The goal of this guide is to provide access
to quality, scholarly resources that are particularly useful for the study of
the crime and criminality in 18th and 19th century
Britain. The resources and services listed in the Subject Guide and Services
sections of this research guide are aimed at the specific needs of the persona
described below. As a result, this guide focuses on scholarly research and
projects which provide a solid overview of the subject and the major
works/researchers in the field, as well as primary sources and collections
which will help researchers to produce new research.
Also, since researchers in this area are
located in various hubs in different countries, this guide emphasizes digital
resources, online collaborative projects, and electronic networks as a way of
drawing researchers together and encouraging the use of relevant primary
resources and data regardless of location. This attention to digital resources
is absolutely necessary since many of the scholars in this field are active in
online projects and there are a large number of highly important collections of
relevant material about crime and criminality during this period available
online.
Both the fields of history and criminology,
to which this subject area is related, rely increasingly on online indexes,
databases, catalogues, finding aids, and other electronic search tools in order
to locate and/or access scholarly publications and research. That being said,
historical disciplines also rely heavily on print monographs, and techniques
such as citation chaining and browsing to find both scholarly and primary
resources. As a result, researchers in this field often expect to use digital
tools to search for information and provide entry points to resources in both
digital and print forms. This guide attempts to provide access to useful and
important resources in both formats while being accessible from anywhere.
To explore the fictional persona that
formed the basis of this guide, please click on this link:
