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Saint Peter’s College Libraries: New Electronic Resources
Journal Databases Book Index with Reviews: A comprehensive and in depth bibliographic database that includes access to over 4 million book titles, close to 700,000 music and DVD/video titles, over 650,000 Tables of Content, and over 800,000 Full-Text Searchable Reviews, which are updated constantly. Staff, students and faculty will have the ability to browse by new release, forthcoming releases, subject, title and author or artist. Links directly to all EBSCOHost databases which makes BIR a valuable resource. Education Resource Complete A bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research relating to all areas of education. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,870 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,060 journals. This database also includes full text for 133 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers. Links directly to all EBSCOHost databases which makes ERC a valuable resource. Science Full Text A full text science database which includes over 360 journals with full text articles, indexing and abstracts, many of them peer-reviewed. Provides a broad range of important science literature in a single database; includes all the content from Encyclopedia Britannica Online A highly trusted online version of the print encyclopedia which delivers a variety of reliable and comprehensive sources needed when conducting any research. It includes the Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Atlas, World Data Analysis on every nation, the Classics- an introduction to 225 works by 140 authors, biographies, news, multimedia, etc. Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography This comprehensive e-Book includes the complete text of the 18-volume original, plus the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Together, this 26-volume e-Book, the Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, will provide library patrons with the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of narrative scientific biographies. Library Tools- Coming Fall’08! Ariel Allows libraries to share ILL documents by sending the documents directly to the library via the Internet. The software saves the library from long distance charges from faxing and shipping charge from mailing. With commercially available hardware and Ariel software, you can scan articles, photos, and other documents directly; transmit the electronic images to other Ariel workstations anywhere in the world, using either FTP or e-mail; and convert them to PDF. WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool This OCLC service helps you make the most of your acquisitions budget by providing precise data that reveals your library's subject-matter strengths, gaps, and overlaps. WorldCat Collection Analysis lets you analyze your collection and compare it to other collections without requiring you to expend extensive staff, time, or financial resources. |
