Archive for June, 2008

NCSE: Nineteenth Century Serials Edition

June 13, 2008

Take a look at the NCSE website which includes full-text access to the following 19th century serials:
Monthly Repository (1806-1837) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833)
Northern Star (1838-1852)
Leader (1850-1860)
English Women’s Journal (1858-1864)
Tomahawk (1867-1870)
Publisher’s Circular (1880-1890)
There is a permanent link to the website on the ‘Specialist Databases’ page under the English Subject Resources from the ‘My Library’ tab in Portia.

National Poetry Competition 2008

June 4, 2008

The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2008 is now open for entries.
Judged by Frieda Hughes, Jack Mapanje and Brian Patten.
Closing date 31st October 2008
See website for competition rules and entry form.