Susanne Bjørner, formerly ChoiceReviews.online project editor, is an independent consultant providing services to publishers, authors, and librarians in Web-based and print media.

T his annual Buying Guide feature, traditionally appearing in the August issue, has two purposes.  First, it gives readers a convenient way to discover new Web-based products and updates to standard sources available 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 offerings.  The Buying Guide remains on the Choice Reviews Online Web site throughout the year as a freely available public feature—you do not have to be a subscriber to see it.  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.

Nearly 40 companies answered the invitation to provide information about their upcoming new products and enhancements this year, and there are many new names.  A big reason is the explosion in e-books.  Several publishers are using this space to announce specific titles, while others tell you which vendors are handling their e-book distribution.

Academic publishers now actively use social media to keep users informed about the features of their products, and most entries include the company’s Facebook and/or Twitter address so you can easily catch up with specific vendors.  Each entry in the guide carries 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 enhanced in 2011 or 2012.

Choice thanks the companies that have given information for this directory, welcomes those who are new this year, and salutes those who continue to support this project yearly.  We remind all that a call will go out next April for the 2012 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 2011.

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Adam Matthew Education (the North American arm of 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 early Jewish settlements in New York to post-partition India, and from medieval correspondence to 1960s American cultural history. Each collection is designed as a teaching resource for undergraduate use and for 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 and annual access rates can be negotiated on an individual basis.

Previews: Thirty-day IP-authenticated or password trials are available to library and faculty members. Complete the trial registration form at www.amedu.com/Online-Trials.aspx. WebEx (or similar) demonstrations are available on request.

Training, Learning & Community: All Adam Matthew resources come with help, teaching, and further resources pages. Some collections—such as Medieval Family Life—also include detailed tutorials to facilitate both the teaching and research of the subject. Adam Matthew Education’s Web site has a page dedicated to Librarians’ Resources <www.amedu.com/Librarians-Resources/Librarians-Resources.aspx>, which includes the latest news from the Editorial Department, access to COUNTER-compliant usage statistics, peer reviews of Adam Matthew resources, the latest collection information, and marketing materials. MARC 21 catalogue records are available to download free of charge from www.amedu.com/Marc-Collections.aspx. Finally, Adam Matthew’s experienced and dedicated staff offer high-level customer services and to answer any questions: info@amedu.com.

What’s New

The First World War: Personal Experiences

Availability Date: Q2 2011

www.amedu.com/Collections/First-World-War.aspx

This collection reveals the voices of the men and women who served in the First World War, offering information on daily life and routines in the army and auxiliary services, trench warfare and conditions in the trenches, food and supplies, battles and warfare, training, discipline, weapons and equipment, camaraderie and friendship, violence and death, nursing, health and medicine, and thoughts on the enemy. Themes of soldier/officer relationships, morale, citizenship, faith, mortality, masculinity, race, and class are also explored.

Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape

Availability Date: Q3 2011

www.amedu.com/Collections/Romanticism.aspx

Provides the single largest collection of Wordsworth literary manuscripts and correspondence, plus Thomas de Quincey manuscripts, Samuel Taylor Coleridge material, and letters, diaries, travel journals, and autograph books from Romantic women writers including Dorothy Wordsworth, Mary Wordsworth, Dora Wordsworth, and Sara Hutchinson. All resources are digitized in full color, including landscape paintings and drawings of the Lake District by Thomas Gainsborough, J.M.W. Turner, John Constable, and Joshua Reynolds, bringing to life the landscape that inspired much of Wordsworth’s poetry.

Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest

Availability Date: Q3 2011

www.amedu.com/Collections/Rock-and-Roll.aspx

The period from 1950 to 1975 witnessed dramatic changes in music, politics, fashion, and youth culture, with challenges to authority around the world. Focusing on substantial collections of original manuscripts, typescripts, and ephemera from key libraries in Britain and America, this collection provides primary sources enabling students and scholars to examine issues such as the onset of rock & roll, computers, and credit cards, and campaigns for black power, civil rights, and women’s liberation.

Archive Explorer Widget

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Archive Explorer is a simple and powerful method to explore all Adam Matthew collections. Full-text and detailed metadata searches with top-level listings of all documents allow quick overviews of resources and topics. Customers can use Archive Explorer to search only the Adam Matthew collections that they hold. Using Archive Explorer is even simpler with the new search widget, which is fully customizable and easily inserted into any HTML Web page (see above URL).

Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954

Availability Date: Now

www.amedu.com/Collections/Jewish-Life-in-America-c1654-1954.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 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.

Foreign Office Files for India, Pakstan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980

Availability Date: Now

www.amedu.com/Collections/FO-India.aspx

This collection brings together the mass of data and correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Dominions Office files, providing a thorough examination of South Asia during a period of dramatic upheaval.  Includes material ranging from the partition of India and the death of Nehru, to fighting over Kashmir, Indira Gandhi’s rise and fall from power, and the resumption of civilian rule in Pakistan.

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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: 221-956-0505

www.advertisingdatabase.com /

E-mail: sales@addata.net

College business reference librarians have a new resource to support business and marketing studies at all levels, including undergraduate, MBA, and executive training studies. AdData Reference < www.advertisingdatabase.com/reference/> provides unique data and insight into the top 10,000 advertisers in U.S. media, detailed on a brand-by-brand basis. The database is particularly useful for preparing SWOT analyses and business plans. Ad spending is updated every six months with data from Kantar Media Intelligence. Users can also view the five-year total ad spend history for brands and their corporate parents.  In aggregate, the brands in the database represent nearly $100 billion in annual ad spending in the U.S. media.  Each brand record contains proprietary insight into the brand’s marketing and advertising activities as secured via interviews by AdData’s in-house editorial team.  Current target market profiles include demographics, geographic emphases, and editorial topics, as well as media types (traditional and new media).  AdData Reference also includes names and contact details for 5,000 key management and marketing personnel at the brands and their respective ad agencies.  Updates are posted monthly.

Pricing: Concurrent use.  Academic annual subscription pricing (beginning at $1,995) will continue through 2012 (unchanged since 2009).

Preview: The company can provide a free, full-featured 30-day trial for up to 10 concurrent users. Fill in the form at www.advertisingdatabase.com/request/.

Training, Learning & Community:  Free, live online training available during normal business hours. See the schedule at www.advertisingdatabase.com/training/.

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Telephone: 703-212-8520

http://alexanderstreet.com /

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/astreetpress

E-mail: sales@alexanderstreet.com

Alexander Street combines the skills of traditional publishing, librarianship, and software development to create award-winning online collections.  Its 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.

Traini ng, Learning & Community: Online tutorials are available for many collections at  .  Webinar training and site visits are available on request.  The Alexander Street blog keeps libraries up to date on product updates, scheduled downtime, and other important alerts: http://alexanderstreet.
typepad.com/.  The Alexander Street Facebook page is located at http://www.facebook.com/alexanderstreetpress.  We host multiple focus groups and
roundtables at every ALA meeting; please e-mail marketing@alexanderstreet.comif you would like to participate in an Alexander Street focus group or roundtable.

What’s New

Education in Video

Availability Date: April 2011

http://ediv.alexanderstreet.com

T he first online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers.  Quickly growing to 1,000-plus video titles totaling over 750 hours of teaching demonstrations, its lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms let education students observe the intricacies of behavior, tone, facial expression, and body language that define effective teaching styles.  A wealth of course, study, and discussion guides; assessment checklists; and themed playlists provide ready-to-use teaching tools.

Filmakers Library Online

Availability Date: April 2011

http://flon.alexanderstreet.com

Filmakers Library Online [sic]is an online collection of more than 1,000 issue-based documentaries with relevance across the curriculum. Topical areas include race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions worldwide.

Academic Video Online

Availability Date: Fall 2011

http://alexanderstreet.com

This integrated, modular platform for the delivery of streaming video to colleges and schools offers more than 8,500 video titles in a single, cross-searchable database; it will eventually include more than 20,000 titles.  Content from several new fields (including medicine, nursing, science, and law) will be added. Subscribe to the entire collection, to 18 discipline-specific subsets, or to Filmakers Library Online [sic](the top cross-curriculum documentaries)—or buy individual titles in streaming video via an on-demand store.

Nursing Education in Video

Availability Date: October 2010

http://mcom.alexanderstreet.com

A partnership with Medcom-Trainex, one of the largest providers of nursing education videos worldwide, provides anywhere-anytime access to Medcom’s library of full-length training programs—online in streaming video—with all of Alexander Street’s search power and functionality. With 300-plus titles covering nursing fundamentals and advanced topics at launch, the collection will grow by 50-60 new titles annually. Widely used in nursing courses and hospitals, Medcom videos have won more than 50 major awards, including the Emmy.

Anthropology Online

Availability Date: Late 2011

http://alexanderstreet.com

Anthropology Online will bring together a wide range of written ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies covering human behavior the world over.  This will be the most comprehensive resource for the study of social and cultural life yet created.  Cross-searchable with Alexander Street’s Ethnographic Video Online database, Anthroplogy Online provides sociologists, anthropologists, cultural historians, and others with complete works of the key practitioners and theorists alike across the discipline.

Classical Scores Library: Volume II

Availability Date: Late 2011

http://alexanderstreet.com

Classical Scores Library: Volume II will be the first online score collection composed mostly of in-copyright classical scores from major composers and editions.  Launching in late 2011, it will grow to include 200,000 scores and will focus on major composers not included in the first collection; new contemporary scores by major living composers around the world; and critical editions.

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Pittsburgh, PA 2167

Telephone: 412-432-2301

www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA

E-mail: info@econlit.org

EconLit , an online database published by the American Economic Association (AEA), provides a comprehensive index of journal articles, books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers and dissertations.  An ideal source of worldwide economics research for libraries and economics students, EconLit has studies of over 200 countries, and contains over one million records.  EconLit helps students find full-text articles from over 1,000 peer reviewed journals and offers 138,000 working papers in economics in 400 series dating back to 1953.  Most of EconLit’s working papers since 2004 include links to the open access full text.  For more information, access www.aeaweb.org/econlit/index.php.

Pricing: Contact the following vendors for pricing options: ProQuest CSA Illumina < www.proquest.com>; DIALOG <www.dialog.com>; EBSCO’s EBSCOhost service < www.epnet.com>; and OvidSP < www.ovid.com>.

Previews: Contact EconLit’s vendors to preview the EconLit database.

Training, Learning & Community: Contact EconLit’s vendors for training opportunities. User aids, including a JEL Codes Guide, Classifications, Journal List, Document Types, and Search Hints, are available under the EconLit drop-down menu at www.aeaweb.org/econlit/index.php.

What’s New

Economics Articles Published from 1886-1968

www.aeaweb.org/econlit/index.php  

Availability Date: Now

The American Economic Association (AEA) has created EconLit records for journal articles published between 1886 and 1968.  Many of these older journals are now available in full text and are accessible in libraries. The records include bibliographic citations, subject descriptors, and subject codes from the AEA’s 1961–1968 classification system; geographic and regional descriptors; and named historical persons.  For more information, contact info@econlit.org.

