Why is the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive an essential resource?

• The TLS is the world’s leading newspaper for cultural studies

• Over 100 years of content (1902-2005) offering over 300,000 reviews, articles and commentary

• A unique record of developments, debate and discovery across all areas of the humanities and social sciences

• Attracts contributions from the world’s most influential writers and critics– From Virginia Woolf and Henry James…

…to Francis Fukuyama and Richard Dawkins

A truly international publication• Contributors from all over the world

– e.g. Milan Kundera, Orhan Pamuk

• Reviews non-English and translated books

• Special issues survey specific countries

Content

Book ReviewsOver 277,000 book reviews covering:

Literature

History

Politics

Science

Religion

And more…

An interdisciplinary resource- not just Literature

• Fiction• World history• International

politics• Science• Economics• Philosophy

• Classics• Art• Architecture• Religion• Sport• Travel

Essays

Visual and Performing Arts

Exhibitions Cinema

Theatre Music

Poetry

Features original work by some of the 20th century’s greatest poets

Letters, Obituaries, Adverts and more

Features

Home Page

Basic Search

Clicking on thumbnails takes

user to key articles

Advanced Search

PUB DATE LIMITERS

•Between

•Before

•After

•On

INDEX TYPES

•Full Text

•Keyword

•Contributor

•Author

•Book Title

•Editor

•Article Title

•Translator

•Illustrator

•Publisher

•Place of Publication

•Document Type

•Record NumberARTICLE TYPE LIMITERS

Results Page

Articles highlighted in red

Sort by pub date, contributor or relevance

Option to add to marked list

Page Display

Function tools – print, save, etc.Navigation

toolbar

Browsing by issue

Select year from 1902-2005

Full-colour thumbnails

Browse by book title

Can also browse by:

•Author

•Contributor

•Editor

•Illustrator

•Translator

•Date

Marked List

User can keep a list of selected documents during a session

My Archive

My Archive gives users their own ‘storage locker’ to save items and searches, and make notes

Users register with the site

Save your searches

Create individual folders

Make notes

Summary

• Cross-disciplinary– covers the key publications across all subjects

• An international voice– covers every region of the world

• Easy-to use search and browse options – multiple ways to discover the content– Personalized user experience