December eBook of the Month

The Modern Baker will be provided with free, unlimited access December 1-31. Click here to access this title.

New eBooks: Political Science Additions to Gale Virtual Reference Library

The following titles have been purchased through funds allocated for the political science department. Permanent links for access from on campus and remote locations are provided. These titles may also be searched simultaneously with other titles in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

These titles are listed under the eBook section of the New E-Resources for Fall 2009 webpage.

Health care policy and politics A to Z

http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://find.galegroup.com/openurl/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&req_dat=info:sid/gale:ugnid:tel_a_apsu&res_id=info:sid/gale:GVRL&ctx_enc=info:ofi:enc:UTF-8&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft_id=info:sid/gale:bmcode:recid/2ZKF


Foreign aid and foreign policy: lessons for the next half-century

http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://find.galegroup.com/openurl/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&req_dat=info:sid/gale:ugnid:tel_a_apsu&res_id=info:sid/gale:GVRL&ctx_enc=info:ofi:enc:UTF-8&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft_id=info:sid/gale:bmcode:recid/2YVI

New Database: Biological Abstracts

Biological Abstracts is now available for on-campus and remote access from the A-Z list of databases and the New Resources Fall 2009 webpage. A link has been added to the Biology, Agriculture, and Medical subject pages.

Indexed titles will now show up in Find Periodicals and the ability to search for full-text is now available within the database. Click on the icon underneath each citation.

New eBooks: Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online

Two new titles have now been added to the Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online

Ralph Waldo Emerson, A Documentary Volume. Vol. 351 2010

http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DLBC_Online?k=BX&locID=tel_a_apsu&m=2010%7CRalph+Waldo+Emerson%7C%7C%5ERalph+Waldo+Emerson%2C+A+Documentary+Volume.+Vol.+351%5E2010&srchtp=v&seg=0&c=1&ste=27

and

Twentieth-Century British Humorists. Vol. 352 2010

http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DLBC_Online?k=BX&locID=tel_a_apsu&m=2010%7CTwentieth-Century+British+Humorists%7C%7C%5ETwentieth-Century+British+Humorists.+Vol.+352%5E2010&srchtp=v&seg=0&c=1&ste=27

November eBook of the Month

Invisible China will be provided with free, unlimited access November 1-31. Click here to access this title.

October eBook of the Month

Burn This Book will be provided with free, unlimited access October 1-31,2009. Click here to access this title.

New Database: Science Direct College Edition Journal Collections

Access to the Science Direct College Edition Journal Collections from Elsevier is now available for on campus and remote access. This resource includes over 1800 full-text journals from a wide-variety of subjects.

This database is now available from the list of all databases and the New Electronic Resources for Fall 2009 webpage.

In addition, it has been added to the agriculture, biology, business, chemistry, computer science, education, engineering, geography, geology, HHP, math, medical studies, nursing, physics, political science, and public management resource pages. Please let me know if you want this resource added or removed from a subject resource page.

These titles have been activated in our Gold Rush products and should now appear in Find Periodicals and "Search for Full Text" searches.

The ability to search and browse full-text titles is provided on the Science Direct info page in the following categories:

All Titles (Search Science Direct link)

Social Science and Humanities

Life Sciences

Health Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering Journals

New eBook: Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights is now available for on campus and remote access on the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf info page (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21OxDRS.htm) and the New E-Resources for Fall 2009 webpage (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/2_0NewResourcesFall2009.htm). A MARC record has also been provided for the online catalog.

The five-volume Encyclopedia of Human Rights, edited by David Forsythe, offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries signed by leading scholars and human rights experts. The coverage includes major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms.

New Database: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is now available on-campus and from remote locations on the A-Z list of all databases, the New Electronic Resources for Fall 2009 web page, and the following subject resource pages: US History, World History, Literature, and Philosophy. Please let me know if you want it added to additional pages.

A Gale Webinar training session is available for this product on Sep. 11, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST). Click here to register for this session.

The American Revolution. The French Revolution. The Industrial Revolution. The Eighteenth Century saw what many scholars believe to be the three most significant events in world history. The most ambitious digitization project ever undertaken, Eighteenth Century Collections Online vividly brings this period to life with materials ranging from books and directories to Bibles, sheet music, sermons and advertisements. ECCO contains 26 million pages of text from more than 136,000 titles (155,000 volumes).

