- Toyogaku Bunken Ruimoku, an index to entries
in Toyogaku bunken ruimoku, with coverage of post-1981 imprint
journal articles and books on South, Southeast, Central,and
East Asia. Searchable by author, title, and broad subject
category. (12/18/02)
- The Cochrane Library , a collection of
evidence-based medicine databases, including the Cochrane
Database of Systematic Reviews: high quality information for
people providing and receiving care and those responsible for
research, teaching, funding and administration. The Cochrane
Library also includes the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of
Effectiveness; Cochrane Controlled Trials Register; NHS
Economic Evaluation Database; Health Technology Assessment
Database; Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (CDMR); and
a glossary of methodological terms. (12/2/02)
- History E-Book Project, planned as a
collection of interrelated and interlinked online scholarly
books in the field of history that will consist of a backlist
(containing previously published works of recognized
significance) and a frontlist (containing new works first
published in electronic format). (11/18/02)
- CQ Homeland Security, a one-stop web-based
intelligence service that brings subscribers the most
up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information. A
dedicated team of CQ reporters and editors provide daily news
and analysis on the latest homeland security spending and
policy issues. Subscribers also have access to a special
homeland security version of CQ schedules, complete with event
dates, times and hearing room locations. (11/14/02)
- The Times of London, offers full-text and
full-image articles from the Times of London. When complete, in
late 2003, it will include the years 1785-1985. Currently the
years 1924-1954 are available; holdings for earlier years are
added monthly. It is a digital reproduction, cover to cover, of
the paper in PDF files. (11/08/02)
- RISM (Repertoire International des Sources
Musicales), Series A/II, contains bibliographic records of
music manuscripts written after 1600, with library locations.
The records include information in standard bibliographic
categories as well as graphical images of over 506,000 musical
incipits. (11/08/02)
- Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical
Technology, includes the full-text of the entire 27 volume,
4th edition print set with articles, tables, chemical and
mathematical equations, images, photos, and illustrations.
(11/08/02)
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial
Chemistry, includes the full-text of the entire sixth
edition of the print encyclopedia. Contains nearly 1000 major
articles, 10,000 tables, 30,000 figures, and cross-references.
Chemical substances ranging from raw materials and bulk
products to fine and specialty chemicals are described in
detail. Information on physical and chemical properties,
production, applications, economic data, toxicology and
occupational health is provided for each substance. Relevant
patent information is supplied whenever available.
(11/08/02)
- Euromonitor Global Market Share Planner,
allows you to understand the performance, positioning and
activities of the top brand-owning companies world wide. World,
regional and national rankings of the leading companies are
provided according to market share, sales and profit criteria.
You can also access detailed corporate profiles, which provide
an understanding of each company's strategy and
performance. (10/14/02)
- CensusScope, an easy-to-use tool for
investigating U.S. demographic trends. With eye-catching
graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for
generalists and specialists. (10/9/02)
- Bibliografia de la Literatura Espanola, desde
1980 is a comprehensive bibliography of works published between
1980 and the present, but covering time periods back to the
Middle Ages. Within Spanish literature, the bibliography covers
literary theory, literary genres, popular literature, and
Hispanism and includes citations for critical and translated
editions of literary works. (10/9/02)
- Business and Company Resource Center, brings
together a wide variety of global business information,
enabling users to efficiently research business case studies,
competitive intelligence, and career and investment
opportunities. (10/3/02)
- ACS Directory of Graduate Research, a
searchable database that contains information from the ACS
Directory of Graduate Research. Contains information on
graduate programs in the chemical sciences and lists faculty
member biographical information, area of specialization,
selected publications, and contact information. (9/26/02)
- Emusicquest, contains bibliographic citations
and order information for music scores; includes the
Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Classical Vocal,
Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, and Piano Music
In Print. A new feature is a collection entitled Miscellaneous
Music In Print which includes several important categories
coming soon to The Music-In-Print Series: Band, Brass,