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Washington, DC 20002

Telephone: 877-236-2941

www.apa.org /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/APAPsycNET

Twitter: http://twitter.com/APAPsycNET

E-mail: quotes@apa.org

The American Psychological Association (APA) publishes cutting-edge, authoritative content for psychology and the behavioral sciences.  APA’s research databases—PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, and PsycCRITIQUES—provide vital information relevant to a variety of academic and professional disciplines.  Its roster of authors includes many of the world’s leading authorities in the field, enabling APA to publish a comprehensive range of authoritative books covering both general and specialized areas.  APA’s peer-reviewed journals include periodicals that are among the most frequently cited and most often used publications within psychology and the behavioral sciences.  For detailed product descriptions and more information regarding the full range of APA’s publications and products, visit www.apa.org/pubs/index.aspx.

Pricing: Flat fee; user base.

Previews: Free 30-day trials are available. To request a trial, visit http://forms.apa.org/freetrial/ or e-mail quotes@apa.org.

Training, Learning & Community: APA provides a host of complimentary training and support materials, including webinars, online tutorials, videos, podcasts, and search guides at www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/.

What’s New

PsycTESTS

Availability Date: September 2011

www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests/

PsycTESTS is a research database that provides access to complete psychological tests, measures, scales, and other assessments as well as descriptive and administrative information for each instrument.  The majority of the instruments available through PsycTESTS include those that have previously remained unpublished and are currently unavailable through commercial test publishers.  These documents will also be complemented by supporting literature and information about published and commonly used tests, surveys, and measurements.  PsycTESTS will be updated biweekly.

PsycTHERAPY

Availability Date: September 2011

www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctherapy

PsycTHERAPY , a new database of streaming clinical training videos from the American Psychological Association, offers more than 300 hours of therapy demonstrations featuring clinicians working with clients.  Available exclusively on the APA PsycNET platform, it offers synchronized, searchable transcripts and allows users to create playlists. With more than 60 different approaches and more than 200 therapy topics, PsycTHERAPY is essential for libraries that support those involved in practicing, studying, or teaching in the helping professions.

APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology

Availability Date: September 2011

URL: not yet available

This reference on APA PsycNET brings together scholars of psychological ethics to address the ethical concerns of researchers, clinicians, and practitioners.  They discuss such topics as complexities of ethical behavior in clinical, educational, forensic, and health psychology; teaching and practice of ethically minded research; advances in research and technology that present new opportunities and challenges for ethical practice and scholarship; and novel areas in the field of ethics such as providing services over the Internet.

APA Educational Psychology Handbook

Availability: September 2011
URL: not yet available

This reference on APA PsycNET is a compilation of current research, theory, and practices in the field of educational psychology.  Chapters explore the theories driving educational psychology research and practice today; investigate the range of individual differences and cultural/contextual factors that affect student achievement and motivation; and closely examine the research driving current assessment, decision making, teaching skills and content, teacher preparation, and the promotion of learning across the life-span and with special populations.

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Telephone: 650-493-4400

www.annualreviews.org /

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Since 1932, Annual Reviews has published critical, authoritative review articles by leading scientists within 40 essential disciplines in the biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences, including economics.  Each year, our authors critically review the most significant primary research literature to guide your patrons to the principal contributions of their fields.  Annual Reviews offers a variety of site license solutions to institutions and consortia worldwide. Annual Reviews articles are available online, in print, and via popular mobile devices.

Pricing: Flat fee; PPV (Pay Per View). Site license and single volume purchases are available for institutions.

Previews: For preview or trial information, please contact the Annual Reviews Site License Department: sitelicense@annualreviews.org.

Training, Learning & Community: Training materials and tutorials can be found online in our Librarian Resources Center <www.annualreviews.org/page/librarians/librarian-resource-page>.

 

What’s New

Annual Reviews Mobile Web site

Availability Date: Now

www.annualreviews.org(from an iPhone, Android, or RIM mobile device)

The Annual Reviews mobile Web site allows access to journal content from any location, at any time.  Using a mobile device, researchers can access full-text articles both on and off campus.  The mobile Web site provides a personalized browsing, searching, and reading experience specially formatted for smaller devices.

Annual Reviews Mobile App

Availability Date: Now

www.annualreviews.org/r/aboutmobile

The Annual Reviews Mobile App uses an industry-first pairing process to transform your mobile device into a powerful authentication tool.  Once authenticated through the app, you can browse, search, and read Annual Reviews full-text content from your iOS or Android device.  You do not need the app, freely available via iTunes App Store and Android Market, to access the features of the mobile Web site or full-text personal subscriptions; it is ONLY needed to authenticate devices for access to institutional subscriptions.

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Burlington, VT 05401

Telephone: 800-535-9544

www.ashgate.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ashgatepublishing

Twitter: www.twitter.com/AshgateUK

E-mail: info@ashgate.com

Ashgate is a leading independent publisher committed to providing the library market with the finest academic scholarship.  Each year, Ashgate publishes more than 700 new books, representing the best academic research and professional practice from around the world.  The company knows the value of academic research.  Business is not driven by textbooks and journals but by a program of scholarly, groundbreaking publications.  All books published within the Ashgate program are peer reviewed by recognized authorities in the field to ensure quality.  More than 2,300 Ashgate and Gower titles are available as e-books through a variety of vendors to libraries and individuals.  See www.ashgate.com/ebooks for details.

Pricing: Flat fee.

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San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415-743-6477

www.bkconnection.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BerrettKoehler

E-mail: bkpub@bkpub.com

Berrett-Koehler’s books focus on change at individual, organizational, and societal levels.  At the individual level, its books help people align their lives with their values and with their aspirations for a better world.  At the organizational level, books promote progressive leadership and management practices, socially responsible approaches to business, and humane and effective organizations.  At the societal level, the books advance social and economic justice, shared prosperity, sustainability, and new solutions to national and global issues.

Pricing: Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use; Carnegie Classification; PPV (Pay Per View).

Previews: Titles can be viewed via NetGalley at http://bit.ly/i4dYQk and can also be requested by e-mailing Cynthia Shannon at cshannon@bkpub.com.

What’s New

Rebooting the American Dream , by Thom  Hartmann.  ISBN: 9781609940294

Availability Date: August 1, 2011

www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781605099095&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

Bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann offers readers 11 straightforward solutions to America’s most pressing issues, helping us all reclaim economic sovereignty and control of democracy from corporate powers.  From addressing the death of America’s middle class to the loss of our essential liberties, it shows how America can reclaim the vision of our Founders. The intended audience includes Hartmann’s radio listeners, progressives, political advocates, and organizers.

Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era . ISBN: 9781609940614

Availability Date: September 6, 2011

www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781609940614&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

This book creates an index ranking the Fortune 100, taking belief in the bottom-line benefits of good behavior out of the realm of faith and into the realm of facts.  The intended audience includes business executives, chief sustainability and responsibility officers, board members, and investors.

The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed. ISBN: 9781605093437

Availability Date: November 8, 2011

http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781605093437&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

Well-intentioned diversity programs are failing to create true workplace equality.  Martin Davidson provides a new model for the future that makes “leveraging difference” a critical business strategy—not just politically correct window dressing.  Intended audience includes human resources professionals, business executives, and diversity and training officers.

I Moved Your Cheese. ISBN: 9781609940652

Availability Date: September 6, 2011

www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781609940652&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

Who Moved My Cheese? has advice about adapting to change, but it teaches us to passively accept the world as is.  In I Moved Your Cheese, Harvard professor and bestselling author Deepak Malhotra directly challenges that message.  He encourages people to never stop asking questions, to examine their assumptions, and to control their own destiny.  Intended audiences include organizational leaders, trainers, coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, business strategists, and those in business growth.

Source. ISBN: 9781576759042

Availability Date: November 7, 2011

www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781576759042&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

Picking up where he left off in his bestselling book Synchronicity (over 150,000 copies sold), Joseph Jaworski tells the story of his and his colleagues’ discovery of the ultimate source of visionary leadership, transformation, and breakthrough innovation.  Intended audiences include leaders in any organization and personal growth/spiritual readers.

The New Entrepreneurial Leader: Developing Leaders Who
Shape Social and Economic Opportunity.   ISBN: 9781605093444

Availability Date: September 6, 2011

www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781605093444&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP

Our economic crisis has shown that we need a fundamentally new kind of business leader—one able to make ethical decisions and serve the environment and society, as well as investors and shareholders.  This book lays out a compelling model for creating and developing these new entrepreneurial leaders.  The intended audience includes business educators, entrepreneurs, and corporate and leadership trainers.

Begijnhof 67

2300 Turnhout

Belgium

Telephone:  +32 14448020

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 www.brepolis.net/BRP_Info_En.html.

What’s New

Brepols Miscellanea Online: Essays in Medieval Studies

Availability: Now

http://brepols.metapress.com/

Brepols Miscellanea Online comprises leading collections of scholarly essays in the histories, literatures, cultures, and societies of medieval Europe.  Articles published in miscellany volumes are a vital forum for significant new research in the humanities, and their importance is continually increasing.  Miscellany volumes in the Brepols platform are made available electronically at an article level, similar to the presentation of journal articles.

153 Milk St., Sixth Floor

Boston, MA 02109

Telephone: 617-263-2323

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: Subscriptions and outright purchase.

Previews: Thirty-day trials for all Brill’s online products are offered to institutional customers.  Contact Brill at brillonline@brillusa.com, or at brillonline@brill.nl for customers outside the Americas.

Training, Learning & Community: Help files and more information can be found at www.brill.nl/online.

What’s New

The Yearbook of International Organizations

Availability Date: April 2011

http://brill.nl/internationalorganizations

As of 2011, Brill is the publisher of The Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO), the flagship publication of the Union of International Associations (UIA), based in Brussels, Belgium. Available via annual subscription, the online edition will be hosted by the UIA and published exclusively by Brill.

The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1st edition

Availability Date: May 2011

www.brillonline.nl

The first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam (1913-36) has been digitized.  Originally published in English, French, and German, the English edition is available online.  The context is the Islamic world largely under colonial rule, and the scope includes philology, history, theology, and law until the early 20th century.

The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online

Availability: Summer 2011

www.brillonline.nl

Describing Christianity in its global context, the Encyclopedia of Christianity Online is a fully international work, with articles written by scholars from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Separate articles for every continent and for over 170 countries present both the history and the current situation of the Christian faith in all its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world.

The International Aristotle Bibliography Online

Availability: May 2011

www.brillonline.nl

The International Aristotle Bibliography Online is now published by Brill.  This comprehensive research tool gives access to over 50,000 books, articles, book reviews, and dissertations on the philosopher Aristotle.

