Friday 30 April 2010

JSTOR Irish Collection now available at branch libraries

JSTOR Ireland CollectionClare County Library is delighted to announce that free access to the JSTOR Ireland Collection is now available at branch libraries throughout the county, via the public access Internet PC service. JSTOR, working with Queen’s University, has developed the Ireland Collection, an online collection of over 75 journals and monographs spanning from 1780 to the present. It covers topics such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Developed in cooperation with Queen's University Belfast, The Ireland Collection is an interdisciplinary collection of journals and other materials, containing more than 75 journals, including ceased journals from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Over 200 monographs and 2,500 manuscript pages are also included. Complementing JSTOR's existing collections, the Ireland Collection adds titles and resources across the arts, humanities, and sciences in disciplines such as music, art, history, literature, archaeology, mathematics, and biology. Materials span from the 1780s to the present. The content is international in scope, while also providing a rich focus on Ireland. The Ireland Collection was created with funding from the JISC Digitisation Programme. For more information on the JSTOR Ireland Collection project click here...

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