January 30, 2008

SAGE Indexes


Trial Ends February 28, 2008
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Description The following ten SAGE indexes are newly available as abstract and indexing databases. Previously they were only available as print indexes. Print and ejournal equivalents that the UofS currently subscribes to are indicated below. Note that the ejournal equivalents were not databases, only digitized versions of the print:
  • Abstracts in Social Gerontology -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas of relevance to the discipline. The index contains 70,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journals of Gerontology Series, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Experimental Gerontology, .... back to 1990." Library has print and ejournal holdings.
  • Educational Administration Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 60,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Educational Administration Quarterly, Review of Higher Education, Journal of Educational Administration, ... coverage back to 1966."
  • Family Studies Abstracts -- Iincludes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 45,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Family Studies, Journal of Marriage & Family, Family Relations, etc. ... coverage back to 1979." Library has print and ejournal holdings.
  • Human Resources Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 60,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Human Resources, Personnel Psychology, and Work & Occupations. ... coverage back to 1975."
  • Peace Research Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 115,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most immportant sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Journal of Refugee Law, etc. ... coverage dating back to 1964."
  • Public Administration Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to public administration, including public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 60,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, etc. ... coverage back to 1974."
  • Race Relations Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 40,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Race & Class, Ethnic & Racial Studies, Journal of Social Issues, etc. ... coverage back to 1975."
  • Shock & Vibration Digest -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to shock and vibration, including noise, vibration technologies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 100,000 records, which are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Vibration & Control, etc. ... coverage back to 1969." Library has ejournal holdings.
  • Urban Studies Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 40,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Urban Affairs Review, Urban studies, Journal of Urban Affairs, etc. ... coverage back to 1973." Library has print and ejournal holdings.
  • Violence & Abuse Abstracts -- Includes "bibliographic records covering essential areas related to violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 35,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Child Maltreatment, Trauma, Violence & Abuse, etc....coverage back to 1995."
Publisher EBSCO Publishing
Vendor EBSCO Publishing
Full Text No; however, there are internal links to full text from other EBSCO databases, and if we license a title, FindIt!/SFX, the library's OpenURL linking service, will be enabled and link to available full text and other library services.

Springer Protocols


Trial Ends April 30, 2008
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Description Database of "reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from Humana’s successful book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks, such as The Biomethods Handbook, The Proteomics Handbook, and the Springer Laboratory Manuals, Springer Protocols offers researchers access to nearly thirty years worth of time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in their lab. Written by renowned experts in the field with an emphasis on both comprehensiveness and ease of use, each protocol is organized in an easily reproducible recipe style, and offering helpful tricks of the trade in an invaluable “notes” section, Springer Protocols is an invaluable resource for the modern research laboratory." Also includes protocols demonstrated on video. Access Note: Users must self-register a username and password in order to have access to some functionality such as uploading your own protocols for your use, and alerts.

Flash tours of the features and functionality embedded in the site Benefits and services User Guides An intro demo into the database

Publisher Humana Press
Vendor Springer Science and Business Media, LLC
Full Text Yes

Iter Bibliography is now enabled w/ FindIt!/SFX (OpenURL linking service)

The Iter Bibliography is now FindIt!/SFX enabled (OpenURL linking service) to make it easier for you to link to available full text and other library services:
  • In a search results list citation, click Full Details
  • In the detailed citation record, click Check For Full Text (this is the equivalent to the FindIt!/SFX link embedded in other library databases...the wording of this link cannot be changed at this time).
  • Links to a menu of available full text or other options and services.

Change to the "Syntax" tab in the new OvidSP platform for OVID databases

In OvidSP default search page, the "Syntax" tab will be changed to "Advanced Ovid Search" on Feb. 1, 2008.

January 29, 2008

Access to Value Line Investment Survey is temporarily unavailable

RESOLVED Access to Value Line Investment Survey is temporarily unavailable. The vendor has been notified.

BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY ARCHIVE (1964-1996)

The backfile (1964-1996) of the NRC Research Press journal, Biochemistry & Cell Biology is now available. See NRC Research Press Journals [details]

January 28, 2008

FSTA Direct is temporarily unavailable

RESOLVED FSTA Direct is temporarily unavailalbe. The vendor has been notified and hopefully access will be reinstated shortly.

WORLDCAT.ORG

WorldCat.org, 1000 BC - present -- Co-operative catalogue (open access version) of library holdings worldwide, containing over 1 billion records catalogued by OCLC member libraries. [details]

ROYAL SOCIETY PUBLISHING JOURNALS: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES COLLECTION

Royal Society Publishing Journals - Biological Sciences Collection, Varies by title; 1665 - present; Volume 1, issue 1 - -- Collection of selected Royal Society Publishing journals, covering the biological sciences, from volume 1, issue 1. [details]

January 25, 2008

Historical Abstracts (HA) has migrated to the EBSCOhost interface/platform

Historical Abstracts (HA) , (1955 - present) has migrated to the EBSCOhost interface. EBSCOhost permits cross database (EBSCO databases) searching and direct access to full text in the EBSCO suite of databases (and in addition, the FindIt!/SFX openURL linking functionality to available full text in the library's collection). HA is a comprehensive index of the literature covering "the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada, covered in America: History & Life) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. [details]

America: History and Life (AHL) has migrated to the EBSCOhost interface/platform

America: History and Life (AHL) , (1964 - present) has migrated to the EBSCOhost interface. EBSCOhost permits cross database (EBSCO databases) searching and direct access to full text in the EBSCO suite of databases (and in addition, the FindIt!/SFX openURL linking functionality to available full text in the library's collection). AHL is a definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. [details]

ENGLISH SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE (ESTC)

English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), 1472 - 1801 -- Catalogue of works printed in any language in England or its dependencies from the beginning of printing through to the end of the eighteenth century, as well as works printed in English anywhere else in the world during that period. [details]

January 24, 2008

ALL EBSCOhost databases are currently unavailable

RESOLVED ALL EBSCOhost databases are currently unavailable due to a power outage at EBSCO server location.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Endangered Species, 2nd ed., 2004 -- Reference work, edited by Sonia Benson and Rob Nagel, covering the many species threatened by extinction, including amphibians, birds, crustaceans, fish, insects, mammals, mollusks, reptiles, and more. [details]

January 23, 2008

ASCE JOURNALS

ASCE Journals - American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990 - present -- Collection of 30 journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineering, covering civil engineering and related subjects. [details]

January 22, 2008

ASME DIGITAL LIBRARY: JOURNALS

ASME Digital Library: Journals - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000 - present Full text collection of 21 transaction journals plus Applied Mechanics Reviews published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Prior to this, the Library subscribed to only selected titles.[details]

January 21, 2008

LE GRAND CORPUS DES DICTIONNAIRES

Grand Corpus des Dictionnaires, Le = Great Corpus of Dictionaries, Current -- A large collection of French language dictionaries: Godefroy, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française, La Curne, Dictionnaire de l'ancien français, Huguet, Dictionnaire du 16e s., Dictionnaires des 16e et 17e s., and Dictionnaires de l'Académie française [17e-20e s.]. [details]

LE GRAND CORPUS DES DICTIONNAIRES

ARCTIC & ANTARCTIC REGIONS

Arctic & Antarctic Regions, 1800 - present -- A collection of international polar databases covering research from multiple disciplines on cold regions anywhere, from temperate regions with cold winters to the Himalayas of Tibet. [details]

January 18, 2008

eHRAF Collection of Ethnology has changed its name to eHRAF World Cultures and launches a new interface

eHRAF Collection of Ethnography has a new interface and a new name: eHRAF World Cultures -- A cross-cultural database containing information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level. [details]

