American History in Video provides streaming video of 1260 titles on subjects in American history since 1492. You can browse by historical era or search in title, people, subject, transcript text or summary. The trial is available through April 30th. Contact Jim Kelly, 413-545-3981, with questions or comments.
Month: March 2009
New Electronic Journals Added
The following electronic journals have been added to the collection. You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.
- Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 2004-
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009-
- American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2009-
- American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2009-
- Analysis, 1996-
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1996-
- Economic Geography, 1997-
- Environmental Justice, 2008-
- European Journal of Heart Failure, 2009-
- Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 2006-
- Journal of Spatial Science, 2004-
- Linguistic Typology, 2001-
- Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 1999-
- Perspectives on History, 2008-
- St. Petersberg Mathematical Journal, 2004-
- Structural Engineering International, 1991-
- Systematic Biology, 1996-
- World Politics, 2009-
Some e-journals unavailable Saturday a.m., March 28th
The Informaworld host for e-journals published by Taylor and Francis and Haworth will be unavailable this Saturday, March 28th between 4:00 – 9:00 a.m., eastern daylight savings time.
GreenFILE: New Resource for Environmental Studies
GreenFILE covers multidisciplinary research on the interaction between humans and the natural environment, including the topics of green building, pollution, recycling, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. It offers abstracts and indexing for scholarly, government and general interest publications, as well as full-text for open access titles.
For assistance using this database, contact a reference librarian at 413-545-0150.
Morningstar Investment Research Center: Now Available Online
Morningstar Investment Research Center provides data, analysis and recommendations on stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds and industries. It also provides offers a means of comparing financial instruments.
For assistance using this reference tool, contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Libarian, at 413-545-6822.
New Directories: Sports Market Place, Performing Arts, and Venture Capital
The Libraries are now offering three new online directories from Grey House publishing. Sports Market Place, Performing Arts and Venture Capital & Private Equity provide contact information and descriptions of organizations in these fields.
For assistance using these resources, contact a reference librarian at 413-545-0150.
New Electronic Journals Available
The following electronic journals have been added to the collection. You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.
- ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2008-
- Huntington library quarterly, 2004-
- Journal of chemical information and computer science, 1996-2004
- Journal of electronic resources librarianship, 2008-
- Journal of the American Dental Association, 1995-
- Journal of transnational American studies, 2009
- New German critique, 2006-
- Organic preparations and procedures international, 1969-
ATLA Historical Monograph Collection on Trial
Ebsco provides access to the American Theological Library Association Historical Monograph Collection of 29,000 titles about religion and theology. You can connect to the trial with username and password through June 30th, 2009, and it. Contact Jim Kelly, 545-3981, for access instructions, or with questions or comments.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection on Trial
Ebsco provides digital access to the American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection of American periodicals published between 1693 and 1877. In total, more than 6,500 periodicals will be available when the collection is complete. This database is available for trial with username and password through June 30th, 2009. Contact Jim Kelly, 545-3981, for access instructions, or with questions or comments.
ProQuest Digital Microform on Trial
Proquest Digital Microform provides digitized archives of the following newspapers:
- American Banker
- Barron’s
- News & Observer – Raleigh
- Sacramento Bee
- Wall Street Journal – Eastern Edition
The trial is open until March 24th, and is available only to users on the UMass Amherst campus. Please send comments or questions to Linda Matson, 545-6738.