| | | | Other Features | | E-Products for Academic Libraries: 2010 Buying Guide. Choice, v.47, no. 12, August 2010. |
Compiled by Susanne Bjørner
This annual Buying Guide feature, traditionally appearing in the August issue, has two purposes. First, it gives readers a convenient directory of companies that produce Web-based resources for the academic market. Second, it offers the producers a no-charge venue in which they may tell librarians what they think is most important about their new and enhanced products. This is the fourth year that the Buying Guide is a freely available public feature—you do not have to be a subscriber to see it at
Choice Reviews Online
. The CRO edition carries live links to all Web URLs in the entries, facilitating access to the company and product sites mentioned in each listing.
Thirty-nine companies answered the invitation to provide information about their upcoming new products and enhancements this year. Not only is this up from the number last year, many of the contributors are new to the e-product directory. A big reason is the presence of e-books. We sent the invitation to the entire database of Choice publishers this year—not just to those we knew had electronic resources—on the theory that “everyone is publishing e-books now.” We weren’t wrong. Maybe it’s not everyone, but it’s very many.
A second, less positive trend this year, is that it seems, to this editor, that there are fewer new products in the pipeline. This is almost certainly a reflection of the downturn in the economy, noticed last year but strongly evident this year. Instead of announcing new works, many companies chose to concentrate on informing users of additions to the content or usability of current products, or to indicate changes in pricing strategies.
Another trend is the expansion of alerting via Web 2.0 sites by academic publishers. If you don’t see how to contact or keep up with a publisher on Facebook or Twitter in their listing below, you almost certainly will be able to find those links on the company Web page—which increasingly you may be able to catch on your iPhone.
Each entry in the ensuing guide consists of a short company profile written by the submitting company, followed by a statement of general pricing policy, directions for requesting free trials, and a section describing training, learning, and community opportunities sponsored by the company. Most entries also include smaller capsule listings of what’s new or being emphasized by the vendor. Specific products listed are those that have been or are expected to be introduced or substantially improved in 2010.
Choice
thanks the companies that have given information for this directory. welcoming those new this year and saluting those who continue to support this project yearly. We remind all that a call will go out next April for the 2011 annual directory.
Notes about the E-Product Buying Guide
Branding:
In compliance with Choice review style, trademark, service mark, and other branding symbols have been omitted from the text. Choice acknowledges the proprietary nature of all companies’ brand names.
Scope
:
If you cannot find a company that you are seeking, let Choice know so we can make an effort to contact it for subsequent editions.
Currency
: All links have been checked and were active as of mid-May 2010.
Pelham House
London Road
Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2AA
UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1672 511921
www.amdigital.co.uk
E-mail:
info@amdigital.co.uk
Adam Matthew Digital specializes in working with leading libraries and archives around the world to produce online research and teaching resources for the humanities and social sciences. These digital collections range in content from medieval correspondence and accounts to twentieth-century travel writing and social justice issues in the twenty-first century, and are designed as teaching resources for undergraduate use and more detailed scholarly research. Adam Matthew resources are one-time purchases that have no annual access or cost-per-user fees, and benefit from a team of IT partners from around the world who advise on the latest technologies and robust platforms.
Pricing
: Flat fee, user base (FTE, etc.), concurrent use, Carnegie classification. Consortium discounts. No annual maintenance or cost-per-user fees. Payment plans can be negotiated on an individual basis.
Previews
: Thirty-day IP-authenticated or password trials are available to libraries and faculty (longer periods available on request). E-mail info@amdigital.co.uk for details. WebEx demonstrations are available on request.
Training, Learning & Community
: Adam Matthew Digital has a page dedicated to librarians’ resources: “iAMDigital” ( www.amdigital.co.uk/iamdigital ). Covering the latest news from our editorial department (Editorial News Features), this page also includes access to all publicity and promotional materials (flyers and posters); an RSS subscription feed for projects, conferences, MARC records and general news; access to published journal reviews of our collections; and direct links to our COUNTER-compliant statistics tool. Adam Matthews digital welcomes suggestions from library colleagues on further promoting its titles in their libraries.
What’s New
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954
Availability Date: Q3 2010
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Jewish-Life-in-America-c1654-1954/Default.aspx
This is an indispensable resource for all those interested in understanding and exploring the history of Jewish communities in America from their first arrival in New York in 1654 to the integral part that they play today. These sources will enable scholars to see the efforts made by the Jewish community to both look after itself and integrate within American society as a whole.
Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
Availability Date: Q3 2010
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Confidential-Print-Middle East/Default.aspx?collectionSection=detailed
From the Egyptian reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the nineteenth century, the Middle East Conference of 1921, the Mandates for Palestine and Mesopotamia and the Suez Crisis in 1956, to the partition of Palestine, post-Suez Western foreign policy, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, Confidential Print: Middle East is a fundamental resource for academics, students, and researchers studying the modern Middle East. These historical documents inform the volatile situation in the region today.
Foreign Office Files for China, 1949-1980: Section III
Availability Date: Q3 2010
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/FO-China/Default.aspx?collectionSection=detailed
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76), and the following period of immense social and political upheaval that led to nationwide chaos and economic disarray, dominate the files beginning in 1967 in this third, and final, section of the Foreign Office Files for China portal. With the death of Mao Zedong in September 1976, the remaining files in Section III focus on the policies of Deng Xiaoping. The entire portal is a fundamental resource for all interested in the history of modern China.
Victorian Popular Culture: Music Hall, Theatre and Popular Entertainment
Availability Date: Q4 2010
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Victorian-Popular-Culture/Default.aspx?collectionSection=detailed
The Victorian and Edwardian periods were a golden era for variety, vaudeville, and theatre. The era also played host to a vast range of other public entertainments and spectacles, from the educational to the decidedly decadent. The final section of Victorian Popular Culture features material on music halls; theatre (legitimate and illegitimate); pantomime; pleasure gardens; exhibitions; scientific institutions; and visual delights such as magic lanterns shows and dioramas.
Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980
Availability Date: Q1 2011
Product-Specific URL: Please contact us
This new digital project brings together the mass of data and correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Dominions Office files, providing a thorough examination of South Asia through the analyses of officials in New Delhi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kabul, Karachi, Hyderabad, Dhaka, Lahore, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Colombo, and London.
Mass Observation Online Update (2011)
Availability Date: Q1 2011
Product-Specific URL: Please contact us
Further additions to this extremely popular resource cover Diaries, 1943-1944; Directives, 1943; the Worktown Collection; and Topic Collections including the “Britain Can Make It” exhibition, September 1946 (TC 26); Posters, 1939-47 (TC 42); and Smoking Habits, 1937-65 (TC 63).
Advertising Database, Inc.
12 E. 32nd St.
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 221-956-0505
http://www.advertisingdatabase.com
E-mail:david.fales@addata.net
Since 1998, Advertising Database has served thousands of subscribers in ad agencies, branded entertainment, event marketing, media, public relations, sports, talent agencies, and related environments. Today, AdDataReference provides Web browser access to brand-by-brand details on America’s 10,000 leading advertisers and agencies. Specific info about brand spending history, media types, targets, and key brand and agency contacts is available. AdDataReference tracks virtually every brand spending $1MM+ annually in national media. You can view data by category, geography, parent company, ad agency, spending, or by data currency.
Pricing: Concurrent use, starting at $1,990 per year.
Previews: We provide free use of the full-function database, except no printed reports, during the free trial. We can provide multiple access for several stakeholders to try. For a 30-minute demo, email
sales@addata.net
, citing your interest in AdDataReference.
Training, Learning & Community: Free live demos and training—one on one, or small groups—are available. See
http://www.advertisingdatabase.com/training/
for webinar schedules.
WHAT’S NEW
AdDataReference Edition
Availability Date: August 2010
http://www.addatareference.com
New academic pricing offers substantial discounts from the commercial pricing. New search by brand name, by company name, by corporate name, and by LNA codes.
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria
, VA22314
Telephone: 703-212-8520
http://alexanderstreet.com
E-mail: sales@alexanderstreet.com
Alexander Street
combines the skills of traditional publishing, librarianship, and software development to create award-winning, online collections in the humanities and social sciences. Our semantically indexed video, music, and full-text collections are known for their quality content, ease of use, and uniquely powerful search capabilities.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Request 30-day trial access by e-mailing sales@alexanderstreet.com. Sign up to receive automatic 48-Hour Sneak Peek Access for all new collections at http://alexanderstreet.com/products/inforequest.htm.
Training, Learning & Community:
Online tutorials are available for many collections at http://alexanderstreet.com/resources/tutorials.htm. Webinar training and site visits are available on request. The Alexander Street blog <http://alexanderstreet.typepad.com/> keeps libraries up to date on product updates, scheduled downtime, and other important alerts. The Alexander Street Facebook Page is located at http://www.facebook.com/alexanderstreetpress. Alexander hosts multiple focus groups and roundtables at every ALA meeting; please e-mail marketing@alexanderstreet.com if you would like to participate in an Alexander Street focus group or roundtable.
What’s New
World History in Video: English-Language Documentaries
Availability Date: October 2010
http://whiv.alexanderstreet.com
More than 750 complete documentaries totaling 1,000-plus hours of footage cover the gamut of Western civilization, from the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to events in the late 1980s. The collection covers the documentaries most frequently used in the humanities curriculum, from leading video providers, including PBS, BBC, A&ETN, Bullfrog Films, and other independent filmmakers. Major thematic areas include war, Peace and conflict; economic systems and global economic development; political systems, change, and movements; science and technology; demographics and migrations; environmental change; and the history of social structures (gender, race, ethnicity).
American Public Health Association (APHA)
800 I St. N.W.
Washington
, DC20001-3710
Telephone: 202-777-2462
http://www.apha.org
APHA is the foremost publisher of public health-related books and periodicals promoting high scientific standards, action programs, and public policy for good health.
Pricing
: Flat fee.
Training, Learning & Community
:
Information on the APHA Annual Meeting is at http://www.apha.org/meetings/highlights/.
What’s New
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual for Mobile + Web
Availability date: Q1 2010
http://www.apha.org/ccdm
The book that you depend on is now available online or for your mobile (iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, or Palm) devices starting at $49.95. The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual for Mobile + Web includes the latest on identifying, managing, and preventing hundreds of infectious diseases, as well as public health news feeds and links to journal abstracts and citations via MEDLINE and RSS feeds from APHA, CDC, WHO, and NIH.
