Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive The Essential Review for Modern Cultural Studies Winter 2010

2 Agenda Why TLSCA? What’s in TLSCA? TLSCA demo - Article search - Contributors search TLSCA search example & results

3 Why TLSCA? The TLS is the world’s leading newspaper for cultural studies. A unique record of developments, debate and discovery across all areas of the humanities and social sciences. Attracts contributions from the world’s most influential writers and critics. - From Virginia Woolf and Henry James… to Francis Fukuyama and Richard Dawkins Reviews non-English and translated books Special issues survey specific countries

4 What’s in TLSCA? Full-page digital facsimiles of one of the most respected literary publications of the 20 th century 250,000 reviews, letters and poems in over 5,000 issues of the TLS from 1902 to 1990 TLS reveals identities and ‘connections’ of contributors - anonymous until 1974 In addition to the literary uses, the product provides insight into what influential opinion makers were saying and the response of their peers Unique Contributor Information  News International Archive  University of Warwick  Editor: Prof. Jeremy Treglown.  From annotated copies of original TLS issues  Accounting records, editorial diaries  Times archives

5 What’s in TLSCA? Supports study of Literature, book publishing and popular culture. An interdisciplinary resource- not just literature. - Fiction - World history - International politics - Science - Economics - Philosophy - Classics - Art - Architecture - Religion - Sport - Travel

6 What’s in TLSCA? TLS allows users to find a specific article on the basis of:  Author of work being reviewed  Contributor of the article  Title of the work itself or the article  Subject  Type of article  Publisher name or place  Date of article

7 Search facility Article Search Author Article Title Contributor/gender Publisher Name/place Subject Item description Date of Publication/Years All fields Contributor Search Name/gender Year of Birth/Death Occupation Subjects reviewed Languages reviewed Non TLS journalism All fields

8 TLSCA- demo The default search function is “Article search”.

9 TLSCA- Article search - Author: the author whose works have been reviewed. - Book or Article Title: The book or article which is reviewed. - Author: the author whose works have been reviewed. - Book or Article Title: The book or article which is reviewed.

10 TLSCA- Contributors search - Non-TLS journalism: searching for more reviews which may be published on other newspapers, journals, or magazines. ※ An author may have different occupations, review different topics or works in different languages. - Non-TLS journalism: searching for more reviews which may be published on other newspapers, journals, or magazines. ※ An author may have different occupations, review different topics or works in different languages.

11 Article search example- Wind in the willows Click “Detail” to find more detailed bibliographies. Search the related reviews of “Wind in the Willows”.

12 Article search result I Read this review. Reviewer’s background and their works or articles have been published.

13 Article search result II- View Facsimile The original content of review.

14 Contributor search example- Virginia Woolf I You can find Virginia Woolf’s background and the review written by her. - Her anonymity, for example: Mrs. Leoard Woolf - Her occupation, the review field which she is good at. You can find Virginia Woolf’s background and the review written by her. - Her anonymity, for example: Mrs. Leoard Woolf - Her occupation, the review field which she is good at.

15 Contributor search example- Virginia Woolf II Understanding more about the authors’ background and their family members.

16 Print Read the full-text. Print out the full-text.

17 Print Format Format: PDF To select the printing format

18 Let’s take a look… Search on Bridges (contributor) in August 1914 (date & year). Search on Woolf (contributor) reviewing The Call of the East (title) by Charlotte Lorrimer (author). Search on Eliot (contributor) who submitted a letter (item) in April 1920 (date & year). Search on Cox (contributor) reviewing Victoria County Histories (title) of which he was co-author. Search on Proust (author).

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