The latest update to BBIH, published on 13 June 2012, contains just over 5,000 new records, of which 2,413 describe books and articles published in 2011-12. The complete database, including titles from Irish History Online and London’s Past Online, now contains...
After a highly successful first AADDA project workshop for historians, bookings are open for two more sessions: one for arts and humanities scholars (12 June) and one for social scientists (13 June). Are you interested in the political discourse of the New Labour...
When I first started to edit BBIH I used the Concise Dictionary of National Biography and then the CD-Rom version. Both were very useful, however searching them did slow down the process of editing and checking material for inclusion. Then came the online versions of...
There are around a dozen resources I use day in day out in compiling the Bibliography. I now rely on online resources so much that I dread any change in one of my favourites. You get used to the interface, their quirks, short cuts and, through use and experience,...
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch“Legacy”. This word has been thrown about constantly in the lead up to the London Olympics. At times it feels like any kind of meaningful legacy will be lost and squandered due to the down turn of the economy and recession, at other...
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