The Furman University Libraries are hosting a trial for Adam Matthew’s Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1966. This trial is available through Wednesday, November 12th and can be accessed from our Trials LibGuide. Adam Matthew: Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1966 Addressing the period 1948-1966, this archival database provides comprehensive coverage of issues related to apartheid in South Africa . . .Continue reading Apartheid Archival Database
Category: Database Trials
London Low Life
The library is currently offering a trial subscription to the London Low Life digital collection. This full text resource brings to life the teeming streets of Victorian London. The database includes salacious ‘swell’s guides’ to London prostitution, gambling, and drinking dens, scandalous advertisements and ballads, subversive posters, and lurid serial stories from chapbooks and penny . . .Continue reading London Low Life
Database Trials
The Furman University Libraries are providing trial access to several electronic resources throughout the month of March. To explore these trial subscriptions, visit http://libguides.furman.edu/electronicresourcetrials. Then let us know what you think by completing our feedback form.
Discover the Full Panoply
We DARE you to discover the full panoply of The Dictionary of American Regional English. 1. How is the Dictionary of American Regional English different from other dictionaries? DARE is different from other dictionaries in that it does not include words that are commonly used throughout the United States, but rather focuses on the regional aspects . . .Continue reading Discover the Full Panoply
Electronic Resources Trials
The Furman University Libraries are providing trial access to five electronic resources throughout the month of October. To explore these trial subscriptions, visit http://libguides.furman.edu/electronicresourcetrials. Then let us know what you think by completing our feedback form.
Meet BrowZine
The Furman University Libraries are now offering a trial to BrowZine, an app for iPads and Android tablets that lets you browse, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals. The app allows users to: browse journal titles by subject select journals from a “shelf” display browse most recent journal issues and access back issues read, share, and . . .Continue reading Meet BrowZine
FBIS Trials
The Library has initiated access to two resources for a trial period. Both trials will be available until July 20, 2013 and can be accessed from our Electronic Resource Trials page. FBIS Daily Reports (1941-1996)FBIS Daily Reports provides national and local perspectives on topics related to World War II and the Axis alliance, the new . . .Continue reading FBIS Trials
Database Trial
The library is running a trial of the Current Digest of the Chinese Press until March 26th. The Current Digest of the Chinese Press offers a broad-survey of current events and happenings as reported by mass media in the People’s Republic of China. Updated weekly, the Digest offers a collections of articles, translated in English, . . .Continue reading Database Trial
Database Trials for Food Science
The Library is providing trial access to two food science databases. Both trials run through April 8, 2013. Help us evaluate these new, potential resources. Food Science SourceThis database offers more than 1,000 key food industry and market reports, as well as tens of thousands of additional food industry articles, benchmarks and best practices, . . .Continue reading Database Trials for Food Science
SAGE Database Trials
The Library is providing trial access to two SAGE databases. Both trials run through January 9, 2013. Help us evaluate these new, potential resources. SAGE Knowledge SAGE Knowledge is a social sciences digital library created for students, researchers, and faculty. Incorporating more than 2,500 titles, it includes SAGE eBook and eReference content, containing scholarly monographs, reference . . .Continue reading SAGE Database Trials