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‘Collaborators’ and ‘Crashed’: short, sharp readers’ Reviews
Last month we launched a new strand to the IHR’s Reviews in History series: readers’ short commentaries on books that impress. We begin with two studies of modern world turmoil, and a readers’ guide to new works on early modern religious practice.
The IHR: new & necessary responses to the current crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is having profound effects on the research infrastructure. This is especially so for early researchers. Here Jo Fox sets out the IHR’s response and its new priorities for 2020.
Coming soon: the latest BBIH update … with thanks
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is updated three times each year. June’s update will add 4000 new records. Here, we appreciate the many hands and talents behind the new content.
Spotlight
Institute of Historical Research Mission and Strategy, 2020-2025
Professor Jo Fox, Director of the IHR, introduces the IHR’s Mission and Strategy for 2020-2025, launching on 5 February 2020.
Features & Articles
The IHR: new & necessary responses to the current crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is having profound effects on the research infrastructure. This is especially so for early researchers. Here Jo Fox sets out the IHR’s response and its new priorities for 2020.
Coming soon: the latest BBIH update … with thanks
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is updated three times each year. June’s update will add 4000 new records. Here, we appreciate the many hands and talents behind the new content.
Latest books from Reviews in History
The IHR’s Reviews in History publishes regular essays on new books. Reviews appear weekly. In case you missed them, here’s a selection of the latest reviews.
Research Under Lockdown: an update on Open and Free Access Material for Research
Among all this activity, in April teams across the IHR, including the library, IHR Digital and the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community, compiled and published a new directory, the ‘Open and Free Access Material for Research’ guide. In the absence of access to the IHR’s library collections (as well as most other research libraries and archives) it is the intention of this guide to consolidate on one page as many of the growing number of freely available historical research materials available.
Publications News
‘Collaborators’ and ‘Crashed’: short, sharp readers’ Reviews
Last month we launched a new strand to the IHR’s Reviews in History series: readers’ short commentaries on books that impress. We begin with two studies of modern world turmoil, and a readers’ guide to new works on early modern religious practice.
Latest books from Reviews in History
The IHR’s Reviews in History publishes regular essays on new books. Reviews appear weekly. In case you missed them, here’s a selection of the latest reviews.
The IHR Conference Series: an introduction & call for proposals
The IHR Conference Series is central to the Institute’s publishing programme. The series comprises scholarly essay collections on a wide range of subjects – all published Open Access. We especially welcome proposals for new collections at this time.
The monarchy, mythmaking, and VE Day
For the 75th anniversary of VE Day, and the royal balcony appearance, media historian Ed Owens charts the royal family’s cultivation of an increasingly professional image in wartime.
Research & Resources News
British History Online makes all research content free to individual users
We’ve added 200 extra volumes of primary research content to the free access area of British History Online. All 1280 volumes in the BHO collection are now available free for personal users.
Quietly Essential: Why I insist my students learn how to use the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Early modern historian, David Hitchcock, explains how he uses the Bibliography of British History in the classroom – for teaching and student research.
The IHR Strategy, 2020-25: 1. Digital History
Following the launch of the IHR’s Strategy, 2020-25 last week, we begin a series looking at key elements of the Institute’s future. We begin with digital and digital history.
Exploring publishing trends in the Bibliography of British and Irish History
BBIH editors spend a great deal of time checking new publications across a wide range of historical subject areas. This gives them an excellent insight to shifts in publishing and the emergence of new trends in historical research. Working at the Bibliography of...