Royal Historical Society British Bibliographies : The History of Britain, Ireland and the British Overseas - Educational Network Version

This is a comprehensive database of references to literature on the history of Britain, Ireland, and the British abroad.

The database includes approximately 250,000 records detailing most of the books and articles on these subjects published between 1901 and 1992, and many from before then.

The bibliography covers Britain and Ireland during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the 1980s.

The CD-ROM allows the user to search by author or title of work, by subject, by date of publication, or by period of interest to find references to sources including not only books, but also articles in journals, and articles in books (such as conference proceedings and festschriften).

Different kinds of enquiry can be used together in a single search, and searches can be saved and combined to carry out complex queries and find extremely specific information.

Full search facilities are available for publications since 1945 (and some earlier publications, particularly those on Imperial and Commonwealth history).

System requirements for the Windows CD-ROM are: IBM PC or fully compatible; 486 or higher (Windows 3.1), Pentium or higher (Windows 95); 8MB RAM (Windows 3.1), 16MB RAM (Windows 95), or 24 MB RAM (Windows NT); SVGA monitor set up to display 256 colours; CD-ROM drive; Windows 3.1 or higher, Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5.1 or higher.