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Our premier nursing database just got better. We have updated our subscription to CINAHL Plus with Full Text. This update adds an additional 166 full text journal titles, as well as index access to an additional 1500 journal titles. CINAHL Plus also contains the full text of 275 books/monographs, with coverage back to 1937.
You can access CINAHL Plus on our database page, or on our Best Bets Guide for Nursing.
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We now have two new databases to help with your historical research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Humanities Index Retrospective and Social Science Index Retrospective provide indexing and abstracting for articles dating from 1907--1984. If you need current articles, be sure to check out Humanities Full Text and Social Sciences Full text.
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We have a new resource for your research in gender, sexuality, and women's studies:
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Ever wanted to learn a new language? Now we have a tool that could help you out. Mango Languages Online provides interactive language lessons focused on practical, common conversation skills. Includes instruction on vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture. Trial includes access to all of the Mango Language courses, but if purchased we will choose a package of six. Let us know what language you would like to see included by emailing Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu or by filling out our database evaluation form. Trial extends until August 31st.
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The Library has added a new database NBER Working Papers.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) researchers initially report their findings in scientific papers aimed at other professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media around the world. More than 700 NBER Working Papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly journals. An archive going back to 1973 is fully searchable.
Users may register here http://www.nber.org/prefs/Notify for email notifications. You will need to follow the links to register.
You can access this database though the library database page here.
Questions? Please contact Jackie Kremer at jkremer@fairfield.edu.
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Due to the positive feed back we received for our trial, we have added Berg Fashion Library to our holdings.
The Berg Fashion Library contains the full text of the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion as well as
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We have a new database on trial: Proquest Statistical Insight.
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Education in Video is a collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. Includes teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms. Trial expires April 30th.
Let us know what you think! Send your comments to Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu or fill out our evaluation form.
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We have a new database trial underway that you may be interested in: Gender Studies Database. GSD contains Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with. It covers issues of sexual diversity, feminism, and the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia.
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We have a new database on trial: Women's Studies International. This database contains core resources in the area of Women's Studies and feminist research. Includes Women Studies Abstracts, Women's Studies Bibliography Database, Women's Studies Database, Women Studies Librarian, Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, and Women's Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography. This trial expires April 25th.
You can access this database on our trial page. Please take a minute to tell us what you think of it. You can email Curtis Ferree with your comments at cferree@fairfield.edu, or you can fill out our online evaluation form.
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We have a new resource for history: World History in Video. World History in Video contains critically acclaimed documentaries that explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. The content is global in scope, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.
We
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We have a new database on trial for you to look at: Ethnographic Video Online. Ethnographic Video Online provides access to films relevant to a broad spectrum of anthropology and sociology. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. Trial ends March 17th.
We'd love to know what you think. You can either fill out our Electronic Resources Evaluation form, or contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu.
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We have a new database on trial for you to evaluate: The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library contains the full text of the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion as well as e-books, reference works, images, and more. For a full list of content click here. This resource holds valuable material for a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, art history, history, sociology, geography, folklore, museum studies, theatre, and cultural studies as well as those interested in fashion and textiles. The trial is active until Feb. 28th. Please let us know what you think by filling out the electronic resource evaluation form, or by contacting Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu.
You can find this and other trials on our database trial page.
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The Library is pleased to offer a new database: AnthroSource. AnthroSource provides access to full text anthropology articles in journals published by the American Anthropological Association. It contains material to support the research, teaching, and professional needs of anthropologists and related scholars.
You can access AnthroSource via our database page.
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We are pleased to offer a new full text database for disciplines related to Sociology: SocIndex w/ Full Text. SocIndex w/ Full Text offers coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology and criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse and other addictions, violence and many others. It contains full text coverage back to 1908, and core journal indexing to 1895.
This database replaces the index only database Sociological Abstracts, effective January 5, 2011.
If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185.
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Check out the improved
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Looking for something to read over the holiday break? Then you might want to check our new database, Books and Authors. This database offers recommendations of classic, mainstream, genre fiction, and nonfiction titles covering a wide range of subjects for all age levels. Search according to author, title, series, awards and other criteria. Books and Authors is funded via iConn, and replaces their previous offering of the What Do I Read Next? database.
You can find this as well as our other databases on our database page. If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185
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We are pleased to add AdData Reference to our holdings. AdData Reference identifies nationally advertised brands, brand and agency decision-maker names, titles, direct phone lines, emails. In addition, it provides brands
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We have a new database on trial at the library: Film and Television Index with Full Text. This database covers film and television theory, preservation and restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. This resource could be valuable to anyone who uses films in their classes. Please take a look at it and let us know what you think. You can
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We are pleased to announce that we have added Ovid Nursing to our database holdings. Ovid Nursing provides access to Ovid Nursing Full Text, Nursing@Ovid, and Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (EBMR). You can find it on our database page.
