Description

Archives Unbound offers access to rare primary source materials organised into focused digital collections spanning topics such as U.S. foreign policy, civil rights, global affairs, colonial and British history, Holocaust studies, LGBT studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, Middle Eastern studies, political science, religious studies, and women’s studies.

Particularly valuable for Law and Criminal Justice students, the resource is especially strong in areas related to U.S. foreign policy, global affairs, and colonial studies, providing rich historical context and authoritative primary documents for research.

How to use
Database Content
Legal materials
Included in the Library Search?
No
AI Tools included?
Yes

Accessibility Features

Read Aloud 

No inbuilt function but website is compatible with the following screen readers: JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack. Please note, this is just a list of recommended screen readers, the platform is compatible with a wide range of other assistive technology. 

Change text size 

No inbuilt function. Use browser Zoom function to enlarge text (up to 200%). Most browsers will allow you to change the font size. Guidance on making text size larger can be found on Abilitynet. 

Change background colour 

No inbuilt function. Use browser settings to change colours, contrast levels and fonts. See Abilitynet for guidance.

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Read offline 

Articles can be downloaded as PDFs to read offline. If using a screen reader, we recommend viewing PDF content on Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as PDF content will often be more readable and more easily navigated by screen readers in Adobe Reader. Keyboard navigation Content should be navigable using just a keyboard. 

Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement

Terms of Use

What You Can Do

  • Print or download single copies of content for personal, educational, use.
  • Use the content for non-commercial research and academic study.
  • Include links to database content in teaching materials.
  • Use small, referenced extracts (e.g., short quotes) for research or educational use. No more than 3 extracts can be used in one work.
  • Modify and store content for educational or research use within the terms above.

What You Can’t Do

  • Use the content to make something you plan to sell.
  • Share or distribute materials widely, even within the university.
  • Make multiple copies of materials.
  • Send content from the database to anyone outside the University.
  • Remove or change copyright notices.
  • Sublicense the database access or software.
  • Use any device or system that could copy the entire database.
  • Post full content or large extracts online or in printed course packs.