Kaksi uutta kirjallisuudentutkimuksen kokotekstitietokantaa koekäytössä / Two Literature full text databases on trial

Koekäyttöön on hankittu tietokannat  / We have on trial databases Caribbean Literature ja/and South and Southeast Asian Literature.

Caribbean Literature is a searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. The titles selected by our editors are presented in the original: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages. It also features dictionaries of the Creole spoken in these countries. Caribbean Literature gives users immediate access to a treasury of classic, rare, and contemporary literature.The literature of the Caribbean is exceptional, both in language and subject. More than a million and a half Africans, along with many Indians and South Asians, were brought to the Caribbean between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today, their descendants are active in literature and the arts, producing literature with strong and direct ties to traditional African expressions. This literary connection, combined with the tales of survival, exile, resistance, endurance, and emigration to other parts of the Americas, makes for a body of work that is essential for the study of the Caribbean and the Black Diaspora—and indeed central for our understanding of the New World.

Until 7th November 2013, all students, faculty, and staff may access Caribbean Literature by going directly to: http://cali.alexanderstreet.com

For more information about the content included in this collection, click HERE. For general help, including navigation instructions and search tips, click HERE.

  

South and Southeast Asian Literature is a searchable collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas. Focusing on works composed during the late-colonial and postcolonial eras, the collection will also feature author interviews and manuscript materials that will shed additional light on the rich literary heritage and emerging traditions of this region. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of classic, rare, and contemporary literature. The database currently has over 100,118 pages.

 

Until 7th November 2013, all students, faculty, and staff may access Caribbean Literature by going directly to: http://lit.alexanderstreet.com/sali

For more information about the content included in this collection, click  HERE . For general help, including navigation instructions and search tips, click HERE.

Tapani Toivanen 9.10.2013