America’s Historical Newspapers (1690-2000) features a timeline-based interface, divided into key eras in U.S. history—from Colonial times to Globalization and the Information Age. Each era features coverage pertaining to Government, Military and Political Events; Social and Cultural Issues; and Discoveries, Inventions and Firsts with hundreds of timeline topics available. Each topic addressed includes an overview, links to related articles and suggested search terms to continue research. Articles are labeled (pro/con piece, speech, first-hand account, battle report, etc.) to help students quickly identify content that will prove useful for course assignments and individual research.
The trial ends on Friday, May 18, 2012. Access is from on- and off-campus so try out this database today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about America’s Historical Newspapers.
Don’t forget! All databases currently under consideration by the City Tech library are listed on the library’s website.
On Trial: EBSCO eBooks (Academic Collection)
The library is currently hosting a trial to EBSCO eBooks, which provides you with access to 51,000 titles. This subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary e-book titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter—from business and science, to engineering and humanities.
Books can be viewed online or downloaded to a device such as the iPad or the Nook. (Sorry, Kindle owners, these e-books are not compatible with your e-reader due to DRM restrictions.) For instructions on downloading e-books, visit ebscohost.com/ebooks/.
The trial ends on June 30, 2012! The database is available from both on- and off-campus, so try it out today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about EBSCO eBooks.
Don’t forget! All databases currently under consideration by the City Tech library are listed on the library’s website.
On Trial: Palgrave Connect E-Book Collection
Palgrave Connect is Palgrave Macmillan’s complete e-book collection, containing over 9,500 titles in Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Trial access only gives you limited previews of the e-books but a full subscription would give you total access to fully searchable PDF e-books with “Social DRM” (allows for full title download and printing) and linking capability, so instructors would be able to link to e-book content from their course sites.
The trial ends on April 21, 2012! The database is available from both on- and off-campus, so try it out today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Palgrave Connect.
Don’t forget! All databases currently under consideration by the City Tech library are listed on the library’s website.
On Trial: Plunkett Research Online
The library currently has trial access to Plunkett Research Online:
http://www.plunkettresearchonline.com/
Username: citytech
Password: trial
Plunkett Research Online offers business intelligence information including industry/market trends and statistics, company profiles, professional organizations, and job prospects. Plunkett Research analysts profile approximately 8,000 companies in 30+ industries, with 1,000 new companies added to the list yearly. Each industry receives a complete update once per year. The previous year’s data is archived and available to users.
Our trial ends on March 7, 2012, so try it out today!
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Plunkett Research Online.
On Trial: Business Insights: Global
Until Saturday, April 7, 2012, we have trial access to the brand new database Business Insights: Global from Gale. You can use it to research and analyze companies, industries, and economies around the world. It provides you with robust data sets, visualization tools, and case studies to help you interpret a global business landscape.
The database is available only from on-campus, so you must access it from the library or elsewhere on campus.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated in assessing trial databases. Please contact Prof. Allie Verbovetskaya at averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu with your comments, questions, or concerns about Gale Business Insights: Global.
Naxos Music Library
We have excellent non-print resources featuring still images and videos but no music collections. However, we are currently considering Naxos Music Library for the library. It is on trial until December 31, 2011.
Naxos provides streaming music (music can not be downloaded). It chiefly consists of classical music but there is considerable supplemental material to aid in learning about music including analyses of specific works by many composers. Classroom faculty can create custom playlists.
City Tech Faculty: Contact Monica Berger mberger@citytech.cuny.edu for access to the playlist function.
Music Online trial
We are trialing Alexander Street’s Music Online product through the end of March:
Here is the full blurb from Alexander Street:
You can view the music collections either individually or-as we recommend-through the unified Music Online interface at http://music.alexanderstreet.com.
Continue reading “Music Online trial”
Books24x7 Ebook trial starts today
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.
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
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
