The Library recently subscribed to the database Computer Science Digital Library. This database from IEEE provides access to over 380,000 IEEE Computer Society journal articles and conference papers from 27 online IEEE Computer Society peer-reviewed periodicals with all available archives. You can find the Computer Science Digital Library database in the list of All Databases . . .Continue reading New Database for Computer Science Researchers
Category: Databases
Study Guides for the BIG Test
The Science Library is your place to prepare for those graduate school tests. Not only to we offer some of the best study space around, but we now offer study guides on reserve. Read the tips, copy the practice tests, get the knowledge and confidence you need – at no cost to you! We currently . . .Continue reading Study Guides for the BIG Test
Primary Resources Arrive
Archives Unbound Search the content of thousands of pages of primary documents in a vast range of subjects. You may access the individual collections by choosing Browse. Currently there are nineteen different collections. There are first hand accounts of historical events as well as declassified documents that reveal the operations of many international issues of . . .Continue reading Primary Resources Arrive
LexisNexis Returns
Back by popular demand, the database LexisNexis is once again available to the Furman community. This database provides access to over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. Included are stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. LexisNexis also provides access to the Shepard’s Citations service for . . .Continue reading LexisNexis Returns
New Gender Studies Databases
The Library has recently subscribed to three new Gender Studies databases. All 3 of these resources have been added to the All Databases list located on the Library’s homepage. Women’s Studies International-Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. (Coverage 1972-present) Gender Studies Database-Combines Women’s Studies International and Men’s . . .Continue reading New Gender Studies Databases
New Resource: Computer Science Digital Library
The library just purchased the Computer Science Digital Library, and I went hunting for music content. There is quite a bit in there on digital music, tuning/temperament, and electro-acoustics. The nature of the material is pretty technical, most of it coming from computer science journals, but would be useful for the students really interested in . . .Continue reading New Resource: Computer Science Digital Library
19th Century Newspapers
The library now offers 19th Century U.S. Newspapers as a new resource. This collection provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.
New Resource! Films On Demand
Show Documentary Films In Class Imbed Documentaries into Moodle Include Clips in PowerPoint and Other Presentation Media The library recently began a subscription to Films On Demand which includes more than 7,000 streaming video films for business, economics, health, medicine, social science and the humanities. Included are 1600 newsreels from the early part of the . . .Continue reading New Resource! Films On Demand
Which Business Source? Part 3
Business Source Premier, Business and Company Resource Center, Factiva: Which is the best resource for your business information needs? The library’s Research Assistance blog, Greffitti, has again focused on one of these principal business resources and given a snapshot of its unique features. This installment features Factiva, a Dow Jones product that delivers the greatest . . .Continue reading Which Business Source? Part 3
Which Business Source? Part 2
Business Source Premier, Business and Company Resource Center, Factiva: Which is the best resource for your business information needs? The library’s Reference blog, Greffitti, has again focused on one of these principal business resources and given a snapshot of its unique features. Last time Business and Company Resource Center was featured. This time Business Source . . .Continue reading Which Business Source? Part 2