1752 N Street N.W.
Washington
, DC20036
Telephone: 202-737-3600
http://estore.asm.org
E-mail:
books@asmusa.org
ASM Press is the book publishing arm of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Publications include reference materials such as handbooks, scientific monographs, textbooks, and publications for the general public at all levels. The mission of ASM Press is to publish high-quality, scientifically credible resources for all of ASM’s constituents. These include professional scientists, medical professionals, government workers, students, and the general public. ASM Press now offers many titles electronically through e-book aggregators including ebrary, E-Books Library, and R2 Library. Titles will soon also be available through MyiLibrary , 123 Library, Google Editions, and iGroup.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Libraries can contact ASM Press for trial periods of most electronic products.
What’s New
ASM Press E-book
Site
Availability Date: March 2010; additions continuing throughout 2010
http://estore.asm.org/browse/index.asp?plid=2&categoryid=62
In addition to the aggregators above, a growing number of ASM Press textbooks and other publications are available directly at http://ebooks.asmpress.org. The ASM Press e-book site allows you to review book details, view pages and search inside the book, and make e-book purchases.
Interactive Laboratory Microbiology: Staining Techniques & Microscopy
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://estore.asm.org/browse/index.asp?plid=2&categoryid=33
This interactive Web product is a multimedia laboratory manual for microbiology instructors to enhance introductory and intermediate laboratory microbiology classes, and is a means to better prepare and guide students through their own laboratory microbiology experience. It is an invaluable tool to help users develop necessary skills, such as interpreting observations of microbes and appreciating how staining techniques and microscopy contribute to our understanding of microbiology.
Emerging Infections: Full Series Online
Availability Date: Sept-Oct 2010
http://estore.asm.org/browse/index.asp?plid=2&categoryid=62
The Emerging Infections series is a valuable resource for a wide range of people working in microbiology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, public health, and clinical medicine. The series is based on the annual ICAAC Symposia on Emerging Infections. The online product will include access to all nine volumes published from 1997 to 2010.
Bloomsbury
Academic & Professional
175 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York
, NY10010
Telephone: 646-307-5703
http://www.BloomsburyAcademicUSA.com
E-mail:
AskAcademic@BloomsburyUSA.com
Bloomsbury Academic publishes worldwide research and upper-level textbooks across the humanities and social sciences. Our research-led titles all carry a Creative Commons noncommercial license, making core content free to anyone with an Internet connection. Hardcover editions are also available for library purchase.
Pricing:
Creative Commons license for free online viewing; hardcover editions available for library purchase.
Preview:
Preview titles online via PDF at our Web site.
What’s New
The Bloomsbury Academic Digital Platform
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
All research-led books are available for free under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licensing <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/>. Upper-level textbooks can be purchased in a variety of formats. The platform includes extra functionality for researching, lecturing, and studying.
The Public Value of the Humanities
, edited by Jonathan Bate
.
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
Why should governments invest public money funding research into ancient Greek tragedy, literary value, philosophical conundrums, or the aesthetics of design? Does such research deliver “value for money” and “public benefit”? Such questions have become especially pertinent in the UK and USA in recent years, in the context of discussions about “economic impact” and “knowledge transfer.” In this book a group of distinguished humanities researchers reflect on the public value of their discipline.
Nudge, Nudge, Think, Think: Using Experiments to Change Civic Behavior
, by Peter John, Sarah Cotterill, Hanhua Liu, Liz Richardson, Hisako Namura, Alice Moseley.
Availability Date: Dec 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
This groundbreaking successor to Nudge argues for an alternative “think” strategy in which citizens deliberate and decide their own priorities as part of a process of civic and democratic renewal.
Science’s First Mistake: Delusions in Pursuit of Theory
, by Ian Angell and Dionysios Demetis.
Availability Date: October 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
Ian Angell seeks to deconstruct the process of scientific knowledge discovery and theory construction by scrutinizing the circumstances under which all scientific hypotheses are conceived, concentrating on the interrelatedness of observation, paradox, delusion, and self-reference in scientific theory and method.
A Right to Offend: Free Expression in the Twenty-First Century
, by Brian Winston.
Availability Date: November 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
Analyzing the state of free expression in the twenty-first century, the book explores the most important cases of conflict over the last two decades, including the fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the incident of the Danish cartoons that offended Muslims. Brian Winston provides a unique insight into the increasingly threatened atmosphere in which freedom of speech operates.
Britain
and Europe 1500-1780
, by Ralph Houlbrooke.
Availability Date: November 2010
http://www.BloomsburyAcademic.com
This cite explores the history of Britain, emphasizing political relations and important connections between its three kingdoms and the Continental powers. Giving equal weight to the role of Britain and European countries, Houlbrooke analyzes political and religious events, locating them in the broader picture of the society, economics, and culture of the time.
Begijnhof 67
2300 Turnhout (Belgium)
Telephone: +32 14448020
http://www.brepols.net
E-mail:
info@brepols.net
Brepols Publishers is an international academic publisher of works in the humanities. Its publications focus on “source-works” from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Early Modern period. By this is meant critical editions of original texts and documents in their original language, reference works such as encyclopedias, handbooks, and bibliographies, as well as monograph studies and cutting-edge research. Brepols Publishers’ mission is to publish works with an outstanding academic reputation in the field of Europe’s cultural roots and sphere of influence. Such publications fall mainly within the disciplines of history and archaeology; language and literature; and music, art, and architectural history. The media in which Brepols Publishers operates are the printed book (monographs, miscellanies, and journals), online publishing (BREPOLiS), and online journals.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Thirty-day trials for all Brepols’ online databases are offered to institutional customers. Contact Brepols at brepolis@brepols.net
Training, Learning & Community:
PowerPoint presentations and video tutorials are available at http://www.brepolis.net/BRP_Info_En.html.
What’s New
Bibliography of British and Irish History
Availability Date: Now
http://www.brepols.net/publishers/pdf/Brepolis_BBIH_EN.pdf
The Bibliography of British and Irish HistoryOnline (BBIH) provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available, from 55 BC to the present. BBIH contains 460,000 records and is updated three times per year, with around 10,000 references added annually.
Biblifre Online. Une bibliographie des littératures francophones
Availability Date: Now
http://www.brepols.net/publishers/pdf/Brepolis_BIBLIFRE_FR.pdf
The Bibliothèque bibliographique des littératures francophones européennes (Bi.B.Li.Fr.E.) represents an electronic version of the printed collection Bibliographie des écrivains français and is an indispensable bibliographic tool for the study of French literature from the Middle Ages up to the twentieth century.
Brepols Journals Online
Availability Date: Now
http://brepols.metapress.com/
Brepols publishes a wide variety of periodicals across a broad range of humanities disciplines (religious studies, modern history, classics and antiquity, medieval studies, history of science, art history and the history of music, Asian studies, archaeology, and manuscript studies). There are now thirty-seven journals online.
e-Journals Archive
Availability Date: Now
http://www.brepols.net/Pages/GetFile.aspx?dlfi=21
Brepols now offers online access to its full archive of twenty-three e-journals. The purchase of the full archive includes perpetual online access for an unlimited number of users to the collection for articles published up to the year 2006. Alternatively you may compose a “customized archive” of e-journals. Contact periodicals@brepols.net for a price quote.
Plantijnstraat 2
P.O. Box
9000
2300 PA Leiden
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 71 53 53 500 or 1-617-263-2323
http://www.brill.nl
E-mail:
cs@brillusa.com
Founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands, Brill is a leading international academic publisher in the humanities and social sciences. With offices in Leiden and Boston (USA), Brill today publishes more than 100 journals and around 500 new books and reference works each year. Brill’s main customers are academic and research institutions, libraries, and scholars. Brill is a publicly traded company and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam NV.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Thirty-day trials for all Brill’s online products are offered to institutional customers. Contact Brill at brillonline@brill.nl or brillonline@brillusa.com for customers in the Americas.
Training, Learning & Community:
Help files and more information can be found at http://www.brill.nl/online.
What’s New
Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://brillonline.nl/
The Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World (EJIW) covers an area of Jewish history, religion, and culture that until now has lacked its own cohesive and discrete reference work. The encyclopedia aims to fill the gap in academic reference literature on the Jews of Muslim lands, particularly in the late medieval, early modern, and modern periods. EJIW Online will be updated twice yearly with newly commissioned articles, illustrations, multimedia, and primary source material.
Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://brillonline.nl/
The bibliography gives the history of relations between the faiths and covers the period 600 to 1500, when encounters took place throughout the Mediterranean basin. It comprises introductory essays on the treatment of Christians in the Qur’an, Qur’an commentaries, biographies of the Prophet, Hadith and Sunni law, and Muslims in canon law, and the main body of more than 200 entries on works recorded, whether surviving or lost.
Bibliography of Arabic Books Online
Availability Date: September 1, 2010
http://brillonline.nl/
The Bibliography of Arabic Books Online (BABO) aims to become a comprehensive bibliographic database containing information about virtually all books published in Arabic before 1960, and then continuing up to the present. The bibliography will ultimately contain over 80,000 records and almost 35,000 unique name records. The bibliography will be supplemented over the years from many different sources.
Brill Online
Availability Date: Now; quarterly updates
http://brillonline.nl/
Brill Online brings together major online reference works from Brill and now includes more than twenty major works (see URL above), including the Encyclopaedia of Islam Online, Index Islamica Online, New Pauly Online, and Religion Past and Present Online.
20 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 188
Amherst
, NY14228
Telephone: 716-568-7828
http://www.cambriapress.com
E-mail:
camber@cambriapress.com
Cambria Press is an independent, full-service publisher of innovative, peer-reviewed academic research. Through CAMBER (the Cambria Press e-Reader System), library patrons enjoy unrestricted, electronic access to the award-winning books published by Cambria Press. A unique feature of CAMBER is that it supports online browsing via a web browser or offline reading of content via download of PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and other content formats. In addition, effective July 2010, CAMBER content is also compatible with the most popular reading devices including Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and Apple’s iPad. CAMBER includes advanced search and research utilities. Librarians can easily manage content and track user statistics.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. Libraries that have already purchased hard copies of Cambria Press titles enjoy free access to electronic versions via CAMBER.
Previews:
Visit http://camber.cambriapress.com for a free trial.
Training, Learning & Community:
A Quick Demo is available at http://camber.cambriapress.com/cpcamber.cfm?template=11. CAMBER comes bundled with technical support and complete documentation. A webinar is available that demonstrates all aspects of the interface and administration.
What’s New
iPad, Nook, Kindle Support
Availability Date: July 2010
http://camber.cambriapress.com
Effective July, 2010, CAMBER content is also compatible with the most popular reading devices including Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and Apple’s iPad.
Free Access Program
Availability Date: Now
http://camber.cambriapress.com
Libraries that purchase books through approved wholesalers enjoy free, unrestricted access to electronic versions of these books through CAMBER.
One-Click Content Management
Availability Date: Now
http://camber.cambriapress.com
Librarians can now update their CAMBER collection through a one-click management feature. Books can be added or removed automatically in seconds.
Customized User Statistics
Availability Date: Now
http://camber.cambriapress.com
Customized user statistics are now available via a management portal for all CAMBER books. Librarians can select books and/or date ranges to view access and use.
Automatic Catalog Integration
Availability Date: Now
http://camber.cambriapress.com
CAMBER now comes bundled with complete bibliographic records with easy integration into catalog systems. Simply import the record into your catalog and access is granted to CAMBER automatically.
Cambridge
University
Press
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York
, NY10013
Telephone: 212-337-6548
http://www.cambridge.org/us
E-mail:
online@cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press, the world’s oldest publisher, has been at the forefront of publishing for 425 years. With numerous online databases in the humanities, social sciences, and hard sciences, Cambridge has expanded its elite offerings into the digital arena with innovative platforms.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Free trials of online products are available. Please e-mail online@cambridge.org to set one up for your library.
What’s New
Cambridge
Books Online
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://ebooks.cambridge.org
Cambridge Books Online, an online platform that offers access to thousands of titles in dozens of subject areas, is adding its frontlist titles as they are published. There will be over 10,000 titles available by late summer. Custom collections can be built.
Cambridge
Histories Online
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://histories.cambridge.org
Cambridge Histories Online
is a fully searchable online resource bringing you electronic access to the unrivalled history collection in its entirety. The comprehensive functionality of this platform allows for detailed, content-specific searches throughout all 250-plus Cambridge Histories volumes. New titles are added to the database as they are published. Recent additions include volumes on the Cold War, medieval philosophy, Chinese literature, African American literature, the Book in Britain, and more.
Cambridge
Companions Online
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://cco.cambridge.org
Cambridge Companions Online
is updated continuously with new essays and bibliographies from the book series as they become available. Available in three packages, the Complete Companions Collection contains 289 titles, from both the Literature and Classics Collection and the Philosophy, Religion and Culture Collection. Some recent Companions added to the database include companions to Harold Pinter, Bob Dylan, Paul Tillich, the Literature of WWII, American Travel Writing, and Modern Japanese Culture, among many others.
New Cambridge History of Islam
Availability Date: Fall 2010
URL: not yet available
Based around the six-volume New Cambridge History of Islam, this Middle East studies portal is a comprehensive history of Islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its wide and varied presence in today’s globalized world. Six volumes reflect the geographical distribution and the cultural, social, and religious diversity of the peoples of the Muslim world. Four volumes cover historical developments; two are devoted to themes cutting across geographical and chronological divisions, ranging from social, political, and economic relations to the arts, literature, and learning. Written by a team combining established authorities and rising scholars in the field, this will be the standard reference for students, scholars, and any inquiring minds.
1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington
, DC20001
Telephone: 20284-20200
http://www.cato.org
E-mail:
Catostore@cato.org
The Cato Institute is America’s leading free-market institute dedicated to expanding the public policy debate to allow consideration of more options consistent with the principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace. The Institute’s mission is to counteract the pervasive intolerance for individual rights shown by government’s arbitrary intrusions into the private sector and its disregard for civil liberties. Toward that goal, it strives to achieve greater involvement of the public in questions of policy and the proper role of government, in part by publishing books, policy reports, and periodicals that examine the complete spectrum of public policy issues.
Pricing:
Flat fee
Previews:
Online at http://www.catostore.org.
What’s New
Struggle to Limit Government
, by John Samples
Availability Date: May 2010
http://store.cato.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=&pid=ELEC-0088
This site assesses the highs and lows of the nearly thirty-year struggle to limit government, including Reagan’s successes and failures, the drift away from Reagan’s legacy, and George W. Bush’s rejection of limited government. The author shows that the elections of 2006 and 2008 were a repudiation of the failed Bush presidency, not limited government, and cautions both parties to ignore this idea at their peril.
Terrorizing Ourselves
, edited by Benjamin H. Friedman, Jim Harper, and Christopher A. Preble
Availability Date: May 2010
http://store.cato.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=cats&scid=51&pid=ELEC-0089
Terrorizing Ourselves
explores disciplined approaches to terrorism and dismantles the flawed thinking that dominates today’s national security policy. It exposes how politicians manipulate fear for political purposes and shows how anxiety about terrorism is driving military adventurism, exploding the national debt, militarizing domestic affairs, and shifting expenditures away from other urgent priorities.
Right to Earn a Living
, by Timothy Sandefur
Availability Date: September 2010
http://store.cato.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=&pid=1441465
This site explores the legal and constitutional history of the right to earn a living without unreasonable government interference, and reveals the many ways in which that right is threatened today.
575 Main Street, Suite 300
Middletown
, CT06457
Telephone: 860-347-6933
Fax: 860-704-0465
http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice
E-mail:
choiceonline@ala-choice.org
Choice
, the leading academic review journal, is best known for its print and electronic publications, Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online <http://www.cro2.org/>. Each year Choice publishes more than 7,000 concise, critical, expert reviews of new scholarly books and electronic resources in fields across the entire college curriculum. The complete editorial contents of each monthly issue are available inChoice Reviews Online.
Pricing:
Flat fee. Consortium discounts.
Previews:
Libraries and individuals may test out Choice Reviews Online with a free sixty-day trial. Go to http://www.cro2.org/ and click in the upper-right corner at Sign Up for a Free Trial.
Training, Learning & Community:
Top tips on how to use Choice Reviews Online are available on the Web site; a dedicated customer service associate is available by e-mail and telephone to answer all your questions.
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Become a fan of the Choice Reviews Online page on Facebook to receive the Review of the Day and to participate in discussions.
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A new Choice review each business day will be sent to your iPhone.
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This is an exciting new program that allows Choice Reviews Online users to browse the full text of selected titles that have been reviewed by Choice. Look for the “Browse the Book” link below the review for participating titles.
Choice Reviews Online monthly eNewsletters
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These free monthly newsletters are sent directly to your e-mail address. Choose from six: Publisher’s Choice (list of new participating titles in the Publisher’s Choice Online program), Forthcoming Titles List (new materials not yet reviewed), Internet Resources (reviews from the current issue), ShelfLife (reviews centered around a theme of current collection interest), Editors’ Picks (top candidates from the current issue), and Hot Topics (reviews from past issues centered on an important current topic). Nonsubscribers can receive these newsletters.
2300 N Street N.W, Suite 800
Washington
, DC20037
Telephone: 202-729-1846
http://www.cqpress.com
E-mail:
customerservice@cqpress.com
CQ Press publishes print and online reference works and directories focusing on political science, the U.S. government, world affairs, and current social issues. The CQ Press Electronic Library platform enables users to cross-search all CQ Press online content, including best-selling resources for academic libraries such as the CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly, and the CQ Almanac.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Free trials and product training available. E-mail CQ Press at librarymarketing@cqpress.com or call 1-800-834-9020.
What’s New
The Encyclopedia of Political Science
Availability Date: December 2010
http://library.cqpress.com/teps
The first work of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Political Science comprehensively examines the central ideas, concepts, and frameworks underlying the study of politics and highlights the intersections of politics with other disciplines. It explores a wide range of concepts and frameworks, both Western and non-Western, national and international. The thematic table of contents maps major subfields and topics in politics. Users can search A-to-Z through over 1,500 signed entries by contributors from over thirty countries.
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
Availability Date: August 2010
http://library.cqpress.com/era
This authoritative, four-volume reference work explains the origins, development, adaptation, influence, and interrelations of the many faiths–including major world religions, new religious sects, cults, or religious movements–that originated or have had an influence in the United States.
Congress and the Nation XII
Availability Date: October 2010
http://library.cqpress.com/catn
Relying on unbiased information and analysis, Congress and the Nation online edition describes, the activities of the U.S. Congress since 1945. Its user-friendly Web interface provides new levels of functionality and accessibility. Online users can quickly navigate through nearly sixty years of coverage of politics and policy and uncover in-depth analysis and context of legislation and policy during each congressional session and presidential term.
Washington
Information Directory 2010-2011
Availability Date: August 2010
http://library.cqpress.com/wid
Washington Information Directory
is the one-stop source for information on U.S. governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Its capsule descriptions help users quickly and easily find the right person at the right organization. Online users can explore topics from the most recent election, immigration, health care, consumer safety, mortgage and student loans, to privacy and security, and political participation. Fully updated every year.
Historic Documents of 2009
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://library.cqpress.com/historicdocuments
Historic Documents
includes more than 2,800 of the most significant primary sources in the last four decades, ranging from United Nations reports, presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to scientific findings and cultural discussions. Online users enjoy a customized, hierarchical browsing framework around key subjects. Other user-friendly features include advanced search, intuitive browsing menus, user-created custom profiles, and the CiteNow! tool for citation information.
CRC Press
6000 Broken Sound Parkway N.W., Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Telephone: 1-888-318-2367
http://www.crcnetbase.com
E-mail: CRCnetBASE includes over 35 subject-specific e-book libraries. These include added features and functionalities for libraries and the individual researcher. Each collection features the latest titles from CRC Press with new titles being added throughout the year. Annual and perpetual subscription options are available.
Pricing: Concurrent use; PPV (Pay per View)
Previews: Free 30-day trials to netBASE products for libraries
Training, Learning & Community: Video tutorials, PowerPoint tutorials, PDF tutorials. See http://www.crcnetbase.com/page/getting_started.
WHAT’S NEW
CRCnetBASE 2.0
Availability Date: Q1 2010
http://www.crcnetbase.com
Early in 2010, CRC Press launched CRCnetBASE 2.0. The new site features all CRC Press e-book content from over 6500 titles on one platform and provides expanded functionality to both individuals and library customers.