Context of Scripture Online

Availability: 2012

www.brillonline.nl

The Context of Scripture illuminatingly presents the multifaceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible.  The online version makes the content of this unique and valuable reference work even more accessible and is based on the substantial three-volume work.

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New York, NY 10040

Telephone: 800-221-4512 ext. 6535

www.cambridge.org/us

E-mail: orders@cambridge.org or online@cambridge.org

Cambridge University Press publishes a suite of high quality, dynamic, and innovative online products and e-books that offer lecturers, researchers, teachers, and students a new dimension of access to and usability of its extensive scholarly and educational content.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.

Previews: Thirty-day trials are available to institutions interested in purchasing products from Cambridge University Press. To set up a trial, contact online@cambridge.org.

Training, Learning & Community: Additional information for libraries about electronic products is available at www.cambridge.org/online/library.htm.  Materials available include brochures, posters, and product demonstrations.

What’s New

International Law Reports Online

Availability Date: Fall 2011

www.cambridge.org/online

Decisions of international courts and arbitrators, as well as judgments of national courts, are fundamental elements of modern public international law.  The International Law Reports are the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of such decisions.  International Law Reports on Cambridge Books Online will provide a searchable electronic platform for this material.

Cambridge Archive Editions Online

Availability Date: late fall 2011

www.cambridge.org/online

Cambridge Archive Editions Online are collections of key documents and political reports, researched from files available in the public domain, including the National Archives of the UK.  These collections are made up of thousands of facsimile original documents and maps, revealing the national heritage and political development of many countries.  The material is particularly rich for the study of boundary formation, claims, and disputes.  The first collection online will focus on Israel and Palestine.

Cambridge Academic Reference Online

Availability Date: January 2012

www.cambridge.org/online

Cambridge Academic Reference Online puts comprehensive and authoritative reference content at the fingertips of all types and levels of users, providing access to the finest scholarly and cutting-edge research.  This multidisciplinary resource will appeal to instructors and researchers in all subject areas.  Cambridge Academic Reference Online builds on an outstanding print program as well as extensive experience with producing high quality, dynamic, and innovative online resources such as Cambridge Histories Online and Cambridge Collections Online.

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Middletown, CT 06457

Telephone: 860-347-6933

Fax: 860-704-0465

www.ala.org/acrl/choice

Facebook: www.facebook.com/choice.reviews

E-mail: choiceonline@ala-choice.org

The leading academic review journal, Choice is best known for its print and electronic publications, Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online < 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 in Choice Reviews Online.

Pricing: Flat fee.

Previews: Libraries and individuals may test Choice Reviews Online with a free 60-day trial. Go to www.cro2.org/ and click in the upper-right-hand 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.

What’s New

Resources for College Libraries (RCL version 2.0)

Availability Date: August

http://www.bowker.com/RCL

Originally launched in 2006 as a Web version of the classic Books for College Libraries, RCL is regularly updated and now contains more than 70,000 monographs, reference works, textbooks, and electronic resources recommended for core collections supporting undergraduate programs. Version 2.0 has a new interface, easier navigation, and new end-user features, including user reviews and tagging. Users can search by author, subject, title, format, audience, LC class number, and more, and can also view RCL content featuring Choice reviews and Choice Outstanding Academic Title selections.  Pricing is based on FTE.

Resources for College Libraries: Career Resources (CR version 2.0)

Availability Date: August

http://www.bowker.com/RCL

Career Resources (CR) features essential resources to support vocational and technical programs at two-year and four-year institutions. It contains over 4,500 titles across 56 curriculum-specific subject headings, offering a recommended core collection for all vocational, technical, and career colleges. Now available as a stand-alone product, the new CR database includes the improved features and navigation of RCL 2.0.  Pricing is based on FTE.

Resources for College Libraries Plus (RCL Plus version 2.0 )

Availability Date: August

http://www.bowker.com/RCL

RCL Plus offers comprehensive access to all Resources for College Libraries (RCL) and Career Resources (CR) content, comprising a core list of essential print and electronic resources across two-year and four-year undergraduate curricula. This deluxe database includes over 75,000 works in a total of 117 subject areas, offering a comprehensive core collection. Pricing is based on FTE.

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Become a fan of the Choice Reviews Online page on Facebook to receive the Review of the Day and to join in on discussions.

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A new Choice review each business day will be sent to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Publisher’s Choice Online

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This exciting new program 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.  Over 1,000 titles from 90 publishers are now available.

Choice Reviews Online monthly eNewsletters

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Free monthly newsletters 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.

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Training, Learning & Community: Video and PowerPoint training are available; see www.crcnetbase.com/page/getting_started.

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http://corp.credoreference.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/credoreference

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/credoreference

E-mail: info@credoreference.com

Founded in 1999, Credo Reference, with offices in Oxford and Boston, has been offering completely customizable reference collections for libraries since 2002.  Credo’s General Reference services combine extensive content from multiple publishers with unique cross-referencing technology, effortlessly delivering authoritative answers to millions of researchers worldwide.  Credo is fundamentally a publisher-neutral aggregator of reference works.  Students experience Credo’s General Reference product as one grand online encyclopedia, with content chosen by the librarians at their institution, and which is interconnected with other library and free Web resources.  Publisher Collections and Subject Collections allow libraries to augment their collection with specific, deep reference content from highly-regarded publishers.

Pricing: Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.)

Previews: Credo Reference offers customized, free thirty-day trials to libraries of all types.

Training, Learning & Community: Credo Reference offers context-sensitive help within its platform, free training webinars, user guides, tip sheets, video tutorials, and more.  Support and training information can be found online at http://corp.credoreference.com/support.  The schedule of free training webinars can be found at http://corp.credoreference.com/training.

What’s New

Credo Reference Subject Collections

Availability: Spring 2011

http://corp.credoreference.com/subject_collections

Multiple-publisher subject collections are prepackaged sets of titles chosen specifically for their subject relevance, reference quality, and academic awards.  With both subscription and perpetual purchase options, subject collections are available on a stand-alone basis or alongside a subscription to Credo General Reference.  Current collections include Contemporary Issues and Controversies, Criminal Justice, Education, Environmental Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, General Health and Wellness, Political Science, and Psychology.

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Telephone: 604-254-7191

www.dmpibooks.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Douglas-
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E-mail: sales@dmpibooks.com

D&M Publishers is an independent trade publisher with a select list of titles with academic crossover appeal, particularly in the genres of art, art history, Native American studies, environment, and political science.  D&M titles are available as e-books from ebrary <www.ebrary.com/>, OverDrive <http://www.overdrive.com/>, and Ingram’s MyiLibrary < www.myilibrary.com/>.

Pricing: As per the e-book vendor selected.

Previews: Contact your preferred e-book vendor.

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Westport, CT 06880

www.DigitalBookIndex.org /

E-mail: DBIServices4@aol.com

Digital Book Index (DBI) is the digital descendent of Burt Franklin Publishers, the highly respected scholarly reprint company founded in 1942.  The staff of DBI has spent more than a decade searching out mostly open-access, full-text scholarly books from thousands of Web hosts for academic and research libraries.  DBI indexes more than 165,000 title records from more than 900 publishing organizations including college and university digital archives, university presses, commercial publishers, and independent sites.  The database can be searched by standard Boolean logic: author/title, publisher, or by 1,500 categories within 90 subject clusters in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Emphasis is on classic works within a discipline and on primary texts.  Resources are limited to major European languages.  Formats indexed include PDF, Kindle, EPUB, HTML, text, DjVu, and graphic (digital facsimiles).

Pricing: Flat fee; open access at least through December 2011.

Training, Learning & Community: DBI uses commonly accepted interfaces (a la Google). No training necessary .

What’s New

Mobile Access to Digital-Scholar.org

Availability Date: Late August 2011

http://97.107.129.173/mobile/search

The “mobile” version of Digital Book Index, for smartphones and tablets, is for students and scholars needing quick access to standard research publications.  Digital-Scholar.org omits resources that must be accessed through institutional gateways (eg: NetLibrary) and adds additional nonbook resources useful to students (tutorials, etc.).  Free while in beta; pricing is thereafter tentatively set at $ .99.

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New York, NY 10002

Telephone: 212-617-1275

http://easybib.com / 

Facebook: http://facebook.com/easybib

Twitter: www.twitter.com/easybib

E-mail: contact@imagineeasy.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 headquartered in New York City and used by over 24 million students.  EasyBib offers up-to-date formatting in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles, footnotes and parenthetical citations, note-taking features, and more. It also teaches users about the citation process while it’s being used.

Pricing: Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.  A less-robust version, without many of the educational features, is available free for students.

Previews: Available free for review.

Training, Learning & Community: Tutorials for the library and school editions are available, as are specific tutorials for features such as the notebook, bibliographies, and more.  The Teacher & Librarian Center <http://easybib.com/librarians?utm_campaign=lib&utm_medium=site&utm_source=globalnav> offers free downloadable student guides to the various bibliographic styles.

What’s New

EasyBib Website Evaluation Tool

Availability Date: Spring 2011

http://easybib.com

The most commonly used research Web sites have been analyzed by EasyBib and when a writer cites one, the site notifies the writer about how credible that Web site is.  EasyBib also provides criteria for a writer to use to evaluate the credibility of a Web site that has not yet been analyzed.

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Ipswich, MA 10938

Telephone: 978-356-6500

www.ebscohost.com /

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/EBSCOPublishing

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-a-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 upon request.

Training, Learning & Community: EBSCO Publishing offers numerous complimentary training options through its Customer Success Center < www.ebscohost.com/customerSuccess>, including context-specific tutorials, guides, and outlines on a variety of topics; live Web courses; and customized and on-site training. All customers worldwide have access to a toll-free Customer Support line seven days a week and receive knowledgeable and timely responses to their service inquires via phone, e-mail, or the Support Site <http://support.ebscohost.com>.  For additional convenience, EBSCO provides many tutorials on YouTube.

What’s New

EBSCOhost iPhone App

Availability Date: July 2011

www.ebscohost.com

Building on the success of EBSCOhost Mobile, the free iPhone application provides Apple iPhone and iPod touch users with a quick and convenient way to access EBSCOhost content.  View content in visual landscape mode; save articles and PDF content for offline viewing; search images.  The iPhone app aims to bring the most popular and useful EBSCOhost functionality to the researcher, including search modes and limiting to full text, date ranges, peer-reviewed content, or by publication.

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Availability Date: July 2011

www.ebscohost.com

eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary) offers a rapidly growing collection of e-books available via convenient Subject Sets that have been hand crafted by collection development experts; titles are also available for purchase on an individual basis.  eBooks on EBSCOhost also offers a diverse selection of audio books for many of the most sought-after topics, including business, health, medicine, and self-help.  Having e-book content accessible via the popular EBSCOhost interface provides a more powerful, fully integrated user experience.

