Humanities

Key Databases

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an on demand TV and radio service for education.
It allows staff and students to record programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels, and search an extensive archive.
You may only access or use BoB in the United Kingdom.

Access: Students and staff and Partner staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and only UK based distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at international partner institutions and distance learners outside the UK cannot access this database

Newspapers and news pamphlets from the 17th and 18th century. Mostly published in London - but includes some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

A digital library of plays and reference works, as well as a source of expert guidance in the form of scholarly notes, annotated texts, critical analysis and contextual information. Includes content from Methuen Drama, Faber and Faber, The Arden Shakespeare, Bloomsbury Publishing, and The Victoria and Albert Museum.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Full text journals, books and other published sources, covering all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content.

Access: Students and staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and all distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot access this database

Contains the full text or page images of over 350,000 books published in England from 1475 to 1900. The service draws together content from two of the best-known and longest-established early book collections (EEBO and ECCO) as well as additional unique titles from the BL 19th Century Collection.
Please note: If you are using Internet Explorer this resource requires version 9 or above.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

Enables simple and fast conceptual searching across more than 450 journals published by Brill, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Physics, ProQuest, Oxford University Press and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Access: All students and staff with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: None

A leading online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It combines the texts of over 355,000 literary works with a vast library of key criticism and reference resources (Service limited to 10 concurrent users).

Access: Students and staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and all distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot access this database

Bibliographic citations to journal articles, books, and dissertations from 1963. Covers language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts.

Access: Students and staff based at University of Wolverhampton campuses and all distance learners with a University of Wolverhampton login can access this database

Restrictions: Partner students and staff at UK and international partner institutions cannot access this database

Web Pages

BBC iPlayer
An internet streaming catch up television and radio service.

BBC Learning English
Comprehensive materials for intermediate to advanced ESL learners from the BBC World Service. Uses simplified news stories to present English in context.

NAWE (National Association of Writers in Education)
The National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) is the one organization supporting the development of creative writing of all genres and in all educational and community settings throughout the UK.

The Linguistic Learning and Teaching Support Network site
professional development for educators in languages and related studies

Virtual Religion Index
A site is designed to advance research in matters of religion.