ARBA Online [American Reference Books Annual Online]: New Resource
ARBA Online [American Reference Books Annual Online] is now available for perusing. “ARBAonline is the most comprehensive, authoritative database for quality reviews of print and electronic reference works.”–ABC CLIO More than 23,000 reviews of reference works published since 1997 Written by librarians for librarians More than 400 publishers in over 500 subject areas.
Life Sciences: a Collection of Titles from Elsevier
The Life Sciences Package is a collection of related ejournals. Here is a title list: Advances in Agronomy Advances in Applied Microbiology Advances in Botanical Research Advances in Cancer Research Advances in Clinical Chemistry Advances in Ecological Research Advances in Food and Nutrition Research Advances in Genetics Advances in Immunology Advances in Insect Physiology Advances […]
In the Mood for Something New?: A Few Free Resources
…okay, really the info is mostly old. But it may be “new” to you. Here’s some free online resources worth a look: AFRO Black History Archives : AFRO-American newspaper archives Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons & Surgery News : both from American College of Surgeons Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society : […]
Methods in Enzymology: an eBook Collection from Elsevier
“Methods in Enzymology is a series of scientific publications focused primarily on research methods in biochemistry…The series is widely used and cited in the biomedical research field.” -Wikipedia We have access back to the 2000 publications.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts: New Database
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts is a new (and free!) Database we picked up with the migration to ProQuest’s new platform. “The NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database is published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice’s National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an information clearinghouse for people around […]
New Resource: Native American Archives
“[The] Native American Archives collection provides more than 1.8 million pages of original historical documents pertaining to Native American history and life from the 18th through the 20th century. The collection is made possible in collaboration with the National Archives and Allen County Library.” –EBSCOHost Documents include treaties, census, photos and more.
Two New eResources for Music and Urban Landscape Lovers
Two recent resources have been added to the Library’s list of Indexes & Databases: Music Online is a portal which provides access to all of UBC library’s Alexander Street Press music databases: Classical Music Library, Classical Reference Library, Classical Scores Library, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Opera in Video and Smithsonian Global Sound. elementsdb catalogues […]
Methods and more come to UBC Library
Yes, it’s true. UBC Library now has access to Methods in Molecular Biology, plus all the 22,000 and growing protocols included in the Springer Protocols collection. Find them now via the Springer Protocols gateway, or cross search on the Springerlink platform to include journal, ebook and ereference content.
Naxos Video Library: On Trial Now
Naxos Video Library offers an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Watch the world’s greatest opera houses, ballet companies, orchestras and artists perform on demand! Note: Adobe Flash Player is required.
Kokushi daijiten: Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Trial)
Kokushi daijiten is a digitized version of all 15 volumes (17 books) of one of the largest encyclopedias of Japanese history. It encompasses every aspect of Japan’s history and includes entries in related fields such as archaeology, folklore, religion, art, Japanese language, Japanese literature and geography. Take a look at Kokushi daijiten while it’s on […]