube channel.

Judith Fox, Map Librarian

Geomni – a new type of Digimap data

We now have access to a new service as part of Digimap, available both through Digimap Roam and Download.  Geomni consists of three parts, all of which can be accessed through the basemaps button on Roam.

  • UKMap: a modern, highly detailed, feature-rich mapping database of Greater London. Its unique, innovative design offers users a flexible choice of integrated map features within a single geographic information source.
  • UKBuildings: a unique database created and regularly updated to help you understand the age, structure, characteristics and use of commercial, public and residential buildings across GB.
  • UKLand: a maintained, national land information database providing a detailed consistent breakdown of the use of land across the UK
UKMap (London)

UKMap (London)

UKMap, despite its name, actually covers London within the M25. There are several different parts. In Roam use Basemaps to find:

  • Base (London) – similar to OS MasterMap but with more land use information. Includes unit information within shopping centres.
  • Aerial (London) – at a resolution of 10 metres.

In addition, using the Overlay tab, you can add:

  • Upper Floors (London) – shows content of upper floors of shopping centres
  • Tree Canopy (London) – shows indicative canopy of trees

Download gives two more Greater London datasets:

  • Terrain DTM – Digital Terrain Model
  • Terrain DSM – Digital Surface Model
UKBuildings.

UKBuildings.

UKBuildings is a national database of building attributes. It includes information about building area and height, as well as relative age (eg Historic, Post War, Modern) and use (eg Residential, Religious, Retail with offices above).

UKLand is a national database of land use (rather than cover). It allows the identification types of land use eg mines/spoil areas or business and retail parks and could be used for planning and risk assessment.

UKLand

UKLand

To access Geomni, go to Digimap – you will need to register and accept the licence conditions first.

Judith Fox, Map Librarian

 

Summon upgrade 29 May to 30 May- some services disrupted

Summon have recently informed us that they will be undertaking some updates that will result in system downtime for up to 24 hours from 02:00 Saturday 29 May to 02:00 Sunday 30 May.  

 This means that Summon will be available for searching, but some of the links may be unavailable. The E-Journals Finder will also be unavailable during this period.   Open laptop

 If you have been planning to use Summon for research the weekend of the 29- 30 May, we would recommend downloading any articles or chapters you will need from Summon before the outage, so that your studies are not impacted.  

 There will still be some access to E-resources via the Enterprise Catalogue  (for eBooks) and the A-Z database (for journals, articles, eBooks and databases). However, the A-Z database list is not a definitive list of our resources, so please do access and download anything you think you will need beforehand.  

As always, please do contact the E-Team at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or via our e-resources problem report form, if you have any concerns or queries.  

We apologise for any inconvenience this outage may cause. 

Lindsay Warwick, E-resources Team