Links for British and Irish Studies
Libraries:
- Bodleian Library
- British Library
- Cambridge University Library Online
- Center for Research Libraries
- COPAC (British Library Consortium)
- Edinburgh University Library
- Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, DC)
- Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)
- Libraries and Archives Research Guide Online--London
- MELVYL (University of California Library System)
- National Library of Ireland / Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann
- National Library of Scotland
- National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Trinity College, Dublin / Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath
- William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Los Angeles, CA)
Research Guides and Archival Resources:
- Access to Archives (A2A)
- British Isles
(from Eastern Illinois University, includes sites for England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) - Funding Sources for Research
and Study in British Studies
(maintained by the North American Conference on British Studies) - History:
American and British
(from Rutgers University Libraries) - HMSOnline
(recent legislation, white papers) - IBIS Links
(Research aids, from Institute for British and Irish Studies, University of Southern California) - Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval
Studies
(from Georgetown University not solely British, of course; also check Internet Medieval Sourcebook and NetSerf) - National Archives of Ireland
- National Archives of Scotland
- National Archives (Historical Manuscripts Commission, National Register of Archives, Public Record Office)
- Victoria Research Web
Universities, Centers, and Organizations focusing on British Studies:
- Guide
to History Departments Around the World
(search engine) - Institute of Historical Research (London, includes):
- Modern Records Centre (University of Warwick Library)
- North American Conference on British Studies
- Royal Historical Society
Electronic Texts:
- British History Online
(digitized sources and texts from Institute of Historical Research) - British Poetry 1780-1900:
a Hypertext Archive of Scholarly Editions
(part of the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia) - Cahiers Elisabethains (late medieval and Renaissance English studies)
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Tech, MIT)
- Early English Books Online (subscription)
- Oxford Text Archive
- Victorian Women Writers Project (Indiana University)
Publishers, Journals, and Bibliographies:
- Association of American University Presses
Online Catalog
(links to dozens of university presses) - History Journals Guide
(international directory for online journals and discussion lists in the fields of history and archaeology) - Royal History Society Bibliography
of British and Irish History
(open access search engine for articles and books) - Seeley
Library, List of Articles in Current Journals
(University of Cambridge, History Library, monthly updates of articles as journals received)
British News and Newspapers:
- British Library Newspapers
- Guardian Unlimited
- Independent
- Irish Independent
- Irish Times
- Scotsman
- Telegraph Online
- Times Online
- News Groups on the Internet
Travel Information:
- The European Railway Server
- Time Out (guides to life in London and travel in major cities)
Miscellaneous:
- BBCi (BBC on the internet)
- British Council
- Ordnance Survey (new and historical maps)
last updated 2 January 2006
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