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The Northeastern University Library Is Currently Offering Trial Access to These Resources:

 

Snell Library is currently offering trial access to Gale’s Food History: Printed and Manuscript Recipe Books, 1669-1990: from the Winterthur Museum and Library in Delaware.

**Note:  If you are accessing the resource, you must enter the password demo, in the box on the left,  where it says, Northeastern University Sign In.

The resource contains 328 cookbooks and domestic management books ranging in publication date from Charles Carter’s The Complete Practical Cook, published in London in 1730, to Susan Anna Brown’s Mrs. Gilpin’s frugalities: remnants, and 200 ways of using them, published New York in 1883, to Ruth Ellen Church’s Mary Meade’s magic recipes for the electric blender, published in Indianapolis in 1952.

Food History shows the types of foods that were being eaten, different cultural cuisines, and the diversity of foodways. The collection is comprised of centuries of recipes for the kitchen, medicinal formulas for the home, advice for the housekeeper, practical ways to cook on a budget, tips on serving and table etiquette, guidance concerning household management, how to grow one’s own food, how to select and buy food, and much more.

The trial for Food History will end on Sept. 20th, 2024.
Please take the time to let us know your thoughts on this resource by taking this short survey

Snell Library is currently offering trial access to Clarivate’s Web of Science Research Assistant.  

Click on the tab at the top, called Research Assistant and start a chat by asking a question

The Research Assistant combines the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the Web of Science knowledge graph and an all-new chat interface to provide researchers with a groundbreaking way of querying and interacting with over 120 years of trusted data from the Web of Science Core Collection™.

Short demo of the product is available here to watch

The assistant can respond to a range of different queries, no matter the language. It offers a brand-new way of interacting with Web of Science Core Collection that enables researchers to:

  • search efficiently using natural language, multilingual queries
  • grasp core concepts faster with concise overviews and commentaries
  • locate top researchers in a field and link to detailed profiles
  • uncover meaningful connections with dynamic visualizations.

The trial for Web of Science Research Assistant will end on September 26th, 2024.
Please take the time to let us know your thoughts on this resource by taking this short survey

Snell Library is currently offering trial access to Routledge Resources Online: The Renaissance World

Originating as an aesthetic and intellectual movement in Europe, the “Renaissance” would reach across the globe to the Americas, Asia, and Africa, with these interactions shaping Europe in turn. This resource invites a fresh take on the period by emphasizing its movement and intersection—the travel of people, ideas, and objects.

The trial for Routledge Resources Online: The Renaissance World will end on September 13, 2024.  Please take the time to let us know your thoughts on this resource by taking this short survey

There are two main ways to explore the site. The “Topics” filter will take you into subjects that span geographies:

  • Art, Architecture & Material Culture
  • Conquest & Colonization
  • Economy & Commerce
  • Environment
  • Literature & Drama
  • Politics & Governance
  • Religion
  • Sciences, Philosophies, & Learning
  • Society

Alternatively, the “Places” filter will allow you to focus on a particular region:

  • Africa
  • Americas
  • Asia
  • British Isles & Northern Europe
  • Central & Eastern Europe
  • France
  • Italy
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Spain & Portugal