NB: This is the second round for this trial. Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels. Beginning with the first underground comix from the 1960’s to the works of modern sequential artists, this collection will contain more thanContinue reading “Underground and Independent Comics – Trial ended January 8, 2011”
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Medieval Family Life – Trial ended November 19, 2010
Medieval Family Life (MFL) is a collection of manuscripts dating from approximately 1400 to the 20th century. The collection, created from source material from the British Library, Chetham’s Library, the National Archives, and the West Yorkshire Archives, consists of the Paston Family Papers, the Celys Family Papers, the Plumpton Correspondence, the Stonor Correspondence, and theContinue reading “Medieval Family Life – Trial ended November 19, 2010”
IMF E-Library – Trial ended November 14, 2010
The IMF E-Library encompasses the vast amount of information published by The International Monetary Fund on its own activities and policies, as well as on its 186 member countries. Most of the Fund’s recent publications can be searched here and viewed in PDF format. The collection of books, periodicals, working papers, and country reports willContinue reading “IMF E-Library – Trial ended November 14, 2010”
State Papers Online – Trial ended November 12, 2010
State Papers Online, 1509-1714, is a groundbreaking new online resource for the study of Early Modern Britain and Europe. By reuniting State Papers Domestic and Foreign with the Registers of the Privy Council and State Papers in the British Library, the collection creates a new backbone for research and teaching in politics, government, social economicContinue reading “State Papers Online – Trial ended November 12, 2010”
Times of India historical newspaper archive – Trial ended 9 October 2010
The Times of India was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India.Today this historical newspaper serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more. In its pages, The Times of India illuminates key historical events suchContinue reading “Times of India historical newspaper archive – Trial ended 9 October 2010”
Communication Abstracts – Trial ended December 31, 2010
Communication Abstracts, formerly produced by Sage Publications, is a comprehensive source of information about communication-related publications on a world-wide scale. Containing over 235,000 records, Communication Abstracts covers major journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource that encompasses the breadth of the communication discipline. CoverageContinue reading “Communication Abstracts – Trial ended December 31, 2010”
LibraryMusicSource.com – Trial ended 1 September 2010
LibraryMusicSource.com is the largest collection of Western Classical sheet music ever assembled. Users will have access to over 300,000 pages of sheet music from over 35,000 works including the entire piano works of Chopin, all the songs of Schubert, all the organ music of J. S. Bach, and all the orchestra parts and scores ofContinue reading “LibraryMusicSource.com – Trial ended 1 September 2010”
Yomidasu Rekishikan – Trial ended 15 September 2010
Yomidasu Rekishikan (ヨミダス歴史館) includes Yomiuri shinbun 1874 to the present: image format from 1874 to 1989; full text 1986 to the present, along with the English edition: the Daily Yomiuri (Sept. 1989- to the present), both searchable by article, keyword, subject category, and issue. Charts and photographs are not included. Also includes biographical information onContinue reading “Yomidasu Rekishikan – Trial ended 15 September 2010”
Passport Global Market Information Database (GMID) — Trial ended August 25, 2010
Passport GMID provides information useful to students and faculty within the realm of marketing, business, international business, and economics. This coverage is tailor-made for faculty and students as a one-stop site for country, consumer/marketing, company and industry information. Please send additional comments to Dave Martin.
Sanborn Maps GeoEdition — Trial ended August 30, 2010.
ProQuest’s Sanborn Maps Geo Edition (1867-1970) is a geo-referenced version of the Sanborn collection for the US, already purchased and available at http://sanborn.umi.com/. The Geo Edition currently contains geo-referenced Sanborn maps from 20 large US cities (none in Iowa, closest is Chicago). Geo-referencing the maps enables layering of the same location from earliest to latestContinue reading “Sanborn Maps GeoEdition — Trial ended August 30, 2010.”