History in Video: Trial Databases
Is it almost like being there? Check out American History in Video and World History in Video and see for yourself. American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. World History in Video […]
U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection: Access Down
UPDATE: March 31, 2011 – Access Restored on new Proquest Platform – for details see: ProQuest Acquires CIS & UPA from LexisNexis ************************************************************** Due to a change in provider (the collection has moved from LexisNexis to ProQuest), a new agreement for this collection needs to be negotiated. We are working on it. In the meanwhile, […]
Emerald eJournals & eBooks: More Added!
Our access to ejournals & ebooks from Emerald has grown. Along with Emerald Management Plus [ currently offering 225 journals from 24 management disciplines ] we now have: Emerald Engineering eJournal Collection – includes all 19 journals within Emerald’s engineering, materials science and technology portfolio. Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Series Collection – over […]
Confidential Print: Middle East, c1839-1969: New Resource
“Anyone working on the Modern Middle East will find the Confidential Print: Middle East collection extraordinarily useful. This collection is an absolutely invaluable resource for both researchers and teachers because of the range of documents available and the ease with which one can access them. The database is straightforward, simple to use, and is readily […]
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954: New Resource
“Jewish Life in America makes available to scholars some of the American Jewish Historical Society’s most important and valuable archival collections. Anyone researching the history of the American Jewish community will benefit from this treasure trove of primary sources.” – Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis […]
New Journal Added: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Who knew? Apparently, many people are pleased that we now have access to the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology from 1990 to the current issue. Enjoy! ne·phrol·o·gy, noun [ ni-ˈfrä-lə-jē ] : a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys.
Early American imprints: Series I, Evans (1639-1800)
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 is regarded as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. It provides full-text and full-page-image access to books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800. The content is based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans (14 vols., 1903-34, 1955-59); and […]
Credo Reference: Give it a try today! (trial)
Credo Reference is a giant online reference library that provides access to a wide selection of reference books. Credo Reference contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopaedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology, via maps, math, management, martial arts, media studies, medicine, mountains, moons, music, multimedia, […]
ESRI International User Conference: 2010 Technical Workshops
Billed as the “BIGGEST GIS event on Earth”, the 2010 ESRI International User Conference was held in held in San Diego, CA July 12-16, 2010. Here are the Technical Workshops from that conference in video, print, PowerPoint and audio formats.
Palgrave Connect: eBook Trial (small window of time)
From now till Dec. 15th, you can read over 4500 Palgrave Macmillan ebooks (or try to) via the new ebook platform, Palgrave Connect. Please send feedback here. “Palgrave Connect brings together [a] rich backlist and new titles in eight subject areas [economics & finance, political & international studies, history, literature & performing arts, business & […]