September eBook of the Month

Flatlined will be provided with free, unlimited access September 1-30. Click here to access this title.

New Database: America's News (Newsbank)

America's News is now available for on campus and remote access through the A-Z list of databases and the news resource page. Individual titles are also available through Find Periodicals and "Search for full text" options.

America's News provides full-text for over 2000 newspapers and television news broadcasts from across the United States. A list of all newspapers and television news broadcasts is available. This adds several additional newspapers and video/transcripts from TV news broadcasts to the existing Tennessee Newspapers collection from Newsbank.

When access to the Leaf Chronicle was dropped, NewsBank offered access to all of the newspapers in this collection for the same price as we were paying for one title.

August eBook of the Month

The Naked Roommate will be provided with free, unlimited access August 1-31. Click here to access this title.

New Databases: Alexander Street Press

With the renewal of our latest Alexander Street Press contract, new databases have been added and updates were made to existing resources. Please see a summary of changes below and click on the links for more information:

New Databases:

Oral History Online
Added to the US and World History Resource Pages

North American Indian Drama
Added to Literature and Theatre Resource Pages

Manuscript Women’s Letters and Diaries from the American Antiquarian Society
Added to the US History and Women's Studies Resource Pages

Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online
This database searches seven of our Alexander databases and provides additional content.
Added to the US & World History, and Women's Studies Resource Pages

Changes to Existing Resources:

Black Drama, Second Edition
This second version adds almost 200 new plays and over 20 new playwrights

North American Theatre Online
This resource offers original content and is now updated to be cross-searchable with content from six other Alexander databases. The results are seamlessly integrated into one set of search results.

PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES vendor change

Effective immediately, PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES are available through the EBSCOhost interface shared by many other library databases (including Academic Search Premier).

PsycARTICLES is provided to Woodward Library by the Tennessee Board of Regents (RODP program) and EBSCO won the bid process for the new contract. This means PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES will no longer be available through the Proquest/CSA Illumina interface.

This migration to the EBSCO interface means that the psychology databases PsycInfo, PsycArticles and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection can be searched simultaneously using the directions provided on the introduction pages for each database (http://library.apsu.edu/inform/21PsycINFO.htm).

Please let me know if you have questions concerning this migration.

July eBook of the Month

Graphic Universe: Beowulf will be provided with free, unlimited access July 1-31. Click here to view this title.

New Interface: GeoRef

GeoRef is now available through the EBSCOhost interface. It was previously available through the OvidSP interface (and formerly Silver Platter interface). This new version provides an unlimited number of simultaneous users. The older version only allowed 1 sim. user.

Since the previous interface is still available, the following note has been placed on the GeoRef info page and the description on the subject pages:

Until 7-31-2009, GeoRef will also be available through the previous interface from OvidSP. Click here to search GeoRef using the previous interface.

New Interface: Philosopher's Index

The Philosopher's Index is now available through the EBSCOhost interface. It was previously available through the OvidSP interface (and formerly Silver Platter interface). Advance notification for this change was not possible because the OvidSP version will expire on 7-1-2009 and I just received access to the EBSCO version as of 6-29-2009.

Please let me know if you have questions concerning this migration.

New Database: SPORTDiscus with Full Text

SPORTDiscus with Full Text is now available for on-campus and remote access through the A-Z list of databases and the Health and Human Performance resources page. This database includes full text from more than 440 journals (a complete list is available on the info page-http://library.apsu.edu/inform/EBSCO/21sportdiscus.htm). These titles should show up in Find Periodicals and "Search for Full Text" searches by 6-30-2009.

According to Serials Solutions analysis this database provides access to 346 unique titles not previously available through any other APSU database. Please contact me for a list of unique titles.

New Database: Social Work Abstracts

The Social Work Abstracts database is now available for on-campus and remote access through the A-Z list of databases and the Social Work resources page. This database does not include full-text articles, but users will have the option to "search for full-text".

This database will primarily benefit the new Master of Social Work program.

New Database: Business & Company Resource Center

Business & Company Resource Center is now available for on campus and remote access from the list of all databases and the Business resources page.

