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Credit crimped: EIU Viewswire updates

By La Loria | Published: October 20, 2009
Featured stories from EIU Viewswire database      World: Feeling the crunch                 Bank lending remains weak. Although companies are issuing more debt to compensate, it won’t be enough to drive the economic recovery.     Asia: Durable recovery?                      The region is staging an impressive economic recovery, but what will happen when the effects of government stimulus wear off?  Africa: Risks and returns  [...]
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Access to Latin American Newspapers

By William | Published: May 26, 2009
The library recently purchased Latin American Newspapers, a collection from the World Newspaper Archive.  From the description: Latin American Newspapers represents the initial result of the partnership between the Center for Research Libraries community and Readex, a division of NewsBank to systematically create an extensive Web-based collection of international newspapers. CRL will guarantee the long-term availability [...]
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Access to Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part II

By William | Published: May 13, 2009
The library recently purchased Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part II, which adds nearly seven million pages of content from close to 50,000 new titles to what could already be accessed through Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).  The publisher states: With content from an eclectic variety of materials, including books, directories, bibles, sheet music, sermons and advertisements, [...]
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Access to The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

By William | Published: May 13, 2009
The library now has access to The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online from Alexander Street Press.  From the publisher’s description: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is the first comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world’s peoples. More than 9,000 pages of material, combined with entries by more than 700 [...]
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ProQuest databases unavailable late April 18th, early April 19th

By William | Published: April 6, 2009
Due to maintenance, all ProQuest databases, including ABI/INFORM Complete, American Periodicals Series Online, Ethnic Newswatch, GenderWatch and Research Library, will be unavailable from 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 18th through 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 19th.
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Encyclopedia of Associations via Gale Directory Library added to list of electronic resources

By William | Published: April 3, 2009
The library now has access to volumes of the Encyclopedia of Associations, a resource providing detailed information about nonprofit member organizations, via the Gale Directory Library.  This product can be accessed via the library’s list of electronic resources and databases.
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Periodicals Index Online removed from list of Electronic Resources & Databases

By William | Published: March 31, 2009
This resource was canceled for 2009.
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Social Policy & Practice removed from list of Electronic Resources & Databases

By William | Published: March 30, 2009
This resource was canceled for 2009.
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3 NISC titles moved to EBSCOhost

By William | Published: March 17, 2009
Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Left Index, and Women’s Studies International, all formerly hosted on BiblioLine, are now available on the EBSCOhost platform.  Access to all three of these titles is available through the library’s list of Electronic Resources & Databases.
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Contemporary Women’s Issues removed from list of Electronic Resources & Databases

By William | Published: March 17, 2009
This resource was canceled for 2009.
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