Libraries purchased.
Send comments to timothy-shipe@uiowa.edu
Clinical Resource@Ovid – Trial expired 2/6/07.
Classical Scores Library – Trial ended May 31, 2007.
Send comments to Chris Africa.
Classical Scores Library will contain 400,000 pages of the most important classical scores and manuscripts, allowing for the study and analysis of more than 8,000 scores. Content in this first release includes 800 scores (approx. 25,000 pages) of in-copyright material from Boosey and Hawkes and selected material from the University Music Editions microfilm series. 49 composers’ works are included in this release, including notable 20th-century composers such as Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, Igor Stravinsky, Steve Reich, and Ned Rorem. This first release contains 16 full operas, 7 oratorios, over 50 string quartets, 27 symphonies, 60 concerti, and more.
Caribbean Literature – Trial ended May 31, 2007.
Caribbean Literature will comprise 100,000 pages of fiction and poetry of hundreds of authors in various languages. The published volumes, manuscripts, archival and other kinds of materials targeted for inclusion in this collection will be presented in their original language.
Cardiosource Plus for Institutions (American College of Cardiology) – Active until Jan. 31, 2007.
Business Source Complete – Trial ended May 1, 2007.
Libraries purchased.
As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database. The database covers full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
British Periodicals Collection II – Trial ended December 15, 2007.
Libraries purchased.
British Periodicals Collection II consists of more than 300 journals from the UMI microfilm collections English Literary Periodicals and British Periodicals in the Creative Arts together with additional titles, amounting to almost 3 million pages. Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture. Send comments to Edward Shreeves.
AccessPharmacy – Trial ended May 27, 2007.
Libraries purchased.
AccessPharmacy is an online curricular resource designed to meet the changing demands of pharmacy education. A flexible resource, AccessPharmacy allows students to select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search across leading pharmacy online references.
Armed Conflict Database – Trial ended April 27, 2007.
IISS Armed Conflict Database is a frequently updated source of information on armed conflicts worldwide. You can generate reports and download data as well as browse through the yearly analyses and fact sheets online.
ArchiveGrid – Trial ended April 30, 2007.
ArchiveGrid provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide.