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ResearchBuzz: Countries-United Kingdom Get this category as an RSS feed 
December 30, 2004National Library of Scotland RSS FeedThe National Library of Scotland has an RSS Feed at http://www.nls.uk/news/feed.xml. Woooooooot....Read the rest of entry "National Library of Scotland RSS Feed" here. December 01, 2004The Scotsman Launches a Digital ArchiveThe Scotsman has launched a digital archive of their newspaper going back to 1817 and going through 1900. Though it does cost to access articles, searching is fahree and there's...Read the rest of entry "The Scotsman Launches a Digital Archive" here. Online Database of Scots Texts AvailableIt's called SCOTS, and it stands for Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech. It includes about 400 texts from Scots to Scottish English. It was assembled by the Arts and...Read the rest of entry "Online Database of Scots Texts Available " here. September 01, 2004UK Immigrant Records to Go OnlineKablenet is reporting ( http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/80F78772D6FA3CD780256F01003860A4?OpenDocument ) that the records of over 50,000 immigrants to the UK are going online by March 2005. The naturalizations listed will span from 1844-1930 and...Read the rest of entry "UK Immigrant Records to Go Online" here. August 16, 2004Web Site Lists British Births, Deaths, Marriages -- But You'll PayIf you're looking for information on British war dead and you don't mind filling out a somewhat snarky registration and paying some moolah, you might be interested in the Web...Read the rest of entry "Web Site Lists British Births, Deaths, Marriages -- But You'll Pay " here. July 12, 2004Historical Directories in the UKI'm not sure this is complete yet, but there's enough to be seen at the Digital Library of Historical Directories that you'll be browsing a while. It's available at http://www.historicaldirectories.org/...Read the rest of entry "Historical Directories in the UK " here. June 01, 2004Library of Scotland Offers Broadsides From 17th to the 20th CenturyThe Library of Scotland has a new online exhibit available, a collection of almost 1800 broadsides dating from 1650 to 1910. The exhibit, called "The Word On the Street" is...Read the rest of entry "Library of Scotland Offers Broadsides From 17th to the 20th Century" here. March 29, 2004Online Scottish Dictionary LaunchedDundee University has launched a Scottish dictionary that incorporates both the twelve-volume Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and the ten-volume Scottish National Dictionary. It's available at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/ . The...Read the rest of entry "Online Scottish Dictionary Launched" here. November 10, 2003Archive For Films Shot In ScotlandI admit it, when I think of films, "Scotland" does not immediately pop into my mind. But there's enough of Scotland's national film archive to create an entire site, which...Read the rest of entry "Archive For Films Shot In Scotland" here. October 13, 2003British Pathe Launches Photo ArchiveRemember that British Pathe newsreel archive that was covered in ResearchBuzz not too long ago? Now from the same source comes a database of over 12 million historic photographs. The...Read the rest of entry "British Pathe Launches Photo Archive " here. September 25, 2003NLS Expands their Maps of Scotland CollectionThe Nat. Library of Scotland has expanded their online Maps of Scotland collection to include another 500 zoomable map images. The new maps cover the period 1776-1928. Materials in the...Read the rest of entry "NLS Expands their Maps of Scotland Collection" here. UK Central Government Archives LaunchedThe National Archives of the UK launched the UK Central Government Web Archive on September 24th. Currently the site preserves fifty government Web sites (though they're not all available, and...Read the rest of entry "UK Central Government Archives Launched" here. August 15, 2003A Roundup of Cool Researchy ThingsThe National Library of Scotland now has an RSS feed for its news ( http://www.nls.uk/news/feed.xml )... Feedster now offers Sherlock support (you can get it from the front page: http://www.feedster.com/...Read the rest of entry "A Roundup of Cool Researchy Things" here. August 06, 2003Survey Maps of Scotland TownsThe National Library of Scotland has released a digital library of over 1,900 sheets of surveys covering 62 towns surveyed between 1847 and 1895. It's available at http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/townplans/index.html . You...Read the rest of entry "Survey Maps of Scotland Towns" here. June 17, 2003Playbills of the Theatre Royal EdinburghThe National Library of Scotland is at it again! This time they've put together over 240 playbills from the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh between 1800-1850. This new collection is available...Read the rest of entry "Playbills of the Theatre Royal Edinburgh" here. March 10, 2003Catalog of Sir Walter Scott CorrespondenceGood morning, Library of Scotland! What do you have for us today? Why, it's the Millgate Union Catalogue of