UCL Library Services provides you with access to 1000s of electronic books (e-books) which you can access both on- and off-site.
Our Electronic books (e-books) guide contains information on finding, using, and citing e-books at UCL.

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UCL Library Services provides you with access to 1000s of electronic books (e-books) which you can access both on- and off-site.
Our Electronic books (e-books) guide contains information on finding, using, and citing e-books at UCL.

UCL has trial access to The Churchill Archive until 7th March 2026 The Churchill Archive is a digital library of modern international history. It includes more than 800,000 original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965, ranging from Winston S. Churchill’s personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders. Please send […]
UCL users now have access to additional collections within AM Explorer. These are: 1980s Culture and Society Africa and the New Imperialism Amnesty International Archives British Newsreels, 1911-1930 Broadcasting America China on Film: Twentieth Century Sources from the British Film Institute Foreign Office, Consulate and Legation Files: China: 1830-1939, Section I: Wars and Treaties, 1830-1895 […]
UCL has trial access to Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) and Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China from Shanghai Library until 15th February 2026. Please note that if access doesn’t work, try selecting English Language before selecting the ‘Use’ button. Chinese Periodical Full-text database (1911-1949) covers approximately 10,000,000 pieces of literature from over 20,000 […]
UCL has trial access to RetroNews until 15th January 2026. RetroNews, the press website of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, offers access to more than 2,000 primarily French newspaper titles published between 1631 and 1954. Access includes major national dailies like Le Figaro, Le Petit Parisien and regional, political, and satirical publications. Please send feedback […]
UCL has trial access to BibloRossica until 31st January 2026. BibloRossica offers expertly selected collections devoted to the most relevant areas of modern Russian, Jewish, Eastern European and Eurasian Humanities. This reference database includes over 10 000 titles of scholarship, with thematic collections spanning works in history, philosophy, linguistics, art, sociology, and more. New titles […]
UCL has trial access to Index to Hebrew Periodicals until 20th December 2025. Index to Hebrew Periodicals is a bibliographic indexing project produced by Israel’s Inter-University Computation Center covering articles from Hebrew periodicals, collections, and some monographs. With an interface in Hebrew and English, the Index to Hebrew Periodicals delivers content from 1977 in Hebrew, […]
UCL has trial access Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, from Bloomsbury until 25th January 2026. Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, part of Theology & Religion Online (TARO), brings together international and interfaith approaches to studying broad biblical themes. Written from a range of denominations, the works included in this collection draw on philological, historical, sociological […]
UCL users now have access to the New Nigerian Digital Archive, 1966-2001 The Open Access New Nigerian Digital Archive, 1966-2001 provides comprehensive access to one of the Nigeria’s most influential and enduring newspapers. Founded in 1966 just before the start of Nigeria’s first military coup, the New Nigerian quickly established itself as a major regional […]
UCL has trial access to Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online until 31st December 2025. Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online features more than 200 entries comprising of more than 1,000,000 words. This unique reference tool offers a presentation of the current state of scholarship on fundamental issues of Judaism, both past and present. While heavy emphasis is placed […]
UCL has trial access to Moment Magazine Archive until 20th December 2025. Moment Magazine Archive, 1975-2010, is a digital collection of the popular Jewish magazine, founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel and writer Leonard Fein. Providing a unique column called “Ask the Rabbis,” the magazine covers Jewish history, the arts, Israel, world news, and […]