Trial for Underground Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: Volume II

Underground Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: Volume II from Alexander Street Press complements and expands upon our existing Volume I collection. Volume II includes 421 comic series and 1,901 comic books covering adult comic books and graphic novels.

The database is on trial through January 18th, 2014. Please provide your feedback on the database. You’ll be requested for your UMass NetID to login into UMass Google Apps.

China, America and the Pacific Archival Database on Trial

China, America and the Pacific from Adam Matthew is a database of archival manuscripts, rare printed texts, visual objects, images and maps related to 18th and 19th century cultural and trading relationships of China, America and the Pacific region. You can browse by document type, merchant biographies, thematic areas, or search by title, author or keyword.

The trial goes through December 22nd, 2013. Please send us your feedback. You’ll be asked to login to Google Apps using your UMass NetID.

Classical Scores Library Volumes II and III Now on Trial

Classical Scores Library Volume II and Volume III from Alexander Street Press are on trial through January 19th, 2014.

Volume II is the largest source of previously unpublished, in-copyright works by major contemporary composers from around the world. This collection complements and expands on Classical Scores Library. Please send us your feedback to Volume II.

Volume III focuses on modern editions from major publishers like Chester Music, Novello and Company, Faber Music, Wilhelm Hansen, Donemus and more. It provides expanded coverage of great choral works and instrumental scores for brass, woodwind, and other instrument groups. The collection provides a wealth of material suited to supporting courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and composition. Please send us your feedback to Volume III.

Trial for Veterinary Education in Video

Veterinary Education in Video from Alexander Street Press includes over 600 videos designed for veterinarians, vet technical assistants and other animal care providers. Topics include a range of clinical skills, animal health conditions, animal handling, and technology for small, large, avian and exotic animals.

The trial continues through January 15, 2014. Please provide us your feedback. You will need to login to your UMass Google Apps account with you UMass NetID

New Oxford Handbooks, Business and Management Collection

The Libraries have purchased 5 new titles in the Oxford Handbooks Online Business and Management collection. You may find them in the UMass Amherst library catalog or through the collection site. The titles are:

  • Oxford Handbook of Corporate Governance
  • Oxford Handbook of Corporate Reputation
  • Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies
  • Oxford Handbook of Management Theorists
  • Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Finance

Please contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6822 with questions or comments.

Trial for UpToDate

UpToDate is a clinical decision support resource of physician written and peer-reviewed articles on thousands of clinical topics. Each article includes an overview, description of disease and treatment with supporting tables, related topics, pictures, references and more. You can search all topics or narrow your search to adult, pediatric or patient topics.

The trial goes through December 31st, 2013. Please provide your feedback. You’ll be prompted for your UMass NetID to use UMass Google Apps.

Environmental Studies in Video now on Trial

Environmental Studies in Video is a collection of documentary films and footage produced since 1970 about environmental ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology and planning. Topics such as pollution control, eco-design, sustainability, farming, agriculture, food industry, and waste are covered. The subjects are global in scope. You can search for videos by title or browse by geographic area, discipline, content type, organization and more.

Please send us you feedback. You will be asked to login with your UMass NetID to us Google Apps.

Trial for Momentum Press E-Books

Momentum Press, a partner of the American Association of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), gives us trial access to 75 e-books covering physics, chemistry, medicine & health, technology, engineering and more. You can search by title, author, ISBN, filter by publication date or browse by subject. You can browse books by chapter or download a pdf of the entire book.

The trial goes through December 15th. Contact Maxine Schmidt, Engineering Liaison Librarian, with questions or comments at 413-545-6739.