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How-to Guide » New and Trial DatabasesTrial DatabasesFeedback Form 360 Search federated search trial This trial of a federated search provides the ability to simultaneously search a sample selection of databases from a unified search interface. To illustrate the cross searching capabilities of the Voyager catalog, this trial has been set up to search the GVSU Voyager based catalog (WestCat is not available through this interface for the purposes of this trial). The federated search can also be search by category by clicking here How useful is this tool? Comments are appreciated and can be sent by using the feedback form listed above. Opera in Video Contains 250 opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. The full range of operatic composition is represented, from the Baroque to the 20th century. NetAdvantage Standard & Poor's is an international investment research and commentary database. Includes independent credit ratings, indices such as S&P 500, risk evaluation, stock reports, mutual funds research, company descriptions and financial data. Also includes information from S & P publications such as: Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook, among others. Feedback FormSend us your reactions to new or trial databases. Your feedback will help the Libraries' prioritize purchases based on overall usefulness, value, ease of use, and computer and Web browser compatibility. Feedback Form New DatabasesThe following databases have been recently purchased by the University Libraries (or are important free databases recently come online) and are now available for use by the community.Feedback Form International Directory of Company Histories Online This multi-volume directory is available as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library and consists of over 8,500 historical profiles of the world's largest and most influential companies. To limit your search to this directory, link to the Gale Virtual Reference Library and type "International Directory of Company Histories" as a publication title (pu) in one of the search boxes. Added: July 7, 2008 Standard Rate and Data Service Provides domestic and international advertising rate information and direct marketing data for business and consumer publications, as well as newspaper, radio, and TV. Added: July 3, 2008 Encyclopedia of Social Work Online Searchable full text of the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work containing four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work. Arranged in A-Z format, each article is fully cross-referenced and includes a select bibliography to guide interested readers to primary sources and the most important scholarly works on a given subject. Oxford Islamic Studies Online Searchable full-text access to The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, two classic interpretations of the Qur'an, a Concordance of the Qur'an, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, and the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (due to publish in 2008.) Added: June 30, 2008 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Searchable bilingual dictionaries with over 4 million words, phrases and translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese, OLDO also features native speaker audio pronunciation, allowing you to hear how words actually sound. OLDO also offers click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts, explanations of grammatical terms, hundreds sample letters, CVs and resumes, notes on life and culture, guidance on grammar and idiomatic usage, extensive links to other sites for further research, and more. Added: June 30, 2008 Dance in Video Contains 250 streaming videos of dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Added: June 23, 2008 Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences Covers the basic information on forestry, including biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, and the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management. Salem History: Milestone Documents in American History Searchable database that includes the complete full text of the print reference set, Milestone Documents in American History. AIAA Electronic Library This searchable database provides access to AIAA Meeting Papers from 1963 to present and nine AIAA Journals.
SourceOECD Provides online access to all books, reports, annuals, working papers, loose-leaf binders, periodicals and databases of the Office of Economic Development. Gale Directory Library Searchable database of several directories, providing the ability to sort, export, and print results. Directories available include: Nursing Resource Center Information on diagnosing, treating, and nursing care for patients includes material from the Gale Encyclopedias of Medicine, Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Mental Disorders, Nursing and Allied Health, Surgery. Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, Nutrition, and Public Health. Also includes Delmar Foundations of Basic Nursing , Maternity Nursing Care, and Pediatric Nursing Care Plans. Also includes journal articles and more. Added: May 28, 2008 Small Business Resource Center Covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more. Added: May 28, 2008 Cambridge structural database system (CD-ROM, Waldo Library Lower Level, Science Reference Area) Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology Contains articles on important topics in the field of energy engineering and technology. All entries are written by experts in their specialties, covering such topics such as: Energy supplies and use, renewable and alternative sources, climate change and carbon control, sustainable buildings and green development, and more. Science New Scientist Archive Scientific American Archive WDI Online Searchable database of more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups covering the time period 1960 to 2006. Added: April 30, 2008 GreenFILE A multidisciplinary database of scholarly, government and general-interest titles on environmental topics. Subjects covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records. Added: April 8, 2008 American Civil War Research Database This database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers, regimental rosters, officer profiles, thousands of battles, and 15,000 photographs of the American Civil War. Added: April 1, 2008 Communications and Mass Media Complete Provides quality research in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study. CMMC offers cover-to-cover (core) indexing and abstracts for over 420 journals, and selected (priority) coverage of nearly 200 more, for a combined coverage of more than 600 titles. This database includes full text for 301 journals. Added: March 25, 2008 Medieval Travel Writing Searchable collection of medieval manuscripts from 25 libraries across Europe, dating from the 13th to 16th centuries, Includes color illustrations, extensive and authoritative scholarly explanations, and maps. Added: March 25, 2008 Media Law Reporter A searchable weekly reporting service focusing on federal and state media law. Full text of new and previously published cases are available. Coverage is 1977 to present. Added: March 15, 2008 Literature Resource Center Full-text biographies, critical essays and reviews, poems, short stories and plays of more than 130,000 international authors. This database contains the full content of the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, and selections from Children's Literature Review, Drama Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism and 11 other literary criticism series. Added: February 29, 2008 Ask A LibrarianGeorge Boston, E-mail: george.boston@wmich.edu |
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