The Library are hosting a short trial to The Subculture Archives.
The Subculture Archives is an educational & cultural research resource of primary sources exploring 100 years of youth culture through the scenes, styles, and sounds that forged them. From Rave, Punk, Rockabilly to Grime. The resource is formed from the collections of the Museum of Youth Culture.
The resource is of interest to those exploring youth culture in the 20th century from a range of subjects, including Music, Fine Art, Sociology, and History.
The search function allows keyword searches across the collections on the platform, with the ability to narrow searches by item type:
Advanced Search is also available, with options to search for specific date ranges and persons, as well as media specifications. The Global Search allows for retrieval of resources within a certain defined geographical location of your choosing.
Browsing by collection, subculture, decade, photographer, and topic are all easy to achieve by selecting “Subcultures, Scenes, Decades and Trend Analysis” from the menu at the top of the dash:
The resource is available to trial until Friday 28th February. Access The Subculture Archives via Library Search, then select ‘Log in via your University or Institution’, scroll down to ‘Newcastle University’ and lastly click on ‘Select’.
As the purpose of a trial is provide short term institutional access to establish whether the resource is of interest for future sustained access, unfortunately we are not able to extend or repeat trials. Please bear in mind that any links to material within the trial collections will no longer work after the trial ends, so access is temporary. Content is downloadable and accessible for internal educational use only, and be aware that copyright considerations apply.
We’re keen to hear any feedback on this resource, either by posting your thoughts on this blog post below, or by getting in touch with your Liaison Librarian at libliaison@newcastle.ac.uk.