Trial for Early American Newspapers, Series 1-7

Early American Newspapers, Series 1-7 covering 1690-1922 are provided by Readex’ America’s Historical Newspapers. You can search using date, presidential era, article type (e.g. election returns, shipping news, matrimony notices, etc.), language (e.g. Japanese, Shawnee, French, Spanish,  etc.), place of publication, and newspaper title limits.

This trial extends through May 31st, 2010. If you have questions or feedback, contact Liz Fitzpatrick, Reference Librarian, at 413-545-5963.

Turfgrass Information File

The Libraries have added Turfgrass Information File (TGIF). A collaboration between the United States Golf Association Turfgrass Research Committee and Michigan State University Libraries, TGIF provides bibliographic references to annual research reports, conference proceedings, trade publications, scientific journals, field day programs, and newsletters pertaining to turfgrass and its maintenance.

If you would like assistance or have questions about this new database, contact Naka Ishii, library liaison to the Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences department, at 413-545-1656.

New E-Journals Added to the Collection

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.

  • Applied Turfgrass Science, 2004-
  • Arthropod Management Tests, 2005-
  • Asian Journal of Control, 1999-
  • Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 2009-
  • Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases, 2001-
  • Crop Management, 2002-
  • Current Opinion in Drug Discovery & Development, 1998-
  • Forage and Grazninglands, 2004-
  • Global Policy, 2010-
  • Harvard Education Letters, 1997-
  • International Review of Qualitative Research, 2008-
  • Journal of Biophotonics, 2008-
  • Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 2010-
  • Nihonkai Mathematical Journal, 2009-
  • Plant Disease Management Reports, 2000-
  • Plant Health Progress, 2000-
  • Reviews in aquaculture,  2009-
  • Security & Communication Networks, 2008-
  • Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, 1983-