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Excellent and originality in scholarship across the academic landscape
This ever-expanding eBook library contributes innovative and forward-thinking scholarship to the global academic community with more than 19,000 titles supporting students and researchers across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Subjects include:
Africa Studies
Anthropology
Art & Visual Culture
Fashion
Film & Media
Gender & Sexuality
Philosophy
Politics &
International Relations
Asia Studies
Biblical Studies
Business & Management
Classical Studies & Archaeology
Design
Education
History
Law
Linguistics
Literary Studies
Middle East
Music & Sound Studies
Psychology
Religious Studies
Security & Strategic Studies
Sociology
Theology
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburycollections.com
An essential resource for students, researchers, and scholars studying food
Core Collection —Bloomsbury Food Library offers crosssearchable access to a broad and expanding range of encyclopedias, references works, eBooks, images, podcasts, pedagogical teaching tools, and more.
Global Food Cultures—This vibrant collection delves into food cultures from around the world, exploring topics such as the history and traditions of cooking and eating, the intersectionality of food and religion, food and social change, the dynamics of food and family life, and food and art, to name a few.
Food Sustainability and Security—This interdisciplinary module features eBook titles covering vital topics such as agroecology, sustainable agriculture, climate change, food security, global food systems, food inequality, social justice and ethics.
Global Food Histories —A unique collection to support the study of global food cuisine and food history.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburyfoodlibrary.com/home
Experience and Engage with Culture Throughout the Ages
This unique, essential resource contains more than 40 Cultural Histories sets, with new sets added twice a year. These sets offer an authoritative survey of a wide range of subjects throughout history. Each subject is looked at in Antiquity, the Medieval Age, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Age of Empire and the Modern Age.
Subjects include:
• Animals
• Chemistry
• Democracy
• Disability
• Education
• Emotions
• Food
• Human Body
• Law
• Memory
• Money
• Race
• Sexuality
• Shopping
• Women
• Work
• Youth and many more
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com
An interdisciplinary digital resource with a global perspective
Core Collection —Includes the Encyclopedia of the Global Middle Ages, new scholarship from Bloomsbury’s Medieval Studies list and other prestigious publishing partners and medieval manuscripts, maps, and incunabula.
Medieval Clothing and Textiles —Provides access to the entire catalogue of Boydell & Brewer’s market-leading interdisciplinary Medieval Clothing and Textiles annuals.
Medieval Life and Culture —Provides a unique window into the everyday lives of peoples across the Medieval world.
Medieval World Reference Library—Covers a rich breadth of subject areas from the history of empires to the rise and fall of the Medieval world.
Medieval Literature Aloud —Chaucer Studios audio recordings of core texts read aloud in a variety of languages and dialects, with a selection of accompanying eBooks. Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburymedievalstudies.com
Big Ideas. Key Debates. Laying the Global Foundations of History
This unique reference tool is the first one-stop online resource to explore the theory, methods and historiography which underpin history as a discipline.
It encompasses an extensive variety of articles which examine:
• Selected excerpts from classic historical works which have helped shape the subject
• Key concepts, thinkers, and debates
• Methods for analyzing primary sources
• Established and cutting-edge theories and schools of thought
The content is global in scope and has been written by expert scholars from around the world with students in mind. With articles ranging from concise introductions to more detailed explorations, the resource allows students to develop their understanding and for faculty to pitch content at the right level for those being taught.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.bloomsburyhistorytheorymethod.com
Modern History: Documented and Digitized
The Churchill Archive allows students and scholars to get insight into Churchill’s thought processes by reading his handwritten notes, to see the world from his perspective through personal correspondences, and to experience many historic moments with Churchill himself as a guide. Explore the 800,000 pages of original documents and learn about World War II, women’s rights, International History, and much more.
Churchill Acquired Papers are a new collection with over 1,700 personal documents available to the public for the first time in 2024, including personal letters, speech notes, and diary entries.
International. Systematic. A truly global look at education and childhood human development.
Core Collection
Offers a systematic and comparative look at key education levels and the study of cognitive and psychosocial development through early childhood and youth. It features the Education Around the World series as well as policy reports, and other teaching and learning tools that provide dynamic coverage and a global picture.
Comparative & International Education
It spans the globe, implements comparative study, and examines pressing issues in international education from early childhood through to higher education.
