Many of you have heard of Arxiv.org, the repository for physics pre-prints. Then, following the same model, came BioRxiv.org for biology.
We’re excited to hear that the social sciences now have their own archive service, SocArXiv.org. This announcement comes on the heels of Elsevier buying the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Please share this great news with your colleagues!
New e-book collection: Project MUSE Global Cultural Studies
The library has recently acquired new e-book collection:
Project MUSE Global Cultural Studies
This collection of e-books contains 245 titles on American studies, ethnic studies (including Asian, Latin American, African-American, and indigenous studies), women’s and gender studies, disability studies, and other works that fall within the rubric of contemporary cultural studies.
The e-book collection includes such titles as:
Interested in what else is available? Check out Project MUSE Global Cultural Studies today!
Have a question about this (or any other) e-book collection? Leave a comment or ask a librarian!
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.
