A Monthly Update
6/30/10
Check Out Our New Databases!
Trexler Library is pleased to announce the following new databases. Use the links below to enter each database. Alternately, search the library catalog or use the Databases A to Z page to access them.
- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
Indexes journals in sociology, psychology, political science, health, social work, and more.- PAIS Archive
Citations from 1915 to 1976 providing historical perspective on many of the 20th century’s public and social policies.- Physical Education Index
Indexes scholarly and trade literature from 1970 to the present for physical education, including curriculum, medicine, dance, and more.- PILOTS Database
Index to literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.- Social Services Abstracts
Covers social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Indexes international serials literature in political science and complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.You may also notice that some of your favorite databases look a bit different. The following databases are now available via the CSA Proquest interface, offering great searching and sorting options.
- EconLit (Economic Literature)
Index to scholarly publications in economics.- Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Index to scholarly and popular literature in musicology, ethnomusicology, dance, and other music-related disciplines.- PAIS International
Citations from 1972 to the present from scholarly journals, gray literature, government publications, and more from 120 countries on political, economic, social and public policy issues.Have questions about any of the new or continuing databases? Ask a Librarian.
UC Libraries Say No to Rising Journal Costs
The library system of the University of California has taken on Nature publishing in response to a 400 percent increase in subscription costs. Supported by faculty, the California Digital Library, which negotiates journal and database subscriptions, threatens to suspend subscription to all Nature Group journals (67 in all) if the publisher doesn’t drop its prices. In addition, faculty have agreed to boycott contribution of scientific papers to the publisher (a major blow). Read the full story here.
Infomaniac Tip
by Jen Jarson, Information Literacy and Assessment Librarian
Historical Photos Online: U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
The U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library provides “a visual history of the discovery, development, and sciences of the United States and its Geological Survey.”
Photos cover a variety of topics, including national parks, natural disasters, mines, pioneer scenes, portraits, and more. See, for example, photos of the 1960 eruption of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, a USGS team en-route in Wyoming in 1870, Canyon de Chelly ruins in Arizona, or the effects of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Most of the photos have never before been published. Approximately 30,000 of the Library’s over 400,000 photographs are currently available online. Photographs continue to be added.
Browse or search the Library at http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/index.html.
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