Access to new Wiley Archives for members of ETH Zurich
Access to the comprehensive primary sources in the Wiley Digital Archives will provide new insights, especially for those interested in environmental sciences and scientific research.
Environmental Science and History
Members of ETH Zurich can now access primary sources in the external page Wiley Digital Archives: Environmental Science and History. These sources can be used to trace, explore and analyse the impact of human activities on nature through a range of documents, images, data, maps and photographs. The archive enables readers to gain new insights into the ways in which human activities have influenced the climate, biodiversity and ecological systems. It also describes early efforts to understand, mitigate or remedy the negative impacts of these activities.
The archive is under construction and currently includes the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew Gardens), the National Archives (UK), the Commonwealth Forestry Institute and CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). It features a full text search to support in-depth research into topics relevant to the environmental sciences, and can also provide answers to historical questions.
British Association for the Advancement of Science (Collections on the History of Science: 1830–1970)
Since its foundation in 1831, the principal aims of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) have been to disseminate scientific knowledge globally, promote discussion among researchers, and improve the public understanding of science, with the objective of making the United Kingdom a world-renowned scientific hub.
Within the external page archive, members of the ETH will find manuscripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, field reports, written records and BAAS annual reports covering the period from 1830 to 1970. The collection is supplemented by selected materials from ten further British universities. These materials include the correspondence and writings of some of the most important researchers of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The archive is impressively wide-ranging and can also be searched in conjunction with the other Wiley archives. This enables in-depth investigations into a variety of topics, such as the history of technology and scientific research.