Sir Walter Scott Correspondence, a database cataloging the locations of...Read the rest of entry "Catalog of Sir Walter Scott Correspondence" here. January 28, 2003New Online Robert Burns ExhibitRockin' Sockin' Library of Scotland! They're at it again, this time with an online exhibit for poet Robert Burns. You can get it at http://www.nls.uk/burns/ . This site provides...Read the rest of entry "New Online Robert Burns Exhibit" here. November 20, 2002Pencils of Light -- Early Scotland Photography CollectionYou know, I've always liked Scotland, but suddenly it's become really cool. First the New York Times announces that you can get vegetarian haggis (apologies to haggis purists), and now...Read the rest of entry "Pencils of Light -- Early Scotland Photography Collection" here. November 05, 2002National Library of Scotland Offers Ask-A-Librarian ServiceAfter a six-month test run, the National Library of Scotland has started offering a new electronic reference service. Fill out the online form at http://www .nls.uk/info/readingrooms/askalibrarian.html and the librarians of...Read the rest of entry "National Library of Scotland Offers Ask-A-Librarian Service" here. September 24, 2002The History of Theatre In Southwest EnglandI don't spend enough time thinking about the history of theatre in southwest England. Now a new site can help me consider it. Applause South West, at http://www.applausesw.org.uk/ , will...Read the rest of entry "The History of Theatre In Southwest England" here. September 23, 2002More Scottish Genealogy OnlineLast week new resources for Scottish genealogy were launched at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov .uk/ . First thing you'll need to do is register. Registration asks for your name, address, and phone number,...Read the rest of entry "More Scottish Genealogy Online" here. September 09, 2002Database of British History ResourcesA new resource for British history is now available at http://www.history.uk.com/ . This site contains a searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organizations, and experts in the UK, as well...Read the rest of entry "Database of British History Resources" here. July 22, 2002Scottish Research In One PlaceThe Scottish Research Information System ( http://www.scottishresearch.com/ ) provides a hub for information on academic and industry research in Scotland. The site offers several sections, including funding (with a search),...Read the rest of entry "Scottish Research In One Place" here. July 17, 2002Nat. Lib. of Scotland Adds Map ImagesThe National Library of Scotland has added 500 high-resolution, zoomable images to its map collection. The current map collection cover 1560-1750, while these new maps cover 1750-1928. (This collection is...Read the rest of entry "Nat. Lib. of Scotland Adds Map Images" here. June 06, 2002Scots Dictionary to Go OnlineThe BBC is reporting ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_2022000/2022999.stm ) that a dictionary of what they call "Vernacular Scottish" is going online, with the expectation that it'll be complete by 2004. Researchers putting...Read the rest of entry "Scots Dictionary to Go Online" here. May 23, 2002Scottish Documents Offers Will IndexScottish Documents ( http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp ) offers a searchable index of over 300,000 names in Scottish wills from 1500-1875. You can do a simple search (first name and surname) or an...Read the rest of entry "Scottish Documents Offers Will Index" here. May 06, 2002Library of Scotland Updates Map CollectionThe Library of Scotland Maps Collection ( http://www.nls.uk/maps/ ) is a wonder to behold. The online version comes in three main categories -- Maps of Scotland 1560-1769, Pont's Maps of...Read the rest of entry "Library of Scotland Updates Map Collection" here. March 28, 2002The British Library Gets into Internet ArchivingThe British Library, reports the BBC ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1896000/1896620.stm ) wants to expand its original project of archiving 100 UK Web sites. The project, Domain UK, could expand to 10,000 UK...Read the rest of entry "The British Library Gets into Internet Archiving" here. March 21, 2002Metasearch Engine Focuses on UK Search EnginesAllSearchEngines ( http://www.allsearchengines.co.uk ) has started a metasearch engine that offers results from six UK- focused search engines -- Overture UK, Yahoo UK, Mirago UK, AltaVista UK and MSN UK....Read the rest of entry "Metasearch Engine Focuses on UK Search Engines" here. January 08, 2001These Old HousesHey, neat! It's an attempt to list all the country houses every built in Britain or Ireland, standing or demolished. It's currently got over 6,000 listings and it's called the...December 28, 2000Find Plants in the UK -- By PostcodeThe Postcode Plant Database ( http://www.nhm.ac.uk/scienc e/projects/fff/ ) was developed to find native plants and wildlife by postcode. The front page search interface is very simple; give the first part...Read the rest of entry "Find Plants in the UK -- By Postcode" here. November 05, 1999 |
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