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The latest news, articles and press releases from AM.
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AM publishes American Committee on Africa, Module I: a comprehensive resource on African liberation movements
Module I of American Committee on Africa (ACOA) unveils its pivotal role in African liberation movements, offering invaluable primary source material on ACOA's advocacy and US solidarity with anti-apartheid efforts, from speeches, personal correspondence and audio recordings to records of boycotts and divestment campaigns.
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Unlocking the interdisciplinary study of sport with AM’s new database, The Olympic Movement: Sport, Global Politics and Identity
The Olympic Movement: Sport, Global Politics and Identity, covers the development of the modern Olympic Games from 1896 to 1992, while shining a light on key social and political events throughout the twentieth century.
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AM launches first Spanish-language primary source database, Mexico in History: Colonialism to Revolution, 1500-1929
Mexico in History: Colonialism to Revolution, 1500-1929, offers Spanish-language resources illuminating Mexico's past through rare manuscripts and visuals from The Bancroft Library. The AM Quartex hosted resource provides dual-language metadata and improved search capabilities for enhanced accessibility and research efficiency.
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Building a library for the future: University of Utah’s Marriott Library joins AM as an Impact partner
AM has announced a transformative partnership with the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library, significantly enhancing the university’s research infrastructure. The collaboration fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching, and aligns with the university’s academic goals, positioning it as a leader in scholarly excellence.
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New database from AM unveils 140 years of consumer culture and department store history
Drawing from 14 archives across the world, AM's latest publication The Transformation of Shopping: Department Stores, Consumerism and Social Change, 1830-1994 charts the rise of consumer culture and explores topics such as the de-skilling of shop work, unionism, and the impact of the civil rights movement on the retail industry.
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Latest instalment of AM’s award-winning Conflict in Indochina: Foreign Office Files for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, 1959-1979 now published
Following the 2023 launch of the acclaimed first section of Conflict in Indochina, Foreign Office Files for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, 1959-1979, Section II: Escalation, Reunification and Withdrawal, 1965-1979, offers further insights into Southeast Asia’s complex history through records sourced from The National Archives, UK.
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University of Liverpool forges new digital path as the first UK university to launch AM Quartex site
The University of Liverpool has launched a pioneering digital collections site using AM Quartex. The launch marks a milestone for the university in digitising cultural heritage and boosting global research, and positioning itself as a leader in the UK's academic and library sectors.
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AM builds on Apartheid South Africa resource with release of newly-available documents from The National Archives, UK
Featuring newly released documents from The National Archives, UK, the latest instalment in the AM Archives Direct series, "Apartheid South Africa, module IV: Resistance, Sanctions and Reform, 1981-1988," offers an unparalleled exploration of the UK's interaction with South Africa during a pivotal era in the apartheid regime.
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AM launches new AV resource, Hindi Cinema: Histories of Film-making
AM's new AV resource, sourced from Nasreen Munni Kabir's private collection, contains unedited interviews with Indian film personalities from the 'Golden Age' of Hindi cinema. With over 70 hours of footage and 130 film posters from the British Film Institute, the interviews offer unique insights into Hindi cinema and its film-making process.
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AM partners with Galt Museum & Archives for Ukrainian Archival Summer School
AM is proud to partner with the Galt Museum & Archives on the AM Archival School for Ukraine, a pioneering initiative that seeks to unite Ukrainian archival professionals with international experts to preserve the country's cultural heritage amid ongoing conflict.
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Durham County Library completes migration to AM Quartex with launch of new North Carolina Collection
Created and launched using the powerful and intuitive AM Quartex platform, Durham County Library’s newly-published collection provides unprecedented digital access to the library’s diverse material.
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AM awarded Best Reference title by Library Journal
AM has received the prestigious 'Best Reference' title from Library Journal for its collection, Conflict in Indochina. Judges praised the collection's "unique perspective on the broader impact of the Vietnam War [... allowing] researchers to deepen their knowledge of this tumultuous time in history."
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AM builds on successful East India Company resource with new Board of Commissioners module
The latest module of the flagship East India Company resource, drawn from the holdings of the British Library, spotlights the role of the influential Board of Commissioners in the administration of the East India Company and its role in India during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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AM uncovers and amplifies the hidden voices of everyday women with the publication of its latest primary source database
AM’s newly-published resource Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968 brings together diaries and oral histories from regional and national archives across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to enable students and researchers to explore the lives of hundreds of individuals from diverse backgrounds, from abolitionists to suffragists, and royalty to republicans.
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Digital access in a pandemic: Integrating and utilising AM’s Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings at UCLA
From UCLA's Ethnomusicology Archive, Maureen Russell, Archivist, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Supeena Insee Adler explain how a programme of promotion and training on the use of AM’s Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings enhanced both study and teaching of the resource, and covered for the loss of the physical archival experience during the pandemic.
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The unique opportunities of audio-visual primary sources in opening up new pathways to discover, learn and create
AM's Louise Hemmings explores the unique impact and inherent worth of audio-visual primary sources for higher education teaching and research, and how AM has utilised and facilitated AV content both in our own collections and with our digital collections platform, AM Quartex.
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Expanding Access to Digital Primary Sources for National History Day
In 2019, the University of Minnesota approached a group of publishers, including award-winning primary sources publisher AM, to support their project helping school students to prepare for National History Day. Dot Kelly, Engagement Manager at AM, explains how the collaborative initiative was developed and has helped expand access to digital primary sources, inspiring school students across Minnesota.
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Amnesty International Archives published by AM, charting the history of the global human rights movement in the twentieth century
Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights, the newly-published primary source database from AM, invites students and researchers to explore the history of the leading human rights NGO, and how their activities intersected with other key events in the development of the idea of universal human rights.
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Leveraging Innovative Collaboration to Empower Digital Special Collections
The Loyola Marymount University (LMU) adopted AM Quartex in 2019. Neel Agrawal, Digital Projects Librarian, William H. Hannon Library, explores how innovative partnerships and collaborations have contributed to the development of the library's digital collections.
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Archival Collaboration, Shakespeare’s First Folio and an Open Access Resource
AM’s open access project, First Folios Compared, unlocks exciting new research opportunities for scholars, students and Shakespeare enthusiasts. James Gatheral, PhD, explores this resource’s unique features and potential uses, as well as discussing the importance of AM’s archival partnerships in developing the project.
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AM partners with the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute on new collection
AM is delighted to announce a partnership with the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) to digitise several archival collections, to be featured in the forthcoming collection, Latin American Communities in the United States.
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Amplifying Hidden Voices in Primary Source Databases
Lindsay Gulliver, Publishing Manager at AM and Erin Pearson-Willbery, Senior Editor at AM discuss the importance of creating accessible, sustainable and inclusive content through digitisation of primary sources, and using exciting new technologies such as Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR).
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“No Name Intelligible to Civilised Men:” Hidden Voices in Mount Everest’s Nomenclature
Sam Ellis, PhD, explores Himalayan Mountain nomenclature, revealing the plurality in names that were, and still are, prevalent amongst local voices when referring to the namesake of the former Surveyor-General, George Everest.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy showcased in new digital archive launched by The Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, Africa Media Online and AM Quartex
The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Archive, a new digital archival collection, commissioned by The Archbishop Tutu IP Trust and created by AM Quartex, launched on 7 October 2023, on what would have been the Archbishop’s 92nd birthday.
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