We just added the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (3rd ed.) and the Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics & Philosophy to Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
New: Music Online
Music Online brings together on a single cross-searchable platform the entire suite of Alexander Street Press streaming audio, video, scores, and reference material that Temple subscribes to. This includes the following resources:
* African American Music [as of summer 2009]
* African American Music Reference
* American Song
* Classical Music Library
* Classical Scores Library
* Contemporary World Music
* Dance in Video
* The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
* Opera in Video
* Smithsonian Global Sound [as of summer 2009]
Oxford Reference Content Update 4/6/09
New Titles in Oxford Reference Online:
- Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
- Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History
Win $1000!! Library Prize Applications Due this Monday, April 6
All Temple Undergraduates are qualified to win $1000 through the Libraries’ exciting annual initiative: Applications are due this coming Monday for 5th Annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Any paper or project from a summer 2008, fall 2008 or spring 2009 course is eligible, so long as a complete applications is submitted by 5 pm on April 6. Turn in your application to the Dean’s suite on the Mezzanine of Paley Library, or complete an online application through blackboard. Apply today!
Audio Versions of Articles Now Available in WilsonWeb Databases
ReadSpeaker, a "text-to-speech" enhancement, is now available in WilsonWeb databases such as OmniFile.
ReadSpeaker converts the full text and then automatically streams the audio content. No software downloads or special plug-ins are required.
To access ReadSpeaker, just open an HTML fulltext article. Near the upper left of the screen, you’ll see a "Listen" icon. Click it to hear the audio version of the article. ReadSpeaker articles can also be downloaded in an MP3 format for use on MP3 players.
ReadSpeaker only works with HTML articles, not PDFs.
C19 Index Now Includes the Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalism
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index now includes the Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalism – a new reference work with over 1600 entries detailing British and Irish newspaper and periodical publishing in the nineteenth century.