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==Access an obsolete website in ''archives.org''==
==Access an obsolete website in ''archives.org''==
*Go to http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type in the website you require in the ''Wayback Machine'' and click <Take Me Back>.
*Go to http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type in the website you require in the ''Wayback Machine'' and click <Take Me Back>.
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm  Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm  Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://cclassic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]
 
 


==Search for books on a particular topic==
==Search for books on a particular topic==

Revision as of 11:49, 22 April 2011

A collection of miscellaneous tips and tricks not covered in other articles that might help you with your research.


Access some subscription websites with a Library Card

  • There are a number of websites including Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, The [London] Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, The Illustrated London News 1842-2003, 19th Century UK Periodicals and other newspaper sites, JSTOR (many journals), which may help you in your research, where access is restricted . Card holders of participating Libraries including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement) Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries can access some, or all of these websites. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms. Also see Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories
  • In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access The Times remotely but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Who's Who & Who Was Who. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. Ancestry - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.


Access an obsolete website in archives.org

Search for books on a particular topic

The Royal Historical Society Bibliography Search may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic.As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years.


Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read


Find the meaning of words used in India

Convert a date which has used the Bengali Calendar


Find out the meaning of an archaic medical term used for the cause of death on a burial record


Aspects to consider when hiring a professional researcher


Copy Information from Full View Google Books

Refer Google Books


Scan and edit a document


Use the Virtual Magnifying Glass

You may find this Virtual Magnifying Glass is useful.