Key subject areas include:
Decolonizing curricula
Social Justice and education
Higher education reform
Global development
Transitional education
Citizenship education
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.becs-bloomsbury.com
Immersive collections spanning across the history of philosophy and cutting-edge contemporary thought
Bloomsbury 20th Century French Thought—Includes late 20th-century primary texts in translation alongside a wealth of secondary literature.
Bloomsbury History of Modern Aesthetics —Explores the development of aesthetic theories during the modern period through rich primary sources and covers a varied range of ideas about art, nature, religion and taste.
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers —Featuring critical biographical entries on an international array of individuals who have contributed to the history of modern thought.
Bloomsbury Contemporary Aesthetics —Comprised of primary texts, exclusive case studies, a bank of images and secondary literature, this collection reflects the depth, versatility and relevance of aesthetics today.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburyphilosophylibrary.com
Essential source for cutting-edge research, study, and teaching from intro to advanced levels
T&T Clark Theology Library
T&T Clark Jesus Library
Library of Catholic Thought
Bloomsbury Religion in North America
Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Anchor Yale Commentaries
Eerdmans Bible Commentaries: New Testament
Eerdmans Bible Commentaries: Old Testament
Eerdmans Digital Reference Library
T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism
The Bible in Western Christian Literature
Ancient Christian Writers
Classics of Western Spirituality
Christian-Muslim Relations
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.theologyandreligiononline.com
Amplify scholarship in ethnic studies with the voices of America’s diverse groups
The American Mosaic centers on the experiences and perspectives of diverse groups of people in the United States. These databases bring to life the social struggles, political turning points, and cultural contributions that have been traditionally excluded or marginalized in the study of American and world history.
The African American Experience —Features perspectives from African American scholars and historians, bringing voice and context to the lived experiences of African Americans in U.S. history.
The Asian American Experience —The first learning resource of its kind, The Asian American Experience applies a critical lens to the study of U.S. history, exploring the social, political, and economic forces that have shaped the experiences of Asian Americans.
The American Indian Experience —Engages students and scholars with the historical experiences and contemporary practices of more than 150 Native American tribes across North America.
The Latino American Experience —The first database dedicated to the history and culture of the largest, fastest-growing minority group in the United States.
Women’s History in the United States—Provides a thorough examination of the contributions, perspectives, and challenges faced by women from precontact times to the present.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.abc-clio.com/american-mosaic
Dynamic and exciting databases designed to empower students and scholars in the humanities
The 15 research databases that compose Bloomsbury/ABCCLIO’s academic suite span the humanities, from core disciplines like American history to emergent fields of study, including modern genocide and popular culture. Each database provides a full range of reference articles, an eBook library, and a vast collection of primary sources that integrate for comprehensive coverage of each subject area.
American Government
American History
Daily Life through History
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
Modern Genocide: Understanding
Causes and Consequences
Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas
The African American Experience
The Asian American Experience
The American Indian Experience
The Latino American Experience
World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.abc-clio.com/academic-databases
A digital hub for sport and exercise studies
Human Kinetics Library provides educators, researchers, and professionals with the best resources in fitness, sport training, coaching, dance, physical education, and exercise science.
The six instruction-focused collections on this hub offer ebooks, videos, and more from industry-leading experts.
Human Kinetics Library Core Collection —A well-rounded collection of ebooks and videos giving students and researchers an understanding of topics in physical activity, health, and exercise science.
Human Kinetics Dance Technique —A practical multimedia collection offering instruction in a range of dance genres.
Human Kinetics Health Care in Sport and Exercise —A comprehensive digital collection for researchers of exercise science covering physical therapy, athletic training, and sport-related healthcare.
Human Kinetics Physical and Health Education —An instructionfocused module of ebooks and videos supporting physical education instructors, researchers, and students, addressing key topics in the field.
Human Kinetics Sports Skills —Ebooks and videos supporting educators and students in the fields of sport and physical activity training with drills, rules, diagrams, strategies, and additional instruction.
Human Kinetics Strength and Conditioning —A rich collection of applied resources across the field of physical training and strength building, with ebooks and videos for fitness instructors, physical trainers, coaches, and students.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.humankineticslibrary.com
Exclusive reference content and cutting-edge scholarship
“Highly recommended for academic libraries with a focus on music, offering a user-friendly platform that is invaluable for studying music around the world.” —Library Journal
Bloomsbury Popular Music
Covers the mid-20th century to the present day, through the Bloomsbury Enyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, an expanding range of scholarly books and the 33 1/3 and Global 33 1/3 series.
