Bibliography of British and Irish History

Following the decision of the Royal Historical Society, the Institute of Historical Research is pleased to announce that it will increase its support for BBIH to become the sole academic partner for the project. The IHR is delighted that Professor Roey Sweet and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal, Editor of BBIH, will continue to lead the bibliography at the IHR in future years, with the support of section editors and our publishing partner Brepols.  We will provide further updates in due course as we work with our partners to manage a smooth transition to the new arrangement.

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the most comprehensive and accurate guide available to what has been published in British and Irish history over the past 125 years. This makes BBIH a key resource for study, research and teaching: the essential starting point for discovering what's been written in any historical field, when and by whom.

• contains over 670,000 records of books, edited collections, journal articles and book chapters 
• includes details of history publications from the early 1900s to present 
• covers the history of the British Isles, the former empire and Commonwealth, the British world, and Britons' activities on the global stage 
• is searchable via a range of options. These include: author, title of publication, subject area, period and places covered, publication type and date/s of publication

• created using systematic and extensive surveys of data on all relevant new publications, including weekly reviews of 800 academic journals and records of the British Library 
• provides links to individual publications in your library or a union catalogue, along with academic reviews of books listed in the bibliography 
• enables you to create your own comprehensive bibliography on any topic 
• the definitive record of British historical research and publishing in the 20th and 21st centuries 

BBIH is updated three times a year by specialist bibliographers at the IHR, working with a team of academic historians to ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness. BBIH is a research and publishing project of the IHR and the Belgian academic press, Brepols.

Subscriptions to the Bibliography of British and Irish History are available for institutions and individuals from Brepols Publishing.

Institutional subscriptions

Subscriptions are tailored to a variety of institutional types and sizes:

• 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).  Subscriptions in the UK are based on JISC bandings, and those in the USA are based on the Carnegie Classification
• Consortium / Multiple-Campus Subscription: volume discounts are available for qualifying groups of institutions and multi-site licences
• Museum subscription: provides access for UK museum staff.

Institutions wishing to assess the Bibliography can obtain one-month free trials from BBIH's publisher, Brepols.

For more information about institutional subscription rates and options, please contact Brepols Publishers.

Individual subscriptions

Individual subscriptions for personal use only are also available.

Friends and Fellows of the Institute of Historical Research, Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society, and members of the Historical Association and British Association for Local History receive substantially reduced individual subscription rates to BBIH. For more information, please contact:

• For the Institute of Historical Research - Friends of the IHR or the IHR's Fellowships and Partnerships Officer
• For the Royal Historical Society - the RHS office
• Brepols Publishers for all other enquiries about individual subscriptions.

For full details on institutional and personal subscriptions and trials:

Download the brochure for BBIH 2019 [PDF]