If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185.
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We are happy to announce that Mental Measurements Yearbook has extended it's coverage. It now indexes volumes 1-18, and the contents of Tests in Print. You can find it on our database page. If you have any questions, contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 3285.
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Our newest database, SocIndex w/Full Text, provides broad coverage of the field of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology and criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse and other addictions, violence and many others. It contains full text coverage back to 1908, and core journal indexing back to 1895.
You can access this and all of our other databases via our database page. If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185.
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The Government Publishing Office has announced Metalib, a new portal that searches 53 government databases. They will be adding more content over time. Check it out, and make this your first stop for your government research.
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We have a new database on trial: Alexander Street Press' Music Online. Music Online contains over 250,000 streaming recordings in a variety of genres, including Classical, American, World Music, and Jazz. Music Online also contains scores and reference materials. Some music available for download, and some available for streaming on mobile devices.
Please take a look at this resource and let us know what you think. You can use our evaluation form, or you can contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185.
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We are currently conducting a re-trial of the
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JSTOR Plant Science provides access to plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials. It also provides the ability to measure and record plant specimens, share observations and objects with colleagues and classmates, and investigate global plant biodiversity. Contains images.
This resource can be found on our database page. If you have any questions, contact Curtis Ferree, ext. 2185, cferree@fairfield.edu.
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We have a new collection of nursing ebooks through Stat!Ref. Stat!Ref is a cross-searchable, full-text health information resource that includes calculation tools, a medical dictionary, patient information and core titles in general medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacology, pharmacy and more. Titles include: AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Ambulatory Care for the Nurse Practitioner, Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses, Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, and many more.
This database can be accessed via our Database page. If you have any questions, please contact Curtis Ferree, cferree@fairfield.edu, ext. 2185.
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LexisNexis Academic has a new interface which combines easy access to all of the LexisNexis Academic components--News, People, Law and Business--in one portal. You can see the changes here.
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Three popular databases are getting a name change and a face lift. As of August 1, Gale's History Resource Center -U.S. will change to History in Context - U.S., History Resource Center -World will change to History in Context - World, and Science Resource Center will change to Science in Context. All three databases will also have new and improved interfaces.
You can find these and all of our other databases on our Database Page.
If you have any questions, contact Curtis Ferree, ext 2185,
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Students (and parents) can now search one place at Fairfield University's website for complete textbook information insuring the correct edition is purchased.
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We have added two new databases to our collection: The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 and American State Papers, 1789-1838.
The U.S. Congressional Serial Set contains every publication from the 15th Congress through the 103rd Congress. Includes images of original documents and transcriptions, as well as over 50,000
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We have a new database on trial: AnthroSource. AnthroSource provides access to full text anthropology articles in journals published by the American Anthropological Association. Check it out and let us know what you think. You can access it on our database trials page. Send your comments or questions to Curtis Ferree at cferree@fairfield.edu, or you can use our electronic resources evaluation form. This trial expires 4-30-10.
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The Literary Research Guide is an annotated guide to reference sources essential to the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English, and related topics. Trial expires 04/30/10.
You can access this database on our trial page. We'd love to hear what you think of it. You can send your comments to Curtis Ferree at cferree@fairfield.edu, or you can fill out our electronic resources evaluation form.
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We have a new database on trial: Naxos Video Library. This database is a streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. You can create custom clips and playlists, with subtitles available in 5 languages and librettos when available.
You can access this trial through our database trial page here: http://library2.fairfield.edu/trials.php
This trial runs through April 15th. Check it out, and tell us what you think by either emailing Curtis Ferree at cferree@fairfield.edu, or by filling out our evaluation form.
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Grzimeks Animals Online contains all 17 volumes of the Animal Life Encyclopedia with added content such as interactive range maps, thousands of photos, maps, videos, and audio tracks. It also includes learning tools such as translation into 11 languages, text-to-speech translation, and the ability to bookmark, and share through popular social networking and other online applications.
The trial runs through April 5th, so let us know what you think of it. You may contact Curtis Ferree at cferree@fairfield.edu, or fill out our evaluation form.
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The Visual Resources Department is pleased to announce that Fairfield University's first hosted collection of over 1000 images on ARTstor is now available for use by the Fairfield University community. When you enter ARTstor you will see the collection entitled: Fairfield University Visual Resources Collection, under Institutional Collections. Click on it to see the entire collection, and when searching you can chose to search All Collections or just the Visual Resources Collection.
For more information, contact Carey Mack Weber,Visual Resources Curator and Registrar - The Bellarmine Museum, P: 203-254-4000, ext. 2499 email: cweber@fairfield.edu.
