New Library Trial Database: The Making of the Modern World

The Making of the Modern World, Parts I (1450-1850) and II (1851-1914), documents the dynamics of Western trade and wealth that shaped the world from the last half of the 15th century into the beginning of the 20th century. It offers new ways of understanding the expansion of world trade, the Industrial Revolution and the development of modern capitalism.

The collection provides full-text searching of an array of rare books and primary source materials, including: Monographs; Serials; Political pamphlets and broadsides; Government publications; Proclamations; a wide range of ephemera and much more.

The Making of the Modern World contains over 62,000 titles sourced from leading collections at major libraries around the world.  In addition to the primary source material there are research tools: Chronology, Key documents, Contextual essays; Most popular searches.

The database is accessible through the link above, and the Library Catalogue, and from the E-Resources@the University of Melbourne blog where you can also leave comments about the database.

Trial ends 6 March 2015