Category: Trials
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Spring Semester Trials Continue
After our busy February, one trial continues and a new rest-of-the-semester trial begins. The Renaissance World (Taylor & Francis) Closes 3/28/2025This is a sizable e-reference site from Routledge Resources Online. It features specially-commissioned, peer-reviewed content that supports the teaching and learning of this historical time period. Covering the 14th to the 18th century, its key…
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Rock’s Backpages Trial through 11/15/24
As of October 9, we have started a trial of Rock’s Backpages. The trial will end on November 15. Under the tagline “the archive of music journalism,” this resource gathers music publication interviews and reviews from 1960 to the present. Anyone can register to read a selection of over 500 free articles, but during this…
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Newspapers.com Trial through 4/1/24
The library has begun a trial of Newspapers.com World Collection. With content dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s, Newspapers.com contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known regional and state titles as well as small local newspapers. The emphasis is on historical content, not current news and events. (Note that this library…
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Asian Life in America Trial through 2/29/24
The newest entry in the series that started with Black Life in America and Hispanic Life in America, Asian Life in America is a collection of primary source documents about the histories and daily lives of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage—including those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese backgrounds, among…
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Sovetskii Ekran Trial through 12/31/23
The library has just begun a trial of Sovetskii Ekran Digital Archive. Sovetskii Ekran (Советский экран, Soviet Screen) is the preeminent Soviet film magazine. This online archive contains all obtainable published issues from 1925 on, representing more than 50 years and approximately 32,000 pages of content. It offers full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and…
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PEP-Web Archive Trial through 10/25/23
The library has just begun a trial of Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing’s online archive. PEP-Web provides a centralized search of psychoanalytic literature in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, and Turkish. It includes journals, books, and videos (including full transcription). Note that most of the journals have a 3- to 5-year embargo, so content later…
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MLA Handbook Plus Trial through 10/15/23
The library is currently running a trial of MLA Handbook Plus. This electronic resource includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook, the second edition of the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature, as well as a video course that teaches the principles of…
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Sage Campus Trial through 8/31
This trial has been extended through 8/31. The library is running a trial of SAGE Campus, a module-based online learning platform. This product has full courses on Python, Data Management, statistics and research methods. If you would like to try out this product click the Register button on the site while on the Reed Campus…
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Database Trial: South Asia Archive
In February and March, the library is trialing a new databases subscription to the South Asia Archive. Derived from original archive materials held by the South Asia Research Foundation, the collection includes journals, books, legislative acts, colonial and post-colonial reports, and film booklets. Note: you will not be able to save documents as PDFs during the…
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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…