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Inhalt :: Content
Umfassende Volltextdatenbank zu Leben und Werk von Winston Churchill (1874-1965) mit über 800.000 privaten und offiziellen Dokumenten, die im Churchill-Archive in Cambridge aufbewahrt werden. Die Datenbank beinhaltet:
- Originaldokumente aus der Zeit zwischen 1874 und 1965
- seine persönliche, öffentliche, politische und literarische Korrespondenz
- Entwürfe und kommentierte Notizen für seine berühmten Reden und Sendungen
- die Korrespondenz mit führenden Persönlichkeiten seiner Zeit
- Papiere über wichtige Ereignisse vom Burenkrieg bis zum Kalten Krieg
Das Quellenmaterial ist sachlich in die Themengebiete "People", "Places", "Periods" und "Topics" gegliedert und innerhalb dieser Themen weiter inhaltlich erschlossen.
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Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information
This exceptional resource is essential for researchers, students and the general public. It includes:
- Nearly 800,000 key historical documents online for the first time ever
- Documents including private letters, speeches, telegrams, manuscripts, government transcripts and more
- Specially-commissioned articles, based on courses, to guide students and researchers through the content
- Special features, such as Action this Day, to bring history alive
- Reading lists and bibliographies to aid further research
- Quick search on every page or advanced search across many criteria
- Filtering using a specialised taxonomy
- The ability to print articles easily
- Exportable citations for use in essays
- Multiple sharing options
Designed for both teaching and research, the collection is augmented by interactive user tools and valuable teaching and supplementary resources. It will prove invaluable for academics, researchers, students, teachers, writers and enthusiasts in the fields of:
- History
- Politics
- International Affairs
- Military History
- British Studies
- Literature
- The Arts
- Cultural Studies
- Social Policy
- Business
- Linguistics
- Public Speaking
The Churchill Archive also offers cutting-edge functionality and standards compliance, including:
- Unlimited concurrent access via IP recognition, ATHENS/Shibboleth and library cards, including remote user access via username
- COUNTER-compliant usage statistics
- Library branding
- Quick and advanced search options to cater for all levels of user
- Simple navigation and intuitive user interface
- Cross-referencing via DOIs and OpenURLs
- Filtered browsing via a sophisticated taxonomy
- Excellent customer and technical support
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