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Amherst, NY 14228

Telephone: 716-568-7788

www.elibraryplus.com /

E-mail: webmaster@elibraryplus.com

eLibraryPlus.com is a new content network for academic publishers that wish to serve libraries by providing content via a Web reader, in PDF, or for display on multiple devices or tablets including the iPad, Nook, and Kindle.  Multiple versions of content are also provided for scholars and students.

Pricing: Content is offered at different price levels according to desired access.  There are three packages available.  The Bronze Access Package provides content via a Web reader only.  The Silver Access Package provides content via a Web reader plus PDF formats.  The Gold Access Package includes access for multiple devices.

Previews: eLibraryPlus.com provides sample versions of each title.  This sample content is accessible for trial via a Web reader, in PDF, or for display on multiple devices or tablets including the iPad, Nook, and Kindle.

Training, Learning & Community: Libraries can learn how content is distributed from the patron perspective by taking advantage of free sample content on the eLibraryPlus.com Web site.  In addition. libraries may create an account at eLibraryPlus.com and receive a free book for their library.  eLibraryPlus.com staff also offer extensive support and documentation.

What’s New

eLibraryPlus.com Bronze Access

Availability Date: Now

www.elibraryplus.com

The eLibraryPlus.com Bronze Access program provides access to content via a Web reader.

eLibraryPlus.com Silver Access

Availability Date: Now

www.elibraryplus.com

The Silver Access program provides content via a Web reader and provides content in PDF formats as well.

eLibraryPlus.com Gold Access

Availability Date: Now

www.elibraryplus.com

The Gold Access program provides content via a Web reader and in PDF formats for multiple devices.

225 Wyman St.
Waltham, MA 02451
Telephone: 781-663-5200
www.elsevierdirect.com /
www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9431
Facebook: www.facebook.com/elsevierlibrarians
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/elsevierscience
E-mail: http://www.info.sciverse.com/contact

Elsevier has launched SciVerse ScienceDirect <http://info.sciverse.com> to bring ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web content from Scirus, and SciTopics together into one point of access, enabling efficient search and discovery for users.  This new platform for science content addresses the pressing needs of researchers, and the library and information professionals who support them.  The goal: more value from subscribed content and less time spent searching.  SciVerse integrates the familiar, trusted content from ScienceDirect, Scopus, and relevant scientific Web sites with forward-looking, community-developed applications that enrich and expand content value.  Over a quarter of the world’s full-text scientific, technical, and medical peer-reviewed articles—managed by renowned editors, written by respected authors, and read by researchers from around the globe—are available on SciVerse ScienceDirect.

Pricing: Flat fee; user base (FTE, etc.); PPV (Pay per View).

Previews: Elsevier offers a free trial for thirty days at www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/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 its Web site; and a Library Welcome Kit < www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/content/books/libraryresourcekit> to help new customers 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

Comprehensive Biomaterials , Six-Volume Set

Availability Date: August 2011

www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9630

This comprehensive treatment captures the diversity, breadth, and dimensions of the biomaterials field.  It describes biomaterials—from basic science to clinical applications—across the formulations and chemistry of polymers, ceramics, and metals and their use in various biomedical devices and implants, as well as clinical performance and host responses. Conventional biomaterials, emerging prototypes, studies, and new ideas, along with visionary predictions of future biomaterials compositions and capabilities, are covered by hundreds of experts.

Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology , 3-Volume Set

Availability Date: July 2011

www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9587

This three-volume encyclopedia covers the diversity of fish physiology in 300-plus articles, providing entry-level information for students and summary overviews for researchers.  Topics range from how fish live in environments as diverse as hot thermal springs kilometers below the ocean surface, to how fish breathe air.  The encyclopedia also describes the genomic bases of fish physiology and biology, and the use of fish as model organisms for human physiological research.

Encyclopedia of Adolescence

Availability Date: June 2011

www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9691

Featuring 140-plus peer-reviewed entries, the encyclopedia brings together cross-disciplinary contributors, including developmental psychologists, educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, biologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, anthropologists, and public policy experts.  With authors from around the world, it includes content on normative development, individual differences, cultural differences, social and emotional development, education, work, and psychopathology as they apply to adolescents.

Comprehensive Biotechnology, 2nd Edition

Availability Date: August 2011

www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9642

Comprehensive Biotechnology , 2nd edition is an integrated compendium of six volumes covering the essential elements of the field.  The first two volumes provide the basics of the underlying scientific and engineering principles of biotechnology. The  following four volumes treat the major application branches that impact industry, agriculture, medicine, and environment.  Available via SciVerse ScienceDirect, or in print for a limited time only, the second edition provides comprehensive coverage of the broad, multidisciplinary field of biotechnology.

Encyclopedia of Creativity, 2nd Edition

Availability Date: Now

www.elsevierdirect.com/article.jsp?pageid=9546

When the first edition of The Encyclopedia of Creativity was published in 1999, creativity research had become broad and important enough to be treated as a legitimate field of scientific study.  Now creativity research is being conducted throughout the world in many different disciplines, including psychology, arts and humanities, health sciences, education, and business.  This global interest is reflected in the number of authors throughout the world who have contributed to this edition.

Methods Navigator

Availability Date: Now

www.elsevierdirect.com/methodsnavigator/home.html

Utilizing sophisticated search and discovery technology, Methods Navigator offers a full range of digital tools that help researchers easily locate the method they need for their research, without having to search in multiple locations.  Methods Navigator brings together in an integrated resource a range of trusted information sources, among which are Methods in Enzymology, Methods in Cell Biology, Methods Navigator Protocol “Cookbook,” five methods journals, and eleven leading life sciences journals including Cell and FEBS.

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New York, NY 10001

Telephone: 800-322-8755

www.Facts.com /

E-mail: OnlineSales@InfobaseLearning.com

Facts On File’s highly regarded online products include broad general reference databases, online news service products, and focused online resources in a wide variety of core subject areas—from history, science, and literature to geography, health, and current issues.  Students and researchers rely on its online products for the user-friendly interfaces, authoritative content, powerful search and browse options, helpful citation information, wealth of special features, and regular updates to ensure accuracy and currency.  Convenient, affordable e-book collections are also available.  Facts On File has 70 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 product at www.factsonfile.com/trial or by calling 1-800-322-8755.  “Test-drives” for e-books are available at www.infobasepublishing.com/ebooks.

Training, Learning & Community: Informational material such as tip sheets is available for each of the 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.  Webinar training for e-book users is also available on a case-by-case basis.

What’s New

Facts On File Academic: Online Encyclopedia Collections (tentative title)

Availability Date: Fall 2011

URL: not yet available

Designed with the academic market in mind, Facts On File’s new line of A-to-Z online reference collections is perfect for researchers.  Each collection contains thousands of text entries on multiple topics within the broader subject of the collections—such as literature, history, religion, and more.  Content listings can be quickly browsed in an alphabetical view, and search results can easily be filtered by topic.  Authoritative entries provide broad coverage in an easy-to-use format.

Modern World History Online

Availability Date: March 2011

www.infobasepublishing.com/OnlineProductDetail.aspx?ISBN=0816051437

Primary source video has been made an even more integral part of researching topics in history with the addition of more than 600 new videos—mainly historical newsreels—focusing on World War II-era footage.  A new player on the home page in the “Focus on History through Video” feature spotlights the fascinating video content, and the “Go to Video Gallery” link leads to a new gallery of all the videos in the database.

  Infobase eBook Collections

Availability Date: Fall 2011

www.infobasepublishing.com/Booklanding.aspx?eBooks=1&Filter=Subject

New e-book collections will be available in a variety of academic-level subject areas.

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Waltham, MA  02451

Telephone: 781-663-5200

www.focalpress.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/focalpress

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/focalpress

E-mail: focalquestions@elsevier.com

Focal Press has been a leading publisher of media technology books for 70 years.  It provides essential resources for professionals and students in many areas, including film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, and theatre technology. Focal Press is committed to publishing high-quality books filled with practical, hands-on information, dealing with cutting-edge and converging technologies from experts in the field.  Readers will find practical solutions to problems, examples that can be applied to work, and valuable insights to help keep you up-to-date in these highly competitive fields.  Focal Press books demystify ever-changing technologies and help readers gain success.

Pricing: Flat fee.

What’s New

Building Websites with HTML5 to Work with Mobile Phones

Availability Date: July 2011

www.focalpress.com

This e-book introduces you to mobile Web development.  Smartphones and tablets like the iPad, iPhone, and Android devices are very different from laptops and desktops.  Find out how to work within mobile versions of popular Web browsers while maximizing your design with HTML5 and CSS3 basics.  Discover how to place items, work with fonts, and control color detail as well as other critical yet simple design elements.

Working with jqTouch to Build Websites on Top of jQuery

Availability Date: July 2011

www.focalpress.com

Using jqTouch, an open source solution, you can quickly change a static Web page to look like a native iPhone or Android app.  This short e-book shows how to use the open source jqTouch Library to extend the functionality of jQuery to build Web sites that run on iOS and Android phones but look and interact like native apps.  You will also discover how to create custom interfaces, screen flipping, and set themes.

Using Sencha Touch to Build a Mobile Website

Availability Date: July 2011

www.focalpress.com

Web apps are generally built using JavaScript, but this e-book shows you how to construct mobile Web sites using the open source tool Sencha Touch—you just need to be familiar with JavaScript.  Sencha Touch targets specific devices, namely iOS, Android 2.1+, and Blackberry 6 devices.  Web apps are a critical element of the future of mobile development; find out how to construct them easily with this brief intro to Sencha Touch.

Creating Websites for iPad and Android Honeycomb Tablets

Availability Date: August 2011

www.focalpress.com

Support for tablets is essential in good Web site design, but the approach to take to support tablets is not clear.  Frameworks such as Sencha Touch and jQuery Mobile are maturing to add support for tablets.  This short e-book provides you with forward-thinking solutions that can be implemented today for smartphones, tablets, interactive televisions, intelligent in-car systems, and much more.

Converting Websites into Native Apps Using PhoneGap

Availability Date:  August 2011

www.focalpress.com

This e-book shows how to take your knowledge of HTML5 for mobile devices and convert optimized Web sites into native applications that run on Android, iPhones, BlackBerrys, and more.  PhoneGap integrates tightly into the development environment to help create plugins and extensions that can leverage features such as maps and advertising. Adobe now includes PhoneGap support starting with Dreamweaver CS 5.5, and a Web Service called PhoneGap Builder will convert HTML files into native apps.

Developing Websites with jQuery Mobile

Availability Date: July 2011

www.focalpress.com

This short e-book takes a deep dive into jQuery for mobile development.  While jQuery is one of the most popular frameworks used to build out complex Web pages, you can now use the jQuery Mobile framework and jQuery itself to add complexity and richness to pages.  Find out how to work with navbars, dialogs, lists, custom buttons, and template, data link and globalization plugins, as well as a Google Analytics plugin for jQuery.

