Timelines: Sources from History
Posted by Toshka Borisova in July 12, 2010
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Timelines: Sources from History (www.bl.uk/timeline) is a rich-media interactive that allows users to explore British Library collection items chronologically for the first time. Bringing together material from the Library’s vast collections and using cutting-edge Flash technology, users are able to discover historical connections in an exciting multimedia experience. The timeline allows students to get a sense both of change and continuity when studying historical events. Timelines is a fantastic resource for learning about culture, politics, technology and everyday life through the ages.
Two New Journals in Proquest
Posted by Toshka Borisova in July 7, 2010
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Chinese Management Studies provides a unique and insightful approach to documenting and disseminating research into Chinese processes of managing enterprises, firms and corporations. It provides in-depth analysis of Chinese managerial thinking, as well as interviews by leading Chinese CEOs, academics and personalities.
Critical Perspectives on International Business is the only journal that exclusively supports reflexive discussion of the nature and impact of international business activity. The journal publishes material that engages critically with the broad field of international business, on such issues as globalisation, production and consumption, economic change, societal change, politics and power of organisations and governments, environment, etc.
Publications are from Emerald
ProQuest Maintenance on July 10, 2010
Posted by Toshka Borisova in July 5, 2010
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ProQuest will be performing infrastructure maintenance on July 10, 2010. An eight (8) hour maintenance window will be required for this maintenance. The window will take place from Saturday, July 10, 2010, at 22:00 GMT to Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 06:00 GMT. The following products will be unavailable during these windows: ProQuest platform products and UMI products including online dissertation products.
Remembering July 4th; but not for the Declaration of Independence
Posted by Toshka Borisova in July 2, 2010
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Despite the upcoming Fourth of July celebration, It should be noted that July 4th has historical significance for other reasons. Here, then, is a list of other newsworthy events that took place on July 4th. Read the article by Bill Lucey.
World Bank Group Opens Data to All
Posted by Toshka Borisova in June 22, 2010
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World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global Economic Monitor are now free, open, and easy to access at data.worldbank.org.
Recognizing that transparency and accountability are essential to development, the World Bank Group now provides free, open, and easy access to its comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe—some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years. The link to the data is updated and it is available at Panitza library page.
ProQuest: New Content Available
Posted by Toshka Borisova in June 14, 2010
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Title: Ageing International
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media.One year embargo from publication date for page image.
Title: Business Excellence
Publisher: Croatian Institute for Quality
Title: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Economic Sciences. Series V
Publisher: Transilvania University of Brasov
Title: The Financial Daily (Karachi)
Publisher: AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.
Title: I – Business
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing
Title: IIUM Journal of Economics and Management
Publisher: International Islamic University Malaysia
Title: Knowledge, Technology, & Policy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Title: Lateline Business
Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Title: Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business
Publisher: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business
The Idea of Order. Transforming Research Collections for 21st Century Scholarship
Posted by Toshka Borisova in June 14, 2010
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A new volume from the CLIR The Idea of Order explores the transition from an analog to a digital environment for knowledge access, preservation, and reconstitution, and the implications of this transition for managing research collections. The volume comprises three reports. The first, “Can a New Research Library be All-Digital?” by L. Spiro and G. Henry, explores the degree to which a new research library can eschew print. The second, “On the Cost of Keeping a Book,” by P. Courant and M. “Buzzy” Nielsen, argues that from the perspective of long-term storage, digital surrogates offer a considerable cost savings over print-based libraries. The final report, “Ghostlier Demarcations ,” examines how well large text databases being created by Google Books and other mass-digitization efforts meet the needs of scholars, and the larger implications of these projects for research, teaching, and publishing.
Wolfram|Alpha
Posted by Toshka Borisova in May 28, 2010
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Wolfram|Alpha is a computational knowledge engine: it generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the web and returning links. Wolfram Alpha’s long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. As of now, Wolfram|Alpha contains 10+ trillion pieces of data, 50,000+ types of algorithms and models, and linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains.
New Database Trials!
Posted by Toshka Borisova in May 20, 2010
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MUSE
MUSE may be accessed at the MUSE website. MUSE is the sole source of complete, full-text versions of titles from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies. Trial End Date: June 19, 2010
Credo Reference
Credo Reference is an online multi-disciplinary and reference resource, noted for its authoritative content. 400+ titles covering the entire subject spectrum from accountancy to zoology. Essays, debates, 10,000-word entries – not just dictionaries & quick definitions.
The ACM DL
The ACM DL is a vast collection of citations and full text from Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings. The trial will expire on May 31 2010.
Wilson Web
Wilson Web – H. W. Wilson offers 78 reference databases on a wide range of subjects. The three significant ones are OmniFile Full Text Mega, Education Full Text, and Business Full Text. These databases are maintained by editorial staff members who are experts in library science and other subjects, and updated daily by staff in New York and Dublin , Ireland . Trial Period: 5/2010 – 7/2010
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World Series. Trial Period – 30 April 2010 - 20 June 2010
For more info: libmail(at)aubg.bg
ebrary Adds Significant Functionality
Posted by Toshka Borisova in May 14, 2010
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- A Reader is no longer required to take advantage of ebrary’s key functionality! QuickView new features include the following:
– Ability to customize InfoTools™, which turns every word into a portal to additional information, with online resources of the customer’s choice
– Print an entire chapter at a time (up to session limits)
– Choice of four citation preferences
– Navigate to the previous or next page by double-clicking on the document
– Enable RefWorks, EndNote or both at the institution level
- ebrary Launches DASH! (Data Sharing, Fast). Patrons can now quickly and easily upload, integrate, and share an unlimited number of their own PDF documents right from their computers. Training is available at www.ebrary.com/corp/training.jsp.
- Natural Disaster & Severe Weather Information Center . In light of the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, and many others who are impacted by the natural disasters and extreme weather that occur in the world each year, a publicly available research center is featuring hundreds of important government documents related to natural disasters and extreme weather. In November 2009, ebrary created the H1N1 Searchable Information Center.
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