People still read “Books”?: Yep. Find Them Here…
Still reading books made from dead trees (are live electrons really more eco-friendly, hmm)? With the end of our subscription to Global Books in Print, here are a couple other options to try when hunting for a book: Amazon.ca –yes, that Amazon. BookFinder! –search over 150 million books for sale, it says. Keep reading!
The Library is a little GREENR for the next month
*Trial Subscription* Trial ends February 26, 2010. Please visit the new GREENR Knowledge Portal from Gale and then send us your thoughts using this comment form. With enough feedback we may be GREENR longer. GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) is a new, authoritative online resource that focuses on the academic […]
Environmentally Savvy?: Three new Resources keep you up to date
The Library has added three Bureau of National Affairs online resources to it’s collection: Environment Reporter : “This multi-part [U.S. focused] environmental resource keeps you fully up to date on rapidly changing developments in courts, Congress, federal agencies, state legislatures, industry, and environmental organizations.” International Environment Reporter : “Know and understand environmental news, laws, regulations, […]
LibraryMusicSource: Sheet Music Online
The VSO has just called on you to play the oboe parts for Adventures in a Perambulator by John Alden Carpenter… but darned if you can find the sheet music. “The largest collection of Western Classical sheet music ever assembled is now available via the internet from LibraryMusicSource.com.” Have a look at LibraryMusicSource now.
3 New eResources: Journals, Books & Newspapers
Something for everyone, this week! Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei : “The Complete Database for Japanese Magazines and Periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present.” Business Plans Handbook : “Business Plans Handbook is a collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.” African Newspapers : “On Completion, […]
Informa Healthcare: Some InformaWorld Medical Titles Have Moved
Life Sciences folk: please take note. A number of online medical journals are moving from the InformaWorld platform to the new Informa Healthcare site. We have adjusted our ejournal A-Z list to add the new Informa Healthcare links (starting January 15th.), but some old InformaWorld links will persist for a short time. If you see […]
Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences Online Seminars
“This collection of specially prepared animated audiovisual presentations with synchronized narration by world leading scientists is keeping researchers informed throughout the world.” -Henry Stewart Talks website The audio visual presentations are organized into comprehensive series… from “Apoptosis” to “Epigenetics” to “Microarrays” to “Viruses and Viral Diseases” and much more. Go to Henry Stewart Talks, plug […]
Bibliography of British and Irish History: Now Available!
“The Bibliography of British and Irish History provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available – from 55BC to the present. It is the successor to the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History.” […]
American Geophysical Union: Dig into the Archives
Do you know about “The Magnetic Anomaly Near Kursk, Russia” investigated in the late 1800s? Or how Argon 40 was used in an attempt to calculate the age of the Earth in 1950? So, dig into the AGU archives and find out. A selection of journal are available to explore, including Terrestrial Magnetism (from 1896 […]
JAMA & Archives Journals Backfiles Collection
Now available! The JAMA & Archives journals backfiles collection includes every issue of JAMA & Archives published from 1883-1997. Read a classic article or peruse the grand works of art which have graced the covers since April 20, 1964.