Credo Reference
316 Stuart Street, Suite 301
Boston
, MA02116
Telephone: 877-426-5202
http://corp.credoreference.com
E-mail:
info@credoreference.com
With over 480 highly regarded, full-text titles from more than seventy of the world’s best publishers, Credo Reference offers completely customizable reference collections for libraries. Our intuitive platform allows libraries to customize the research experience with seamless searching of other resources, including the library catalog, periodical resources, and more. Credo Reference enhances the content by adding millions of cross-reference links—related entries—that cut across topics, titles, and publishers to deliver accurate, contextual results. This combination of content and technology makes the research process a rewarding experience for both users and librarians.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Credo Reference offers customized, free thirty-day trials to libraries upon request.
Training, Learning & Community:
Credo Reference offers context-sensitive help within our platform, free training webinars, user guides, tip sheets, video tutorials, and more. Our support and training information can be found online at http://corp.credoreference.com/support.
What’s New
Credo Reference Topic Pages
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://corp.credoreference.com/topic_pages
Designed to provide contextualized, orderly access to content, each of the over 10,000 Credo Topic Pages is an all-in-one starting point—on a single, easy-to-navigate page—that assembles topical material from multiple resources from within Credo, the subscribing library’s collection, and the open Web. Librarians can choose which resources will be displayed on their customized version of Credo Topic Pages, helping them gain subject orientation, context, and vocabulary, and providing pathways to further exploration.
Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Availability Date: Q1 2010
http://corp.credoreference.com/publisher_collections
Publisher Collections enable libraries to augment their collections with subject-specific content from highly regarded publishers. Publisher Collections are available from SAGE Reference (seventy-two titles), MIT Press (two titles), Blackwell (twelve titles), Berkshire Publishing (one title), CABI (seven agricultural titles), and IGI Global (fifty-five titles). Additional Publisher Collections will be announced over the coming months. Publisher Collections are available standalone or alongside a subscription to Credo General Reference.
545 8th Avenue, Suite 2410
New York
, NY10018
Telephone: 212-564-9223
http://www.degruyter.com
E-mail:
USinfo@degruyter.com
For more than 260 years, the name De Gruyter has been synonymous with high-quality, landmark publications in the humanities and natural sciences. The scope of our publishing program includes theology and philosophy, biology and chemistry, linguistics and literature, mathematics and physics, history and archaeology, and law and medicine. Annually, De Gruyter publishes approximately 700 books and e-books and 100 journals, along with numerous databases and electronic resources. De Gruyter’s imprints include De Gruyter Mouton and De Gruyter Saur; the publishing house has locations in Berlin, Germany, and New York City.
Pricing:
Flat fee; concurrent use (note: there are no additional fees for concurrent use). Rent-to-Own: by paying an annual rental fee, the customer can use the content of a database for one year. After a predefined number of years of rental use, the customer has property rights to the published database.
Previews:
Free trials of up to ninety days.
Training, Learning & Community:
Personalized one-on-one or group webinar training is available for all databases and online products. These are free of charge and held at customers’ convenience. Extensive help files are also included with each database.
What’s New
Nietzsche Online
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.degruyter.com/cont/fb/ph/detailEn.cfm?id=IS-9783110219555-1
Nietzsche Online
provides complete access to the editions, interpretations, and reference works of Friedrich Nietzsche, including the authoritative editions of Nietzsche’s works and letters and all De Gruyter publications on Nietzsche. Corrections and changes published in the supplementary print volumes are incorporated into the database, and the online versions of the Nietzsche dictionary have been expanded. In addition to full-text search capabilities, a complete thematic bibliography is also included.
Zoology Online
Availability Date: July 2010
http://www.degruyter.com/cont/fb/na/detailEn.cfm?id=IS-9783110216240-1
Zoology Online
provides an in-depth treatment of the entire animal kingdom, from the lower invertebrates to the mammals. It contains the original Handbook of Zoology material (approx. 28,000 pages), can be easily searched, and will be rapidly updated to reflect the current state of phylogenetic knowledge. Faster publication times through online-first publication, reference linking, forward linking, and multimedia presentations make Zoology Online essential to both users and authors.
Germanistik Online Datenbank
Availability Date: October 2010
http://www.degruyter.com/cont/fb/li/detailEn.cfm?id=IS-9783484979802-1
Germanistik
, the leading international publication covering German language and literary studies, is now available as an online database. The history of the discipline—critically reviewed, systematized, and keyworded—is accessible in more than 60,000 abstracts and summaries. Altogether, approximately 340,000 monographic studies, collected volumes, and journals from the areas of literature, theatre studies, media studies, cultural history, and linguistics will be available bibliographically. The database will be updated with approximately 8,000 new entries annually.
3 Sylvan Way
Parsippany
, NJ07054
Telephone: 1-800-526-0651 ext. 6757
http://www.dnblearn.com
E-mail: smithd3@dnb.com
D&B’s LEARN division provides leading business information solutions for libraries and academic institutions. D&B offers online and print reference products that meet the educational and research needs of library patrons, students, and librarians.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. For customized solutions, pricing can be based on a price per thousand records. Consortium discounts.
Previews:
Thirty-day trials of D&B Web products are available with no obligation; an ID and password are provided for quick access.
Training, Learning & Community:
D&B provides free technical and customer support. Customer training and online demos are also available, as well as online help. Both D&B’s corporate Web site at http://www.dnb.com and its library/academic Web site at http://www.dnblearn.com/ include a wealth of information on business services and solutions.
What’s New
Hoover
’s
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Hoover
’s Academic Library subscription provides the best business insight available in the corporate environment at a price structured specifically for academic libraries. Give patrons access to over 17 million worldwide companies with comprehensive company profiles, including corporate history, executives, products/operations data, financials, and news for U.S. public and top private businesses.
MDDI
Availability Date: Now
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Join the many informed organizations that have chosen D&B’s Million Dollar Database for unparalleled depth in public and private business data. Million Dollar Database: Global Reach now combines complete coverage on all businesses in the U.S. and Canada with company profiles on firms in over 200 countries worldwide.
First Research
Availability Date: Now
http://www.dnblearn.com/index.php?page=hoover-s-first-research
First Research offers first-class industry intelligence to help your users easily understand the challenges, opportunities, and operations of more than 600 industry segments.
KBR (Key Business Ratios) on the Web
Availability Date: Now
http://www.dnblearn.com/index.php?page=key-business-ratios-on-the-web
This powerful online tool lets researchers examine industry benchmarks compiled from D&B’s database of public and private companies, featuring fourteen key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) for public and private companies in 800 lines of business. KBR includes solvency, profitability, and efficiency ratios.
54 Orchard Street, No.
10B
New York
, NY10002
Telephone: 212-671-1275
http://easybib.com
E-mail:
publicist@publicityconnections.com
EasyBib.com is an automatic bibliography maker, providing quick and accurate formatting to compile a works cited list. Founded in 2001 by students, EasyBib is used by over 18 million students. Easy-Bib offers up-to-date formatting in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles, footnotes and parenthetical citations, and more.
Pricing:
Available with free and low-cost annual subscription options for schools, libraries, and individuals.
Previews:
Available free for review.
Training, Learning & Community:
An introductory tutorial is available at http://easybib.com/help/intro. A Teacher & LibrarianCenter <http://easybib.com/librarians> offers free downloadable student guides to the various bibliographic styles.
10 Estes Street
Ipswich
, MA01938
Telephone: 978-356-6500
http://www.ebscohost.com
E-mail:
information@ebscohost.com
EBSCO Publishing is a premier database aggregator, offering a suite of more than 300 full-text and secondary research databases. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports, and various other publication types from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of researchers at colleges and universities worldwide. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost, the most-used, for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world. EBSCOhost is a multimedia database and one-stop reference system featuring unprecedented search and retrieval speed, flexible options for access, and a graphical user interface.
Pricing:
Flat Fee
Previews:
Free trials of most databases are available on request.
Training, Learning & Community:
EBSCO Publishing offers an extensive training program, free of charge, for customers, potential customers, and the library community at large. At EBSCO’s Support Site <http://support.ebsco.com/> customers can access more than forty Flash-based tutorials (three to four-minute, product-specific overviews with text and voice-over, which can be linked to other Web sites as appropriate). Trainer Guides, recommended outlines, and PowerPoint presentations are available for those who prefer to conduct their own training for end-users or staff members. User guides, help sheets, and product-specific best practice documents are also available on the Support Site. Customers can sign up for free online training sessions at http://training.ebsco.com/. More than thirty different topics and courses are offered on a monthly basis, with the more popular topics offered weekly. In addition to online training, EBSCO Publishing employs a team of training specialists and subject experts who travel worldwide to offer customized, onsite training for customers. The CustomerSuccessCenter <http://www.ebscohost.com/success_center/> provides additional resources for customers, including promotional tools, success stories, and ideas for librarians introducing their users to online databases and training them in their use.
What’s New
Enhanced PDF Viewer
Availability Date: Summer 2010
www.ebscohost.com
The enhanced PDF Viewer is a powerful tool that allows users to browse full-text content in EBSCOhost databases while maintaining the personalization functionality of EBSCOhost. When users select a PDF full-text view from a search result list, they are presented with a journal issue “context browser” in a separate pane located on the side of the PDF. This navigation functionality allows users to quickly jump from article to article, and from issue to issue.
Text-to-Speech Feature
Availability Date: Summer 2010
www.ebscohost.com
Text-to-Speech Feature is a support tool that will provide significant assistance to those groups and markets in which text-to-speech capabilities are highly valued, such as English language learners, users with slight physical and/or learning disabilities, and e-book and PDA users. This feature allows users to read along while a realistic voice recites the text on their screen. Users will be able to take advantage of the tool with any full-text articles available in HTML.
iPhone Application
Availability Date: Summer 2010
www.ebscohost.com
A new iPhone application will be launched this summer offering the most important of EBSCOhost features and functionality right to users’ iPhones.
360 Park Avenue South
New York
, NY10010-1710
Telephone: 212-989-5800
http://www.elsevier.com
E-mail:
http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/contact/
The world’s most authoritative online books and journals merge on ScienceDirect to provide the comprehensive and reliable content that researchers need and the accessibility and searchability that researchers want, but cannot get from using printed works alone.
Pricing:
Flat fee: user base (FTE, etc.); PPV (Pay Per View).
Previews:
Elsevier offers a free trial for thirty days: http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/Trial/.
