The Libraries now have a trial for CAB e-books published by CABI since 2000. The entire CAB collection includes over 500 titles covering the applied life sciences, with collections of titles in agriculture; animal and veterinary science; environmental life sciences; human health, food and nutrition; leisure and tourism; and plant sciences.

The trial goes through June 15th. Contact Naka Ishii, ISEL Reference Librarian, at 413-545-1656 with questions or comments.

The following science reference e-books are now available through the UMass Amherst library catalog and UMA WorldCat:

• Comprehensive Nano Science & Technology
• Comprehensive Natural Products II
• Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology
• Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering
• Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology

Contact a reference librarian with any questions you may have about using these resources.

All ProQuest resources will be unavailable while maintenance is conducted on the platform between 10:00 p.m., Saturday May 5th and 10:00 a.m., Sunday May 6th, Eastern Time.

The Libraries have activated the following new e-journal subscriptions. You may find them in the  UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List:

• Brain and behavior, 2011 -
• Genre, 2000-
• Minnesota Review, 2005-

Medici.tv provides streaming video of classical music concerts, ballet and opera performances and documentaries on performers and composers. This trial is active through October 31st, 2011. Contact Pam Juengling, Music Reference Librarian at 413-545-1858 with questions or comments.

The Libraries have purchased the following Gale Virtual Reference Library e-books:

• Environmental Encyclopedia, 4th ed.
• 21st Century Criminology: A reference handbook
• Food in Context

For information or assistance with these resources, contact a reference librarian.

The Libraries have recently added the following e-journal titles. You may find them in the  UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List:

• American Journal of Pathology, 1998-
• Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2010-
• Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1973-

The following e-journals have recently been added to the Libraries collection. You may retrieve them via the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.

• Gastroentorology, 1995-
• International journal of diasporic Chinese studies, 2009-
• Journal of investment management (JOIM), 2003-
• Journal of urology, 1995-
• MRS bulletin, 2000-
• NACTA journal, 2005

Wiley Online Library may be unavailable during site maintenance from 5:00 a.m. EST to 7:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 5th, 2011.

To supplement current content, the Libraries have purchased the Archive of Endocrine Society journals which provides additional access to the following titles:

• Endocrine reviews, 1980-1996
• Molecular endocrinology, 1987-
• Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 1941
• Endocrinology, 1917-

We’ve also added:

• Quaderni d’italianistica, 1980 -

You may retrieve these journals through the UMass Amherst library catalog or the E-Journal List.