The Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database on the Ebsco platform is now available through our Ebsco profiles and not solely on Ebsco’s free platform. This change allows us to use all of the features of our other Ebsco databases, including Get This Item links.
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Database Trial: ABC-CLIO History Reference Online
OSU Libraries has a trial of the ABC-CLIO History Reference Online collection. This trial will run through September 20, 2008.
ABC-CLIO History Reference Online is a collection 585 electronic books on a variety of history and other humanities topics, including politics, geography, popular culture and religion.
Please let us know what you think of this resource. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
Database Trial: Cambridge Histories Online
OSU Libraries has a trial of the Cambridge Histories Online. This trial will run through October 17, 2008.
Cambridge Histories Online brings together over 250 volumes from the renowned Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.
Please let us know what you think of this resource. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
Database Trial: Shakespeare Survey
OSU Libraries has a trial of the Shakespeare Survey. This trial will run through October 17, 2008.
Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948 Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of Shakespeare criticism.
Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains a section of reviews of that year’s textual and critical studies, and of the year’s major British performances. The virtues of accessible scholarship and a keen interest in performance, from Shakespeare’s time to our own, have characterised the journal from the start.
The books are illustrated with a variety of Shakespearean images and production photographs.
Shakespeare Survey Online makes all issues of the Survey, including over 90% of the original images, available online for the first time.
Please let us know what you think of this resource. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
New features in Web of Knowledge, Journal Citation Reports, and EndNote Web
ISI has made several enhancements to their products.
The next time you access ISI Web of Knowledge resources, you’ll find enhancements that provide you with totally new options for research:
- Web of Science: Citation Mapping – be the first to see the beta version of this powerful new Web of Science® visualization tool. Visualize citation relationships and understand the meaning of a cited reference search. Map citations by author, institution, country, subject, and more!
- Web of Science and Biosis: Additional All-Database search options – now you can sort by Times Cited and search for specific addresses within an All-Database search, making this powerful feature even more flexible and convenient.
- Journal Citation Reports: New 2007 Data for Journal Citation Reports® – the new 2007 data provides the most current information available to determine a publication’s impact and influence in the global research community.
- EndNote Web: Collaborate and share material easier with EndNote®Web • Designate read/write access for shared EndNote Web folders. Link to the full text of articles directly from EndNote Web records.
Newsbank Oregonian access ends July 31
The statewide contract for the Oregonian ends July 31 and will not be renewed due to a massive price increase. Access to Oregonian articles will continue to be available through LexisNexis Academic.
Database Trial: ACLS Humanities Ebook Collection
We are pleased to let you know that the OSU Libraries are conducting a trial of ACLS Humanities E-Book. The trial will run through June 30, 2008.
This electronic resource includes 1700 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected for their continuing importance to students and scholars. In summer 2008, and every year thereafter, HEB will be adding 500 titles to the collection.
The project includes both in-print and out-of print books and adds 500 titles a year. It is a collaboration of the American Council of Learned Societies, various constituent members of the ACLS and nearly 95 publishers.
Areas include: Comparative/World, Africa, America, Asia, Latin America, Europe (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern), the Middle East, Byzantium and the Mediterranean, and Australasia/Oceania, plus Women’s studies, of the Native Peoples of the Americas, and history of Economics, Science and Technology, Archaeology, Art History, Folklore, Religion, Musicology, and Political Science.
Lists of titles can be found online at: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/titlelist.html
This site allows for simultaneous multi-user access; individual books can be added to e-reserve; and you can link from a syllabus to books/chapters. If we subscribe, a cataloging record for each book in the collection will appear in our catalog with a link to the online text.
To try the site, go to: http://www.HumanitiesEBook.org
Although searching and browsing are always unrestricted, to access the full text you will need to use a login and password. Please contact your Subject Librarian</a for the login and password information.
Please let us know what you think of the site and whether you would like us to subscribe. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
Database Trial: London Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
A trial of the London Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 has been set up and will run through May 29, 2008.
The Times Digital Archive is a full-image online archive of every page published by The Times [London] from 1785-1985. The text within the images is fully searchable at the article level. Users can easily search news articles, obituaries, advertising and classifieds — virtually everything that appeared in the newspaper. Results are displayed at the article level and users may view the article — or the full page upon which it appeared.
Comments on this trial can be submitted through the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
Science Direct Scheduled Maintenance Friday April 11
Science Direct (Elsevier journals) will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes during the period: 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM on Friday, April 11, 2008. This is due to scheduled maintenance work by the publisher.
ACCESS RESTORED: Wiley Interscience Journal Access Technical Difficulties
4/10/08: Wiley has corrected the problems and access to the Wiley Interscience Journals is restored.
This message is to alert you of an interruption in the online service for Wiley InterScience.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at approximately 12:00 noon U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, the Wiley InterScience server facility experienced technical difficulties. The problem is being addressed and a follow-up notice will go out as soon as access is restored.
At this time, the library does not have an estimated time that the journals will be available again.