Training, Learning & Community:
Elsevier has a training desk that offers webinars and the like; tutorials in various languages available to users on our Web site; and a Library Welcome Kit <http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/libraryresourcekit/> for new customers to help them promote the discoverability and use of e-books in their libraries. Elsevier also has a librarian community on both Facebook and Twitter, and a “Scholarly Perspectives” series of user/author-hosted webinars to connect faculty, researchers, and librarians in both academic and corporate environments.
What’s New
Handbook of Labor Economics, Volumes 4A and 4B
Availability Date: December 2010
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/handbooks/15734463
Economists constantly seek labor market information relevant to both public and private decision-making. This two-volume set summarizes advances in theoretical and empirical findings and offers new perspectives on labor economics in general. International in scope and authorship, this multidisciplinary collection of surveys will be of interest to graduate students and researchers within economics and related areas.
International Encyclopedia of Education, Third Edition
Availability Date: July 2010
http://www.elsevierdirect.com/brochures/educ/
Unequalled in its combination of authoritative scholarship and comprehensive coverage, this revised edition–under development for five years–succeeds two highly successful previous editions (1985, 1994) in aiming to encapsulate research in this vibrant field. The diverse background and multidisciplinary subject coverage of the editorial board ensures a balanced and objective academic framework: 1,500 contributors representing over 100 countries offer more than 1,000 articles to capture a complete portrait of this evolving field.
BrainNavigator
Availability Date: Version 3 available June 2010
http://www.brainnav.com/info
BrainNavigator is an online workflow solution that delivers accurate data and tools to improve productivity and the quality of neuroscience research. Developed in collaboration with the Allen Institute for Brain Science, BrainNavigator helps locate the positions of structures within the brain, making visualization and understanding of the brain easier.
Comprehensive Nano Science and Technology
Availability Date: December 2010
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/elsevier/Reference2010/#/0
Written and edited by a team of international experts, this work focuses on the major classes of nanomaterials in terms of their synthesis, structure, and applications. It reviews nanomaterials and their respective technologies in well-structured, comprehensive articles with extensive cross-references.
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/elsevier/Reference2010/#/0
Engages, with great success, the efforts of many of the best behavioral biologists of the 21st century. This work covers the basics from communication, learning, sexual selection, navigation, and the history of this field to emerging topics including cognition, animal welfare, conservation, and applications of behavior. This authoritative reference combines in-depth introductory articles with a rich array of illustrations, interactive cross-referenced links, and numerous suggested readings.
Comprehensive Toxicology, Second Edition
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/elsevier/Reference2010/#/0
This revised and updated second edition to the most inclusive and wide-ranging toxicology resource available for the toxicology and medical community reflects new advances in toxicology research. The second edition provides a unique organ-systems structure that allows the user to explore the toxic effects of various substances on each human system, aiding in diagnosis and providing a comprehensive, highly valuable source of reference.
Facts On File,
an imprint of Infobase Publishing
132 West 31st Street
, 17th Floor
New York
, NY10001
Telephone: 1-800-322-8755
http://www.factsonfile.com
E-mail:
onlinesales@factsonfile.com
Facts On File’s highly regarded online databases range from subject-specific, curriculum-based reference databases to news service databases covering key topics in world news, science news, and current and historical issues and controversies. Known for their unprecedented depth of coverage, they feature a variety of user-friendly content formats, such as essays, articles, primary sources, maps, time lines, videos, and more—as well as extensively hyperlinked full-text records; a wide range of proprietary, printable teacher resources; citation information; and special features. Online content is extensively indexed by subject experts and updated regularly to ensure accuracy and currency. Our other online product formats include eLearning Modules and streaming video. Facts On File has nearly seventy years of service to librarians backing its editorial content and decisions.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Libraries can sign up for a free trial of any Facts On File online database at http://www.factsonfile.com/trial.
Training, Learning & Community:
Informational material such as tip sheets is available for each of our online databases. Facts On File also provides users with Web-based Flash tutorials and Web-based live training sessions, as well as on-site trainings, on a case-by-case basis.
What’s New
Science Online
Availability Date: August 2010
http://factsonfile.com
This update includes extensive new information on Earth science.
Bloom’s Literary Reference Online
Availability Date: December 2010
http://www.factsonfile.com
This update includes new information on core and contemporary American authors.
Gale, part of Cengage Learning
27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills
, MI48331
Telephone: 248-699-4253
http://www.gale.com
E-mail:
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools, and businesses. Best known for accurate and authoritative reference content as well as intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, Gale creates and maintains more than 600 electronic resources that are published online, in print, as e-books, and in microform. As a publisher, aggregator, library advocate, and technology partner, Gale prides itself on understanding the specific needs of library customers. The company’s objective is simply stated: Power to the User, Value to the Library. Gale is working to make libraries more relevant and essential to their communities. Gale is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Customers can register for free trials at www.gale.com/freetrials/.
Training, Learning & Community:
Gale provides preview and training webinars for potential customers. Once products are purchased, Gale continues to support customers by offering free customized training sessions on all electronic products distributed, whether it is for a group of librarians or a group of end users. In addition, Gale provides free marketing tools to help libraries market the resources they invest to the communities they support. Products contain extensive help files and in addition have a link out to a dynamic site that is updated with helpful tips. Librarians can register for a free webinar or training session at http://www.gale.cengage.com/webinar/.
What’s New
Career Transitions 2.0
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.gale.cengage.com/careertransitions/
A comprehensive, end-to-end online solution guiding people through the job and career process. The expanded features and functionality of Career Transitions 2.0 are several: more ways to assess and identify transferable skills and experience; additional paths for exploring and comparing career, industry and location opportunities, including green and emerging jobs and industries; more options for creating and storing effective resumés and cover letters; and additional job search filtering and tracking options.
British Literary Manuscripts Online, Medieval & Renaissance
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.gale.cengage.com/DigitalCollections/products/BritLit/brit_lit_med.htm
The second release of British Literary Manuscripts Online offers 375,000 facsimile pages of letters, poems, stories, plays, chronicles, religious writings, commonplace books and other materials from the medieval and early modern periods, c.1100 through 1660, accessible via searchable metadata. Source collections include the British Library, National Library of Scotland, National Art Library at the Victoria and AlbertMuseum, and Folger Shakespeare Library. Can be purchased separately or with British Literary Manuscripts Online, c. 1660-1900.
Archives Unbound
Availability Date: July 30; new collections are added and updated every few months
http://www.gale.cengage.com/ArchivesUnbound/
Archives Unbound
provides a unique opportunity to view the history of the world digitally. As a multidisciplinary resource, Archives Unbound’s greatest value lies in the wealth of facts and insights it provides in connection with the political, military, economic and business, literary, and social history of the world. Archives Unbound consists of archival, topically focused digital collections of primary documents that support the curriculum needs of end-users at the college and university level.
International Business resource
(currently unnamed)
Availability Date: Fall 2010
URL: Not yet available
For students and professors who need a time-saving, comprehensive resource, this new International Business product combines hard-to-find case studies, industry information, economic data, and cultural news with tools that make it easy to locate and manage information needed to complete coursework. The product will provide workflow tools and vetted, academic content that brings context to key business terms, theories, and practices. The international business resource will be a companion to business textbooks in many disciplines.
Latin American Studies Archive /Portal product
(currently unnamed)
Availability Date: Fall 2010
URL: Not yet available
This product serves academic institutions with Latin American and Caribbean Studies departments and courses in history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and economics. Its two chief components are 1) an archive of digitized primary documents focused on the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, from the colonial period extending into the current period; and 2) a collection of reference works, periodicals, videos, audio files, historical maps, NGO and government reports, and think-tank and policy studies center reports.
72 Spring Street, 4th Floor
New York
, NY10012
Telephone: 212-431-9800
http://www.guilford.com
E-mail:
info@guilford.com
Nearly all new Guilford titles are available as e-books when published, in addition to hundreds of recent backlist titles available now from Ebook Library, ebrary, NetLibrary, MyiLibrary, and R2 Digital Library. From psychology, psychiatry, and the behavioral sciences to education and geography, Guilford is dedicated to bringing well-written, solidly researched work to professionals, academics, and general readers. With more than 1,250 titles in print, Guilford typically publishes ninety-plus new books each year, as well as thirteen journals, two newsletters, video productions, software programs, and e-books.
Pricing:
Flat fee; concurrent use. Consortium discounts, according to the policy of the particular e-book vendor used by the library.
Previews:
Previews are available according to the policy of the particular e-book vendor used by the library.
What’s New
International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
Availability Date: Now
http://www.guilford.com/p/jncx
The new official publication of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, this state-of-the-science journal addresses all scientific and clinical aspects of cognitive therapy. Online features include free access with all print subscriptions; table of contents alerting and RSS feeds; article abstracts; and a free sample issue. If you are already a subscriber, register for free online access.
601 North Morton Street
Bloomington
, IN47404
Telephone: 800-842-6796 or 812-855-8817
http://iupressonline.iupress.org
E-mail:
iuporder@indiana.edu
IU Press Online offers a robust collection of electronic editions of Indiana University Press books and themed journal issues. Titles are organized into subject area collections for easy browsing, searching, and purchasing. The collections include African American and Diaspora Studies; African Studies; Jewish and Holocaust Studies; Music; Philosophy; Reference; Religion; and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. They are available for purchase as either full-text single titles or by a variety of subscriptions to individual collections, to any combination of collections, or to the full database. Accessible from any Internet-connected computer or from handheld devices, IU Press Online also offers a variety of viewing options, fast downloads, and page-specific URLs for convenient bookmarking, citing, and sharing.
Pricing:
Flat fee; concurrent use; PPV (Pay Per View). Pricing subscriptions for a subject-area collection, any combination of collections, or the complete database.
Previews:
Indiana
University Press offers a thirty-day free trial to all of its content. Call 800-842-6796 or 812-855-8817 and give the press your IP address, along with an administrator’s e-mail address. The press will respond by sending you a URL to access the free content. The thirty-day trial is based on first use. IU Press Online also offers free access to the table of contents and the introduction or the first chapter of every book available on IUPO.
Training, Learning & Community:
IUPO FAQs are located at http://iupressonline.iupress.org/view/btpks/default. The Indiana University Press Blog is located at http://iupress.typepad.com/blog/, and the Indiana University Press/Journals Blog is located at http://www.inscribe.typepad.com/.