Business & Company Resource Center brings together a wide variety of global business information, enabling users to efficiently research business case studies, competitive intelligence, and career and investment opportunities. It is comprised of more than 3,200 indexed and full-text titles — of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed — in all disciplines, with more than 20 years of backfile coverage. It also provides highly respected information sources — featuring authoritative Thomson Financial content used globally by financial investments banks and institutions.

Business & Company Resource Center was provided to APSU free for a period of two years due to the purchase of both Global Issues in Context and the Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online.

Journals from Business & Company Resource Center now show up in Find Periodicals and Article Linker searches.

Unique periodical titles provided by Business & Company Resource Center include:

Encore Magazine 11/01/2003 - present
Fast Track Business Growth 01/01/2001 - present
Food Service 12/01/2007 - present
International Cranes & Specialized Transport 05/01/2003 - present
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News 07/01/1993 - 03/31/2005
Locum Life 09/01/2006 - present
Training & Coaching Today 02/01/2006 - present
Efta bulletin (2000) 04/01/1989 - 08/31/1992

New Database: Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online

The Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online is now available for on campus and remote access from the A-Z list of resources and the Literature resources page.

This collection is comprised of full text for:

•Dictionary of Literary Biography (vols. 1-347) through 2009
•Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series (50 vols.)
•Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook (23 vols.)

Featuring comprehensive literary biographies written by recognized literary scholars and critics, you'll find profiles of more than 143,000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works.

New eBook: Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S is now available online for on-campus and remote access. Sean has placed a record for this electronic title in the Felix online catalog.

New Database: Global Issues in Context

Global Issues in Context is now available for on-campus and remote access from the A-Z list of databases in addition to the Geography, International Studies, Military Studies, News & Current Events, and Political Science resource pages.

Global Issues in Context offers current, international news and perspectives on the most talked about, debated and studied issues and events in world hot spots. Going beyond a "pro and con" database, Global Issues in Context ties together a variety of sources, including trusted reference content that provides background and context, to present a rich analysis of issues – social, political, military, economic, environmental, science-related, health-related and cultural.

Global Issues in Context includes multimedia elements such as images, podcasts, audio and video in addition to more than 190 country portals that contain country and cultural information, statistics, maps, flags, images, and more

New Database: Cambridge Histories Online

On campus and remote access is now available for Cambridge Histories Online from the A-Z list of databases along with the U.S. and World History subject resource pages. By tomorrow, access should also be available through Find Periodicals and "Search for Full Text" options. MARC records will be provided by Serials Solutions on their next update.

Cambridge Histories Online brings together over 250 volumes from the renowned Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas.

June eBook of the Month

The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love will be provided with free, unlimited access June 1-30. Click here to access this title.

New TEL Resources: Gale PowerPacks

The Gale PowerPacks added to the Tennessee Electronic Library have now been added to the A-Z list of databases and the TEL info page at http://library.apsu.edu/inform/22Tel.htm.

These PowerPacks are a subset of magazines and journals available through Gale Academic OneFile, but for those just seeking sources related to specific topics, this smaller collection may be easier to search because it will provide more focused results.

Collections available are:

• Small Business Collection
• Vocations, Careers & Technical Education
• Information Science & Library Issues Collection
• Educators 200

Title lists are available from the info page for each PowerPack.

Please let me know if you would like one of these Powerpacks to be added to a subject resource webpage on the library website.

May eBook of the Month

Encyclopedia of World History will be provided with free, unlimited access May 1-31. Click here to access this title.

Two new electronic books available from History Reference Online

Access has now been provided to two new electronic titles in the History Reference Online collection from ABC-CLIO.

Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview is available at
http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://www.ebooks.abc-clio.com:8003/?bookid=9781851099085

Women and Politics around the World is available at
http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://www.ebooks.abc-clio.com/?bookid=9781851099894

Sean has placed records for both of these items in the Felix Catalog.

I have also created an entry for History Reference Online in the A-Z list of databases. We have purchased 36 titles in this collection and the entire collection can be searched using the link provided on the intro page.