27500 Drake Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Telephone: 248-699-4253

www.gale.cengage.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/galecengage

Twitter: http://twitter.com/galecengage

E-mail: gal.salesassistance@cengage.com

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning, and research solutions for the academic, professional, and library markets worldwide.  Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the world’s information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students in libraries, schools, colleges, universities, and on the Internet.  Gale is best known for the accuracy, breadth, and convenience of its data, which address all types of information needs.  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 schools and communities.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.).

Previews: Libraries can access free trials for current and future products by registering at www.galetrials.com/.

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 their resources to the communities they support.  Products also contain extensive help files.  Librarians can register for a free webinar or training session at www.gale.cengage.com/webinar/.

What’s New

Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean

Availability Date: April 2011

www.gale.cengage.com/WorldScholar/

This is the first product in a new family of Gale World Scholar regional studies-based resources.  Gale World Scholar marks the first time any publisher is combining historical and contemporary reference and archival materials with current events in a contextual manner.  It provides a comprehensive picture of the region including insight into daily life, culture, inhabitants, and a detailed chronicle of the past and present from a historical and contemporary perspective.

Gale Business Insights: Global

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.gale.com/BIGpreview

Gale Business Insights: Global , a brand new source for international business intelligence, offers the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data, and deep research to compare global economies, countries, and industries.  This unique resource combines extensive authoritative data and powerful analytical tools, offering the student or researcher insight into key business concepts.

Career Transitions update

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.gale.cengage.com/careertransitions/

Career Transitions provides comprehensive online guidance through all stages of the employment process.  New features include the reporting of user activities and accomplishments; matching work and military experience to career paths; information on 9,000 schools and education programs, with cost and financial aid; hundreds of career interview and overview videos covering green and emerging jobs, and more; targeted job searching for positions at all levels; and résumes and cover letters aligned with careers and experience.

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2006 (name currently being finalized)

Availability Date: Late 2011

http://gdc.gale.com/

The Times (London) is widely considered to be the world’s “newspaper of record,” and is an invaluable historical resource.  This enhanced version of The TimesDigital Archive provides an intuitive new interface and extends the archive from 1785 into 2006, allowing users to search over 220 years of content.  The archive supports research in business, humanities, political science, philosophy, and numerous other subjects with coverage of all major international historical events.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Update

Availability Date: Spring 2012

www.gale.cengage.com/gvrl

Gale Virtual reference Library (GVRL) is the most comprehensive multivolume reference e-book service available to libraries today.  Within the next year, Gale will be enhancing GVRL, re-creating the library and book reading experience.  Market feedback, market research, and usability experts have been combined to design new features that include a more visual interface, flipping virtual pages, more accessible e-reader compatibility, enhanced relevance searching and filtering options, and improved organization and navigation.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Availability Date: Late Spring/Early Summer 2012

http://gdc.gale.com/

Nineteenth Century Collections Online is a global digitization and publishing program focused on primary source materials of the nineteenth century drawn from major world libraries.  Content will include monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and multimedia.  Collections within Nineteenth Century Collections Online will be published in modular fashion, with all modules cross-searchable.  Cengage Learning has partnered with an international board of advisors to identify key historical collections of greatest interest to scholars and researchers.

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Amenia, NY 12501

Telephone: 800-562-2139 or 518-789-0556

www.greyhouse.com /

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grey-House-Publishing/120862917925158

Twitter: http://twitter.com/greyhousepub

E-mail: books@greyhouse.com

Grey House is the publisher of authoritative reference works in the fields of business, health, general reference, statistics, demographics and education.  Titles are available in print, in online databases, and as e-books.  Grey House is also the publisher of the print editions of Weiss Ratings Guides, TheStreet Ratings Guides, and R.R. Bowker’s Books In Print product line.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.) for online databases.  E-book pricing varies by vendor.

Previews: Online guided trials and extended trials are available upon request.  Call 800-562-2139 or visit http://gold.greyhouse.com to set up a trial.

Training, Learning & Community:  Training sessions for online products will be provided upon request.

What’s New

Grey House e-books

New e-book titles this year include An Encyclopedia of Human Rights in the United States; The Environmental Debate: A Documentary History; University & College Museums, Galleries & Related Facilities; The History of Canada; Working Americans Series 1880-2010, Volume 11: Inventors & Entrepreneurs; Working Americans Series 1880-2011, Volume 12: Artists & Musicians; Profiles of [State] Series; and The Comparative Guide to Health in America; as well as second editions of Encyclopedia of War Journalism and Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights.  Grey House e-books are available through Gale’s Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) < www.gale.cengage.com>; ebrary < www.ebrary.com>; NetLibrary < www.netlibrary.com/>; and MyiLibrary < www.myilibrary.com/>.  Contact the vendors for information on features and pricing.

Grey House Online Databases (G.O.L.D.) Updates

Availablility Date: June 2011

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Summer updates have been made to the following titles:

·   Directory of Mail Order & Business to Business Catalogs
·   Grey House Performing Arts Directory
·   The HMO/PPO Directory
·   Complete Learning Disabilities Directory
·   Business Information Resources
·   Directory of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms
·   Environmental Resource Handbook
·   Food and Beverage Market Place
·   Homeland Security Directory
·   Hudson’s Washington News Media Contacts Directory
·   Washington Associations Contacts Directory
·   New York State Directory
·   Sports Market Place Directory
·   Complete Directory for Pediatric Disorders
·   Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness
·   Complete Directory for People with Disabilities
·   Complete Mental Health Directory
·   Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations
·   Directory of Hospital Personnel
·   Older Americans Information Directory

Financial Ratings Series Online

Availability Date: June 2011

www.financialratingsseries.com

Grey House Publishing’s Financial Ratings Series Online offer a single source for financial strength ratings and financial planning tools covering insurance, banks, mutual funds, and stocks.  The financial strength ratings from Weiss and TheStreet Ratings provide accurate, independent information needed to make informed decisions about financial planning.  Summer updates have been made to the series of Weiss Ratings Guides to Banks & Thrifts, Credit Unions, Health Insurers, and Property & Casualty Insurers.  TheStreet Ratings Guides for Stock Mutual Funds, to Bond & Money Market Mutual Funds, to Exchange-Traded Funds, and to Common Stocks have also been updated.

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Telephone: 434-970-2286

www.nlx.com /

E-mail: sales@nlx.com

InteLex’s Past Masters series encompasses the largest collection of full-text electronic editions in philosophy in the world, and includes significant titles in literature, women’s studies, political thought, religious studies, education, German studies, sociology, the history and philosophy of science, economics, and classics.  InteLex develops fully searchable, definitive scholarly editions of the full corpora of seminal figures in these fields.  Working with a number of academic presses, it produces collected works, correspondence, journals, and more.

Pricing: The titles are available for a one-time purchase.  If an institution wishes to access them via the InteLex server, there is an annual access fee based on FTE and the number of titles owned.

Previews: InteLex is happy to provide one-month periods of trial access.  Anyone who is interested should contact Justin Cober-Lake at cober@nlx.com to arrange a trial.

What’s New

Works of Daniel Defoe

Availability Date: July 2011

http://www.nlx.com/collections/157

This title is based on the Pickering & Chatto series of the works of Daniel Defoe, the most comprehensive collection ever attempted of the writings of this extraordinary man.  Grouped under six thematic headings, it aims, in 63 volumes, to give as extensive a representation as possible of Defoe’s work in all the literary genres to which he contributed.

Pickering & Chatto Women’s Studies Collection I

Availability Date: Q3 2011

www.nlx.com/collections/158

The electronic publication of this series begins with a first tranche of over 200 volumes (often in complete editions).  Drawn from Pickering & Chatto’s series, it includes such authors as Joanna Baillie, Aphra Behn, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eliza Haywood, Elizabeth Inchbald, Caroline Lamb, Harriet Martineau, Florence Nightingale, Mary Robinson, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft.  These texts are in carefully edited, scholarly form with full textual notes.

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London, WC2R 3DX England

Telephone : +44 (0) 20 7379 7676

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E-mail: sales@iiss.org

The IISS Armed Conflict Database < www.iiss.org/publications/armed-conflict-database/> (ACD) is an authoritative online source of data and independent analysis on current and recent conflicts.  It contains the latest information on all armed conflicts, including political developments, military trends, and the types of weapons being used.  It features analysis of human security, including fatality and refugee numbers; historical background, event time lines, and annual assessments for each conflict; and a list of selected nonstate armed groups, their estimated strength, origin, political or ideological aims, and areas of operation.  With ACD, users can browse year-on-year reports and fact sheets online; generate targeted reports on conflict data back to 1997; and correlate reports from various years, conflicts, regions, and topics.  The database is updated with regular reports and weekly time lines.

Pricing: Concurrent use.  Annual subscription.  For details see www.iiss.org/publications/armed-conflict-database/acd-pricing/.  IP access is available for 10 or more licences.

Previews: Sample conflicts can be viewed online at www.iiss.org/publications/armed-conflict-database/.  On the same page there is also the option of registering for a one-month free trial to the ACD.

Training, Learning & Community: The ACD can be demoed at www.iiss.org/publications/armed-conflict-database/acd-demo/.  Screenshots can be found at www.iiss.org/publications/armed-conflict-database/
screenshots/.

What’s New

Armed Conflict Database

Availability Date: Now

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The ACD is updated weekly with time lines of all armed conflicts in the world.  Updates on military, political, and humanitarian developments are published monthly for selected conflicts.  Additionally, there are comprehensive annual reports for every conflict.

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Washington, DC 20009

Telephone: 202-623-7430

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E-mail: publications@imf.org

The International Monetary Fund publishes and sells worldwide a broad variety of books, periodicals, and electronic publications covering international finance, monetary issues, statistics, and exchange rates.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.)

Previews: Libraries can request a 30-day trial subscription by e-mailing cwillis@imf.org or asmith2@imf.org.

Training, Learning & Community: A free product demo/tour and additional information can be found at www.elibrary.imf.org.  Click on the “About” tab and then the “View Product Tour of eLibrary” link.

What’s New

IMF eLibrary

Availability Date: Now

www.elibrary.imf.org

An improved eLibrary was launched in March 2011 with enhanced features and functions.

IMF apps for iPhone and iPad

Availability Date: Now

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The IMF has published an application for the iPhone and one for the iPad, available via iTunes.  The apps allow viewing of IMF news, World Economic Outlook data, the latest publications, and recent IMF videos.

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Discography/184694708210253?sk=wall

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E-mail: lord@lordisco.com

Lord Music Reference produces The Jazz Discography Online (TJD Online), the most comprehensive general jazz discography ever compiled.  It includes listings of over 39,000 band leaders and groups; over 198,000 recording sessions; 1,127,000 musician entries; and 1,216,000 tune entries.  The database is updated with new entries on a daily basis.  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 are available.

Previews: E-mail lord@lordisco.com and ask for a 30-day free trial.

