TabbedOverviewChurch Missionary Society Periodicals provides digital access to two hundred years of serial publications from the British-based Church Missionary Society (CMS) and the South American Missionary Society. The collection consists of two modules. Module 1: Global Missions and Contemporary Encounters was released in April 2015 and features a wide range of titles from the collection at the Crowther Mission Studies Library in Oxford. It includes the Church Missionary Gleaner, CMS Outlook, CMS Intelligencer, Ruanda Notes (MAM News) and the South Missionary Magazine, encompassing issues from 1804-2009. Module 2: Medical Journals, Asian Missions and the Historical Record, 1816-1986 is expected to be released in Spring 2016 and will supplement the documents in Module 1 with holdings from the Cadbury Research Library at Birmingham University. It will include titles such as India's Women and China's Daughters, The Medical Mission Quarterly, Fukien News, Japan Quarterly, Chengtu Newsletter and the CMS Annual Reports, as well as some periodicals for children. Provider: Adam Matthew DigitalPosted: Mar 18, 2015 8:52amUpdated: Oct 26, 2017 9:59amSourceCRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes. DetailsCollection ContentSubject Areas: Arts and HumanitiesSocial SciencesResource Types: CorrespondenceMapsNewspapersPhotographsPrint journalsReports - Denotes data sourced directly from publisherTerms and Provider DetailsProvider: Adam Matthew Digital Website: http://www.amdigital.co.uk/Main Address: Pelham House, Pelhams Court London Road Marlborough SN8 2AG United Kingdom CRL ReviewCollection Content: Church Missionary Society Periodicals provides digital access to two hundred years of serial publications from the British-based Church Missionary Society (CMS) and the South American Missionary Society. The collection consists of two modules. Module 1: Global Missions and Contemporary Encounters was released in April 2015 and features a wide range of titles from the collection at the Crowther Mission Studies Library in Oxford. It includes the Church Missionary Gleaner, CMS Outlook, CMS Intelligencer, Ruanda Notes (MAM News) and the South Missionary Magazine, encompassing issues from 1804-2009. Module 2: Medical Journals, Asian Missions and the Historical Record, 1816-1986 is expected to be released in Spring 2016 and will supplement the documents in Module 1 with holdings from the Cadbury Research Library at Birmingham University. It will include titles such as India's Women and China's Daughters, The Medical Mission Quarterly, Fukien News, Japan Quarterly, Chengtu Newsletter and the CMS Annual Reports, as well as some periodicals for children. For a full list of titles and holdings planned for the collections, see the CMS Periodicals Titles List in the Appendix. This material should be of interest specifically for researching the history of modern evangelical mission work, although its scope is limited to the group of evangelical societies united under an Anglican-affiliated administrative body. A significant component of the documentation is focused on internal operations, including a full register of missionaries from 1804-1928, and other notes on mission appointments. But there are also reports and notes on work in the field, as well as records of indigenous religious appointments, providing a broader record of cultural interactions. For the primary publications covered in Module 1 this yields a wide range of geographic coverage. For instance, in just one issue of the CMS Gleaner from October 1883, there are reports of mission activities, tribal migration, and illness outbreaks in areas ranging from Ceylon, India, Egypt, New Zealand, and western Canada. An article on "The Gospel and the Red Indians" notes that "the unmistakeable leadings of God's Providence led a Society 'for Africa and the East" into the Furthest West." The digital collections are enhanced by extra features including a biographical index (pointing to biographical essays in the publications) and contextual essays. Delivery: The interface provides the standard features offered in products from Adam Matthew.The advanced search offers various functions, including word stemming and adjustable term proximity parameters, as well as results filtering by country or publication title. Some aspects of the platform have been updated in recent years, including site navigation and image viewing. There are multiple,easily accessible ways to view and download a document and its separate pages. A very clearly organized table of contents can be accessed from the document view screen. Illustrations are indexed and can be browsed separately from their source documents in an "Image gallery." Image files can be saved in a "my lightbox" tool. Terms: The vendor has a contract with Portico to enable dark archiving of content to be available for all licensees. Recognizing the growing interest in text and data mining, the vendor has made the following licensing provisions: the licensed materials can be used in text/data mining activities for academic research and other non-commercial educational purposes without obtaining prior written consent; but in order to protect the integrity of server performance, direct automated extraction of data is only permitted subject to prior written consent, and if this extraction "does not affect the performance of the Licensor's servers." Strengths and Weaknesses: The collection has the benefit of comprehensive and deep holdings with the specific realm of the publications of the Church Missionary Society itself. Researchers would probably want to use this material in conjunction with primary source archives and publications from other mission efforts deployed in various colonial regions. SourcesSources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.Additional Reviews in Other Sources: ccAdvisor - Review of Church Missionary Society Periodicals (accessed October 2017) CRL Offers & Status StatusCurrentDescription CRL FlaggednoPotential interest to CRL community Offer PendingnoCurrently a candidate for CRL offer Active OffernoCurrently offered for purchase or new subscription Trial AccessnoAvailable for trial Renewal OffernoCurrently offered for renewal Expired OfferyesPast offers Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration by CRL Reviewed by CRLyesEvaluation available by CRL and community Special AccessnoMember-only access available for a limited time The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members. AppendixTitle List: Church Missionary Society Periodicals Titles List Community RatingsPlatform and user interface: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Content scope and completeness: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Cost and price-structure: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Print
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