Databases A-Z

A digital resource of early Shakespearean cinematic adaptations drawn from the British Film Institute's archives. Covering films made between 1899 and 1927 from across Western Europe, the USA and Australia, the collection records global silent film practices and the transition from stage to screen as cinema emerged as a new medium.

Shen Bao (申報 ) is one of the first modern Chinese newspapers. It is the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China. It was established by British businessman Ernest Major in 1872. During its 78 years of existence (1872-1949), there were 256,000 issues published. As an important primary source for late imperial and modern China, Shen Bao underwent three reigns of Qing Dynasty, and witnessed many significant historical events, such as Sino-French War, Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion, two World Wars, and etc. Known for its rich news reporting, commentary and advertisement, Shen Bao played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the late 19th century and Republic Era.

Applied mathematics and computational and data science power the innovations that move society forward and address the world’s most pressing challenges. SIAM plays a central role in bringing mathematical and computational scientists together, providing a platform and community for this important work.  Subscription includes access to books, journals and the proceedings.

This collection contains annual reports compiled by the British colonial government in Sierra Leone. The documents pre-date the establishment of the Sierra Leone Protectorate in 1896, covering the period up to the creation of an independent Sierra Leone state in 1961. The Annual Departmental Reports provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of British colonialism in Sierra Leone. They are therefore a useful resource for students and historians alike. The reports are divided into nine sections. These are Administration, Finance, Judicial and Police, Natural Resources, Social Services, Transport and Public Works, Communications and Post Office Savings, Commerce, and Staff Lists & Miscellaneous Content.

The online edition of Siku Quanshu spans five thousand years of Chinese history, geography, politics, economics, science, technology, philosophy, and close to 3,500 works with a total of more than 36,000 volumes. The compilation contains large numbers of rare books and manuscripts and is an important tool for East Asian Studies. 

Database of U.S. consumer purchasing activity down to the individual-brand level, cross-referenced with detailed data on demographic characteristics, media usage, attitudes and opinions, and location. Create user-defined cross-tabulations based on any combination of variables desired, or generate “Quick Reports” with pre-defined criteria. Available datasets are on a two-to-three-year time lag from the present. Based on the Experian Simmons quarterly National Consumer Study.

SimplyAnalytics is web-based mapping and data analysis software that changes the way people use and interact with complex data, making it easy to create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business, and marketing data. Additional component included is Simmons Data package.

The largest and most ambitious project of its kind, this collection is devoted to the scholarly study and understanding of slavery from a multinational perspective. An unprecedented collection developed under the guidance of a board of scholars, it offers never before available research opportunities and endless teaching possibilities.

This open source collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. The library includes hundreds of pamphlets and books written about slavery — defending it, attacking it or simply analyzing it, and every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920. Also included is word searchable access to all Congressional debates from the Continental Congress to 1880, plus many modern histories of slavery and modern law review articles on the subject.

These documents deal with the history of Amity Hall plantation, a sugar estate in Vere Parish, Jamaica, and some associated properties (principally Bogue livestock pen) while they were in the hands of the Goulburn family. Most of the papers concern these properties when they were administered by Henry Goulburn between 1805, after he had attained his majority, and 1856, when he died, though there are also documents relating to the late seventeenth- and eighteenth-centuries. A British Online Archives database.

This collection comprises a careful selection of documents from the extensive Slebech Estate archives now held in the National Library of Wales and the Pembrokeshire Record Office. They relate chiefly to the interests of Nathaniel Phillips, 1756?-1832, in the West Indies. The collection represents a major resource for research into the social and economic history of West Indies, slavery, plantations and trade. A British Online Archives database.

This collection contains a wide range of documents concerning the African slave trade during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The papers focus primarily on Jamaica and the West Indies, but also cover the experience of other nations and regions. Through a combination of statistics, correspondence, pamphlets, and memoirs, they offer insights into the commercial and colonial dimensions of slavery and the views of its advocates and opponents.