Training, Learning & Community: An extensive help index is included with TJD Online.  Also, 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: July 2011

www.lordisco.com

The multi-user version of TJD Online is intended for libraries and their clients who need discographical information about jazz recordings.

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Armonk, NY 10504

Telephone: 914-273-1800 or 800-541-6563

www.mesharpe.com /

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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 content is added annually.  All titles are reviewed and made current for the digital version and are 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.  An additional online tool, Global Voices, is now available. Consisting of more than 125 editorially selected international sources that represent viewpoints from outside the United States on U.S. events or people, Global Voices expands the depth and range of traditional U.S. primary sources.  Titles are available individually or by subject collections, and all titles purchased by a library are cross-searchable.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.).

Previews: Libraries can sign up for a 30-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: Fall 2011

www.sharpe-online.com

Four new titles (The Settlement of America, The Civil War Era and Reconstruction, Culture Wars, and Sports in America from Colonial Times to the 21st Century) add depth and breadth to this interdisciplinary collection, which focuses on 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.  Also included are photographs, illustrations, documents, maps, bibliographies, cross-references, chronologies, and cultural landmarks.

Sharpe Online Reference: Global History and Culture Collection

Availability Date: Fall 2011

www.sharpe-online.com

Three new titles (World Terrorism, Civilizations and Societies, and Monarchies and Dynasties) have been added to this collection, which provides multidisciplinary perspectives on world history from the origins of human society to today. The collection covers the major forces, encounters, conflicts, and exchanges that have influenced and transformed societies, cultures, and governments around the world.  Updated annually, it offers timely, essential information for today’s global citizen.

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Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

Telephone: 908-673-1000

www.marquiswhoswho.com/

E-mail: sales@marquiswhoswho.com

Building on over 100 years of publishing experience, Marquis Who’s Who publishes reference titles focusing on biography and the arts.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.

Previews: Marquis Who’s Who is happy to set up 30-day trials for librarians to test its online products.

Training, Learning & Community: Product-specific Web site pages contain pages devoted to search tips, search history, about the database, and feedback.  New Web demos are being launched in the summer.

What’s New

Marquis Biographies Online

Availability Date: June 2011

www.marquiswhoswho.com/online-database

Marquis Biographies Online (formerly Marquis Who’s Who on the Web) was relaunched in June and contains over 1.4 million biographies from the 1600s to the present. The new search engine and 15 searchable data fields make quick look-ups and sophisticated analysis convenient and easy.  With the relaunch, Marquis Biographies Online is COUNTER compliant, and partnerships with the major federated search vendors make the content more discoverable.

The Official Museum Directory Online (OMD)

Availability Date: Now

www.officialmuseumdirectory.com/subscribe.html

Published in partnership with the American Association of Museums, The Official Museum Directory has been the authoritative print directory on U.S. museums for over 40 years.  Now available online in a highly searchable database, this valuable industry resource profiles over 13,400 museums featuring accurate address and contact data, key personnel, collections information, operating hours, admission prices, and more.  Refreshed daily, OMD Online is the most accurate and comprehensive single reference source covering the museum field.

Who’s Who in Corporate America Online

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.marquiswhoswho.com/online-database/
product-description

A must have for any business reference library.  Providing 100 percent executive coverage of the largest public and private companies, Who’s Who in Corporate America Online features over 50,000 biographies and is growing with daily updates.  This powerful, targeted database allows searching by 15 data fields, including name, company, gender, age, and location.  The redesigned search engine and data structure make quick lookups and sophisticated data analysis easy and convenient.

Box 611

Jefferson NC 28640

Telephone: 336-246-4460

www.mcfarlandpub.com/

E-mail: info@mcfarlandpub.com

McFarland is a leading independent publisher of academic and other nonfiction books.  McFarland is especially known for covering topics of popular appeal in a serious and scholarly fashion, and for going to great lengths to meet high standards in book design.  A portion of McFarland’s books are available in e-book editions, and an increasing number of new books are being brought out with simultaneous or near-simultaneous e-book editions.  McFarland works with a number of vendors of e-books, including NetLibrary, ebrary, EBL, Follett, CaféScribe, Amazon Kindle, Google, and MyiLibrary, among others.  See www.mcfarlandpub.com/ebook.html for more information about e-books.

Pricing: Flat fee.

Previews: Tables of contents and excerpts for some e-books are available on the publisher Web page for the book.  Consult also the various vendors.

What’s New

A Socioeconomic History of North Korea

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6344-2

This groundbreaking study—relying on U.N.-assisted household data and carefully scrutinized propaganda materials—offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 1948 to the present.  Includes the political formation of the two Koreas, exploration of social life in North Korea, discussion of its economic structure and development, and cutting-edge anthropometric analysis revealing how life in seclusion has affected the physical development of North Koreans.

Celtic Myth and Religion: A Study of Traditional Belief, with Newly Translated Prayers, Poems and Songs

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6476-0

The book contains new translations of poems, prayers, inscriptions, and songs from the early period (Gaulish, Old Irish, and Middle Welsh) as well as the folklore tradition (Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton, and Manx).  Information of this kind has never before been collected as a compendium of the indigenous wisdom of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose traditions have endured in various forms for almost 3,000 years.

Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History , 2nd ed.

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3840-2

This book features additional material on the 70-year history of Classics Illustrated, and the careers and contributions of such artists as Alex A. Blum, Lou Cameron, George Evans, Henry C. Kiefer, Gray Morrow, Rudolph Palais. and Louis Zansky.  New chapters cover the recent Jack Lake and Papercutz revivals of the series, the evolution of Classics collecting, and the unsung role of William Kanter in advancing the fortunes of his father Albert’s worldwide enterprise.

Welsh Mythology and Folklore in Popular Culture: Essays on Adaptations in Literature, Film, Television and Digital Media

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6170-7

This volume brings together fourteen essays examining the range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture.  Topics covered include the twentieth-century fantasy fiction of Evangeline Walton, the Welsh presence in the films of Walt Disney, Welshness in folk music, nonanimated film, and postmodern literature.  Together, these interdisciplinary essays explore the ways that Welsh motifs have proliferated in this age of cultural cross-pollination, spreading worldwide the myths of one small British nation.

Generation Zombie: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture

Availability Date: Summer 2011

www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6140-0

Zombies are epidemic.  Their presence is pervasive, whether they are found in video games, street signs, hard drives, or even international politics.  These sixteen original essays by an interdisciplinary group of scholars examine how the zombie has evolved over time, its continually evolving manifestations in popular culture, and the unpredictable effects the zombie has had on late modernity.  Collectively, the work enhances our understanding of the popularity and purposes of horror in the modern era.

William Gibson: A Literary Companion

Availability Date: Summer 2011

William Gibson, a founding father of cyberpunk, is one of today’s most popular science fiction writers.  This companion provides literary and cultural context for works ranging from Gibson’s first short story, “Fragments of a Hologram Rose,” to his best-selling novel Zero History (2010), and includes commentary on Gibson’s subjects, themes, and approaches.

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Telephone: 707-827-7000 or  800-998-9938

www.oreilly.com /

Facebook: http://facebook.com/oreilly

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/OReillyMedia

E-mail: nuts@oreilly.com

O’Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences.  Since 1978, O’Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, honing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying “faint signals” from the alpha geeks who are creating the future.  An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.  E-books from oreilly.com are provided in five DRM-free formats (PDF, ePub, Kindle-compatible .mobi, DAISY, and Android .apk) and are enhanced with color images, even when the print version is in black and white. They are fully searchable, and you can cut and paste and print them.  Alerts are sent when e-books have been enhanced with corrections and additions.

Pricing: Discount pricing is available on request.

Previews: Libraries can request review copies by e-mailingadoptions@oreilly.com.

Training, Learning & Community: Learn directly from the experts—live and in-person. Visit http://training.oreilly.com/ for a listing of upcoming online courses.  The O’Reilly School of Technology and the University of Illinois have partnered to offer Certificates of Professional Development in information technology and related skills.  Visit http://www.oreillyschool.com/ for a list of certificate programs offered.

What’s New

Learning Perl , 6th edition

Availability Date: July 2011

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920018452/

Known as “the Llama,” Learning Perl is the book most programmers rely on to get started with this versatile language. The Perl tutorial has been a bestseller since it was first published in 1993; this sixth edition includes recent changes to the language up to Perl 5.14, as well as a major overhaul for Unicode.  Reflecting years of classroom testing and experience, it’s packed with exercises that let you practice the concepts while you follow the text.

Head First HTML5

Availability Date: Fall 2011

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920010906/

What can HTML5 do for you?  If you’re a Web developer looking to use this new version of HTML, you might be wondering how much has really changed.  Head First HTML5 introduces the key features—including improved text elements, audio and video tags, geolocation, and the Canvas drawing surface—and uses concrete examples and exercises to apply and reinforce these concepts.

Head First Android Development

Availability Date: July 2011

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920012825/

Head First Android Development will help you get your first application up and running in no time with the Android SDK and Eclipse plug-in.  You’ll learn how to design for devices with a variety of different screen sizes and resolutions, and will master core programming and design principles that will make your app stand out.

Rails 3 in a Nutshell

Availability Date: July 2011

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521448/

Get the high-quality reference documentation you need to create effective database-driven Web sites with the popular Rails framework. This handy book provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the framework, an overview of commands and configurations, and details on every Rails component—all in an easy-to-use reference.

HBase: The Definitive Guide

Availability Date: July 2011

http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920014348/

If you are looking for a storage solution to accommodate a virtually endless amount of data, this book will show you how, with Apache HBase.  As the open source implementation of Google’s BigTable architecture, HBase scales to billions of rows and millions of columns, while ensuring that write and read performance remain constant.  HBase: The Definitive Guide provides the details required to evaluate this high-performance, nonrelational database, and to put it into practice right away.

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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: 212-726-6033

www.oup.com/us/?view=usa

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Oxford-University-Press/107463845950222

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E-mail: custser.us@oup.com

Oxford University Press, Inc. (OUP USA) is Oxford University Press’s second major publishing center, after Oxford (UK).  It publishes works that further Oxford University’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.

Previews: Libraries may receive a free 30-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.  Product sites are all equipped with robust Help sections, and many have guided tours that are downloadable directly from the products themselves.

What’s New

University Press Scholarship Online

Availability Date: September 2011

www.aboutupso.com

The expansion of Oxford Scholarship Online to include the research and scholarship of other worldwide university presses, and the creation of a single platform searchable across many high-quality programs, represents a step forward in ensuring that academic content is increasingly accessible, and conveniently so.

Oxford Scholarly Editions Online

Availability Date: March 2012

www.aboutoseo.com

Oxford’s list of scholarly editions is unrivaled in breadth and quality, comprising authoritative texts of poetry, drama, and fiction, from all periods of English literature, and other important writings from across the humanities.  These primary sources are going to be available online, for the first time, in March 2012, launching with the complete text of more than 150 scholarly editions of material written between 1485 and 1660, including Shakespeare’s plays and the letters of Thomas Hobbes.

