From Proquest’s website: “The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive collection of primary documents available. The database includes more than 63,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. There are 30 complete collections, each offering specialized insights. Integrated, they allow you to explore policy across several different areas at once.” Send comments to Janalyn Moss.
Declassified Documents Reference System Digital Archive – Trial ended October 8, 2008.
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The Declassified Documents Reference System provides online access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents. Covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, this single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States foreign and domestic policy studies, journalism and more. Send comments to Janalyn Moss.
CQ Global Researcher – Trial ended September 11, 2008.
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From the publisher: “The new CQ Global Researcher meets the increasing demand for balanced, reliable reporting on international issues and crises. Modeled after the renowned, award-winning CQ Researcher, CQ Global Researcher delivers definitive, in-depth coverage of newsworthy global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints. Available exclusively online, CQ Global Researcher offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues.” Please contact Brett Cloyd with comments (brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu)
Cambridge Histories Online – Trial ended October 30, 2008.
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This historical reference compendium allows instant access to the texts of the Cambridge Histories series. Contains over 250 volumes published since 1960. Send comments to Chris Africa.
Blackwell Compass Philsophy- Trial ended June 6, 2008.
Compass Philosophy publishes peer-reviewed survey articles from across the entire discipline. Experienced researchers, teaching faculty, and advanced students will all benefit from the accessible, informative articles that provide overviews of current research.
Send comments to Chris Africa.
Blackwell Compass Journals – Trial ended March 26, 2008.
Each Compass journal publishes peer-reviewed survey articles from across the entire discipline. Experienced researchers, teaching faculty, and advanced students will all benefit from the accessible, informative articles that provide overviews of current research. Disciplines are: history, literature, philosophy, religion, geography, language & linguistics, sociology, and social & personality psychology. Send comments to edward-shreeves@uiowa.edu
American Film Institute Catalog – Trial ended February 28, 2008.
Libraries purchased.
The AFI Catalog, the premier, authoritative resource of American film information for the years 1893-1972, is produced by the American Film Institute (AFI). The film experts at AFI update and add new records twice yearly and are working on completing their coverage of the 1970s. Send comments to timothy-shipe@uiowa.edu
American Civil War Research Database – Trial ended March 31, 2008.
The American Civil War Research Database is the definitive online resource for researching the individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and officer profiles, the database will continue to grow as new information is loaded semiannually. Send comments to janalyn-moss@uiowa.edu
Accounting and Tax with Standards (Proquest) – Trial ended May 17, 2008.
Search key accounting standards from FASB, GASB, and IASB along with top accounting literature. Standards content includes Original Pronouncements, Statements, Interpretations, Board Opinions, AICPA Interpretations, Current Text, EITF Abstracts and much more. International in scope, this product has in-depth coverage of accounting policies, state and national tax legislation, corporate taxation, as well as related accounting topics such as auditing, compensation, pension plans, and financial management.
North American Women’s Drama – Trial ended November 19, 2007.
When complete North American Women’s Drama will bring together more than 1,500 plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information. The collection begins with the works of Mercy Otis Warren and Susanna Haswell Rowson in colonial times and spans the 19th and 20th centuries to the present. It is planned to include contemporary playwrights, such as Tina Howe, Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Maria Irene Fornes, Megan Terry, Emily Mann, Jane Martin, Susan Sontag, and Paula Vogel.
Send comments to kathy-magarrell@uiowa.edu