January 17, 2008

eHRAF Collection of Archaeology changes it name to eHRAF Archaeology and launche a new interface

eHRAF Collection of Archaeology has a new interface and a new name: eHRAF Archaeology -- A cross-cultural database containing information on the world's prehistory and organized by archaeological traditions. The full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level. It is a unique resource designed to facilitate comparative archaeological studies. [details]

Upgrade to full GMID: Global Market Information Database

GMID - Global Market Information Database (Historical and current) has been upgraded to full GMID access. GMID is a business information system providing access to global, regional and national market and consumer reports; company profiles and information sources. Source: Euromonitor International. [details]

Access to GMID - Global Market Information Database is temporarily unavailable

RESOLVED Acess to GMID is temporarily unavailable. The vendor has been notified.

Internet links currently unavailable or with problems

The University's Internet links via Sasktel is currently down and the Shaw connections are intermittent. The vendors are working on fixing the access.

January 16, 2008

Problems encountered with Findit!/SFX links in Gale InfoTrac Databases

RESOLVEDThe Library is experiencing problems with FindIt!SFX linking within citations in Gale Infotrac databases, eg. CPI.Q and Expanded Academic ASAP. The Library systems analysts are working on fixing the problem as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.

LEFT INDEX

Left Index, 1982 and earlier - present -- A bibliographic abstract and index database with some full text covering the "diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia." [details]

Coverage in MDConsult eClinics extends back to 2000

Coverage in MDConsult eJournals: eClinics Collection has been extended back to 2000. [details]

January 15, 2008

AccessPharmacy


Trial Ends February 7, 2008
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Description An "online curricular resource designed to meet the changing demands of pharmacy education. A flexible resource, AccessPharmacy allows students to select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search across leading pharmacy online references."
  • Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 6th edition
  • Pharmacotherapy Casebook, 6th edition
  • Goodman & GilmanÂ’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th edition
  • HarrisonÂ’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th edition
  • Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, 5th edition
  • Basic & Clinical Biostatistics, 4th edition
  • Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 10th edition
  • Casarett & DoullÂ’s Essentials of Toxicology
  • Clinical Ethics: A Practice Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, 6th edition
  • CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2007
  • Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, 3rd edition
  • HarperÂ’s Illustrated Biochemistry, 27th edition
  • Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 24th Edition
  • Medical Epidemiology, 4th edition
  • Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 5th edition
  • Pharmaceutical Care Practice: The ClinicianÂ’s Guide, 2nd edition
  • Pharmacoepidemiology: Principles & Practice
  • Pharmacy and Federal Drug Law Review
  • Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 4th edition
  • Quick Review Pharmacy, 13th edition
  • Review of Medical Physiology, 22nd edition
  • Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, 4th edition

About AccessPharmacy
Publisher The McGraw-Hill Companies
Vendor The McGraw-Hill Companies
Full Text Yes

January 10, 2008

LITERATURE CRITICISM ONLINE

Literature Criticism Online, 2007 - present -- A compilation of literary commentary, including scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals, from a collection of 10 series titles covering a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres. At this time, the Library licenses access to content published from 2007 only. [details]

GLBT Life with Full Text name changed to LGBT Life with Full Text

GLBT Life with Full Text has changed its name to LGBT Life with Full Text. An index to literature covering lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) issues and including the full text of 50 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as dozens of full text monographs. [details]

January 09, 2008

Intermittent access problems w/ Hein-On-Line

RESOLVED HeinOnline is currently experiencing intermittent connectivity problems due to a cut fiber line at Cornell University. If you are experiencing problems and need immediate access to the database, please use the following link to connect to HeinOnline's backup server: http://208.69.85.75."

