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Bloomsbury expanded access

Thursday, 12 September 2024

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Looking for drama? Get a front row seat to watch Gillian Anderson, Sienna Miller and other stars in award-winning performances! With Bloomsbury’s multidisciplinary digital content available online for you, you can be our guest!

Enjoy access to classic plays like A Streetcar Name Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - and hundreds more recordings - accessible now in ECU Library’s digital collections.

Our access to Bloomsbury’s eBook library continues to expand.

This is due to another successful another Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) engagement, and Bloomsbury’s recent acquisition of ABC-CLIO and Rowman & Littlefield.

You’ll find unique and reputable resources across arts, humanities, business and social sciences containing Bloomsbury's signature innovative and forward-thinking perspectives.

Currently, ECU users can access over 30,000 titles. This will increase to over 40,000 in 2025.

New EBA

For the coming year, we’ve enabled access to the most recent editions in all of the following collections:

  • African, American and Asian Studies
  • Architecture, Design, Art and Visual Culture
  • Religious Studies, Biblical Studies, Theology
  • Archaeology, Classical studies
  • Education
  • Fashion
  • Film and media studies, music and sound
  • Gender and sexuality studies
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Law
  • Literary studies
  • Politics and International Relations

Perpetual access content

  • Bloomsbury’s Core Collection (since 2017)
  • Nick Hern Books Modern Plays Collections (since 2017)
  • Critical Studies & Performance Practice (since 2018)
  • National Theatre Collection
  • Bloomsbury Popular Music
  • and much more

Additionally, based on demand we’re providing perpetual access to the award-winning digital library Drama Online.

Drama Online is jam packed with high production content including contemporary recordings of full plays and performances, supported by analyses, teaching aids, and contextual and critical resources.

Take your pick of global content with almost 10,000 resources searchable by ‘theatre around the world’.

The collection features titles from prestigious imprints including The Arden Shakespeare, Methuen Drama, T & T Clark, Hart, Red Globe Press, Zed Books and I.B. Tauris.

You’ll find Shakespeare examined according to many creative minds.

Spend some time exploring Bloomsbury to see what else is available!

Platform features

  • DRM free access
  • eBook page numbers matching print for citation
  • the ability to cite, share, and personalize content
  • mobile optimization for tablet or smartphone
  • ability to download and print chapter PDFs without restriction
  • unlimited concurrent access for students
  • ability to search full text of titles; filter by date, series or subject

Get started

Access Bloomsbury’s incredible suite of resources via ECU Library’s A-Z list of databases.

Bloomsbury features different subject collections on its stylish digital platform.

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