Sound Studies
The first digital resource to provide interdisciplinary scholarly content in the study of sound. Subject areas covered include art, aesthetics, architecture, contemporary music, history, philosophy, and technology.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.bloomsburymusicandsound.com
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An award-winning digital library from the world’s leading drama publisher
Bloomsbury’s renowned imprints Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, and Oberon Books are joined by a wealth of content from our esteemed playtext and performance partners including the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe and many more.
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Diverse canonical and contemporary drama —Key collections include Oberon Books, Shakespeare Globe to Globe on Screen, the upcoming Global Plays Collection and more.
Unlimited simultaneous video streaming and access Students can watch, read, listen and learn in one space, from anywhere.
Flexible purchasing —Choose any combination of collections that meet your course and research needs, available on subscription or via perpetual access.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/home
Playtext Collections
NEW for 2025: The Global Plays Collection —Established and emerging global playwrights
Core Collection —Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, Faber & Faber
Oberon Books 1 and 2—Diverse contemporary drama
Nick Hern Books —UK and Ireland’s preeminent playwrights
TCG Books Plays —American drama
Playwrights Canada Press —Canadian drama
Currency Press —Australian drama
Aurora Metro Books —International drama
Scholarly and Reference Collections
NEW for April 2024: Theatre and Performance History
30 volumes of research and articles explore the contribution of key theatre artists internationally
NEW for 2025: The Arden Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare’s Language Collection —Illuminates
Shakespeare’s language using corpus linguistics and computational analysis
Critical Studies and Performance Practice —Methuen
Drama and The Arden Shakespeare titles
Focal Press Theatre Books —Practical and vocational theatre craft titles
Video and Audio Collections
Filmed Performances
National Theatre 1, 2 and 3 —Collection 3 exclusive!
Royal Shakespeare Company Live
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen 1 and 2
Shakespeare’s Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 1, 2 and 3
Stratford Festival Shakespeare
The Hollow Crown
The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy on Screen
Maxine Peake as Hamlet
Classic Spring Oscar Wilde Collection
BBC Drama Films and Documentaries
Stage on Screen
Masterclasses and Performance Practice
Shakespeare in the Present—Patsy Rodenburg
Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains —Steven Berkoff
Ken Rea’s The Outstanding Actor—Actor Training Workshop
Shakespeare Video —Behind-the-scenes
Playwrights and Practitioners
Theatre Making and Performance Training
Theatre Performance and Practice Video Library
Regional Video and Audio
British, American and Australian Theatre Video
European Theatre Video
Asian Theatre Video
L.A. Theatre Works—Audio Plays
Features and Benefits
Interactive Transcript Player —Navigate easily to the relevant timestamp, track lines spoken, and search the transcript
Bespoke video clips—Create and save clips to support teaching and learning
Play Finder—Select plays based on cast size, gender of roles, word count, period, and playwright
Related Content—Discover, compare and contrast related works by genre, period, and theme
Personalization Features—Save searches, annotate text, and bookmark content
Monologue Search —Find monologues by keyword, gender, and word count
Character Grid —View character appearances by part and scene, the number of lines spoken, and how and when characters interact
Words and Speeches Graph —See the number of words in each scene by total or by individual character
Part Book—View lines and stage directions for individual roles
eReader—Easily read in-text annotations and citations, with page numbers and line numbers
Performance Rights Information —See production enquiry information on who owns rights for the play and how to contact them
From script to screen and beyond
“A valuable resource for institutions that support cinema and film studies, screenwriting, and filmmaking, as well as multidisciplinary studies in areas such as literature and history.”
—Library Journal, March 2021
A dynamic digital platform designed to support moving-image studies offering eBooks, screenplays, overview articles and learning resources from Bloomsbury, Faber & Faber, the British Film Institute, Focal Press and Auteur (LUP).
Collections Include:
Global Film and Media
Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism
BFI Film Classics
BFI Film Studies
NEW October 2024
BFI Television Studies
Filmmaking
Auteur Film Studies
Reading and Watching Television
Television Genres, Form and Aesthetics
Television Histories and Industries
Available via Subscription or Perpetual Access
www.screenstudies.com
Stream award-winning international video in the arts and humanities
Arts and Humanities Collection —Covering a range of content across the visual arts and performing arts, film, history and more. The Arts and Humanities Collection is available to purchase as a whole or in smaller subject collections including:
Visual and Applied Arts
Film and Media
Music
Dance
History and Culture
Opera Collections —Offer filmed productions of Early and Baroque Opera, Classical Opera, Romantic Opera, Modern Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
NEW January 2025
Animator’s Survival Kit Animated —Video masterclasses from Richard Williams on creative and technical animation.