International Monetary Fund
Editorial and Publications Division
P.O. Box
92780
Washington
, DC20009
Telephone: 202-623-7430
http://www.imfbookstore.org
E-mail:
publications@imf.org
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) publishes a wide variety of books, periodicals, and electronic products covering global economics, international finance, monetary issues, statistics, and exchange rates, which are sold worldwide by distributors, bookstores, and direct mail.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Thirty-day free institutional trial subscriptions are available by contacting
What’s New
IMF e-Library
Availability Date: Now; periodic updates
http://www.elibrary.imf.org
The IMF e-Library provides online access to publications and data from the IMF. With more than 6,000 titles and a growing archive, the e-Library delivers IMF books, periodicals, statistical tools, databases, working papers, annual reports, and economic outlooks. The e-Library is designed for institutional use: its simplified subscription packages allow institutions to consolidate and more easily manage their IMF subscriptions. New publications, updated data, and material from the IMF’s archives are added as they become available.
Jones & Bartlett Learning
40 Tall Pine Drive
Sudbury
, MA01776
Telephone: 800-832-0034
http://www.jblearning.com
E-mail:
info@jblearning.com
Jones & Bartlett Learning is a world-leading provider of instructional, assessment, and learning-performance management solutions for the secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets. It endeavors to develop educational programs and services that improve learning outcomes and enhance student achievement by combining authoritative content written by respected authors with innovative, proven, and engaging technology applications to meet the diverse needs of today’s instructors, students, and professionals. Jones & Bartlett’s educational technology applications, instructional assessment, and performance-management solutions are revolutionizing how instructors teach and how students and professionals learn in the following areas: EMS, fire and safety; health sciences and professions; nursing, medicine, and pharma; computing, math, and engineering; biological, physical, and social sciences; and careers and trades.
Pricing
: Flat fee. Jones & Bartlett offers professors the opportunity to purchase specific chapters from our texts in a protected PDF format.
Previews
: Libraries can contact us at any time to request review copies.
Training, Learning & Community:
Portfolio is a collection of blogs by the product teams and authors at Jones & Bartlett Learning aimed at helping our communities of educators, students, and professionals stay on top of news and recent developments in key topic areas. Visit http://portfolio.jblearning.com/ to sign up for RSS feeds in the areas of Computing and Gaming; EMS, Fire, & Safety; Health; Learning and Technology; Math and Engineering; Medicine; Nursing; Science; and Trades.
What’s New
Navigate
Availability Date: Now
http://www.jblearning.com/elearning/navigate/
To help meet the needs of today’s tech-savvy students and instructors, Jones & Bartlett Learning introduces Navigate, a revolutionary new learning platform combining JB Learning’s authoritative content with curriculum, tutorial, assessment, and reporting tools to help track student progress and improve learning outcomes. Navigate aims to increase student success rates in the classroom and online, while preparing them for professional success in the workforce. Navigate includes Navigate TestPrep, Navigate Study, and Navigate Learn products.
Lord Music Reference Inc.
5975 Matsqui Street
Chilliwack
, BC
V2R 0G6 Canada
Telephone: 604-846-5679
http://www.lordisco.com
E-mail:
lord@lordisco.com
The Jazz Discography Online
(TJD Online) is the most comprehensive general jazz discography ever compiled. It includes listings of almost 38,000 band leaders/groups, over 193,000 recording sessions, 1,098,000 musician entries, and 1,175,000 tune entries. The database is updated with entries on a daily basis, and between 7,000 and 10,000 new releases are added each year, as well as a similar number of reissues.
Pricing:
Flat fee. On-site only and on-site with remote access options.
Previews:
E-mail us at lord@lordisco.com and ask for a thirty-day free trial.
Training, Learning & Community:
An extensive help index is included with TJD Online. Any questions by e-mail or phone will be answered promptly (e-mail: lord@lordisco.com; phone: 604-846-5679
What’s New
The Jazz Discography Online (TJD Online)
Availability Date: October 2010
http://www.lordisco.com
The multiuser version of TJD Online is intended for libraries and their clients who need specific discographic information about jazz recordings.
80 Business Park Drive
Armonk
, NY10504
Telephone: 914-273-1800 or 1-800-541-6563
http://www.mesharpe.com
E-mail:
custserv@mesharpe.com
Since its inception, Sharpe Reference has been known for its authoritative, accessible content in the social sciences. Now Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR) offers unlimited online access to Sharpe Reference’s most requested titles in two collections: U.S. History and Culture, and Global History and Culture. New titles are added annually. All titles are reviewed and made current for the digital version and will be updated on an annual basis. SOLR offers a unique approach to digital ownership, offering a one-time purchase price, no maintenance fees, free annual updates, and free online enhancements, including an extensive primary source archive, hundreds of vetted Web links, and resources for teachers. Titles are available individually or by subject collections, and all titles purchased by a library are cross-searchable.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. Consortium discounts.
Previews:
Libraries can sign up for a thirty-day free trial or take a guided tour at www.sharpe-online.com.
What’s New
Sharpe Online Reference: U.S. History and Culture Collection
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://www.sharpe-online.com
Five new titles (The Early Republic and Antebellum America, America in World History, American Countercultures, Latino History and Culture, and Asian American History and Culture) add depth and breadth to this collection. Offering an interdisciplinary approach, the collection focuses on the broad range of cultural, social, economic, and political issues, and people and events, that have shaped American history since Colonial times. Thousands of articles have been reviewed and updated to include current issues and topics. Also included are photographs, illustrations, documents, and maps; extensive bibliographies; cross references; chronologies; and cultural landmarks.
Sharpe Online Reference: Global History and Culture Collection
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://www.sharpe-online.com
This new collection provides multidisciplinary perspectives on world history, from the origins of human society to today. It covers the major forces, encounters, conflicts, and exchanges that have influenced and transformed societies, cultures, and governments around the world. Titles include Global History: Cultural Encounters, Encyclopedia of World Trade, Encyclopedia of Conflicts since World War II, and Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History. With in-depth coverage of the current global financial crisis, it also offers timely, essential information for today’s global citizen.
Modern Language Association
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York
, NY10004-1987
Telephone: 646-576-5000
http://www.mla.org
E-mail:
bookorders@mla.org
Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy. MLA members host an annual convention and other meetings, work with related organizations, and sustain one of the finest publishing programs in the humanities. For over a hundred years, members have worked to strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.). The Literary Research Guide site license places no limitation on the number of simultaneous users.
Previews:
Free trials of the Literary Research Guide may be requested for libraries at http://www.mla.org/lrg_freetrial.
What’s New
Literary Research Guide Electronic Format for Libraries
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://www.mlalrg.org/
Previously available only in print, the Literary Research Guide, James L. Harner’s classic guide to reference works in English literary studies, is now available in an affordable online format for libraries. The online version is fully searchable and features a lookup tool and automatic linking to humanities reference works either online or in your library’s catalog. A personalization tool allows users to save searches and citations for later use. The electronic Literary Research Guide is updated regularly.
New England
Journal of Medicine
860 Winter Street
Waltham
, MA02451
Telephone: 781-434-7135
http://www.nejm.org
E-mail:
institutionsales@nejm.org
The NEJM Site License program offers institutions unprecedented access to the New England Journal of Medicine, in full-text content back to 1990 in PDF and HTML formats. Videos in clinical medicine, interactive medical cases, and online-only content are also featured. New content is published online weekly, Wednesday at 5:00 PM ET.
Pricing:
Tiers, modified Carnegie classification. Unlimited IP access.
Previews:
Libraries can contact us to request a trial.
What’s New
NEJM Archive 1812—1989
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://www.nejm.org/institute/
The NEJM Archive consists of two sections: 1812-1944 and 1945-1989, each available for one-time purchase. The Archive’s high-quality, full-text PDFs are searchable by specialty, topic and/or article type. Users will save time finding older articles. Institutions will save money and space.
198 Madison Avenue
New York
, NY10016
Telephone: 1-800-445-9714
http://www.oup.com/us/
E-mail:
Oxford University Press, Inc. (OUP USA) is Oxford University Press’s second major publishing center, after Oxford (UK). It publishes works that further OxfordUniversity’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. In addition to publishing over 4,600 new books each year, Oxford University Press is a major provider of online information to libraries, institutions, and individuals worldwide. Oxford University Press produces online editions of many of its most acclaimed scholarly and reference works, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, general reference material, and monographs in a wide range of subject areas.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. Flat fee provides perpetual access pricing based on institution size
Previews:
Libraries may receive a free thirty-day trial for any of OUP’s online products.
Training, Learning & Community:
Oxford
has a team of Online Product Specialists on staff who are available for one-on-one or group-wide training on new or existing products. The press also hosts frequent Web-based training sessions that are open to all who are interested. Our sites are all equipped with robust help sections, and many have guided tours that are downloadable directly from the products themselves.
What’s New
Oxford
English Dictionary Online
Availability Date: Late 2010
http://www.oed.com
OED.com
will relaunch with a new, state-of-the-art online edition, incorporating new functionality, including cross-linking with Oxford Dictionaries Online and a range of scholarly resources and new content from the acclaimed Historical Thesaurus of the OED.
Oxford
Bibliographies Online
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.aboutobo.com
Oxford
Bibliographies Online
(OBO) is releasing four new subject modules in September 2010, including Biblical Studies, Buddhism, Medieval, and Hinduism. OBO is updated with approximately ten to twelve new modules each year, releasing at regular intervals. OBO is an entirely new research tool for the social sciences and humanities, a scholar-curated library of discipline-based subject modules designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources quickly, and to facilitate a research experience with no dead ends.
Berg Fashion Library
Availability Date: July 2010
http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com
This unique online resource incorporates the full text of the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, the first comprehensive reference work to explore all aspects of dress and fashion globally, plus 3,600-pluse color images, an extensive time line of fashion, updates of the Berg fashion studies e-books, and extra reference resources including an A-Z index of fashion. It is the leading source of information for anyone working in, researching, or studying fashion.
2806 Flintrock Trace Road, Suite A204
Austin
, TX78738
Telephone: 512-402-9959
http://www.paratext.com
E-mail:
info@paratext.com
Paratext publishes bibliographic and full-text databases for the academic, public, and special libraries communities in North America and throughout the world. Paratext databases are designed to help libraries work better, and, in particular, to help them maximize the use of existing holdings. Paratext products focus on the use of specialized reference works, historical sources, and government documents.
