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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 14 electronic reference works

By William | Published: May 18, 2009
The library recently purchased 7 Gale Virtual Reference Library titles: The Encyclopedia of Islam Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Encyclopedia of Food and Culture In addition, the library purchased 7 Oxford Digital Reference Shelf titles: The Oxford Encyclopedia [...]
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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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Two new electronic reference works

By William | Published: April 29, 2009
The library now has access to the following titles via Gale Virtual Reference Library: Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film The preface states, “Readers will find in the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film the major facts about film history, clear explanations of the main theoretical concepts and lines of scholarly interpretation, and guidance through important debates. Approaching cinema as art, [...]
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Audiobooks guide

By Jason Puckett | Published: April 16, 2009
Going out of town after classes finish?  Need something to listen to on the long flight or drive? We’ve just posted a guide to finding audiobooks for free, both in the library (we have a small collection on CD) and online.  Before you shell out to Amazon or Audible for listening material, take a look! Audiobooks Guide
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ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service

By Jason Puckett | Published: April 14, 2009
ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service is a free site that monitors over 12,000 scholarly journals to alert researchers to new items.  Readers can subscribe to be notified via e-mail, RSS, or many other formats whenever new issues of journals are published.
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Two new electronic reference works

By William | Published: April 6, 2009
The library now has access to the following titles via ScienceDirect: Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development The foreword states, “This is an impressive collection of what we have learned about infant and child behavior by the researchers who have contributed to this knowledge. …This wonderful reference will be a valuable resource for all of those [...]
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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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SNL Interactive added to list of electronic resources

By William | Published: November 20, 2008
This product, which provides access to SNL’s financial data, news and analytics, has been added to the library’s list of electronic resources and databases.  It is sponsored by the Department of Risk Management and Insurance. To access SNL Interactive, you are required to register using your Georgia State University email address.
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