{"id":1298,"date":"2015-12-03T12:06:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T17:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2016-02-03T15:55:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:55:32","slug":"new-database-trial-british-periodicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/2015\/12\/new-database-trial-british-periodicals\/","title":{"rendered":"New Database Trial: British Periodicals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A trial of ProQuest&#8217;s database British Periodicals available to SHU students and faculty until December 18th.\u00a0 This resource offers research materials across many disciplines including history, literature, political science, journalism and the arts.\u00a0 The trial can be accessed <a href=\"http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/britishperiodicals\/index?_ga=1.231588316.234067592.1438010492&amp;accountid=13793\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome feedback from trial users.\u00a0 Please send any comments to Sebastian Derry, Assistant Dean of Public Services at sebastian.derry@shu.edu<\/p>\n<p>From ProQuest:<\/p>\n<p><em>This database provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. 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