Another bunch of new electronic resources available for your research needs:
—Science of Synthesis: “Provides online access to one of the most in-depth authoritative information sources available on synthetic methodology. Information is available on 18,000 generally applicable experimental procedures, including 180,000 reactions and 800,000 structures. Also included is the searchable full-text of the various editions of the highly esteemed, almost 200 year-old Houben-Weyl.”
—International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text: “This database comprises a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries, as well as full text for 100 titles, including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more. Additional full text available includes more than 50 books & monographs such as Art and the Performance of Memory, Avant Garde Theatre, British Realist Theatre, Community Theatre, History of European Drama and Theatre, Learning Through Theatre, Opera, Performance Theory, Popular Theatres of Nineteenth Century France, Shakespeare, Theory and Performance, Sourcebook on Feminist Theatre and Performance, Theatre and the World, Twentieth-Century Actor Training, Who’s Who in Contemporary World Theatre, World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre and many more.”
—AnthroSource: “Full-text of 32 current and past journals from the American Anthropological Association.”
—Columbia Earthscape: “This interdisciplinary resource connects the Earth and environmental sciences with their social, political, and economic dimensions. Students, teachers, and librarians will find a dynamic, inquiry-based educational resource, featuring illustrated lectures, animations, video and image banks, exercises and labs, syllabi, and basic textbook readings. Columbia Earthscape also gives policy makers and professionals a robust, carefully selected and assessed collection of environmental legislation, regional studies, international environmental documents, and white papers. And it offers scientists an educational venue in which to incorporate their research as well as a growing archive of journal articles, journal abstracts, conference literature, full-text monographs and selected chapters, and online data sets.”
—Mental Measurements Yearbook Online: “Produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. To be included in the MMY, a test must be commercially available, be published in the English language, and be new or revised since it last appeared in the series.” MMY Online covers Volume 9 to the present.
—National Journal’s Policy Central: “Includes the following resources from the National Journal Group:
- National Journal – Read the leading nonpartisan weekly on politics, policy and government.
- The Hotline – Track American politics and campaigns with coverage of each day’s political news.
- CongressDaily – Follow the key players and legislative process on Capitol Hill.
- TechnologyDaily – Monitor important news and trends in information technology politics and policy.
- Almanac of American Politics – Get analysis and data on every member of Congress and their states and districts.
- Markup Reports & Bill Status – Get complete coverage of every congressional markup session, as well as constantly updated reports on key legislation.
- Ad Spotlight – Explore political and issue television ads with streaming audio or video.
- Poll Track – Start your research with a database of public opinion surveys from across the country.”
Please direct any questions to your departmental librarian or Ask a Librarian.
—Derik Badman
