Library Today: New electronic resources listed

Library Today: New electronic resources listed

From UST Libraries

The libraries were very fortunate to be able to purchase a number of new electronic resources this past spring and summer. Many of these resources have been on our “wish list” for years.  Others are newly available databases, additions or revisions to existing resources.

We will share more detailed information on these helpful tools in coming announcements. In the meantime, you can link to any of them from the database pages of the recently updated library Web site.

Here is a list of the new resources (see a librarian if you need help in using them):

• Accessible Archives – Primary source materials from 18th- and 19th-century newspapers and periodicals.
• American Periodicals Series – More than 1,500 titles, from the first American magazines published in 1741 to World War II.
• Child Development and Adolescent Studies – Current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.
• Early American Imprints Series I (also know as the Evans collection) – Full-image collection features more than 36,000 books, pamphlets and ephemera, documenting 17th- and 18th-century America .
• Euromonitor Global Market Information Database – Country demographics and economic conditions; consumer lifestyle profiles; sales volume, value and forecasts for 350 retail products; and major brands and companies.
• Europa World Plus – Economic and political information for more than 250 countries and territories.
• Gale Virtual Reference Collection – We have added a number of diverse full-text encyclopedias and dictionaries.
• International Financial Statistics – Standard source of economic and financial data for most countries of the world.
• JSTOR Arts and Sciences IV – more than 100 full-text titles in the new areas of law, psychology, and public policy and administration as well as more business and education titles.
• JSTOR Arts and Sciences Complement – A minimum of an additional 150 titles in the arts and sciences will be included by the end of 2008.
• Mediamark – Upgraded edition of comprehensive audience measurement survey data (Note: Only UST faculty, students and staff can use Mediamark).
• Oxford Digital Reference Shelf – We have added additional full-text encyclopedias such as the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States .
• Oxford Reference Online – Premium collection – We have added more dictionaries, encyclopedias and Oxford Companions on art, biology, business, classics, computing, environmental science, economics, history, language, law, literature, medicine, physical science, political science, quotations, religion and philosophy, and science.
• RIA Checkpoint-Accounting – Accounting standards research materials, including primary source documents.
• SPORTDiscus – Full-text coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines.
• Vault (for MBAs) – An online career research library that includes: career, company and industry guides, job search information, and career advice. Access is restricted to MBA students, faculty and staff.
• Washington Post (historical) – Full-image archive of 1877-1990.