Category: Trials
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PBS video collection trial
The PBS Video Collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current…
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Trial – Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers – Chinese Newspapers Collection Format: Abstract and Index, Full Text Image Coverage: 1832-1953 From the website – “Gain insight into Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers. Included are critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000…
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Trial – Mango online language learning
Mango is a subscription-based product available for libraries. It includes a variety of resources to help patrons learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world including – Arabic (Egyptian) Arabic (Levantine) Arabic (MSA) Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dutch Farsi (Persian) Finnish French French (Canadian) Scottish…
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Trial – China Data Service
The Library has added two new products (China Census and Spatial Data Service) for trial to accompany its current China Data Statistics database. The trial will last the week of August 19. Please contact a librarian if you have a question. The database can be accessed: http://chinadataonline.org/ 1. The Online China Census Data Service, which…
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Trial – PolicyMap
https://reed.policymap.com/maps PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic Information System. It’s fast, efficient and captures data in visually powerful ways through custom demographic maps, tables, reports and our analysis tool, Analytics. You can even use our GIS mapping services to easily incorporate your own data and leverage it against the thousands of indicators already available in…
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Trials: Oxford Handbooks Online, Philosophy and Religion
Oxford Handbooks Online brings together the world’s leading scholars to write review essays that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the future direction of the debate. Oxford Handbooks are one of the most successful and cited series within scholarly publishing, containing in-depth, high-level articles by scholars…
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Shen Bao Digital Archive
Shen Bao Digital Archive The very first newspaper in China with a Chinese editorial staff, the full-image and full-text Shen Bao Digital Archive gives unique insight into the transition of China from the nineteenth century until Mao. Established in 1872, Shen Bao (historically transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao) was the most influential and…
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Russian databases – Stalin Archive & Iskusstvo Kino
The Stalin Digital Archive The SDA is a result of collaboration between the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI) and Yale University Press (YUP) to create an electronic database of finding aids, to digitize documents and images, and to publish in different forms and media materials from the recently declassified Stalin archive…
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Streaming trial – Independent films & shorts
Through November 3, 2012, all students, faculty, and staff may access New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts by going directly to: https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/new-world-cinema-independent-features-and-shorts-1990-present. The collection delivers approximately 200 full-length feature films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and the Global Films Initiative, along with over fifty award-winning…
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Classical Music in Video Trial
From Alexander Street Press – Classical Music in Video will contain 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video—approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews…