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Monthly Archives: September 2005
New Subject-Limiters in Google Scholar
The Advanced Search screen of Google Scholar now has Subject Limiters. Anybody tried this out?
New “Non-RIS List” Category
I just realized it might be helpful to have a category on the blog for those entries that were ONLY posted to the blog and not to the RIS list. That way you all can bypass the items you’ve already seen via email. So there is now a “Non-RIS List” category. You will see it in the “Categories” listing near the top right-hand corner of the blog.
Change to an EBSCO Default Option
The default for the “Remove these items from folder after printing [or emailing or saving]” option in EBSCOhost has been changed so that items are NOT automatically removed.
Grove Music Now 3 Concurrent Users
As of today our subscription to Grove Music has been upped to 3 concurrent users.
New Ebook: Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion
A new addition to the Gale Virtual Reference Library – Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion
New Content in American Film Scripts Online
Alexander Street Press has announced some new content to our American Film Scripts Online database.
New JSTOR Titles
JSTOR has announced some new titles and updates to existing titles.
Encyclopedia Britannica Trials
I’ve just posted some trials to resources from Encyclopedia Britannica. The resources are:
Annals of American History
Britannica Online
Britannica ‘s Original Sources
Enciclopedia Universal en EspaƱol
Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
World Data Analyst
Google Blog Search
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