Pricing:
Flat fee, Carnegie classification.
Previews:
Academic, public, and special libraries are eligible for trial use of Paratext databases. To obtain trial use or additional information, please complete our online form at http://www.paratext.com/contact_form.html. Paratext offers a thirty-day trial for any of its products.
Training, Learning & Community:
Paratext webinars, in addition to describing particular products, also go into great detail about the history of reference publishing; specialized reference works and their relationship to discovery layers and e-book metadata; resources for history studies; and detailed analysis of finding aids for government documents. Extensive information is posted regularly at http://www.paratextsupport.com.
What’s New
Reference Universe
Availability Date: July 1, 2010
http://www.paratext.com/reference_universe.html
New APIs allow access to Reference Universe (40,000 reference titles, 1980-present) from commercial and home-grown discovery layers. There is also new content from CQ Researcher, Credo Reference, Springer eBook Collection, and Blackwell Reference Online. Customized reference collection reports are available for Reference Universe customers, showing local print and e-book reference holdings—vital for collection management. A new reference widget for your reference collection can be deployed in library guides and library landing pages.
Public Documents Masterfile
Availability Date: July 1, 2010
http://www.paratext.com/public_document.html
Public Documents Masterfile has added over 4 million links to full-text government documents via Google Book Search as well as OpenURL-compliant links. Additional content enhancements include 300,000 records from GPO’s Monthly Catalog (1895-1976) with SuDocs item numbers and depository status;
380,000 records of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1994 (Readex Edition) with links to full text; and AmericanState Papers 1789-1838.
19th Century Masterfile
Availability Date: July 1, 2010
http://www.paratext.com/19th_century.html
This collection has added over 6 million links to full-text periodicals, books, and newspapers via Google Book Search and OpenURL-compliant links. There are new indexes: Engineering, Continental Congress, Industrial Arts, General Literature, Scientific Papers, and Psychology. An additional 140,000 links to full-text historic newspapers are available through Accessible Archives.
Philosophy
Documentation
Center
P.O. Box
7147
Charlottesville
, VA22906-7147
Telephone: 434-220-3300
http://www.pdcnet.org
E-mail:
order@pdcnet.org
The Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable access to the widest possible range of philosophical materials. Established in 1966, the PDC has earned a reputation for excellence with the publication of essential scholarly resources in applied ethics, philosophy, religious studies, classics, and related disciplines. The Center provides a full range of print and electronic publishing services, including digital workflow management, secure hosting, and support for a range of both institutional and individual subscription options.
Pricing:
User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Campus-wide trials are available using IP authentication. Contact smg@pdcnet.org for more information.
What’s New
Philosophy
Documentation
Center
eCollection
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.pdcnet.org/collection
This e-collection offers COUNTER-compliant usage statistics; preservation arrangement with Portico; more journals in philosophy and religious studies.
Augustinianum
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://secure.pdcnet.org/
Augustinianum
is the peer-reviewed journal of the Patristic Institute “Augustinianum” in Rome. Since 1961 it has published original research and reviews related to the study of ancient Christian literature and the thought of the Fathers of the Church. All issues will be available online.
Studia Phaenomenologica
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://secure.pdcnet.org/
This site offers a collection of peer-reviewed yearbooks in phenomenology and hermeneutics edited by the Romanian Society for Phenomenology, in collaboration with the Center for Research in Phenomenology at the University of Bucharest.
Business Ethics: The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://secure.pdcnet.org/
For twenty years Business Ethics was the only U.S.-based business magazine focusing on ethics and corporate responsibility. All print issues published from 1987 to 2006 will be available online.
5000 Windplay Drive, Suite 4
El Dorado Hills
, CA95762
Telephone: 916-939-9620
http://www.rspfunding.com
E-mail:
FundingFinder@rspfunding.com
Called a “true success in the world of independent directory publishers” by the Simba Report and “the leading authority on scholarships” by Kaplan and Military.com, Reference Service Press (RSP) has devoted 30-plus years to collecting, organizing, and disseminating the most current and accurate information available on scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities. Reference Service Press is the only U.S. publisher specializing solely in the development of print and electronic sources of information on financial aid for specific groups, including women, minorities, the disabled, individuals going abroad, and veterans, military personnel, and their dependents. Currently, the press publishes more than two dozen award-winning annual and biennial financial aid directories, a number of e-books, and individual licenses for academic institutions, libraries, nonprofit agencies, and commercial operations.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. Consortium discounts. No annual maintenance or cost-per-user charges.
Previews:
Reference Service Press gives libraries the opportunity to try before subscribing. The press offers thirty-day IP-authenticated or password trials. It can also arrange to send a file with screen shots that simulate the user experience in our databases, or do a real-time online remote demonstration of our products. E-mail FundingFinder@rspfunding.com or call 916-939-9620 with your request.
Training, Learning & Community:
While RSP FundingFinder databases are designed to be intuitive and easy to use, Reference Service Press also offers a number of training aids for librarians and users: online interactive demonstrations, on-demand online user tips and instructions, printed or electronic promotional materials, a detailed online FAQ section <www.rspfundingfinder.com/faqs.asp>, phone conferencing, and free technical and customer support.
What’s New
RSP FundingFinder
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.rspfundingfinder.com
Drawing on extensive feedback from librarians, search specialists, and funding experts, RSP has launched RSP FundingFinder, a suite of five powerful online funding databases. Each database features subscriber’s branded pages, easy navigation, outstanding search capabilities, links to online funding applications, on-demand tips to help users, detailed usage statistical reports, a user’s storage “vault,” continuous updating, and printer-friendly pages.
RSP Funding for Undergraduates
Availability Date: September 2010
http://www.rspfundingfinder.com
The first to be released in RSP FundingFinder’s suite of online funding databases, this source is aimed at users interested in searching for funding available to college-bound high school students, high school graduates, currently enrolled college students, and students reentering college. Thousands of scholarships, loans, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities, worth billions of dollars, are described. This money can be used at private or public two-year or four-year colleges or universities in the U.S.
RSP Funding for Graduate Students
Availability Date: November 2010
http://www.rspfundingfinder.com
This database is aimed at patrons starting, working on, or returning to school for a master’s, doctoral, or other graduate degree. RSP has made it easy to search through thousands of fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities worth billions of dollars. This money is available to students entering, continuing, or returning to private or public graduate programs in the U.S. You won’t find this kind of coverage anywhere else.
RSP Funding for Professionals and Postdoctorates
Availability Date: January 2011
http://www.rspfundingfinder.com
This database makes it easy for architects, artists, dentists, doctors, engineers, librarians, nurses, researchers, school teachers, social workers, lawyers, writers, academicians, and other professionals or postdoctorates to identify billions of dollars in funding opportunities available to support research, training, creative activities, projects, travel, and numerous other activities in the U.S.
RSP Funding for Go Abroad
Availability Date: February 2011
http://www.rspfundingfinder.com
Do you have patrons who want to go abroad and need funding to do so? There are thousands of scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants worth billions of dollars described in this database that Americans at any level (from high school and college students through practitioners and scholars) can use to support study, research, lectureships, exchange programs, work assignments, conference attendance, and other creative activities (like writing or painting) in practically any country in the world.
RSP Custom-Designed Funding Databases
Availability Date: February 2011
http://www.rspfunding.com/prod_licenses.html
Does your library need something more specialized than the four funding databases currently offered in RSP FundingFinder? RSP is now developing custom-designed databases for libraries, academic institutions, agencies, corporations, and others. For an example of our first release in this area, see the funding database RSP created for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (www.choctawnation-sap.com/scholarships/index.asp).
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 211
Baltimore
, MD21211
Telephone: 410-662-6014
http://www.ripm.org/
E-mail:
info@ripm.org
Founded in 1980, RIPM, the Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals, was established to provide access to music periodical literature published between 1800 and 1950. While the importance of this monumental documentary resource has long been recognized, RIPM represents the first effort to undertake and coordinate retrospective periodical indexing on an international scale. Collaborating with scholars and institutions in some twenty countries, RIPM has produced 253 volumes and a database of over 525,000 annotated citations, which collectively offer a detailed, almost daily chronicle of musical life from Schubert to Schoenberg. The RIPM Online Index is based on highly annotated records describing content. RIPM publications are found in national, university, college, and conservatory libraries around the world.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.
Previews:
Libraries may request a free thirty-day trial for access via IP range or user name and password. To do so, visit http://www.ripm.org.
Training, Learning & Community:
RIPM is pleased to offer webinars to prospective institutional subscribers. Title lists, users’ guides, and tutorials in various languages are available from links at http://www.ripm.org.
What’s New
RIPM Online Archive of Music Periodicals
Availability Date: Now
The RIPM Online Archive (full-text) contains sixty one rarely available music journals published between 1800 and 1950. The Archive is updated with new periodicals every six months. It is accessed through the RIPM Retrospective Index (Online). More information is available at http://www.ripm.org.
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks
, CA91320
Telephone: 805-499-0721
http://www.sagepub.com
E-mail:
info@sagepub.com
SAGE Publications is an independent international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media. Known for its commitment to quality and innovation, Sage is a world leader in its chosen scholarly, educational, and professional markets.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use. Pricing is based on the product purchased and the institution purchasing it.
Previews:
Free preview is available.
What’s New
Green Society: Toward a Sustainable Future
Availability Date: Summer 2010, with new titles being released consistently
http://www.sagepub.com
Exploring all aspects of environmentalism, the series is edited by Paul Robbins, is published as online editions only and is hosted on the SAGE Reference Online platform. The first six titles focus on business, cities, consumerism, energy, food, and politics.
SAGE Reference Online Handbook Collection
Availability Date: Now
http://www.sagepub.com
With consistent updating, this database now contains almost 100 of SAGE’s highest-rated authoritative, interdisciplinary handbooks covering a range of subject areas across the social sciences. Subscription includes access for unlimited users and perpetual access to purchased content.
SAGE Reference Online
Availability Date: New titles added throughout the year
http://www.sagepub.com
The full text of more than 100 award-winning, well-reviewed SAGE Reference encyclopedias available online on the dedicated SAGE Reference Online platform. Twenty-four new titles will be added by the end of 2010.
SAGE Full-Text Collections
Availability Date: Now, consistently updated
http://www.sagepub.com
The comprehensive Collections—including the deep backfile of over 256 journals, 360,000 full-text articles, book reviews and editorials with all the original graphics, tables and page numbers—are available on the enhanced SAGE Journals Online Database and are consistently updated with new content.
