Hello Everyone: I’ve started collating all of our electronic resources news into one monthly blog post which can provide a bit more data on all of the things that have changed and updated concerning databases and electronic subscriptions in the GC Library. I hope that this is an easier way to keep up than through a series of brief posts or tweets throughout the month, but please let me know your preferences as readers and researchers.
Acquisitions: Three New Databases
- We have added two databases of online streaming films from Alexander Street Press to our collection: New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present and Silent Film Online
- We now have a subscription to Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (not to be confused with our other database with the same ackronym, HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index!)
All of these new acquisitions can be found on the A-Z database lists on our website.
Database Trials
We currently have a long list of trial databases, many of which have started this month. You can always see our full list of trial databases. For each of these items to be considered for purchase/subscription, we need your feedback! Please let us know how these resources would affect your research if they were to be added to our collections by filling out this form.
A few highlights from our current list of trials:
- APA Books Through April 9: APA Custom Course Books provides instructors the ability to create customized books for their course needs using a simple, easy-to-navigate, web-based interface.
- Public Documents Masterfile Through April 18: Public Documents Masterfile enables a single search for indexes and records for over 200 years of U.S. Federal government information.
- Romanticism Redefined: Pickering & Chatto and The Wordsworth Circle Through May 19: This resource is a searchable collection of works focusing in the period between 1800 and 1830.
- And we have access to a collection of ProQuest historical databases, through April 9:
As always, get in touch if you have questions or comments about any of the changes listed here, and stay tuned for more updates about our resources.
