Electronic Resources Update

We are excited to highlight our new electronic resources which we recently added. If you would like instruction or information on these or any of our resources, contact a .

Current Database Trials:

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** DATABASE TRIAL** McGraw-Hill's AccessScience - features authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition. Also includes research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, and biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography®. Trial ends May 19, 2008.

** DATABASE TRIAL** Greenwood Ebook Collection Greenwood Ebook Collection – this trial gives access to 4700 eBooks which can be accessed 24 hours a day. Up to 20 pages can be printed (e-mail capability coming soon).  Everything is fully indexed and citations appear as well. This trial is active until April 7th, 2008. Titles are purchased individually. Here are a few of the most recent titles in the collection: Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationship, Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History, Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, Youth Violence and Delinquency and The Business of Healthcare.

** DATABASE TRIAL** National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts provides users with information thoroughly covering the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice. The database contains summaries of more than 190,000 publications including books, government reports, research reports, and unpublished research. It also includes content from 189 journals, including 12 with core coverage. Content dates range from 1970 to the present. Topics covered within the database include corrections, courts, crime statistics, domestic preparedness, drugs, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and victims. All documents covered are either written in English or have an English-language summary. This trial is active until May 26, 2008.

NJKI Update:

We regret to report that no bridge funding has been forthcoming to support the NJKI database costs through the remainder of this fiscal year. However, the Governor's budget for FY09 does currently call for a $2 million allotment for NJKI to start July 1, 2008. Your advocacy will continue to be critical throughout the upcoming budget process. To help keep these resources for New Jersey, please call Governor Corzine’s office at (609)292-6000. Jennings Library has funded the gap for our students and faculty to have uninterrupted access to all NJKI databases for the next three months except : Your Journals@ OVID, Ref USA and Wiley journals. These may be restored if State funding is restored on June 30, 2008.

New Databases:

The Art Museum Image Gallery which we trialed last semester will be added to our current resources. This Wilson product can be searched individually or in conjunction with our other two Wilson databases: Art full-text and Omni. Select the Open Database Selection Area within any of the Wilson databases to choose which databases to search.

Art Museum Image Gallery is a rich digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world. The images are rights-cleared for educational use.

The database Biography and Genealogy Master Index has been replaced by the following database which offers full-text, as well as indexing:

Biography Collection Complete offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. Funded by the New Jersey State Library.

Database Changes:

Wilson Omni, Art Full-Text and Art Museum Image Gallery - These three databases from WilsonWeb have had major enhancements made to their interface:

A "Frameless" Interface--for faster loading

Enhanced Layout & Graphics: Clearer screens and more accessible tools, for quicker, more intuitive searching.

Navigational Improvements: New Full Text, Page Image, and Peer Reviewed tabs in results let you isolate those records at a click. In Full Display mode, you can now also choose between scrolling through results or clicking from record to record--navigating the way you find most comfortable.

Simplified Print, Email & Save functions: New buttons--Save This, Email This, and Print This--capture not just the citation, but also any available full text, saving a step. You can also use the Print Email Save button in the banner for simplified and complete functionality as well.

Simplified Search History screen allows you to more handily review, update, combine and organize saved searches, and receive new information on any search in email alerts

CALCAT

The Jennings Library book catalog CALCAT has migrated from a Dynix system to a SIRSI system. You will notice a new look and some new functionality. As always, if you want instruction on searching the new catalog, just contact a . The full implementation of all features will take place over the coming months, so keep watching as we move forward. A New Title list will still be available from within CALCAT.