Available via Subscription, Perpetual Access or via Title by Title. www.bloomsburyvideolibrary.com
A dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress
This rich educational resource ranges from major reference works, exclusive articles and, biographies, to video content and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world, all supported by teaching resources.
Berg Fashion Library—Deliver the ultimate resource for students and researchers of fashion studies, anthropology and related disciplines. Features key reference works, eBooks, museum exhibitions and partner images
Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases —Bring the fashion industry to life for students, with thought-provoking realworld business cases from around the world
Bloomsbury Fashion Photography Archive —Explore over 775,000 high-quality runway, back-stage and street-style images curated by world-renowned fashion historian Valerie Steele
Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive —Discover a treasure trove of 2,700+ inspiring fashion show videos
Fairchild Books Library—Support students at all levels with this rich collection of textbooks which blend the practical with the theoretical
Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library—Uncover this new comprehensive online collection is the first for the interdisciplinary study of dress and costume history, design and making
Bloomsbury Digital Fashion Masterclasses —A brand new collection offering unique masterclass videos from industry innovators, accompanied by written case studies - designed to enhance and support teaching and study
Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail —Coming soon; bring the history of dress to life for students through this collection’s beautifully crafted videos using historically accurate period costume
The fully cross-searchable collections included in Bloomsbury Fashion Central complement each other and offer enhanced content discoverability through a unified taxonomy, powerful search, and related content functionality.
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription
www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com
Interdisciplinary down to an art
Bloomsbury Visual Arts hub is a richly layered, cross-searchable digital platform designed for research and learning across art, design, architecture and related fields.
Collections on the hub support an interdisciplinary approach to study, teaching, and research. They offer a diverse, engaging and authoritative study and research environment.
Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts — The ultimate guide to a visual arts education, with practical advice on everything from idea generation to portfolio development across the main art disciplines
Bloomsbury Design Library—Experience cutting-edge scholarly coverage of design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day
Bloomsbury Architecture Library—Explore 5,500 years of global architecture in this award-winning resource for the study of architecture, urbanism, and interior design
Architecture Design & Practice Online —Discover in-depth design guidance and technical detail, a must-have for students and professional architects
Available via Perpetual Access and Subscription www.bloomsburyvisualarts.com
Bloomsbury Art Markets —Research auction houses, art fairs, dealers and selected individuals with our groundbreaking scholarly guide to the art market (1900–present)
Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism
Uncover this new comprehensive online collection is the first for the interdisciplinary study of dress and costume history, design and making
Packt Game Development and Animation —Deliver hands-on game development and animation courses; this essential resource provides vital practical knowledge
Collections also included on Bloomsbury Visual Arts Hub:
• Animation Practice Collection
• Design Studies Collection
• Applied Gaming Collection
• Ceramics Collection
• Photography Collection
• Printmaking Collection
Fairchild Books Interior Design Library—Acclaimed textbooks and dedicated supplementary resources supporting course delivery and learning across the entire interior design curriculum.
Available by Subscription
www.fairchildbooksinteriordesign.com
An online platform designed to advise students on how to reference correctly across eight referencing styles
An online platform designed to advise students on how to reference correctly across eight referencing styles. Based on the best-selling book in its 12th edition, by Richard Pears and Graham Shields, this programme is trusted by institutions globally, and accessed by thousands of students daily.
Contains useful articles and videos which help to guide students in common queries around referencing, including how to avoid plagiarism, and understanding the differences between secondary and primary sources, and providing advice on the use of artificial intelligence in academic work.
Eight referencing styles include: Harvard, APA, MLA, MHRA, Chicago, Oscola, Vancouver and IEEE.
Available via Subscription www.citethemrightonline.com
An interactive and personalised solution to help students hone their academic skills and develop the skills required by employers
Each module is made up of engaging activities, exercises, videos, blogs and articles, providing dynamic tuition which will meet the diverse learning needs of the student body.
The 12 modules have been specifically designed to develop and hone the study skills students need to perform well in their academic studies and beyond.
Modules included:
Getting ready for academic study
Time management
Reading and note taking
Writing skills
Critical thinking skills
Referencing and understanding plagiarism
Available via Subscription
Exam skills
Group work and presentations
Confidence with numbers
Projects, dissertations and reports
Research principles
Employability and personal development
www.skillsforstudy.com