By Sarah Gilmore, on 8 April 2026

UCL has trial access to Indigenous Studies Source from EBSCO until 6th May 2026.

Indigenous Studies Source provides full-text content central to the study of Indigenous peoples worldwide. The database contains articles, books, and media covering the 50 largest Indigenous groups across North America, Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.

Central themes:

  • Cultural preservation
  • Education
  • Ethnohistory
  • Health
  • Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS)
  • Indigenous women
  • Land tenure
  • Language documentation
  • Language revitalization
  • Legal status
  • Mental health services
  • Politics and government
  • Postcolonialism
  • Reconciliation
  • Repatriation of cultural property
  • Sovereignty
  • Tribal government

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian

 

By Sarah Gilmore, on 25 March 2026

UCL has trial access to AM Scholar World War Two Studies until 8th April 2026.  Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.

AM Scholar World War Two Studies features important primary sources, offering insight into many aspects of the conflict, including government policy, the war in the Pacific, and the war in Europe.

Sources include the records of the Special Operations Executive; and private papers of American General Robert L Eichelberger, from the Pacific war.

Highlights include:

  • Papers of the Special Operations Executive, the secret British organisation whose mission was to conduct espionage, sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines in Europe.
  • Private papers of General Robert L Eichelberger, commander of the Amphibious Eighth during the Pacific War, in charge of all ground occupation troops in Japan (1945-1948) and second in command to General Douglas MacArthur
  • Diaries of James V Forrestal, US Secretary of the Navy, 1944-1947, and first Secretary of Defense, 1947-1949, providing a personal account of his crucial responsibilities for running the war effort, ensuring a successful outcome for the Allies and shaping the peace, reconstruction policies and the structure of the post-war world.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian

By Sarah Gilmore, on 4 March 2026

As part of UCL’s ongoing efforts to strengthen reporting on research performance, UCL has trial access to two bibliometric tools, SciVal and Dimensions, until 31st March 2026.

The tools are available to all UCL users, and we are keen to gather feedback as widely as possible.

  • SciVal: You can log in to SciVal both within your institution’s IP range and remotely (remote access setup required). To log in, go to scival.com, click “Sign in” (top right), enter your email address and password, and proceed. If you already have an individual user account registered with Scopus then you can use this; if not, you will need to register one using your UCL email address. Guidance notes are available.

  • Dimensions: To sign in to Dimensions, go to app.dimensions.ai and select “Log in” in the top‑right corner. Enter your university email address, and you will be redirected to choose your institution. If this is your first time logging in, you will need to register using your UCL email address. Once selected, you may be taken to your university’s Single Sign‑On page to complete authentication. A short introductory video is available.

We will be gathering feedback through a centralised feedback survey, or alternatively please send any feedback directly to bibliometrics@ucl.ac.uk by the end of March 2026.

By Sarah Gilmore, on 10 February 2026

UCL has trial access to the China Statistical Yearbooks Database (CSYD) and China Core Newspapers (CCND): All series until 31st March 2026.

China Statistical Yearbooks Database is a comprehensive, official repository of China’s economic, demographic, and social data. It features over 450 titles (2,600+ volumes) of statistical yearbooks, covering national, provincial, and industry-level data on finance, trade, and agriculture.

China Core Newspapers is a continuously and dynamically updated newspaper full-text database featuring academic and informative newspaper literature. It has collected and continuously updated more than 709 kinds of important party newspapers, industry newspapers and comprehensive newspapers at all levels published since 2000. Access includes The Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引 .

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

By Sarah Gilmore, on 5 February 2026

UCL has trial access to Women’s Studies Archive: Female Forerunners Worldwide, part of Gale Primary Sources, until 5th March 2026.

Women’s Studies Archive: Female Forerunners Worldwide includes sources like personal papers, periodicals, journals, and manuscripts to tell the histories of important women and their movements across the globe.

This archive concerns individual women and women’s organizations that have impacted society. It hosts women’s history collections focusing on advertising, birth control and sex education, the Civil Rights Movement, health care and women in medicine, religion and women’s missionary work, etc. The materials collected here, largely dating from 1741 to 1986, focus on the United States, Britain, and Australia but also include coverage of New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, the Philippines, Jamaica, Germany, India, Norway, Canada, and China.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

By Sarah Gilmore, on 4 February 2026

UCL has trial access to the Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online until 27th February 2026.

Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online is an encyclopedia on book cultures rather than book contents placing textuality and materiality of the book in the center of its investigation. The singularity of the Jewish book can only be understood in full if it is studied in its broader cultural and intercultural context. This encyclopedia does that by focusing on the paleographic features, intended function, cultural significance, readership, acceptance, and design of particular books and genres, as well as the producer-consumer relations involved in the making and circulating of books. It covers more than 2000 years of Jewish book cultures from all corners of the earth.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

 

 

By Sarah Gilmore, on 8 January 2026

UCL has trial access to The Churchill Archive until 7th March 2026

The Churchill Archive is a digital library of modern international history. It includes more than 800,000 original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965, ranging from Winston S. Churchill’s personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

By Sarah Gilmore, on 8 January 2026

UCL users now have access to additional collections within AM Explorer. These are:

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

By Sarah Gilmore, on 23 December 2025

UCL has trial access to Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) and Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China from Shanghai Library until 15th February 2026. Please note that if access doesn’t work, try selecting English Language before selecting the ‘Use’ button.

Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) covers approximately 10,000,000 pieces of literature from over 20,000 periodicals published between 1911 and 1949.

Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China this database consists of:

  • The Tabloids 1897～1952
  • Sin Wan Pao 1893～1949
  • The Eastern Times 1904～1939
  • The Republican Daily News 1916～1947
  • Central Daily News 1928～1949
  • Ta Kung Pao 1902～1949
  • Yi Shih Pao 1915～1949
  • Shun Pao 1872～1949
  • The China Times 1911～1949
  • The National Herald 1907～1946
  • Sheng-ching Shih-pao 1906～1944
  • The North-China Daily News & Herald Newspapers and Hong Lists 1850～1951
  • The China Press 1911～1949
  • The Shanghai Times 1925~1943
  • The Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury 1929～1949
  • The Shanghai Evening Courier 1869～1874
  • The Shanghai Courier & China Gazette 1876～1878
  • The Shanghai Courier 1878～1884

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian

By Sarah Gilmore, on 10 December 2025

UCL has trial access to RetroNews until 15th January 2026.

RetroNews, the press website of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, offers access to more than 2,000 primarily French newspaper titles published between 1631 and 1954.

Access includes major national dailies like Le Figaro, Le Petit Parisien and regional, political, and satirical publications.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian