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New E-Resources: 2003

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SAGE Full-Text Collections, over 125 journals published by SAGE, in four key disciplines, including Communication Studies, Criminology, Political Science and International Relations, and Sociology. (Psychology and Education to be added in 2004). Coverage includes 40,000 articles, book reviews, and editorials, with original graphics and tables. (2003-11-06)

AccessScience, full-text articles and dictionary definitions covering all fields of modern science and technology. Broad survey articles on major subject areas with cross references to articles on more specific topics and to related articles. Includes photographs, illustrations, maps, and animations. (2003-10-24)

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature: ABELL, listings of articles, books, reviews, etc., on British, American, and Commonwealth literature; selective full-text. Covers monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world from 1920 onwards. All aspects and periods of English literature are covered, from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. British, American and Commonwealth writing are all represented. Coverage is international, including material in languages other than English. (2003-10-23)

U.S. Congressional Serial Set: Digital Edition, a digital reproduction of the United States Congressional Serial Set, which consists of the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Upon completion, the digital version of the Serial Set will consist of approximately 13,800 volumes and over 12 million pages. (2003-10-08)

International Medieval Bibliography Online, over 300,000 citations for books, articles, book reviews, and more, dealing with late-antique and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean World (c. 400-1500 CE). (2003-09-25)

iPoll, a comprehensive, up-to-date source for U.S. nationwide public opinion. A full-text retrieval system, the iPOLL online database is organized at the question-level, providing the tools to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys. (2003-08-25)

Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing, concise information on all aspects of the digital publishing process. Covers the entire range of activities involved in creating, processing, producing, protecting, and preserving content in digital form, whether that content is ultimately delivered as print, e-book, or on the Web. (2003-08-18)

The Wall Street Transcript, offering Analyst Interviews, CEO Interviews, Analyst Roundtables, and "Off The Record" Comments. It is a good resource for finding out what analysts are saying about a particular company or industry. To search for articles from the TWST, use the "Browse by Contributor" button at the bottom of the search screen. (2003-06-23)

Latin America Data Base, consisting of three weekly electronic publications (Sourcemex, NotiCen and NotiSur) covering Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Over 24,000 articles dating back to 1985 are available in the on-line searchable data base. A small number of full-text economics journals are available on the site. (2003-05-20)

Facts On File World News Digest, a complete archive of the publication Facts on File World News Digest dating back to 1940, updated weekly with current news provided by Reuters. Includes an extensive full-text collection of biographies, historical documents, editorials, background articles, country profiles, maps, and photographs. (2003-05-12)

Today's Science @ Facts.com, full-text coverage of the publication, Today's Science on File, from 1992 to the present, with accessible information on breaking news in science, health, and technology. Includes biographies, glossaries, graphics, and overview articles on anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, Earth Science, environment, health, mathematics, physics, psychology, and technology. (2003-05-12)

American Film Scripts Online, an ongoing full-text project which currently contains 135 films by 201 writers. The collection of feature films, when completed, will hold 1,000 scripts and over 100,000 scenes. Many of the scripts have never been published. The database is full-text searchable and includes detailed indexing on scenes, characters, and people. Supplemental information includes short biographies on the writers and awards given to individual films have been noted. (2003-05-06)

Evans Digital Edition, a full-text digitization of the microform set Early American Imprints, Series I (1639-1800), which was itself based on the American Bibliography of Charles Evans (14 vols., 1903-34, 1955-59). Upon completion, Evans Digital Edition will include more than 36,000 works in a wide range of genres, including advertisements, ballads, broadsides, cookbooks, grammars, maps, memoirs, novels, prayer books, prospectuses, sermons, songs, textbooks, trade catalogues, and travel literature. (2003-04-30)

Physical Education Index, citations and abstracts from a database of scholarly resources ranging from physical education curricula, sports medicine and law, dance, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. (2003-03-31)

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, contains nearly 1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places. Includes names, place types and coordinates. The places are arranged in hierarchies representing the current and physical world. (2003-03-12)

Osiris, a comprehensive database of listed corporates, banks and insurance companies around the world. In addition to the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios it contains news, ownership, ratings, earnings estimates and stock data. Covers over 120 countries. Includes 25,000 publicly listed corporates (10,000 US and 15,000 non US) 1,500 banks, and 350 insurance companies. (2003-03-12)

Scientific American Archive Online, online version of the printed Scientific American from 1993 forward including full text articles on all branches of science and technology, with photographs, graphics, and advertising. (2003-03-03)

WorldTradeLaw.net, searchable full texts of the WTO and NAFTA agreements, GATT panel reports, WTO panel and appellate reports and arbitration decisions and NAFTA Chapter 20 panel reports. Subscribers also have access to WTO Dispute Settlement Commentary Service, Subject-Matter pages and a WTO Case-Law Index. (2003-03-03)

LexisNexis Environmental, five separately searchable environment related databases called "search forms" -1.Environment Abstracts: abstracts of journal articles and conference papers and links to selected full text. 2.News, Journals & Commentary: articles from trade magazines and journals, major daily newspapers and environmental law reviews. 3.Codes & Regulations: federal and state codes and regulations. 4.Case Law & Agency Actions: federal and state case law and agency decisions. 5.Waste & Materials: federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information. (2003-02-28)

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, over 3,800 signed articles covering the social and behavioral sciences including subjects such as anthropology, archaeology, area studies, biography, demography, economics, education, environmental/ecological studies, gender studies, geography, health, history, law, linguistics, media studies, political science, psychology, public policy, sociology, statistics, and urban studies. (2003-02-27)

Nichigai: WHO, biographical information about more than 420,000 people whose names have appeared in Japanese news media and publications since 1868. Includes over 2,300,000 bibliographical references. To use this service you need a browser that can display Japanese fonts. (2003-02-13)

L'Annee Philologique, citations and abstracts covering all aspects of Greco-Roman antiquity: ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, art, archaeology, religion, mythology, music, science, early Christian texts, numismatics, papyrology, and epigraphy from the second millenium B.C. through the early middle ages (c. 500-800 A.D.). (2003-02-04)

Conference Board Database (reSEARCH), the full-text of Conference Board publications. Contents include strategy-focused reports on key business topics, "Straight Talk" magazine, analysis of regional economies and markets, the International Economic Scoreboard (a broad annual economic forecast for Canada, the United States, and Mexico), US and Global economic indicators, and consumer confidence top-line updates. (2003-02-03)

BCIN: Bibliographical Database of the Conservation Information Network, over 190,000 bibliographic citations for the literature of conservation, preservation, and restoration of cultural property. BCIN includes citations from the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (prior to 1998), technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, and audiovisual and unpublished materials. (2003-01-08)

AATA Online: Abstracts of International Conservation Literature, a comprehensive database of more than 100,000 abstracts of literature from 1955- related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. (2003-01-08)

Black Drama - 1850 to Present, a collection of Black drama from Africa, North America, the Caribbean, and other African Diaspora countries. Includes selected playbills, production photographs, and ephemera. (2003-01-02)


 
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