RE: UMass Amherst Libraries E-Resources

Over 350 primary source adult comic series and graphic novels and literary criticism about them are now available in Underground and Independent Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels. You can search by keywords, subjects or title, and browse by character, genre, series and title, subjects and more.

If you have questions about using this new resource, contact a librarian at 413-545-0150.

The Libraries have purchased Classical Music in Video, a streaming video collection of over 700 performances, masterclasses and interviews related to classical music. You can search for people, titles or subtitles, or browse by material type (documentary, interview, performance, etc.), genre (aria, jazz, baroque suite, polka, etc.), time periods, venues and more. If you create your own free account, you can create playlists of whole pieces or clips.

If you’d like assistance using this resource, contact Pam Juengling, Music liaison librarian, at 413-545-1858.

The Libraries have added Current Protocols in Bioinformatics and the Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry to our online reference collection. If you have questions about using these sources, contact Maxine Schmidt, Biology Liaison Librarian, at 413-545-6739.

The database once known as Global Socrates is now a new platform called ESG Manager on Campus. This resource provides a number of tools for measuring corporate ecological impact and analysis of environmental, social and governance factors. You can search by country, ticker symbol or industry and limit abortion, cluster bombs, tobacco, nuclear power and other screens.

If you have questions, contact Mike Davis, Business Liaison Librarian, at 413-545-6822.

Did you know that female falcons are larger than males? Or that polar bears can outrun caribou on the Arctic tundra? Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia is an authoritative source of fascinating details about all kinds of animals, including birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, mammals, etc. Organized by taxonomic hierarchy, the online source is readily searched by keyword or browsed. Each entry covers scientific and common name, physical characteristics, reproductive biology, behavior, feeding ecology and diet, and much more. Color photographs and charts complete the descriptive pictures.

While you’re browsing Grzimek’s, keep an eye on the Libraries’ nesting peregrine falcons. Enjoy!

Within the past several months the UMass Amherst Libraries have added the Sustainability Watch database from Ebsco. You can browse or search for over 220 summaries of topics from airline emissions to climate change policy in Australia, carbon trading, green cleaning products, light rail, and smart metering. Each summary provides a basic overview of related issues and has a list of references. You can focus your search by geography, NAICS code, ticker symbol, publication date and more.

If you’d like to know more about Sustainability Watch and how to use it, contact Madeleine Charney, Sustainability Studies liaison, at 413-577-0784, or ask a librarian.

The Inspec index of articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and other scholarly works covers physics, electrical engineering, electronics, controls, information technology and manufacturing back to 1898. Produced by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Inspec is available on the Ebscohost platform. You can search by keyword, subject, author, or title and limit by date, publication type, language and more. From the indexing and abstracts you can link to full-text where available through UMLinks.

If you have questions about using this resource, contact Paulina Borrego, Electrical and Computer Engineering liaison, at 413-545-7891.

Cochrane Library and possibly some Wiley ebook titles will be unavailable from 4:00 pm on Saturday, April 13 to 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2013 EST due to server maintenance.

Social Sciences Abstracts is a good starting place to identify scholarly literature in the fields of criminal justice, economics, education, political science, sociology, cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies. It provides indexing and abstracts for over 625 English language journals published in the United States since 1983. The UMass Amherst Libraries subscription to Social Sciences Abstracts is on the Ebscohost platform. Full-text from the article abstracts can be obtained through the UMLinks menu.

If you have questions about this resource, contact Steve McGinty, Social Sciences Research Services Librarian, at 413-545-1871 or Ask a Librarian.

Our e-books on the Safari platform will be unavailable between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. on Saturdays, April 6th & 13th as a result of scheduled platform maintenance.