Handbell, Percussion, Harp, among others. Excludes String Music
in Print (1973). (9/26/02)
- Factiva, a searchable full-text database of
nearly 8,000 newswires, newspapers, magazines and trade
journals. Comparative data on companies and industries. Company
SEC filings. At this time, Factiva.com is optimized for use
with Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher under the following
operating systems: Windows 2000, 98, NT or 95. Factiva also
runs on Netscape 6.0 or higher. Factiva does not currently
support Macintosh systems. Macintosh users may experience some
problems running certain Factiva functions. (8/30/02)
- China Academic Journals, full-text electronic
versions of Chinese academic periodicals in
literature/history/philosophy, economics/politics/law, and
education/social science. Interface available in both Chinese
and English. This database is also known as Chinese Journal
Network (CJN). (8/30/02)
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, full-text of the
surviving texts of Greek literature from the Homeric age to the
middle ages: 8th century B.C to c. 15th century A.D. Covers
Greek literature, history, and culture. (8/26/02)
- Oxford Reference Online, 100 reference books
published by Oxford University Press including English and
modern language dictionaries, subject dictionaries,
biographical reference works, quotation dictionaries, and
selected Oxford Concise Companions. Content covers the
humanities, social sciences, science, and medicine. The
database is searchable across broad subject ranges or across
specific reference works. (8/16/02)
- Derwent Innovations Index, the world's
most comprehensive database of international patent information
from more than 40 patent-issuing authorities with added value
to the patent literature including Descriptive Titles,
Abstracts, Patent Family, Derwent Class Codes, Derwent Manual
Codes, and Company Codes. Covers over 10 million basic
inventions and 20 million patents. (7/23/02)
- CountryWatch Forecast, a globally integrated
5-year macroeconomic forecast for each country of the world,
including concise economic overviews complementing forecast
tables and graphs, 5-years of historical data on key
macroeconomic variables, and an interface that allows one to
change forecast input assumptions to create customized country
forecast scenarios. (7/8/02)
- Biomed Central, current full-text articles in
biological and biomedical sciences, from Biomed Central's
new virtual journals. Articles are submitted directly to Biomed
Central by authors, and are then peer reviewed and posted to
the Biomed Central Web site, for open access to all.
(7/3/02)
- Books 24 x 7 (IT Pro Collection), full-text
e-books covering a wide range of technology topics including
business and culture, certification, databases, desktop and
office applications, enterprise computing, graphic design,
hardware, IBM Redbooks, networks and protocols, operating
systems, programming, and Web development. (5/31/02)
- Gulf/2000 Project, a comprehensive portal for
information and news about the eight countries in the Persian
Gulf region (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates), emphasizing government and
politics, human rights, energy issues, demographic, strategic
issues, and the media. (5/24/02)
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, introductory
articles on biological and medical topics, links to external
resources, links to online Oxford University Press (subject)
dictionaries, glossary, and Life Sciences "News"
Alerts. Articles are commissioned by the Nature Publishing
Group and are peer reviewed. (5/20/02)
- Social Services InfoNet, a current awareness
resource for social work students and practitioners including
links to Internet resources, selected and indexed by CSA
editors. Current awareness features include reviews of current
books in social work, new websites, web-based journals and
e-newsletters, topical bibliographies, and current social
policy relevant to those in the social services field.
(5/20/02)
- Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan Online,
full-text articles and images, covering a broad range of
subjects related to Japan including arts, culture, economy,
geography, history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion,
and society. (5/17/02)
- WDI Online (World Development Indicators), a
comprehensive database on development data covering 575
indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups.
The extensive collection of development data includes
population, income, social, economic, financial, natural
resources, and environmental indicators for more than forty
years (1960 to 2000, where data are available). (5/15/02)
- RLG Cultural Materials, an interdisciplinary
collection of high-quality digital versions of unique materials
(including ancient maps, medieval manuscripts, handwritten
letters, drawings, paintings, sound recordings, books, and
moving images) contributed by archives, libraries, and museums
from around the world. This Research Libraries Group, Inc.
