Books24x7 are on CUNY-wide trial until November 17th. The content seems to be largely related to business and management but there is a substantial area devoted to computing. Please contact Monica Berger for the password to access.
Two New Trials: Global Issues in Context and GREENR
On trial until D
ec. 31–
GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT (Gale)
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
Comments to Monica Berger
On Trial in the Library: SLAVERY AND ANTI-SLAVERY: A TRANSNATIONAL ARCHIVE
We have a month to look at Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive (Gale). It features archival newspaper articles and documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. Click here to learn more and get a brochure.
for the password: contact Monica Berger, mberger@citytech.cuny.edu.
feedback to Monica Berger
Trial ends 10/16/2009
New ICPSR Site Launched
ICPSR is a CUNY-wide resource containing data sets. Access is through our electronic resources pages. Here is an announcement about their redesigned web site:
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ICPSR has launched its redesigned Web site, which features a number of
substantive improvements, including:
– New search engine
– Study home page
– New download page
– Revised navigation
– Notification via RSS
– Expanded variables database
– Blogger integration
– New visual design
– New content (extensive info on digital curation)
Detailed information about those improvements can be found by perusing the announcements on the site.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at
web-support@icpsr.umich.edu.
ProQuest Platinum and Encyclopedia Americana
New in the library: ProQuest Platinum and Encyclopedia Americana.
ProQuest Platinum currently has 1510 periodicals.
Faculty Workshop on Open Access Publishing on 3/31
Open Access Publishing: Revolution in Scholarly Communication
The Open Access movement is revolutionizing scholarly communication—scholars are making their research freely available on the Internet. We’ll learn how and why the Open Access movement arose, the impact of recent NIH legislation, and how to find Open Access journals and other content. We’ll also discuss issues of scholarly communication outside of the traditional publishing system including peer-review, preservation, impact factor, and differences between academic disciplines. Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members.
Presenter: Prof. Monica Berger
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
VENUE: Rm. A540, 5th Floor, City Tech Library (Atrium Bldg.)
TIME: 1.00 – 2.00 p.m.
RSVP is encouraged to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
On Trial: American History in Video (Alexander Street)
“American History in Video” provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and the presentation of historical events over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release includes over 1260 titles, equaling approximately 420 hours.” Access on-campus only.
Trial through May 16, 2009
On Trial–The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 (Alexander Street)
The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 brings the 1960s alive through diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents, memorabilia, and scholarly commentary. With 150,000 pages of material at completion, this searchable collection is the definitive electronic resource for students and scholars researching this important period in American history, culture, and politics.
Remember, these trials are on-campus only. Trial through April 24, 2009.
IEEE Spectrum Available Online
We now have the online version of IEEE Spectrum. It is best accessed via the Find Journals/Ejournals tab (Serial Solutions).
Caveat: It is not available from off-campus yet but will be soon.
Oxford Reference Online Updated and Expanded
from the publisher: The first Oxford Reference Online Premium update of 2009 is now available. Included in this release are outstanding new titles and editions, in addition to thousands of updated articles and biographical links. For this update, over 3,650 entries have been updated, many of which are only available within Oxford Reference Online Premium; this release also includes over 5,470 brand new entries and over 1,600 illustrations. Continue reading “Oxford Reference Online Updated and Expanded”