January 08, 2008

INDEX ISLAMICUS

Index Islamicus, Current -- An "international bibliography of publications in European languages covering all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world, including history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages, and literature." [details]

ENCYCLOPAEDIA JUDAICA

Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition, 2007 -- A reference work providing "an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures." [details]

Upgraded interface to Literature Resource Center (LRC) launched

An upgrade to the interface for Literature Resource Center (LRC) - & Scribner Writer Series, and Twayne Author's Series ) has been launched. LRC inludes biographical, bibliographical, and critical articles on "literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more." [details] Changes include:
  • Integrated cross-searching across the broad range of Gale Literature content, in a new environment we are calling "Literature Resources from Gale"
  • An easy-to-navigate new interface that quickly guides users to the materials they need
  • Enhanced results pages
  • New subject indexing that greatly improves the accuracy of results
  • A new "How to Cite" feature with support for citation export tools
  • And more!

New version of People Places: Historical Gazeteer of Saskatchewan available

An updated version of People Places: Historical Gazeteer of Saskatchewan, Version 2.1.9 (2007) has been acquired. People Places is a gazeteer on CD-ROM compiled by Bill Barry, containing almost 50,000 records detailing geographic names of importance in Saskatchewan, past and present. Access Note: Accessible on Computer #40, Murray Library Learning Commons. From Start function, select /Programs/People Places [details]

January 07, 2008

ART MUSEUM IMAGE GALLERY

Art Museum Image Gallery, Current -- A "digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world." It can be searched alone or simultaneously with other WilsonWeb databases, including Art Full Text. [details]

ART FULL TEXT

Art Full Text, Indexing: from 1984, Abstracting: from 1994, selected Full Text: 1997 - present -- A bibliographic database providing full text plus article abstracts and indexing for an international array of peer-selected publications covering art and related subjects. Access Note: Select Art Full Text from the database menu [details]

BUSINESS PLANS HANDBOOK

Business Plans Handbook, Vol. 10, 2004 - present -- A collection of actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America. This is a new standing order for the online version for this title. [details]

January 03, 2008

CHACMOOL: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CHACMOOL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Chacmool: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Chacmool Archaeological Association, 1982 - 1992 (selected years only) -- A collection of digitized proceedings of the annual conference of the Archaeological Association of the University of Calgary in pdf format. All proceedings from 1968, not available online, are available in print in the Library collection. See the catalogue record for holdings. [details]

KNOVEL LIBRARY

Knovel Library, Coverage varies -- A collection of 187 chemistry and chemical engineering handbooks and other resources published by various publishers. Select My Subscription to view titles the Library subscribes to. This collection also includes Access Perry's [details]

January 02, 2008

Who's Who & Who Was Who


Trial Ends January 31, 2008
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Description "Published every year since 1849, Who's Who is the leading source of up-to-date information about over 33,000 influential people in British public life today. Who Was Who is an invaluable historical archive which collects together the entries of nearly 90,000 people, now deceased, which were included in previous edition so Who's Who. With your trial, you will have unrivaled online access to unique biographical statements written by over 120,000 people who have made their mark on British public life."
Publisher Oxford University Press
Vendor Oxford University Press
Full Text Yes

Tests in Print (TIP)


Trial Ends January 31, 2008
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Description A "comprehensive bibliography of commercially available English language tests designed for seamless integration with the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMYB) [the Library has a current license to MMYB)]. For institutions subscribing to both resources, current test information (TIP) and historical reviews (MMYB) can be accessed together. ... Researchers interested in the critical issues related to tests and testing will find TIP enhances the value of test reviews from the MMYB by offering descriptive details and updated information for thousands of tests. Tests in Print includes current information about test purpose, publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date, and test authors. The database also provides a score index allowing users to identify the subcomponents being measured by each test."
Publisher Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska
Vendor EBSCO Publishing
Publisher EBSCOhost
Full Text Yes

SPRINGER E-BOOKS: 2008

Springer e-Books - All 2008 imprints for electronic books, book series, and reference works in the SpringerLink portal will be accessible as they are published. Together with the previous 2005-2007 imprint collection, there will be over 15,000 titles available via SpringerLink, covering primarily science, technology, and medicine and related topics, but also the arts and humanities, and social sciences. Alternatively, selected Springer titles (approximately half) are available in the MyiLibrary platform which also contains titles acquired through the book vendor, Coutts.

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