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- http://www.intute.ac.uk/medhist/
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- Science and Technology
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- History, Medicine
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- Databases, Information Sources
Developed by the Wellcome Trust and now part of Intute, MedHist is a gateway to Internet resources on "the history of medicine and allied sciences, covering all aspects of the history of health and development of medical knowledge". It is possible to search by historical period as well as by categories such as Diseases, Education & research, People, Medical speciality & technique and Locality. In addition there are dozens of narrower categories all of which are plainly but very easy to use and simply presented to try and stop the user becoming overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available. NB No new resources have been added to MedHist since February 2010. Existing resources were checked and broken links fixed until July 2011, but this has now ceased, so the resource will become increasingly less useful and reliable.
This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 27/10/2012. This does not include access to the moving images.
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- http://www.historyinfilm.com/index.htm
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- Arts and Humanities
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- History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Databases
History is for the most part interpreted as conflict here and features information on films depicting the Vietnam War (Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill), the second World War (The Great Escape, Saving Private Ryan, Patton, Bridge on the River Kwai), The American Civil War (Gone With The Wind, Gettysburg) as well as coverage of films and tv dramas set in Ancient Rome (I, Claudius, Cleopatra, Spartacus). It provides plot and episode summaries and compares the dramas against historical records with useful timelines and other materials.
This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 29/09/2011. This does not include access to the moving images.
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- http://www.buddhanet.net/
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- Social Sciences
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- Architecture, History, Religious Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Information Sources
Website dedicated to the story and practice of the Buddhist religion. It includes dozens of audio files relating to religious teachings and will require either Real Audio or QuickTime to play. There is also a multimedia section devoted to the history of the movement which requires Flash Player version 6 to access.
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- http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
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- Arts and Humanities
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- History, Literature
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Databases
This multimedia site is devoted to the works of the poet Wilfred Owen and required Real, Windows Media Player and QuickTime to access some of the content. Although the front page of the site is cluttered and unclear and can be quite discouraging to the casual user and can be rather off-putting, in general WOMDA does in fact contain a wealth of material which can be accessed through the browse page. This includes digital copies of practically all of Owen’s original manuscripts, many of his letters, audio interviews with war veterans, as well as a large number of video clips taken from the Imperial War Museum’s holdings as well as material made more recently, all of which also relates to the First World war in general.
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- http://www.victorian-cinema.net/index.htm
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Technology
This site is an updated web version of the 1996 book of the same name edited by Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan. It provides a wealth of material on the origins and the very first days of cinema. The main bulk of the text can be accessed through the literally hundreds of biographical essays, written by such renowned authorities as David Robinson, John Barnes and the late Denis Gifford. Apart from its meticulous cross-referencing, the site also offers a large number of fascinating stills and illustrations as well as breakdowns by personality, country and specific machines. The resources page is also very useful and is divided into nine categories: Chronology, Websites, Books, Journals, Videos, Organizations, Archives, Texts and News & Events. There is also a fine bibliography. Highly recommended.
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- http://www.bbcactivevideoforlearning.com/1/Home.aspx
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Business Studies, Classics, Drama, Engineering, Environmental Studies, History, Nature, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Video Sources
Formerly the BBC’s Videos for Learning and Teaching and more recently known as BBC Active, this is an important catalogue for the wide-ranging video tapes of previously transmitted programmes offered by the Corporation to educational institutions. Sadly, as part of its rebranding, the prices have increased up by up to a factor of five (the average cost per title is now £125). The material however remains irreplaceable. It includes such classic documentaries as Life on Earth, The Ascent of Man and items from the Horizon series as well as the perennial BBC Shakespeare titles. These can be by title or contributor, as well as by series and by the following subject categories: Anthropology, the Arts, Business, Drama, Education, Engineering, Environment, Literature, Health & Medicine, History, Natural World, Science & Technology and Social Issues. These titles can also be licensed separately for online learning, festival screenings and exhibitions. Please note that only a small part of the holdings are listed online and it is a good idea to request titles directly.
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- https://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Footage Sources
The BFI National Archive is the national collection of film and television, comprising some 600,000 titles. It aims to collect, preserve, restore and then share the UK’s moving image heritage. The site includes information on preservation, catalogues, research access, footage sales and special projects. The catalogues include such subjects as the Boer War, British Silent Comedy Films, DVD Hire, Ethnic Notions, Spanish Civil War, and Disability and the Moving Image. It also includes the BFI collection of stills, posters and designs. The Archive’s film and television holdings are included in the BFI’s Film and TV Database. A member of the Film Archives UK body (formerly Film Archives Forum).
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- http://www.earlytelevision.org/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Information Sources, Web Links
The Early Television Museum is based in Hilliard, Ohio. Its plain but clearly organised website includes information on mechanical and early electronic television systems, early colour, and the way that television developed post-war in America, Britain and Europe. There is a general history television, numerous photographs of television equipment from the mseum, biographical details of invetors such as Philo Farnsworth, John Logie Baird and Vladimir Zworykin, links, and articles from prewar magazines.
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- http://www.swfta.org.uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- History, Media Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Databases, Footage Sources
The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, it is one of the largest regional film archives in the UK and holds the Westward Television and TSW (Television South West) independent television collections as well as a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional. The Archive is able to sell copies of some of its holdings on DVD. The SWFTA is a member of Film Archives UK.
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- http://tlweb.latrobe.edu.au/humanities/screeningthepast/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, History
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Journals, Vacancies/Careers
Online film studies journal based in Australia that provides serious but not overly jargonistic articles, reviews of the latest books and films and information on international conferences and even runs job adverts. It also includes links to around forty other sites. It is certainly one of the most straightforward and enjoyable of the many film studies e-journals currently available.
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