The Benezit Dictionary of Artists

Availability Date: September 2011

www.oxfordartonline.com

The English edition of the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, one of the most comprehensive and definitive resources on artists, will be made available online for the first time in fall 2011 via the Oxford Art Online portal.  Sitting alongside Grove Art Online with a parallel updating program, the Benezit will take its place among the select electronic resources that are at the heart of the art research community.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Availability Date: Fall/Winter 2011

www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com

Oxford Bibliographies Online , a revolutionary resource designed to cut through academic information overload by guiding researchers to exactly the right book chapter, journal article, Web site, archive, or data set they need, along with dozens of new articles and updates to existing subject areas, expands with a suite of new subject modules including Music, Sociology, Cinema and Media Studies, Anthropology, Education, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Childhood Studies, International Law, and Military History.

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Austin, TX 78738

Telephone: 512-402-9959

www.paratext.com /

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Paratext/134054126665663

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Paratext’s mission is the merging of traditional scholarly research methodologies with the ongoing advance of Web-based search and retrieval.  To that end, Paratext publishes bibliographic databases linking to millions of full-text scholarly documents.  Paratext products focus on the use of specialized reference works, historical sources, and government documents.

Pricing: Flat fee.

Previews: Academic, public, and special libraries are eligible for trial use of Paratext databases.  To obtain trial use or additional information, please complete the online form at www.paratext.com/contact.html.

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 www.paratextsupport.com.

What’s New

Reference Universe

Availability Date: Spring 2011

www.paratext.com/reference-universe.html

A new administrative module for Reference Universe gives customers greater control of the information in their holdings profile and considerably eases the process of making corrections to erroneous results.  The content discoverable in Reference Universe is being enhanced with new titles from Wiley Online, Blackwell, Gale, Springer, M.E. Sharpe, and other publishers.  The unique resources of Reference Universe can now also be integrated into other discovery platforms, including EBSCO Discovery Service and WorldCat Local.

Public Documents Masterfile

Availability Date: Spring 2011

www.paratext.com/public-documents.html

Public Documents Masterfile has recently expanded to include the indexes to the Farmer’s Bulletin (1889-1997), Annals of Congress (1789-1854), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873).  Additionally, there is now increased coverage of the Department of Energy documents, ERIC files, and the Congressional Serials Set.

19th Century Masterfile

Availability Date: Spring 2011

19th Century Masterfile was recently updated to include over 2.5 million links to full text of documents at HathiTrust, in addition to growing the number of links to Google Books and libraries’ OpenURL resolvers.  Also recently added are the indexes to the Farmer’s Bulletin (1889-1997), Annals of Congress (1789-1854), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873).

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Charlottesville, VA 22906-7147

Telephone: 434-220-3300

www.pdcnet.org/

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Documentation-Center/172512526415

E-mail: order@pdcnet.org

Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC) is a nonprofit publisher of scholarly journals, book series, conference proceedings, and reference materials in print and electronic formats.  It specializes in the production of materials in philosophy and related disciplines, including religious studies, classics, and applied ethics.  PDC is also an electronic aggregator, hosting over 100 journals and series in several languages.  Most online titles include complete back file coverage.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.

Previews: Campus-wide trials can be arranged for both full-text and database products.  Contact Susanne Mueller-Grote at smg@pdcnet.org.

What’s New

Philosophical Inquiry: International Quarterly

Availability: 3rd Q 2011

http://secure.pdcnet.org

This scholarly journal is published in cooperation with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is not available elsewhere in electronic format.

Semiotics

Availability Date: 4th Q 2011

http://secure.pdcnet.org

These peer-reviewed volumes contain papers originally presented at the annual meetings of the Semiotic Society of America.

Philosophy Research Index

Availability Date: 3rd Q 2011

http://secure.pdcnet.org/pri

By the third quarter of 2011 journal coverage in this new database should exceed 400 titles.

International Directory of Philosophy

Availability Date: 3rd Q 2011

http://secure.pdcnet.org/idphil

In the third quarter of 2011 PDC will complete the update cycle for countries in western Europe.

Teaching Philosophy Today

Availability Date: 4th Q 2011

URL: not yet available

The second edition of this classic anthology will be available in e-book format.

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Houston, TX 77254-1737

Telephone: 713-932-0000

www.plunkettresearch.com /

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PlunkettResearch

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E-mail: customersupport@plunkettresearch.com

Plunkett Research, Ltd. is a leading provider of industry sector analysis and research, industry trends, and industry statistics.  Its research reports are available in print and e-book formats, and there is an online subscription service that is used by the world’s top corporations, consultants, universities, libraries, and government agencies.  Custom-designed subscriptions are available for corporations, universities, libraries, and government agencies, based on size and type of user base.  You can receive access to all of the 29 covered industry sectors, or to a selected group of them.

Pricing: Flat fee. Consortium discounts.

Previews: Contact Plunkett Research, Ltd. to set up a trial of our online database.

Training, Learning & Community: Plunkett Research, Ltd. offers free personalized training through WebEx, Skype, and various other methods.  In-person training can sometimes also be arranged.  Complimentary customer support, guided walkthroughs for new/potential customers, and video tutorials in multiple languages are also available.

What’s New

Plunkett’s Games, Apps and Social Media Industry
Almanac 2012

Availability Date: June 2011

www.plunkettresearch.com

Everything you need to know about the business of games, apps, and social media—powerful tools for market research, strategic planning, competitive intelligence, or employment searches.  Includes trends analysis, software, design, statistics, markets, technologies, contacts, and profiles of more than 300 leading companies, with addresses, phone numbers, and executives.

Plunkett’s Almanac of Asian Companies 2012

Availability Date: September 2011

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A powerful tool for market research, strategic planning, competitive intelligence, export, trade, and business development.  This is a complete guide to the leading companies and industries in Asian markets. It includes contacts, industry associations, government agencies, professional societies, and profiles of 400 leading companies, with addresses, phone numbers, and executives.

Plunkett’s Green Technology Industry Almanac 2012

Availability Date: December 2011

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Plunkett’s GreenTech market research includes an analysis of trends and markets, industry statistics, globalization, and investment, including venture capital.  Offers profiles of the 300 leading companies.  Covers green initiatives in sectors ranging from real estate to consumer products to transportation and energy, along with technologies, research, and development.

The Almanac of American Employers 2012

Availability Date: October 2011

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This market research guide to American employers includes hard-to-find information, such as benefit plans, salaries, hiring plans, corporate culture, and growth plans.  Features include indexes, tables, job market trends analysis, and 7 Keys For Research.  Also provided are Plunkett’s proprietary profiles of the 500 best, largest, and fastest-growing corporate employers in America.

Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac 2012

Availability Date: October 2011

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The only complete market research guide to the health care industry—for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches, or financial research.  Covers health expenditures, technologies, patient populations, research, Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care.  Contains trends, statistical tables, and a glossary.  Features in-depth profiles of the 500 major health care industry firms.

Plunkett’s Nanotechnology & MEMs Industry Almanac 2012

Availability Date: June 2012

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This complete market research guide to the nanotechnology and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) industry is a tool for strategic planning, employment searches, or financial research.  It contains trends and technologies analysis, statistical tables, and a glossary.  Also featured are Plunkett profiles of 300 top nanotechnology & MEMs firms, public and private, containing descriptions, growth plans, and executive contacts.

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For more than 60 years, the Readex name has been synonymous with research in historical materials and government documents. Recognized by librarians, students, and scholars for its efforts to transform academic scholarship, Readex offers a wealth of Web-based collections in the humanities and social sciences, including the Archive of Americana, a family of historical collections featuring searchable books, pamphlets, newspapers, and government documents printed in America over three centuries; World Newspaper Archive, created in partnership with the Center for Research Libraries; and Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports, the U.S. government’s fundamental record of political and historical open source intelligence between 1941 and 1996.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.).

Previews: To request a product trial, please email sales@readex.com.

Training, Learning & Community: In addition to a regular schedule of in-depth webinars, Readex offers institutions participating in the ETC program the opportunity to request customized webinars for its staff, faculty, and students.  This training, led by recognized Readex experts, includes an exploration of the content, features, and functionality of Readex digital collections; suggestions for bibliographic instruction; real-life examples of classroom use; hands-on search opportunities; and other elements targeted to an specific institution’s needs.  When an institution’s requirements are particularly extensive, an on-site training visit from Readex experts may be requested.

What’s New

Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971

Availability Date: Q3 2011

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Featuring more than 130 fully searchable newspapers in ten languages from 25 states—including many rare 19th-century titles—this online collection provides extensive coverage of many of the most influential ethnic groups in U.S. history.  With an emphasis on Americans of Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, and Welsh descent, this unique resource will enable students and scholars to explore often-overlooked aspects of this nation’s history, politics, and culture.

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995

Availability Date: Q3 2011

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African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans.  Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations’ bulletins, annual reports, and other genres.  These diverse periodicals—which have shaped, and in turn been shaped by, African American culture—will enable new discoveries on lives of African Americans as individuals, as an ethnic group, and as Americans.

Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports, 1957-1994

Availability Date: Q3 2011

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This unique collection features English translations of foreign-language monographs, reports, serials, journal, and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts from regions throughout the world.  With an emphasis on communist and third-world countries, this digital edition of JPRS Reports, 1957-1994, contains hard-to-find scientific, technical, and social science materials translated from many languages; in fact, few libraries or institutions outside of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Library of Congress hold a complete microform edition.

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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 previews are available.

Training, Learning & Community: Training is available for each of our products.

What’s New

SAGE Research Methods Online

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Sage Research Methods Online contains over 120,000 pages of reference material on research methods, including a visual methods map that explores connections between 1,400 unique methods, theories, and terms.

SAGE Open

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This is a new publication publishing peer-reviewed, original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format.  Articles span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.

Crimspace: The Criminology and Criminal Justice Network

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A multidimensional online network for the criminology and criminal justice communities, the site is open to students and researchers to network and share research, resources, and debate.

Communicationspace: The Media+Communications Studies Network

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A multidimensional online network for the media and communication studies academic communities, the site is open to those involved in all communication studies fields and is created for networking and for the exchange of research, resources, and debates.

Socialsciencespace

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This online social network brings social scientists together to explore, share, and shape the big issues in social science, from funding to impact.

SAGE Reference Online

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SAGE Reference Online now includes the full text of the 200-plus award-winning and well-reviewed SAGE Reference encyclopedias (27 new titles will be added by the end of 2011), along with the interdisciplinary handbooks, bringing the total to 300 titles on the dedicated SAGE Reference Online platform.

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Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Publishing, publishes comprehensive multivolume sets under its Salem Press imprint, and smaller, condensed titles under its Magill’s Choice imprint.  Products include traditional print products, e-books, and online databases designed for use at public, school, and college and university libraries.

Pricing: Flat fee.

Previews: Thirty-day or 60-day trials for all online products are available.  Contact support@salempress.com for trial information.

