New Interdisciplinary Research Resources
These new databases are now available from the University of Houston Libraries:
Book Review Index Plus: This is an online guide to book reviews that includes more than five million review citations from thousands of publications and direct access to more than 630,000 full-text reviews.
CQ Global Researcher: This database provides definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Each single-themed, 12,000-word CQ Global Researcher report is researched and written by an experienced observer of the given issue. Reports include an introductory overview; background and assessment of the current situation; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; chronology on the topic, followed by short features for extensive context; a sampling of related international perspectives; maps and graphs; bibliographies of key sources; next steps for additional reading; and author profiles.
Dissertations & Theses Full Text: This database indexes over 2.4 million dissertations and theses included from around the world. Nearly one million are available in full text, and the full text coverage dates back to mid 1990’s. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master’s theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637, and more than 65,000 new citations are added to the database every year.
If you have any questions about JSTOR, feel free to contact your subject librarians.
New Research Resources for Business, Education, and Social Sciences
These new databases are now available from the University of Houston Libraries:
CQ Voting and Elections Collection: It integrates data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide a research and reference tool on voting and elections in America. From the American voter, to major and minor political parties, to actual races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships, the collection provides context-driven intelligence on the state of elections in America. Election data can be downloaded.
Educational Administration Abstracts: It provides bibliographic records covering essential areas related to educational administration, including education research, higher education administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI): It provides bibliographic information about behavioral measurement instruments. Information in the database is abstracted from hundreds of leading journals covering health sciences and psychosocial sciences. Additionally, instruments from Industrial/Organizational Behavior and Education are included.
Small Business Resource Center: This database provides relevant, authoritative, and easy-to-understand information about small business. Magazine and newspaper contents are updated daily; reference content and directory contents are updated annually.
If you have any questions about JSTOR, feel free to contact your subject librarians.
New Interdisciplinary Research Resources
These new databases are now available from the University of Houston Libraries:
Book Review Index Plus: This is an online guide to book reviews that includes more than five million review citations from thousands of publications and direct access to more than 630,000 full-text reviews.
CQ Global Researcher: This database provides definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Each single-themed, 12,000-word CQ Global Researcher report is researched and written by an experienced observer of the given issue. Reports include an introductory overview; background and assessment of the current situation; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; chronology on the topic, followed by short features for extensive context; a sampling of related international perspectives; maps and graphs; bibliographies of key sources; next steps for additional reading; and author profiles.
Dissertations & Theses Full Text: This database indexes over 2.4 million dissertations and theses included from around the world. Nearly one million are available in full text, and the full text coverage dates back to mid 1990’s. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master’s theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637, and more than 65,000 new citations are added to the database every year.
If you have any questions about JSTOR, feel free to contact your subject librarians.
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ProQuest Databases Unavailable This Weekend
Please note that ProQuest databases will be unavailable for 12 hours from 9 pm, April 26th to 9 am, April 27th. The databases affected include:
- All ProQuest interface products (e.g., ABI databases, Historical Newspapers, Dissertations & Theses, etc.)
- e-library
- Black Studies Center
- Literature Online (LION)
We apologize for the inconvenience.
New JSTOR Interface
JSTOR will launch a new interface on Friday, April 4th. Here are some online resources that help users learn about the new interface:
Key improvements
http://sandbox.jstor.org/newfeatures.doc
Recorded Webinar
http://sandbox.jstor.org/support/JSTORNewFeatures2008-03-03.wmv
Using the JSTOR Interface
http://sandbox.jstor.org/support/Using_the_JSTOR_Interface_March_2008.ppt
If you have any questions about JSTOR, feel free to contact your subject librarians.
New Databases for History and Gerontology
Two new databases are now available from the University of Houston Libraries:
Abstracts in Social Gerontology: This is an online index that covers essential areas related to social gerontology, such as the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The coverage starts from 1990.
The South Carolina Gazette: This newspaper collection offers a wealth of information on Colonial/Early American History and Genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America during the early days of this country. Its coverage is 1732 to 1741.
If you have any questions about these databases, feel free to contact your subject librarian.
Student E-Book Survey
If you are a UH Main Campus student and would like to share your thoughts and experience of using e-books, you are welcome to take an online survey created by an e-book vendor (ebrary). All respondents will be entered into a drawing. The survey will remain open through April 11, 2008. More information about it is available from its FAQ page.
IEEE Xplore Unavailable 9 am to 1 pm, March 15
Due to technical upgrade, IEEE Xplore will be unavailable from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday, March 15th. We apologize for the inconvenience.
New Interdisciplinary Research Resources Available
Two new interdisciplinary research resources are now available from the University of Houston Libraries:
Aluka
It is an online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. The site includes scholarly materials from Aluka’s partner institutions including archival documents, periodicals, books, reports, manuscripts, reference works, three-dimensional models, maps, oral histories, plant specimens, photographs, and slides.
OpinionArchives
This full-text database contains electronic archives for journals of opinion, including The Nation, Commentary, The New Republic, Commonweal, NACLA, American Spectator, National Review, Harper’s Magazine, and The New York Review of Books. The OpinionArchives metasearch tool enables users to cross-search all archives.
If you have any questions about these new resources, feel free to contact your subject librarian.