collection is updated continuously. (5/10/02)
- OxResearch, a database of articles from the
Oxford Analytica Daily Brief services, including the World
Service and the Regional Services (East Europe, Asia/Pacific,
Latin America). The articles, written by faculty members at
University of Oxford for the consulting firm, Oxford Analytica,
analyze the implications of significant national and
international developments. Coverage is from 1984 to 90 days
short of the present. (5/7/02)
- Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
full-text encyclopedia articles and extensive links to Web
resources for astronomy and astrophysics, including news,
astronomical images and conference announcements. Articles are
contributed by 800 participating authors who are professional
astronomers and astrophysicists. (5/6/02)
- Accessible Archives, searchable full-text
database of several 18th and 19th-century newspapers (and one
magazine), 1728-1870. Contains U.S. history resources,
including the Pennsylvania Gazette, the Civil War coverage of
three newspapers, Godey's Lady's Book, a group of
African-American and abolitionist newspapers, and selections
from several 19th century Delaware Valley newspapers.
(4/23/02)
- Reader's Guide Retrospective, citations
to articles in popular and general-interest periodicals,
1963-1982. When complete, Reader's Guide Retrospective will
extend online access to the Reader's Guide back to 1890.
(4/18/02)
- BioMedNet Reviews, full-text articles from a
large number of review journals, book reviews, news in
biomedical science, links to biological web resources, opinion
column, and the MEDLINE database. (4/16/02)
- American Periodical Series, searchable
full-text and page images of several hundred American
periodicals of the 18th and early 19th centuries. When
completed, this database will cover more than 1,000 American
magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1900.
(4/11/02)
- Cambridge Journals Online, full-text articles
from journals published by Cambridge University Press. Includes
only those journals for which Columbia has print subscriptions.
(4/5/02)
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers, full-text and
full-image articles from the New York Times and Wall Street
Journal dating back to their first issues. The collection
includes digital reproductions of every page from every
issue--cover to cover--in PDF files.
This database is a work in progress. As of 2/25/02, seven of the
13 decades of New York Times coverage were completely scanned
(1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1900s, 1940s,1950s,1960s), five are over 90%
complete (1880s, 1890s, 1910s, 1930s, 1970s), and one (the
"Roaring 20s") is only 50% complete. Precise figures for
the Wall Street Journal are unavailable, but ProQuest anticipates
the scanning will be done by the end of March 2002.
(3/20/02)
- University of Chicago Press Journals Online,
full-text articles from approximately 40 journals published by
the University of Chicago Press: a multidisciplinary collection
covering the humanities, law, science, and the social sciences.
Coverage varies by title; the last five years are available in
PDF for many titles. (3/12/02)
- The Nation Digital Archive, searchable
full-text and page images of a major U.S. journal of
left/liberal opinion, 1865-1999. The Nation is one of the
country's leading journals of left and liberal opinion,
with coverage of domestic and foreign affairs. (3/8/02)
- Left Index, citations, abstracts and some
full-text to the literature politically on the left. Provides
access to the diversity of literature on the left, with a
primary emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally
engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. A secondary
emphasis is on significant but little known sources of news and
ideas. (3/8/02)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education. The online
version of the print journal is fully searchable and features
daily reports on developments in higher education, information
technology, and distance education, as well as regularly
updated databases of grant opportunities, job announcements,
and links to Internet resources for higher education.
(3/7/02)
- International Film Archive, citations for the
holdings and publications of the International Federation of
Film Archives (FIAF): Holdings of Archives, List of Members,
and Bibliography of Publications. Bibliography of Latin
American Cinema. (3/5/02)
- Repertoire international de la presse musicale
(RIPM), citations for articles in 19th-century music
periodicals. Contains 380,000+ annotated citations to articles
on music and musical life in the 19th century. Provides a
cumulative index to 127 international periodicals published in
the U.S. and Europe during the 19th century. (2/28/02)
- International Index to Music Periodicals Full
Text, citations, abstracts and full-text for articles in
music periodicals. Contains current indexing for over 300
periodicals beginning in the mid-1990s with full-text articles
for over 40 titles. Includes retrospective coverage as far back
as the mid-nineteenth-century for an additional 165 titles.
(1/16/02)
- Schwann Online, a catalog of current audio
recordings of classical and non-classical musics. Contains
titles, performers, and contents information for in-print audio
recordings of classical music, as well as rock, jazz, new age,
and world musics. (1/9/02)
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