Topic-specific resources for Social & Policy Sciences
- CEEOL: Central & Eastern European Online Library: humanities & social science documents on Central, Eastern & South-Eastern European topics
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online: coverage from 1991 includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional NGO papers series, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals & policy briefs - teaching materials include original case studies written by leading international affairs experts & course packs for history & political science classes
- EDC: European Documentation Centre: information about the Library's EDC and online resources for European Union
- Eldis: gateway to information about developing countries including much full-text
- E-Library for Global Welfare: resources for international & comparative policy analysis, research and teaching
- ESO: European Sources Online: information about the European Union's institutions, activities, countries & regions - also covers other European organisations and issues of importance to European citizens & stakeholders
- Film & television resources
- GreenFILE: well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, recycling & renewable energy - covers scholarly, government & general-interest titles
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers: fundamental to understanding current legislation, policy-making & the political environment of Britain - full-text papers available from 1688-2003/4
- Lexis Library: UK case law, legislation & law journals
- OECD iLibrary: enables access to all online books, reports, annuals, working papers, periodicals, databases, loose-leaf binders, the STI scoreboard & the OECD factbook from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Self-paced tutorial: Finding statistics with OECD iLibrary
- Social Science Research Network
- UK Borders: UK boundary data: you can produce thematic maps & transfer data across the Internet in a suitable format for your computer
- BFI InView: Over 2000 non-fiction film/tv titles illustrating British history and society from the 20th and 21st centuries from the BFI Archive
- Film & Television Literature Index: theory, research, reviews, writing, cinematography, preservation & restoration, production...
- Oral history (British Library): These collections are national in scope and are rich with details about British life, work and families in the twentieth century. Many of these collections will be useful to those researching political and social issues, health, disability, ethnicity, immigration, religion, food, art, and British heritage
