Category: Databases
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New Database: Scopus
We are excited to announce that Reed Library has replaced Web of Science with Scopus. As of January 1, 2021, the Library’s subscription to Web of Science has ended and Scopus is our new replacement for comprehensive literature searching across disciplines and citation tracing. What is Scopus? Scopus is a database for abstracts and citations…
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ProQuest scheduled maintenance this weekend
in DatabasesSome library resources will be unavailable during ProQuest scheduled maintenance this Saturday, February 8th, from 7pm-1am. Affected resources include: All databases on the ProQuest platform (search.proquest.com) and Chadwyck-Healey databases including: Proquest Central ABI/INFORM Academic Video Online Ebook Central EEBO: Early English Books Online Index Islamicus LION : Literature Online ProQuest Congressional ProQuest Dissertations and Theses…
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Ebook access disruption Sat. Oct. 19
Some library ebooks may be inaccessible on Saturday Oct. 19th due to scheduled maintenance of ProQuest Ebook Central. The scheduled downtime is from 9am-12pm, but may go longer. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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New Primary Sources Database Trial: AM Explorer
Adam Matthew publishes unique primary sources for the social sciences and humanities. AM Explorer provides access to the entire portfolio from Adam Matthew from the 15th – 21st centuries. Collections include African American Communities, Defining Gender, Eighteenth Century Drama, and many more. Access millions of pages of primary sources through AM Explorer. Database trial will…
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Workshops on Research Methods
The Library subscribes to Sage Research Methods Online, a database with over 1,000 videos, books, handbooks, and journal articles focusing on research design and methods in the social sciences. This Thursday, September 6th, a trainer from Sage will lead workshops in Library L17 on using the tool. Snacks will be provided! 1:30-2:30 pm: Quantitative Methods…
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New Library Collections to Explore!
There are three new reasons to love your library! We are thrilled to share the news that we now have access to the following collections: Safari Ebooks: Safari is a collection containing thousands of high-quality ebooks and videos on web design, software development, graphic design, and software programs. You can set up areas of interest…
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New database trials! Ethnographic Video Online and Indian Claims Insight
We are pleased to offer trials of two new exciting databases: Ethnographic Video Online: A resource for the study of human culture, behavior and society around the world. The collections contain over 1,300 hours of streaming video, including ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and previously unpublished fieldwork. By placing examples of traditional ethnographic methodologies alongside…
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Trial of American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals
What’s old is new again! We are pleased to offer a trial of the American Antiquarian Society’s Historical Periodicals, a comprehensive primary source collection of more than 500 American periodicals between 1684 and 1912. The collection includes digitized images of the pages of magazines and journals not available from any other source and provides content…
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Trial of Black Abolitionist Papers
We are pleased to offer a trial of Black Abolitionist Papers, a primary source collection that comprehensively details the extensive work of African Americans to abolish slavery in the United States prior to the Civil War. Covering the period 1830-1865, the collection presents the international impact of African American activism against slavery in the writings…
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Trial of Literary Print Culture: The Stationers’ Company Archive, 1554-2007
We are pleased to offer a trial of The Stationers’ Company Archive, an enlightening resource for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the printing and publishing community, the establishment of legal requirements for copyright provisions and the history of bookbinding. Explore extremely rare documents dating from 1554 to the 21st century in this…