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New Resources

• British Periodicals
  Nearly 500 British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture, and the social sciences. Coverage: 1681-1920.
   
• JSTOR - new collections added
  Over 560 journals have been added to Hamilton's JSTOR collection. Includes journals in art & art history, classics, economics, education, history, language & literature, linguistics, music, philosophy, political science and area studies, and religion. Of particular note are important literary reviews and state historical titles, and rare 19th and early 20th century American Art periodicals from the Frick, the Met, and the Brooklyn Museum.

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
  Abstracts of dissertations and theses from around the world. Coverage: 1639-present.

Posted 08-23-2011

Trials

The following databases are available for evaluation for a limited time. Please explore these resources and send us your comments using the links below.

• Financial Times - FT.com
  In-depth global news and financial information, as it happens.
  Trial ends March 5, 2012.

** Try the FT app from your iPad, iPhone or Android device.**  Contact Lynn Mayo for instructions.

• Westlaw Campus Research
  A comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources for undergraduate research.
  • 800+ law reviews and journals
  • News and business content
  • American Jurisprudence 2d (Am Jur 2d) and American Law Reports (ALR)
  • All federal and state cases including U.S. Supreme Court cases
  • State statutes and regulations
  • USCS, CFR, Federal Register
• Trial ends February 10, 2012.
  Please send your feedback to the library.
   
• Political Science Complete
  Contains full text for more than 530 journals, and indexing and abstracts for over 2,900 titles, (including top-ranked scholarly journals and many that are unique to the PSC. The database also features over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 38,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
  Trial ends February 17, 2012.
  Please send your feedback to the library.
   

• International Political Science Abstracts
  Contains records from over 1,000 journals published from 1951 to the present. Approximately 8,000 new records are added to the database each year. Produced by the International Political Science Association.
  Trial ends February 17, 2012.
  Please send your feedback  to the library.
   
• Birds of North America Online
  Trial ends April 5, 2012.
  Please send your feedback and recommendation to the library.

• JSTOR Plant Science
  A comprehensive plant science research tool. Contains 600,000 plant specimens, research articles, reference works and books, letters and manuscripts, paintings, photographs, drawings and other images. When complete there will be 2.2 million plant specimens. JSTOR Plant Science showcases the work of the Global Plants Initiative (GPI) with funding and guidance from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
  Trial ends December 2012.
  Please send your feedback and recommendation to the library.

To request trials and discuss the library resources available for your courses and research, contact your department liaison librarian.

News

Write-N-Cite 3.0 for Mac

The new Write-N-Cite for Mac now available for download.  You can find it under the Tools menu in RefWorks. A new Windows version is expected in early 2012.

• Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 compatible
• Support for Word 2008 and 2011
• Instant citation formatting
• Seamless online/offline access

Updated 1-06-2012

WilsonWeb databases move to EBSCO

As a result of a corporate merger the WilsonWeb databases have moved to the EBSCOhost search platform.

• Art Full Text
• Art Index Retrospective
• Humanities & Social Science Index Retrospective
• Readers' Guide Retrospective

Updated 12-09-2011

RefWorks 2.0 is officially here!

RefWorks has a new look -- it's more intuitive and easier to navigate.

Learn about RefWorks 2.0

• Watch the video
• Tutorials

Not quite ready for RefWorks 2.0?

• Log in to your RefWorks account and look for the RefWorks Classic link in the upper right menu. You can switch back and forth between the Classic mode and the 2.0 interface. The projected hard cutover to RefWorks 2.0 is December 2011.

Still have Questions?

• Ask a Librarian

Updated 6-24-2011

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