What’s New

Salem History

Availability Date: September 2011

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Salem’s online historical platform will add the following titles to its content: Great Lives from History: African Americans (Sept. 2011), Survey of American Industry and Careers (Nov. 2011), and Great Lives: Latinos (Feb. 2012).  Purchasers of the print edition of a title will receive complimentary access to that title’s online content.

Salem Literature

Availability Date: September 2011

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Salem Press is adding an additional 20 titles from the Critical Insights series to its online literature platform, Salem Literature.  These titles, 10 on authors and 10 on literary works, will be available in September 2011.  In February 2012 Salem Literature will add the core reference set Critical Survey of Short Fiction, 4th edition.  Purchasers of the print edition of a title will receive complimentary access to that title’s online content.

Salem Science

Availability Date: October 2011

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Encyclopedia of Math and Society will be added to the content of Salem Science in October 2011.  Salem Science online is included in the purchase of any printed title in the Salem Science series.  Purchasers of the print edition of Encyclopedia of Math and Society will receive access to the online content of that title.

Salem Health

Availability Date: November 2011

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In November 2011, Salem Health: Infectious Diseases and Conditions will be added to the content of Salem Health.  Salem Health is an online resource included in the purchase of any printed title in the Salem Health series.  Purchasers of the print edition of Salem Health: Infectious Disease and Conditions will receive access to the online content of that title.

Critical Survey of Poetry eBooks

Availability Date: September 2011

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Twenty-four one-volume e-books based on the popular title Critical Survey of Poetry, 4th edition.  Subject areas include African American Poets, Avant-Garde Poets, Beat Poets, British Renaissance Poets, French Poets, Gay and Lesbian Poets, Green Movement Poets, Jewish Poets, Spanish Poets, and War Poets.

Environmental Issues eBooks

Availability Date: September 2011

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Six one-volume e-books based on our popular title, Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues.  Subject areas include Activism and Advocacy, Animals and Endangered Species, Ecology and Ecosystems, Preservation and Wilderness, and Water and Water Pollution.

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Springer is one of the leading international scientific publishing companies.  Founded in 1842, it is today the largest science, technology, and medicine (STM) book publisher in the world.  Through partnerships with more than 300 academic associations and professional societies, the company publishes more than 2,000 journals and currently has more than 45,000 e-books in its collection.  In addition Springer offers an array of online services including SpringerLink, SpringerProtocols, SpringerImages, SpringerReference, and SpringerMaterials.

Pricing: U ser base (FTE, etc.) ; concurrent use ; Carnegie Classification ; PPV (Pay Per View).

Previews: All current and new customers are eligible for a 60-day trial. For more information please contact your Licensing Manager at www.springer.com/salescontacts.

Training, Learning & Community: Springer provides a plethora of training and educational opportunities for new and current customers.  Please visit www.springer.com/training to sign up for monthly training webinars for all products.  There are also recorded webinars for past trainings that you can view and listen to at your convenience.  You can also contact the Springer Library Relations team to schedule your own training with one of Springer’s e-Product experts.

What’s New

Springer Reference

Availability Date: July 2011

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Springer Reference delivers access to living editions of the latest and forthcoming Springer eReferences across every subject; they are constantly updated through a dynamic peer review publishing process.  SpringerReference’s innovative publishing model allows updates to occur as developments warrant, keeping eReferences current and providing researchers access to the latest scientific information.

ScienceandHealthcareJobs.com

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ScienceandHealthcareJobs.com delivers diverse career opportunities from leading healthcare and life science employers worldwide.  At ScienceandHealthcareJobs.com, academics, researchers, scientists, and medical personnel who are accustomed to searching Springer’s research journals, books, and reference works to keep current in their fields can discover the leading employers with the most up-to-date job opportunities.

LabratJobs.com

Availability Date: May 25, 2011

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LabratJobs.com delivers career opportunities from leading employers in the physical, engineering, and life sciences.  At LabratJobs.com, scientists refine their career opportunity and evolve their career path.  Academics, researchers, and scientists accustomed to searching Springer’s research journals, books, and reference works to keep current in their fields can discover the leading employers with the most up-to-date job opportunities.

StethoscopeJobs.com

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StethoscopeJobs.com delivers career opportunities from the leading global employers in the medical industry.  At StethoscopeJobs.com physicians can diagnose their next job opportunity.  Medical personnel accustomed to searching Springer’s research journals, books, and reference works to keep current in their fields, are able to discover the leading employers with the most up-to-date job opportunities.

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Taylor & Francis offers online resources in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields for libraries and institutions.  These resources are designed to enhance the user experience of any library by providing authoritative, high-quality content within easy-to-use interfaces.

Pricing: User base (FTE, etc.); concurrent use.

Previews: 30-day free trials are available.

Training, Learning & Community: The Taylor & Francis LibSite is constantly updated with product demonstrations and downloadable training and marketing materials: www.tandf.co.uk/libsite.

What’s New

Routledge Online

Availability Date: Summer 2011

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Hundreds of exemplary reference works in the areas of History, Sociology, Education, Media and Cultural Studies, Literature, and Philosophy will be added to the already outstanding resources of Routledge Online, as well as enhanced search functionality and an overall improved look and feel.

Europa World

Availability Date: various, August-December 2011

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New online releases of the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series, offering expert analytical review of political and economic affairs at regional, subregional, and country level.  Series components are Africa South of the Sahara; Central and South-Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe; Russia and Central Asia; Far East and Australasia; Middle East and North Africa; South America, Central America and the Caribbean; South Asia; USA and Canada; Western Europe.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online (REP Online)

Availability Date: Early 2011

www.rep.routledge.com

The following articles will be added to the already outstanding resources of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy at the start of 2011: Phenomenology, edited by Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen); Metaethics, edited by Mark Schroeder (University of Southern California); and Philosophy of Religion, edited by Michael Rea (University of Notre Dame).  REP Online is now also available for personal subscription.

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United Nations Publications offers publications, periodicals, journals, reports, and databases on a wide range of issues including human rights, development, peace and security, international law and governance, public health, population, and statistics, with a focus on the academic library market.  For additional information, please visit www.un.org/publications.

Pricing: Special pricing for consortia and developing countries.

Previews: Free trials are available.  Preview available from the Google Book Program and from the forthcoming United Nations eBook Collection.

Training, Learning & Community: Visit the United Nations Publications Web site at www.un.org/publications for additional information.

What’s New

United Nations eBook Collection (working name)

Availability Date: Q1 2012

www.un.org/publications

The United Nations eBook Collection is a collection of about 1,200 e-books, reports, periodicals and all new and forthcoming titles by the United Nations.  Easy to navigate and with powerful search features, the eBook Collection is the most comprehensive source of publications by the United Nations and its agencies.  It will be launched in early 2012.

UN Comtrade

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The UN Comtrade database contains standardized official annual trade statistics reported by countries and reflects international merchandise flows detailed by commodity and partner country with coverage reaching up to 99 percent of world merchandise trade.  Instant access to 1.3 billion records on trade from over 200 reporting countries or areas, covering 45 years of data and over 5000 different products.  A wealth of trade information for policy makers, business, research institutions, and the general public.

Yearbook of the United Nations (e-book )

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The most authoritative reference work on the activities and concerns of the UN is fully indexed, and includes the texts of all major General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions.  This latest volume highlights UN attention in 2007 to conflicts in Afghanistan, Central Africa, and the Darfur region, as well as instability in the Middle East and the challenges posed by poverty, gender inequality, uneven development, climate change, and terrorism.

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 (e-book)

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This product highlights the continued challenge posed by high unemployment rates in many economies and outlines a number of risks and uncertainties for the economic outlook, such as a premature withdrawal of policy stimulus, increased exchange rate volatility, and a renewed widening of global imbalances.  Against this background, several policy challenges are discussed in greater detail for addressing the fallout from the crisis and the coordination of policy measures at the international level.

The Financial and Economic Crisis of 2008-2009 and Developing Countries (e-book)

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Written by established experts in the field, the book examines how countries of the South were affected by the global economic and financial crisis, and how they responded to it.  It also reflects on the lessons the South should take away from the experience, and on the policy agenda necessary for supporting the interests of developing countries, the least developed countries, and emerging-market economies.

Basic Facts about the United Nations (e-book)

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A compact yet comprehensive handbook designed for the general public, Basic Facts about the United Nations sets forth the structure of the United Nations, how it works, and the main issues it deals with for people everywhere.  Along with explaining the role played by its principal organs and the family of UN organizations, individual chapters explore UN contributions to international peace and security; economic and social development; human rights; humanitarian action; international law; and decolonization.

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The Books Division of the University of Chicago Press has been publishing books for scholars, students, and general readers since 1892.  The Books Division has published over eleven thousand books since the press was founded.  It has more than five thousand books in print at the present time, including such well-known works as The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS); The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn; A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean; and The Road to Serfdom, by F. A. Hayek.

Pricing: Carnegie Classification.  CMOS Online is available to academic, private, and public libraries by annual subscription.

Previews: Three-month free trials are available for qualified institutions.  Contact customer service at cmoshelpdesk@press.uchicago.edu for more information about free trials, or to determine your classification and set up a subscription.

Training, Learning & Community: The very popular Chicago Style Q&A Web site <http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/new/new_questions01.html> features updated advice on style issues from Chicago’s expert editorial staff.  Google search technology allows immediate access to both the Manual and the Chicago Style Q&A via word, phrase, or paragraph number search.

What’s New

The Chicago Manual of Style Online (CMOS Online)

Availability Date: Now

www.chicagomanualofstyle.org

Completely searchable and easy to use, The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides quick answers to editing and style questions.  Now offering the full contents of the 16th and 15th editions, this is the most up-to-date reference available for anyone who works with words.  Subscribers receive unlimited access to the full contents of both editions for their IP ranges.  Library subscribers can add their institution’s branding and text.  Usage statistics are available to institutional subscribers.

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WIT Press, the publishing program of Wessex Institute of Technology (Southampton, England; www.wessex.ac.uk), publishes research information in engineering and science, in the form of papers presented at the Institute’s prestigious international conferences and in a series of State-of-the-Art in Science & Engineering publications.  Papers are referenced by CrossRef, ProQuest, Scopus, and other notable index and referencing databases.

Pricing: PPV (Pay Per View).  Many of the papers in the collection are open access.

Previews: The WIT eLibrary may be viewed online.  Open access titles do not require any fee.

What’s New

WIT eLibrary

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The WIT eLibrary consists of more than 20,000 peer-reviewed papers organized into the following subjects: Ecology and the Environment, Information and Communication Technologies, Biomedicine and Health, The Built Environment, Modelling and Simulation, and Engineering Sciences.  Papers from Wessex Institute of Technology conferences through 2009 are available on an open access basis through the WIT eLibrary.  Papers from 2010 and 2011 conferences are available on a fee-per-download basis.  Abstract searching is free.