Empire Online Trial

By Kristina DeVoe on March 15, 2007 1:23 PM | | Comments (0)
TU Libraries is currently trialing the electronic resource, Empire Online.

Empire Online is an interdisciplinary database, containing original manuscripts and documents from the 15th century to the 20th century, focused on the history of exploration, cultural contact, and colonialism.

Types of texts found within the database include:
  • Exploration journals and logs
  • Letter books and correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Official Government papers
  • Missionary papers
  • Travel writings
  • Slave papers
  • Fiction
  • Children's Adventure Stories
  • Traditional folk tales
  • Photographs
  • Illustrations
  • And much more!
Texts may be searched by keyword, in addition to by topic, by place, or by name.

Additional information about the resource is available.

The trial will last until April 6th, 2007.

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Kristina De Voe
English & Communications Librarian
Temple University Libraries