Milner was able to add a number of new electronic resources to our collections. Check them out!
New Journals
JSTOR Arts and Sciences III and JSTOR Arts and Sciences Complement: With the addition of the 350 journals in these collections, Milner now provides access to 825 titles from JSTOR
Sage Deep Backfile: Coverage from volume 1 to 1998 for 300 journals. Milner now has complete coverage for nearly 160 Sage journals.
CINAHL with Full Text: CINAHL now includes the full text of over 500 journals; 278 of which are not included in any other EBSCOhost database.
Nature: Now available with a 4 year rolling subscription. Current access begins with January 2004.
Use Find It!to discover the new journal titles.
New Databases
Web of Science: Article searching is available from 1998 to the present. Cited reference searching is also available. Try out the Analyze tool.
Medline: search articles from 1950 to the present.
Both databases are available on ISI's Web of Knowledge
ComDisDome is an indexing and abstracting tool covering the communications disorders literature, with focus on speech-language pathology and audiology. ComDisDome will help users to stay current on the latest findings and trends in communications disorders research, improve patient communication and education, write research reports and grants, and locate and communicate with researchers in the field.
ABI/Inform: Welcome back ABI/Inform. Milner is now offering unlimited access to ABI/Inform via the Proquest interface. Coverage, including the full text of many business related journals and newspapers, begins in 1971.
Bibliography of the History of Art is the most comprehensive art bibliography available worldwide, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. Encompasses the fine arts as well as decorative and applied arts. Coverage: 1973 to present. (new 8/5/2008)
The New York Times (1851-2005) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage: Sept 18,1851-Dec 31, 2005. (new 8/5/2008)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Today's increasingly complex issues are presented in a pro-and-con format in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. With its rich content drawn from the acclaimed social issues series from Greenhaven Press as well as content from other Gale sources, this database develops and enhances critical thinking skills and provides an ideal reference source for everything from social studies projects to debate preparation. (new 8/5/2008)
Reference Universe: Reference Universe is a cumulative index with over 15 million citations to over 10,000 specialized encyclopedias, compendia and handbooks. By searching this database, you will be able to find the best electronic or print resources to help you begin your research with truly authoritative articles. Reference Universe covers all disciplines, and includes works from 1985 to present. (new 8/13/2008)
New Reference and Full Text Resources
Black Culture and Thought: Black Thought and Culture provides approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to the present
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (Scholar's Edition): Women and Social Movements in the US is organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.
Sage eReference: Sage eReference includes reference books primarily in the social sciences that are published by Sage. Titles include: Encyclopedia of American Urban History, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Handbook of Death & Dying and Encyclopedia of New Media. A full list of titles is here: http://www.sage-ereference.com/FullBrowse.html.
Resource Changes
In addition to the new resources Milner was able to purchase, some resources have changed platforms, names and locations.
The following are now on EBSCOhost:
Grove Art is now
Oxford Art Online: Oxford Art Online provides access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Turner (1996, 34 vols.), the Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Brigstocke (2001), the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms; ongoing additions of new and updated articles, 5,000 searchable images displayed in the text of articles, and image links.
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is now Oxford Music Online: Oxford Music covers all aspects of music. Includes the following titles: Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and Oxford Companion to Music.
PsycCRITIQUES: Previously on EBSCOhost, PsycCritiques is now available on APA PsycNet. Coverage starts in 1995.
Blackwell Synergy journals: all Blackwell Synergy journals are now available on Wiley Interscience.
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