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Trial Database: GeoScienceWorld

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GeoScienceWorld (GSW) is a resource for research and communications in the earth sciences built on a core database of peer-reviewed journals. The database gives researchers a single point of access to 45 full-text scholarly journals plus specialized searching capabilities and links to millions of relevant resources hosted elsewhere on the Web.

 

GSW also offers an e-book collection dedicated to the study of the earth sciences.  The full e-book collection contains more than 1,000 earth science titles from 10 leading society publishers.

 

This OSU Trial runs through 3/31/2015.

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Trial: Streaming Video Collections from Films On Demand

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The Master Academic Collection  and Career & Technical Education Collection (request access credentials) combine to provide over 20,000 streaming videos covering a wide range of categories. The Master Academic Collection covers subject areas such as health & medicine, the humanities, social sciences, biology, engineering, geology, geography, physical sciences, mathematics, economics, and business. These high-quality videos are produced by well-known production companies such as BBC,  PBS, A&E, National Geographic, ABC, NBC, TED, CBC, and more.  The Career & Technical Education Collection provides an assortment of videos covering topics such as career & job search, technical education, guidance & counseling, and family & consumer sciences.  Featuring exclusive producers such as Shopware, Cambridge Educational, and Meridian Education, this collection also meets Perkins guidelines.

This OSU Trial runs through 9/14/2014.

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Trial Literature Collection: Romanticism Redefined

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Romanticism Redefined is a searchable collection of Romantic-era literature focusing on the period between 1800 and 1830. In partnership with Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Alexander Street Press has published canonical and previously unrecognized writers from Britain, the British Empire, and North America. While the emphasis is on literature—poetry, novels, short fiction, and drama—there are also letters and diaries; political, philosophical, theological and sociological works; literary criticism; historical writings; speeches, lectures, and conversations; travel and exploration literature; and other forms. Also included is The Wordsworth Circle, an international academic journal for the study of English Romantic literature, culture, and society. Romanticism Redefined provides the only digital version of the complete run of the journal (1970-present).

This OSU Trial runs through 9/14/2014.

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Trial Streaming Videos – VAST: Academic Video Online

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VAST: Academic Video Online is a multidisciplinary collection of videos hosted by Alexander Street Press that touches on the curriculum needs of virtually every department. It provides thousands of titles available covering a wide range of topics such architecture, business, economics, health, history, literature, political science, psychology religion and many more. VAST allows students and researchers alike to analyze unique and valuable content from over 500 producers and distributors around the world.

This OSU Trial runs through 10/14/2014.

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E-Books Trial: Digitalia Hispanica

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Digitalia Hispanica is a globally recognized e-book platform that specializes in providing high quality Spanish Language content primarily from Spain and Latin American countries. Available publications range from the early 20th century works of Ruedo Iberico, Hora de España, and Generación Consciente to recent releases from publishers such as Silex, Trotta or Bibloteca Nueva.  Over 4000 e-book titles are available in a wide variety of subject areas such as Literature, Social Sciences, Geography, History, Medicine, and many more. In addition, Digitalia Hispanica offers well-known e-journal content from publications such as Anthropos, (Cultural Studies) Quimera, (Literature), Archivos de la Filmoteca (Cinema studies) and El Viejo Topo (Political Science). The site’s powerful search capabilities and fast-loading in-browser reading experience make it a worthwhile resource for easily discovering and viewing many interesting and useful Spanish Language works.

This OSU Trial runs through 6/18/2014

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Trial Databases: SAGE Research Methods and SAGE Research Methods Cases

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OSU Libraries is trialing two Sage products: Sage Research Methods (SRM) and Sage Research Methods Cases (SRMC).

The SRM database includes tools and content to help you design your research projects, plan your study, learn about numerous methodological approaches, gather data, and make sense of your findings. SRM contains more than 600 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks as well as the entire Little Green Book (quantitative) and Little Blue Book (qualitative) series. SRM features a taxonomy of over 1400 methods terms and a Methods Map which visualizes relationships among methods terms, concepts, people, and literature.

SAGE Research Methods Cases is a collection of 500 case studies of real social research, specially commissioned and designed to help you understand abstract methodological concepts in practice. These case studies will complement your theoretical understanding by exploring the difficulties, nuances and real-life decisions that researchers face. SRMC has been carefully commissioned to match course content and to meet the needs of methods teachers, students and researchers, internationally. The collection is developed for use in class teaching or by students and researchers seeking applied understanding of research methods.  Each case is equipped with learning outcomes and discussion questions to guide and support understanding. Users can search or browse the cases by subject (discipline), academic level, methods used, and by the topic covered by the case.

This OSU Trial runs through 6/14/2014.

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Trial Database: University of Fashion

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The University of Fashion provides online video tutorials on a wide range of fashion design topics. HD quality video lessons on Draping, Fashion Art, Pattern Making, Fashion Product Development, Sewing, and Making Fashion Business Connections are taught by experienced industry professionals. Each lesson topic area contains a breadth of content for each of three skill-levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Keep up to date with some of the latest fashion industry trends and news through University of Fashion’s blog, and find inspiration for new ideas with their Pinterest and Instagram pages. Whether you are just curious about fashion or interested in pursuing a career in fashion, University of Fashion provides in-depth content that can meet your need to better understand a wide variety of fashion-related topics.

 

This OSU Trial runs through 7/31/2014.

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UPDATED – Trial Streaming Videos: Kanopy

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Update (5/7/2014):

This trial has been extended until May 21. New content has been added for the following collections:

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Kanopy is a leading distributor of online educational videos. All videos are delivered to library users through a dedicated platform that it is customized to local requirements and incorporates features such as Learning Management System embed, commentary and engagement tools, clip and playlist creation, 360° discoverability, and much more.  OSU currently has the following collections available as a trial for OSU through 5/21/2014:

 

  • First Run Features: First Run Features was founded in 1979 by a group of filmmakers to advance the distribution of independent film. Under the leadership of the late film pioneer, Fran Spielman, First Run Features quickly gained a reputation for its controversial catalog of daring documentaries and fiction films.  The collection includes films by such notable directors as Spike Lee, Michael Apted, Peter Jackson, Alex Gibney, Joe Berlinger, Allan Mille and many more.
  • Criterion: The Criterion Collection and Janus Films has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. The collection includes important classic and contemporary films of masters of cinema such as Renoir, Godard, Kurosawa, Cocteau, Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Hitchcock, and more.
  • Green Planet: Green Planet Films is a non-profit distributor of nature and environmental videos from around the globe striving to promote environmental education through film. They seek to preserve and protect our planet by collecting and distributing documentaries that can be used to educate the public about the science, beauty, and fragility of the natural world.
  • Kino Lorber: Kino Lorber Edu offers over 600 titles with Kanopy. Key collections for Silent Film, Film Studies, World Cinema, and LGBT Studies will provide libraries with in-depth collections as well as the best critically acclaimed documentaries and films available today, including Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
  • DEFA: The DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the only archive and study center outside Europe devoted to the study of a broad spectrum of filmmaking by East German filmmakers or related to East Germany from 1946 to the present. Many films have been voted among the 100 Best German Films ever made and include: The Murderers Are Among Us (1946, dir. Wolfgang Staudte), Marriage in the Shadows (1947, dir. Kurt Maetzig), The Story of Little Mook (1953. Dir. Wolfgang Staudte) and many more.

 

This OSU Trial runs through 5/21/2014.

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Trial Database: Reference Modules (RefMods) on ScienceDirect

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Reference Modules (RefMods) on ScienceDirect combine thousands of related Elsevier reference work articles into one source of information. Articles in each RefMod title are continuously reviewed by a renowned Editorial Board, and changes are time-stamped as of the last review or update.  Elsevier currently offers two subject-based modules:

  • The Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences module contains over 3,800 articles including articles from 17 Elsevier major reference works and new and updated articles specially written for the module. Topics include renewable energy, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomorphology, water resources science and more.
  • The Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering module contains over 4,300 articles including articles from 22 Elsevier Major Reference Works and new and updated articles specially written for the module.  Topics include spectroscopy and spectrometry, heterocyclic chemistry, natural products chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and more.

This OSU Trial runs through 5/15/2014.

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Trial Database: RAND State Statistics

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RAND State Statistics contains nearly 400 Social Science databases and is made up of four sites, each with a specific geographic focus. RAND State Statistics contains nearly 200 databases that cover all 50 U.S. states; the other geographic locations include CA, NY, and TX.

Each geographic section provides databases covering 14 main categories:  Population & Demographics; Environment, Resources & Weather; Health & Healthcare; K-12 Education; Business & Economics; Higher Education; Crimes, Prisons & Courts; Income, Expenditure, Wealth & Poverty; Labor Force, Employment & Earnings; Social Insurance & Human Services; Energy; Transportation & Travel; Federal Government; State & Local Government. Data sources include federal and state agencies.

The User Interface allows users to view, download, graph, and share data via social media and email.

This OSU Trial runs through 5/13/2014.

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