April 09, 2008

Multidisciplinary: New Titles Added to Credo Reference

CREDO Reference now includes the following new titles:

  • Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology
  • Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators
  • Notable American Women: 1607-1950, A Biographical Dictionary
  • Notable American Women: The Modern Period, A Biographical Dictionary
  • The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy
  • Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
  • Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia
  • Dictionary of Existentialism
  • Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy
  • Dictionary of Italian Literature
  • Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
  • Handbook of Environmental Sociology

Many other titles have also been updated to the latest available editions. CREDO Reference is the world's largest online reference service featuring over 250 full-text reference titles with over 3 million entries from 55 highly-respected publishers. Search CREDO Reference now.

Posted by digital_assets at 02:31 PM

April 02, 2008

Multidisciplinary: GALE Offers Free Access during National Library Week

National Library Week is April 13 - 19, and AccessMyLibrary from GALE is honoring libraries by providing FREE access to many of its award-winning authoritative resources.

For the entire month of April, users will have FREE access to Gale's new, groundbreaking readers' advisory resource, Books & Authors.

And, during National Library Week, April 13 - 19, Gale is offering FREE access to many other of its valuable resources:


  • Academic OneFile
  • Biography Resource Center
  • British Library Newspapers
  • Gale Directory Library
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • General OneFile
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center
  • History Resource Center: U.S
  • History Resource Center: World
  • Literature Criticism Online
  • LitFinder
  • Literature Resource Center
  • Nursing Resource Center
  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking
  • Popular Magazines
  • PowerSearch
  • Science Resource Center
  • Small Business Resource Center
  • Sources in U.S. History Online: The American Revolution
  • Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War
  • Sources in U.S. History Online: Slavery in America

Visit Gale's Access My Library for more information.

Posted by digital_assets at 08:54 AM

March 21, 2008

Mutlitdisciplinary: New JSTOR Platform

JSTOR will release a new search platform at the end of this month. The new platform will provide more tools and capabilities for JSTOR users and enhanced navigation and ease of use.

New Features will include:

  • A new look and feel
  • A single, improved format of PDF files, to simplify printing and expand accessibility
  • Personalized account functionality, called "MyJSTOR"
    • You can store your user information and your saved citations
    • You can select one-time acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions for PDF access
  • More efficient navigation throughout the site
  • Ability to search within result sets
  • Thumbnail views of article pages: see full articles at a glance
  • Limit by discipline on basic search form
  • Select Recent Search

You can access JSTOR from the RIT Libraries' web site or at http://ezproxy.rit.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/jstor/.

Posted by digital_assets at 09:17 AM

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