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works
Availability Date: Now, consistently updated
http://www.sagepub.com
Created in partnership with Alexander Street Press, this unique database features fully searchable therapy transcripts, client narratives, and reference works, containing more than 2,000 transcripts of therapy sessions, over 40,000 pages of first-person accounts of dealing with mental illness and disorders, and 53,000-plus pages of materials, including SAGE handbooks and reference works. New material is added on a biweekly basis.
3710 E. University Drive, Suite 1
Phoenix
, AZ85034
Telephone: 888-388-3535
http://www.tellmemore.com
E-mail:
libraries@tellmemore.com
TELL ME MORE language learning programs provide library users with online learning that incorporates advanced technologies including speech recognition and spoken error for improved pronunciation. Languages supported include English (ESL/ESOL), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.).
Previews:
Libraries can demo TELL ME MORE via online trial account as well as viewing an online demo. Pilot programs are also available for purchase.
Training, Learning & Community:
Virtual and on-site training are available to help librarians implement the database. Online and telephone tech support is also available. Free support documentation and tutorials are available through links at http://us.tellmemore.com/about/aboutus/support.
What’s New
TELL ME MORE v10
Availability Date: Q2 2010
TELL ME MORE version 10 delivers the same high-quality content; it is just easier to use and accessible to more users. The speech recognition component is completely online, and now the database is Mac compatible. Additionally the browser is compatible with Firefox and Safari.
35 Berrue Circle
Piscataway
, NJ08854-8042
Telephone: 732-445-2280
http://www.transactionpub.com
E-mail:
orders@transactionpub.com
Founded in 1962, Transaction has built its reputation for excellence as a social science publisher with an ever-deepening e-book program covering the gamut: world and current affairs, humanities, business and economics, political science, and more. This program is one example of Transaction’s commitment to excellence in social science and public policy book publishing.
Pricing:
Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use; Carnegie classification.
Previews:
Free demonstrations, previews, and trials by request at http://ebookstore.transactionpub.com.
Training, Learning & Community:
Transaction can also arrange GoToMeeting demonstrations on request.
What’s New
Ebookstore
Availability Date: Summer 2010
http://ebookstore.transactionpub.com
More than 300 new and recent Transaction titles are available and may be viewed in our ebookstore. Libraries can buy and download entire books and book chapters in electronic format from the ebookstore. Libraries and institutions can purchase concurrent, multiuser, subscription-based access at discount; single-user access based on the list price; or perpetual ownership.
New Website
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://www.transactionpub.com
The new site has an updated style, revamped search engine, and a much faster hosting provider, all of which deliver on our commitment to providing our customers with the highest quality e-commerce shopping experience.
Mexico
: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.transactionpub.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TRANSPUB&Product_Code=978-1-4128-1151-4&Category_Code
Bloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels, how they emerged, and their impact on the U.S. is the subject of this frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations, castrations, and other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities; such savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. George W. Grayson explores how this spiral of violence emerged in Mexico, its impact on the country and its northern neighbor, and prospects for managing it. eISBN:978-1-4128-1551-2.
Abortion, Execution, and the Consequences of Taking Life
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.transactionpub.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TRANSPUB&Product_Code=978-1-4128-1021-0&Category_Code
This book focuses on the relationship between public morality and personal action in the American political community. It emphasizes the responsibilities of citizens and government to find and confirm truth, looking to religious scripture and empirical events. Recognizing that we have a natural preference for distraction and distance from both sources of truth, author James Slack uses qualitative, open-ended interviews and direct observation to uncover the intimate consequences of life-taking in open societies. eISBN: 978-1-4128-1508-6.
China
’s Long March to Freedom
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.transactionpub.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TRANSPUB&Product_Code=978-1-4128-1029-6&Category_Code
China
is more than a socialist market economy led by ever more reform-minded leaders. It is a country whose people seek liberty on a daily basis. Their success has been phenomenal, despite the fact that China continues to be governed by a single party. Clear distinctions between the people and the government are emerging, underlining the fact that true liberalization cannot be imposed from above. Author Kate Zhou explores “grassroots modernization.” eISBN: 978-1-4128-1520-8.
Evaluating Climate Change and Development
Availability Date: Fall 2010
http://www.transactionpub.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TRANSPUB&Product_Code=978-1-4128-1043-2&Category_Code
Climate change is one of the most important global issues of our time, with far-reaching natural, socioeconomic, and political effects. To address climate change and development issues from the perspective of evaluation, an international conference was held in Alexandria, Egypt. This book, edited by Rob D. van den Berg (Global Environment Facility) and Osvaldo Feinstein (World Bank Institute), distills the essence of that timely conference, building on more than 400 reports and studies. eISBN: 978-1-4128-1533-8.
University Press of Colorado
5589 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 206C
Boulder
, CO80203
Telephone: 720-406-8849
http://www.upcolorado.com
E-mail:
beth@upcolorado.com
The University Press of Colorado is a nonprofit cooperative enterprise publishing print and e-books by scholars in anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, natural history, environmental studies, American history, law, Native American and indigenous studies, and the natural sciences, as well as projects about the state of Colorado and the RockyMountain region.
What’s New
Adobe Editions E-books
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://www.upcolorado.com/AdvancedSearch.do?type=1006&searchString=Ebook&sortBy=nameAsc
A small selection of Adobe’s list is now available for direct purchase through its Web site and is viewable on the free Adobe Digital Editions platform for Windows and Mac; this platform is compatible with several types of e-book readers. More books will be added over time.
E-books for PCs
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://ebooks.upcolorado.com/
This selection of e-books differs from Adobe Editions, and is available in partnership with iPublishCentral for download and reading on personal PCs. The iPublishCentral platform provides a browser-based interface allowing access from a computer online and offline. Features such as searching, bookmarking pages, and sharing are supported.
Kindle Editions
Availability Date: Q2 2010
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=%22University+Press+of+Colorado%22&x=19&y=22
A small number of titles are also available in the Kindle book store. More books will be added over time.
A larger selection of titles continue to be available to libraries through partnerships with Ebrary and NetLibrary.
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington
, DC20433
Tel: 202-473-5149
http://www.worldbank.org/
E-mail:
onlineresources@worldbank.org
Founded in 1945 for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe, the World Bank has evolved into one of the world’s largest nonprofit sources of development assistance. The World Bank conducts and publishes research on a broad range of social and economic development issues including finance, health, education, climate change, trade, energy, aid effectiveness, development policy, and poverty. World Bank publications are available in print at http://publications.worldbank.org/. E-books may be purchased from a variety of e-book vendors, including OverDrive, NetLibrary, MyiLibrary, and EBL.
Pricing:
For e-Library, pricing is based on total number of authorized users (FTE, etc.). Consortia discounts (based on the number of subscribing members) are available. Geographic discounts are also available for e-Library subscriptions and books (see http://publications.worldbank.org/discounts for eligibility). Contact onlineresources@worldbank.org for price quotes and more information.
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Training, Learning & Community:
More information on World Bank Online Resources is available at http://www.worldbank.org/online/. To request an online demo, send an e-mail to onlineresources@worldbank.org.
What’s New
Open Access to Data Sets
Available: Now
http://data.worldbank.org
The World Bank Group is now providing free, open, and easy access to its comprehensive data on living standards around the globe—some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back fifty years. The open data initiative provides open access to the World Development Indicators (WDI), Global Development Finance (GDF), Africa Development Indicators (ADI), and Global Economic Monitor (GEM), and indicators from the Doing Business database. More free databases will be added to http://data.worldbank.org in the future.
World Bank e-Library
Available: Now
http://publications.worldbank.org/online
The World Bank e-Library is the World Bank’s subscription-based, full-text collection of more than 5,500 books, reports, journals, and other documents on social and economic development. It is fully searchable by subject, region, keyword, title, author, abstract, or year of publication. It also includes complete metadata and MARC records, TOC alerts and RSS feeds, and COUNTER compliant usage statistics. Print and electronic archives are now available.
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World Trade Press is an emerging leader in the publication of integrated online research collections providing comprehensive digital learning solutions for schools, libraries, and businesses. With seventeen years at the forefront of international business print and digital publications, World Trade Press is best known for more than 120 reference books, including the Dictionary of International Trade. The company also sells educational print and e-books to the global market covering topics such as international logistics, marketing, business travel, and economics. Comprehensive proprietary editorial and data aggregation products are designed for researching and teaching core topics such as country-by-country data, USA data, world culture, and maps. Delivered through the AtoZ product-line portal, products are supported by a full in-house IT team and colocated server with redundant backup.
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Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); Carnegie classification. Consortium discounts available.
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Training, Learning & Community:
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What’s New
AtoZtheUSA
Availability Date: Q1 2010
http://www.AtoZtheUSA.com
AtoZtheUSA
is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the USA including information about fifty states, five territories, and the District of Columbia. It includes nineteen data categories such as gazetteer of places, puzzles, flags, crime statistics, food, maps, parks, photos, and many more. Also included is USA country data in nineteen data categories such as history and time lines, society and culture, business culture, country facts, demographics maps, and more.
AtoZtheWorld
Availability Date: Q4 2010
http://www.AtoZtheWorld.com
AtoZ the World
offers deep cultural, travel, business, and communications content for 175 countries worldwide. It is a massively updated version of the “Global Road Warrior” database (released in 1998), which currently has 1,550 academic and public library subscribers in the USA and Canada. In addition to a crisp new design and interface, there will be forty-two new features (126 total), 8,500 new photographs (16,000 total), and 700 new maps (1,925 total).
AtoZWorldTrade
Availability Date: Q4 2010
http://www.AtoZWorldTrade.com
AtoZ World Trade
is a comprehensive, single-source reference database for international trade and logistics. It includes the content from sixty World Trade Press reference books for international trade, plus more than 100 US and foreign government datasets related to trade and logistics. This is a complete reference for importing, exporting, international banking, law and contracts, shipping, and insurance for the USA and 175 countries worldwide.
AtoZWorldTravel
Availability Date: Q4 2010
URL: not yet available
AtoZ World Travel
contains detailed travel, destination, and activity information for more than 800 destinations in 175 countries worldwide. It is a single-source reference for both popular and out-of-the-way locations, and includes tens of thousands of photographs.
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