The Libraries has cancelled Biological Abstracts on the Ebsco platform in favor of the more complete BIOSIS Citation Index on the Web of Science platform.
Month: December 2013
Orlando: Women’s Writings in the British Isles has been cancelled
The Libraries has ceased its subscription to the database “Orlando: Women’s Writings in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present”.
New Directory: Grants and Awards Available to American Writers
The PEN America association of writers produces a directory of approximately 1,500 domestic and foreign literary grants, awards, fellowships and residencies. You can search the Grants & Awards database by keyword, genre (e.g. children’s literature, poetry, journalism, etc.), type of listing or deadline. This database is accessible by username and password. If you have questions about using it, please contact reference staff.
New Historical Chinese Newspaper Collection
Historical Chinese Newspaper Collection (1832-1953) from ProQuest is now available. This is a full-text collection of over 20 English language newspapers published in China. You can search for articles, editorials, comics, advertisements and other content types. Contact a reference librarian if you have any questions about using this new resource.
New Indexes for Book, Data and Patent Citations, Biological and Chemical Research, and More!
The Libraries have purchased backfiles and current access to the following new databases available on the Web of Knowledge platform from Thomson:
- BIOSIS Citation Index, 1969-present, read about it;
- Book Citation Indexes, 2005-present, read about it;
- Current Chemical Reactions, read about it;
- Current Contents Connect, read about it;
- Data Citation Index, 1990-present, read about it;
- Derwent Innovations Index, 1963-present, read about it;
- Index Chemicus, read about it; and
- Zoological Records, 1978-present, read about it.
Subject coverage of these databases covers the humanities, sciences and social sciences, and they complement our existing Web of Science core resources.
Please contact a reference librarian if you have questions about any of these new sources.