Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) FAQ
Is BBIH OpenURL compatible?
Yes. Librarians of subscribing institutions can send their link resolver details to Brepols, who will then activate the service for the appropriate IP address range. Other links to help you find an item or to find out more about it are also included; there are links to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the National Register of Archives, Who Was Who, the British Library's Articles Direct ordering service, Google Books, the combined online catalogues of the major British and Irish libraries (COPAC), H-Albion reviews, British History Online and Reviews in History.
Why are page numbers missing when I import article records into EndNote using the Brepolis filter?
We regret that there was an error in some versions of the Brepolis filter. Please download the latest version, and extract the zip file so as to place the file called BREPOLiS.enf in your EndNote filter folder (usually C:\Program Files\EndNote X4\Filters if EndNote X4 is installed on your hard disk, although the path name will vary slightly if you have an earlier version of EndNote).
How do I confine my search to records about Ireland, London or Scotland?
The RHS Bibliography search menu options to limit your search to these areas and the dedicated London's Past Online search screens are no longer available. However, you can limit your search to these areas by selecting the Advanced search tab; then click on All places next to Place name tree in the Subject search section. In the box next to Search in tree , type Ireland or London or Scotland as appropriate. Click on Search in tree and tick the checkbox next to 'Ireland', 'London' or 'Scotland' as appropriate in the list of results. Click Insert/close . You can then insert your other search criteria in the other fields. More help on the Place name tree is available from the BBIH help pages.
If you do not want to use Advanced search you can get almost the same results by typing Ireland or London or Scotland into the All index terms field (available on both the Simple search and Advanced search tabs) but your results may include some unexpected items resulting from your search word appearing outside the Place name field.
Can I still use the old RHS Bibliography website?
BBIH was launched on 1 January 2010 and replaced the RHS Bibliography and London's Past Online, which are no longer available.
Subscriptions to BBIH are available to institutions and individuals. See below for more information.
Subscribers and members of subscribing institutions can go straight to the new Bibliography by visiting http://www.brepolis.net/ and clicking on Enter databases .
Why has access to the Bibliography changed?
The RHS Bibliography enjoyed UK Arts and Humanities Research Council funding for several years but this was always directed primarily at developing functionality rather than adding new records to make sure that the Bibliography was up to date. And the particular AHRC scheme on which we were drawing has now ended. After much thought and consultation, the Institute of Historical Research and the Royal Historical Society decided that the only way to develop and enhance the Bibliography in the long term (and therefore to ensure its continuing usefulness) was through a partnership with an experienced commercial publisher - Brepols Publishers. As part of this arrangement, the IHR and RHS have increased their financial commitment to the Bibliography, but it has nonetheless entailed the Bibliography becoming a subscription service.
What types of subscription are available?
A range of institutional and individual subscriptions is available:
- Standard Licence
Offers access, including remote, to the full information but is limited to three simultaneous users. Access is by IP address(es). - Campus Wide Licence
Offers unlimited access, both onsite and remote, by IP address(es) - Consortium / Multiple-Campus Subscription
Volume discounts are available for qualifying groups of institutions and multi-site licences - Individual subscription
For personal use only. It offers a single username and password that must not be shared.
Institutional subscriptions in the UK are based on JISC bandings, and those in the USA are based on the Carnegie Classification.
Institutions wishing to assess the Bibliography can obtain one-month free trials from Brepols.
For more information about subscription rates and options, please contact Brepols Publishers.
What if my institution doesn't subscribe?
You can ask your librarian to request a free trial, or you may wish to take out an individual subscription (by contacting Brepols Publishers). In addition, the library of the Institute of Historical Research offers onsite access to BBIH for all of its members.
How does the search interface differ from the RHS Bibliography?
BBIH retains the key facilities previously available on the RHS Bibliography search forms, including the subject classification scheme and searching by period covered. It also offers a number of new features, such as an auto-complete function, an auto record count per search field, a multilingual interface and extended export possibilities. You can choose between a simple or an advanced search, both offering significantly faster returns of results.
Screenshot of the new BBIH Advanced Search interface
What has happened to the Guide to Record Societies and their Publications (Texts and Calendars)?
These pages are now available again on the Royal Historical Society website. We apologize for the inconvenience caused while a new version of the pages was created. You can also search BBIH for the contents of a particular series by entering the series name in the Journal or series field on the Advanced search screen of BBIH.
What is happening to Irish History Online?
Irish History Online has also changed its publication arrangements but remains available as a free service at http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie , where more information can be found. All the data included in Irish History Online up to the end of 2009 will continue to be available in BBIH and BBIH will continue to add records covering the main publications relating to Irish history and Anglo-Irish relations, but will not in future offer the detailed coverage of local history that is a feature of Irish History Online. We hope that the two projects will continue to cooperate in data collection.
I still have some questions about BBIH
For more information about the scope of the new Bibliography, its editorial team and its history, please visit our introduction. We also provide a news page for information about updates and other developments. You can also download Brepols' leaflet advertising the service, or contact Brepols Publishers.
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