For assistance in using ARTstor, please contact the Library Reference Desk at ext. 2178 or reference@fairfield.edu.
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We have added a new ebook to the reference collection: The Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present. It traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African Americans on the American cultural landscape. With coverage up to and including the 2008 election of Barack Obama.
You can find this and other great ebooks in
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We are pleased to announce that, after much positive feedback on our trial, we have added this database to our collection. You can now access it via our database page:
http://library2.fairfield.edu/dblist.php#L
LatAm-Studies Full Text Online is a database service dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research on Latin America and the Caribbean. It covers a variety of subjects, including finance, trade, environment, human resource development, history, languages, culture, bests practices in government, fisheries, tourism, education and research on women. Includes all countries in South America, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.
This database will be on trial until February 22 and we'd love to hear what you think about it. Just fill out our short evaluation form and let us know if it would be helpful to your
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We are pleased to be able to provide you with more full-text options for your art research with our newest addition, Wilson's Art Suite. Art Suite provides full-text access to titles formerly available in Art Index. It also provides access to Art Index Retrospective and adds two new resources as well: Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, and Art Museum Image Gallery.
Our subscription to Art Suite also gives us access to Cinema Image Gallery. This database contains still images from movies, television and the entertainment industry. Include, still images of films in production, directors working on-set with the stars, set, costume and production design, as well as, hair and make-up shots and rare behind-the-scenes material.
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We have a new database on trial at the Library: Social Explorer. Social Explorer provides access to U.S. demographic data through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Tools show demographic change that has occurred in the U.S. from 1790 through the present at a variety of geographic levels, including neighborhoods, counties, and states.
You can access it on our database trial page: http://library2.fairfield.edu/trials.php
Let us know what you think with our Electronic Resource Evaluation Form!
If you have any questions, contact Curtis Ferree at cferree@fairfield.edu or ext. 2185
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Keep fresh on pop culture with the groovin' vibe' of Pop Culture Universe. This database presents quality reference material on fashion, music, movies, fads, sports and much more. Explore American culture from the 1920's to today, easily searching by decade or by subject.
Some remarkable trivia includes:
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Keep fresh on pop culture with the groovin' vibe' of Pop Culture Universe. This database presents quality reference material on fashion, music, movies, fads, sports and much more. Explore American culture from the 1920's to today, easily searching by decade or by subject.
Some remarkable trivia includes:
- - The Easy-Bake Oven was introduced to the general public at New York’s Toy Fair in February 1964.
- - The year 2004 was when the term CrackBerry was introduced as "the addictive qualities of the BlackBerry device"
- - The Harry Potter phenomenon begins when the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is published in the UK on June 30, 1997.
- - In 1981, MTV launches the first national cable channel devoted to playing music videos 24 hours a day.
- - Earl Tupper sells his temperature-resistant, food storage containers directly to householders in 1951. Within three years, 19,000 salespeople are holding in-home Tupperware parties.
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from the Library of Congress website,
In an ongoing effort to make its digital educational, historical and cultural resources available to web users across a broad spectrum of platforms, the Library of Congress today launched "The Library of Congress on iTunes U." At its inception, the Library’s iTunes U site includes historical videos from the Library’s moving-image collections such as original Edison films and a series of 1904 films from the Westinghouse Works and original videos such as author presentations from the National Book Festival, the "Books and Beyond" series, lectures from the Kluge Center, and the "Journeys and Crossings" series of discussions with curators. It also includes audio podcasts, including series such as "Music and the Brain," slave narratives from the American Folklife Center, and interviews with noted authors from the National Book Festival; and classroom and educational materials, including 14 courses from the Catalogers’ Learning Workshop.
Access LOC on iTunes directly at:<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/loc.gov
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The Library has partnered with the Office of Sponsored Programs to provide access to the IRIS database. IRIS is a database of funding opportunities in every field from agriculture to zoology. You can also view upcoming deadlines in 25 subject areas.
IRIS, as well as our other databases, can be accessed through our Database page.
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We've just added Accounting Research Manager to our holdings. ARM provides access to objective and analytical accounting, auditing and SEC information with primary source data from standards boards and regulators, including standards from FASB, AICPA, EITF and IASB. It's a great place to start your accounting research. This database allows only one user at a time- please check back later if in use.
For other accounting resources, see our Best Bet For Research Guide for Accounting:
http://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/accounting
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RefWorks will now be offered to Alumni as a standard feature of RefWorks, providing lifelong access to users. Alumni will have access to this bibliographic software, allowing them to continue using their personal research databases for future professional and academic endeavors.
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Recently we ran a trial of the Counseling and Therapy in Video database, and due to all the positive feedback we received, we have decided to add it to our collection.
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