Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Ends May 16, 2008)
Updated daily. Provides full text access to differing points of view on current social issues. Brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazine articles, as well as links to more than 1,800 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites. 1980 - present. Password for off-campus access: udalhousie
Economist Historical Archive (Ends June 10, 2008)
Over 160 years of The Economist online are accessible through The Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003. A joint project between Gale Publishing and The Economist, this complete digitization of the global weekly newspaper offers a unique and non-partisan perspective on world events. Trial access is from campus locations only.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Download Fulltext Dissertations & Theses
For some time, Dalhousie faculty, students and staff have been able to download the full-text of all post-1996 Dalhousie (including DalTech) dissertations and many theses from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Now, thanks to the Dalhousie Libraries, they can download the full text of ALL post-1996 theses and dissertations available from this source.
With more than 2.4 million entries, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. UMI offers over 2 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. More than 930,000 are available in PDF format for immediate free download, and an average of 2,000 new PDFs are added to the database each week. The Dalhousie Libraries subscribe to ProQuest Dissertations and Theses which is available via Novanet or the Databases search on our website.
With more than 2.4 million entries, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. UMI offers over 2 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. More than 930,000 are available in PDF format for immediate free download, and an average of 2,000 new PDFs are added to the database each week. The Dalhousie Libraries subscribe to ProQuest Dissertations and Theses which is available via Novanet or the Databases search on our website.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Islamic Studies Resources (Brill Online)
The Dalhousie Libraries have just acquired subscriptions to the following resources, which are available both on and off campus in Novanet and via the Databases search page on our website:
Monday, April 14, 2008
New SpringerLink eBooks and eJournals
Dalhouse University Libraries, as a member of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), has acquired for the Dalhousie community substantial holdings in SpringerLink, Springer's online content. Springer is one of the world's leading publishers of books and journals in science, technology and medicine.
Dalhousie's holdings in SpringerLink include the complete archive of and ongoing subscriptions to more than 1300 journals (i.e. the journal content goes back to vol. 1). We have also just acquired the complete catalogue of Springer ebooks (over 13,000 titles) from 2005 on. This catalogue includes imprints other than Springer, as well as many "books in series" and reference works.
To view or search this collection, visit the SpringerLink website at springerlink.com/ Materials accessible by Dalhousie users are marked with a small green box.
You may also access individual Springer ejournals through our ejournals webpage at www.library.dal.ca/Find/Journals/ as well as through the Novanet catalogue.
Springer books may also be accessed directly through MyiLibrary.
Please note that most Springer ebooks are not yet available in Novanet. Records for these books will be added over time.
To find out more about SpringerLink, see their brochure.
Dalhousie's holdings in SpringerLink include the complete archive of and ongoing subscriptions to more than 1300 journals (i.e. the journal content goes back to vol. 1). We have also just acquired the complete catalogue of Springer ebooks (over 13,000 titles) from 2005 on. This catalogue includes imprints other than Springer, as well as many "books in series" and reference works.
To view or search this collection, visit the SpringerLink website at springerlink.com/ Materials accessible by Dalhousie users are marked with a small green box.
You may also access individual Springer ejournals through our ejournals webpage at www.library.dal.ca/Find/Journals/ as well as through the Novanet catalogue.
Springer books may also be accessed directly through MyiLibrary.
Please note that most Springer ebooks are not yet available in Novanet. Records for these books will be added over time.
To find out more about SpringerLink, see their brochure.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
GreenFILE
EBSCO Publishing announces the release of GreenFILE, a bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. This database is being made freely available at www.greeninfoonline.com
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Electronic Health Sciences Encyclopedias
Find a world of reference information at your finger tips with one of our new electronic encyclopedias. Many of these handy tools have been in our paper Reference Collection for years but now we can deliver them to you wherever you are.
You can access each title separately through Novanet or you can search them all at once through a product called Gale Virtual Reference Center.
Here is a list of some of the more notable titles:
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Public Health, 4v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence, 4v, 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition, 2v, 2008
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd ed., 2v, 2008
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed., 5v, 2007
Infectious Diseases: In Context, 2v, 2008
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, 2v, 2002
World of Forensic Science, 2v, 2005
You can access each title separately through Novanet or you can search them all at once through a product called Gale Virtual Reference Center.
Here is a list of some of the more notable titles:
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Public Health, 4v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence, 4v, 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition, 2v, 2008
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd ed., 2v, 2008
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed., 5v, 2007
Infectious Diseases: In Context, 2v, 2008
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, 2v, 2002
World of Forensic Science, 2v, 2005
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
The Kellogg Library has just acquired the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. This core database contains almost 1,100 detailed, evidence-based monographs on individual natural ingredients (e.g., glucosamine, echinacea, etc). Since our license is limited to only a few users at one time, please click the LOGOUT link when you are finished.
You can connect to this database through the Novanet Catalogue, our databases search engine, or on the Kellogg Library website under "Drug Information".
You can connect to this database through the Novanet Catalogue, our databases search engine, or on the Kellogg Library website under "Drug Information".
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