March 16, 2005
New Full-Text Psychology Databases
PsycBooks
APA titles published between 1953-2003.
PsycExtra
APA technical and annual reports, conference papers, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, consumer brochures .
March 1, 2005
Database Trials
Please email comments about these databases to
nedra.peterson@woodbury.edu.
CQ Electronic Library (valid until March 21, 2005):
Historic Documents Series: more than 2,500 primary sources covering current events around the world from 1972 to present.
Supreme Court Collection: historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constituion.
Voting and Elections Collection: integrates a wealth of data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to help researchers investigate and understand voting and elections in America.
CQ Weekly: Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering. Produced by the largest news team on Capitol Hill.
IRIS: Illinois Researcher Information Service (valid until May 31, 2005):
The IRIS Database currently contains over 8,600 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for grad students and undergrads. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily.
The IRIS Alert Service enables students, staff, and researchers at subscribing institutions to create their own IRIS search profiles. Users can select their preferred search frequency, delivery method (e-mail or Web), and keywords. The program runs the user's profile against the IRIS database and delivers the search results automatically via e-mail or the Web.
November 19, 2004
Extended Hours for Finals
For the first time, the library will remain open until Midnight on specific days during finals week. We will be serving
coffee and doughnuts to kick off our first Midnight closing starting at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, December 1.
November 12, 2004
There is a new scanner in the Library's Electronic Study Hall.
It will allow you to scan oversize images up to 12.2 X 17.2 inches at a high resolution.
November 1, 2004
New Databases
Historical Newspapers
Watch historical events unfold in an imaginary “real-time” setting, as our new database provides access to every page of every newspaper issue in high-quality, digital reproduction format. Serves as an excellent method for studying evolution of American news and feature writing, advertising, and product display, or for just reading the news. It’s the closest you’ll get to the real thing.
Full-text of the following newspapers along with their coverage dates:
Instructions for Viewing:
Accessible through the
ProQuest database, an Adobe PDF file loads into existing browser (must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine). Hold mouse over text, then click, to reveal larger print.
ARTstor
ARTstor
is an enormous digital library that boasts 300,000 images with European, American, and Asian roots. Art, architectural, and archeological pieces spanning a panorama of time periods (3,000 B.C. to modern times) are displayed in this ever-growing collection pulling together a core of art history reference.
Search for individual images or browse the Image Gallery for architecture and visual art, including advertising, costume design, and body art. Seven specialized galleries include The Illustrated Bartsch (European prints and woodcarvings), MOMA Architecture and Design Collection, and Mellon International Dunhuang Archive (documenting Buddhist cave shrines). Click on an image to see an enlarged view, and click on the title to receive detailed scholarly information about the creator, technique, source, and date. ARTstor opens in new browser window.
September 1, 2004
Proxy Server
The library has implemented a proxy server to allow you easier off campus access to our database offerings. What does this mean to you? The proxy server will allow you to access all databases using information directly from your library card. You will only need to input your identifying information one time per browser session to access any of the databases. You will no longer need a list of usernames and passwords for each database. The single requirement on your part, due to licensing agreements with the database providers, is to make sure that you keep your library privileges updated by coming into the library and getting a new sticker each semester as only currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff are allowed to use the databases.