New Database: Education Collection (ASCD)

Access has been provided to the Education Collection (ASCD) on the A-Z list of databases and the Education Resource page. The Education Collection is a group of 56 Gale Virtual Reference Library titles that are from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). I created a sub collection for these titles so they can be searched together and easily promoted. They are also available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Electronic titles in the Education Collection span a wide range of popular titles and new favorites that address the ongoing professional development needs of today's educators. A complete title list is available. MARC records are also available for these titles.

New Electronic Journal: Journal of Teaching in Social Work

On campus and remote access has now been provided from 1987 to present for the Journal of Teaching in Social Work:

http://ezproxy.lib.apsu.edu/login?url=http://www.informaworld.com/1540-7349

Access was previously only available in print and SocINDEX from 04/01/2000 to 1 year ago.

Link to this electronic option now appear in Find Periodicals and when using "search for full text" links.

April eBook of the Month

After the War: Nation Building from FDR to George W. Bush will be provided with free, unlimited access April 1-30. Click here to access this title.

New Database: Discovering American Women's History Online

The database Discovering American Women's History Online has been added to the A-Z list of databases and the Women's Studies Resource Page. It provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.

Discovering American Women's History Online was created and is maintained by Ken Middleton (a reference librarian at Middle Tennessee State University). This resource won the 2009 ABC-CLIO Online History Award.

New Databases: ArchiveGrid and CAMIO

ArchiveGrid and CAMIO have been added to the A to Z list of databases and can be accessed both on campus and from remote locations. These items were recently added to the FirstSearch Base package for which we subscribe.

CAMIO contains images for about 95,000 works of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. It has been added to the subject resource pages for Art and Multimedia.

ArchiveGrid includes nearly a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. A link for it has been placed on the library website menu under Search & Find—Other Catalogs.

March eBook of the Month

Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability will be provided with free, unlimited access March 1-31. Click here to view this title.

New Database: OAIster (FirstSearch)

OAIster is has been added to the A to Z list of all databases and the FirstSearch infopage. This resource is now included in our annual subscription to the First Search base package (at no additional cost). A link has also been added on the library website navigational menu at Search & Find-Other Catalogs.

OAIster is a catalog of more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations. For example, it contains a link to the digital version of the book Dear Dorothy Dix from the internet Archive (search for Dorothy Dix).

OAIster also contains a link to a scanned postcard of Dunbar Lake (1941) from the Digital Past Local History Repository (search for Clarksville, TN). I have discovered that the URL for this postcard must be copied a pasted into the address bar before the image can be seen-- http://www.digitalpast.org/u?/lakecoun106,1842

New databases: Wilson databases provided by TBR (RODP)

In addition to the new TEL databases published on the A-Z list of databases on Thursday (2-16), there were six databases provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents which had not been made available through the library website. These resources have now been made available on the A to Z list and appropriate subject resource pages.

No unique journal titles have been added to the collection due to the activation of these resources. All the titles in these collections are also available through the Wilson OmniFile Full Text database.

A list of all the new titles and their corresponding resource pages can be found below. Please let me know if you would like a resource added, moved up or down in location, or removed from a subject/resource page for a department in which you are a liaison.

Recently activated (TBR/RODP) databases:

Business Full Text
Resource page: Business

General Science Full Text
Resource page: General

Humanities Full Text

Resource page: General

Legal Periodicals Full Text

Resource page: Law

Readers' Guide Full Text Select

Resource page: News and Current Events

Social Science Full Text

Resource page: Sociology and Social Work

February eBook of the Month

Raising Freedom's Child will be provided with free, unlimited access February 1-28. Click here to access this title.

New database: IOPscience

IOPscience (Institute of Physics) now replaces the previous IOP Electronic Journals and Archive product.

This is a huge improvement, as IOPscience offers current and archival access for 89 journals compared to the temporary access to current material and partial access to archive materials offered by the previous product.

IOPscience contains more than 300,000 articles, from 1874 to the present day. It's been designed to give you easy access to scientific, technical and medical content. The content in IOPscience has been organized by more than 6,000 classifications using PACS and MSC codes in physics, astronomy and mathematics.

A list of all journal titles included in IOP Science with available dates is available.

Users should be able to access these new full-text titles through Find Periodicals and Article Linker by 1-16-2009.

January eBook of the Month

Move Yourself will be provided with free, unlimited access January 1-31. Click here for access .