New at the Library

We've recently added several new databases:

Biography Reference Bank: Provides biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. BRB offers substantive narrative profiles, each about 2,000 words long, from H.W. Wilson publications and other respected publishers. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images. Daily updates provide up-to-the-minute coverage of newsmakers. Full-text articles, abstracts, and images gleaned from thousands of magazines and journals cover new names and expand on existing profiles. Book review excerpts and full text reviews help users find and select print biographies.
China Online Journals: Full text of over 6000 Chinese-language scholarly journals
Choice Reviews Online: Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries is a source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.

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Consumer Health Complete: Designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. CHC provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
EBSCOhost Mobile: Access to many of our databases, configured especially for users of mobile devices (Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, etc.)
EBSCOhost mobile (for iPod Touch users only): Due to some quirks in the system, the regular EBSCOhost mobile interface doesn't work well for the iPod Touch. This one will work better, but has fewer databases available.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos: A basic encyclopedia in Spanish
Fuente Academica: Fuente Academica provides scholarly journal articles in Spanish covering many academic areas including business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology. This database covers 260 scholarly Spanish language journals from respected publishers worldwide.
Grove Dictionary of Art: Absorbed by Oxford Art Online.
Historical Statistics of the United States: This is the standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. HSUS provides data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American History. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
Middle English Dictionary: The print version of the Middle English Dictionary (Ref. PE679 .M54) was completed in 2001. Its 15,000 pages offer a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest collection of this kind available. This electronic version of the MED preserves all the details of the print MED making it searchable in ways impossible within any print dictionary.
Natural Alternatives & Treatments: Contains more than 700 evidence-based articles covering medical conditions, alternative therapies, herbs and supplements, functional foods, drug interactions, and homeopathy. The articles contained in the database are based on double-blind, placebo-controlled studies and other forms of meaningful scientific evidence. At present, more than 12,000 such studies are cited in the material, and new studies are added regularly. The evidence-based content has been developed and reviewed by a team of physicians and pharmacologists with the goal of providing consumers with reliable information. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
NAXOS Music Library: Jazz: Online collection of jazz music.
Oxford Art Online: "Full text of the 20+ volume Groves Dictionary of Art as well as several other major reference works. Includes a browseable index to 23,000 articles and 45,000 images."
Oxford Music Online: "Online version of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, an extensive and authoritative reference work, as well as several other major reference works."
PubMed: PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
Science Online: Science Online offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. Science Online offers these features: Topics, Terms, and Principles; Images, Videos, and Animations; Experiments and Activities; Biographies; Definitions; News Articles; Timelines; National and State Science Education Standards.
SciFinder Scholar: SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows college students and faculty to access a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more! Requires an account; you must be on campus to sign up for an account. (Registration might not work in Internet Explorer.)
Springfield News-Sun Index: The Newspaper index will provide you with the headline, date and page number for articles that appeared in the Springfield News-Sun newspaper from January 1, 2000 to the Present. A card file index is available at the Clark County Public Library (Main branch) covering 1975 to December 31, 1999. Please note that the index covers articles pertaining to Springfield and Clark County news only (no statewide or national news). Newspapers can be viewed on microfilm at the public library or at Wittenberg's library.
Tests in Print: A comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intented test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s) ... Also guides readers to critical, candid test reviews published in the Mental measurements yearbook (MMY) series
Vente et Gestion: Vente et Gestion provides full text coverage for French language business journals serving both the academic and the professional researcher. This collection also includes publications covering topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, technology and others. Formerly French Business Source.
Web of Knowledge
World Book Web (Encyclopedia): A suite of online research tools that delivers encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites. All the databases are editor-screened for authenticity and age-appropriate content. World Book Web includes: World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, World Book Advanced (for high school and college students), World Book Kids (for younger users), and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. WBW uses a powerful search engine that integrates encyclopedia articles, media, primary source documents, e-books, maps, and more in a single search.