Database Trials at JMU Libraries

JMU Libraries regularly trials new electronic resources. If you'd like to recommend a database for us to purchase, please contact your library liaison or fill out this form.

Database Request Trials

CURRENT TRIALS:

The following databases are being considered for JMU Libraries' online collections.

Classical Music in Video (Alexander Street Press)

(expires 5/16/12)

Liaison Requested

Classical Music in Video is an online collection for the study of classical music in video format. The collection contains 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video—approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection also contains performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world. Coverage of musical time periods spans Medieval to the 21st century, and performances cover historical recordings from the 1950s up to the most current recordings today.

International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO)

(expires 5/20/12)

Liaison Requested

International Political Science Abstracts includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. This database contains over 290,000 records from over 1,000 journals published from 1951 to the present and abstracts from journals in foreign languages are in English, with the original titles and English translations. Content Includes: Over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, over 38,000 full-text conference papers, and a subject-specific thesaurus with over 17,500 records.

Livemocha

(expires 5/23/12)

Liaison Requested

*Please follow the link above in order to create your own free account.

Livemocha is the world's largest online language learning service, offering local and remote access to self-paced coursework in 38 languages. Offering in depth, interactive coursework with hundreds of hours of content, Livemocha was developed with partners including Pearson Education and Harper Collins and is the only language learning service for libraries that provides opportunities to practice with native speakers from all around the world. Students can chat with, and get feedback from, native speakers of the language they are learning in a supportive community of fellow language learners and teachers.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

(expires 6/30/12)

Liaison Requested

Currently available archives include:

British Politics and Society – A collection of primary sources exploring the political climate of Great Britain during the 19th century.
European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection – A collection of rare, full-text Romantic literature in English, French and German.

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AccessMedicine (McGraw-Hill)

(expired 5/5/12)

Liaison Requested

Username: jmu

Password: medicine

Note: Please notice the "Log In" link at the top right of this homepage.

AccessMedicine is an online resource that provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than 65 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, time-saving diagnostic and point-of-care tools, and a comprehensive search platform. This resource provides fast, direct access to the information necessary for completing evaluations, diagnoses, and case management decisions, as well as for pursuing research, medical education, or self-assessment and board review. A mobile version, optimized for viewing on iPhones and other PDAs is also available after registering for a My AccessMedicine profile from any on-site computer. (Note: the URL for the mobile site is the same)

Reaxys

(expired 5/2/12)

Liaison Requested

Reaxys is a web-based chemistry workflow solution which integrates searches for reaction and substance data with synthesis planning and chemical sourcing. This information gives chemists more time for creativity and innovation and enables them to meet their objectives and stay ahead of the competition. Reaxys contains experimentally measured– not calculated – reaction and substance data, so that less time is spent interrogating results, and there are no false starts. Also, this resource contains historical data dating back to 1771 and coverage of the most important current journal and patents within chemistry. Click here for more information.

Saving searches and setting up email alerts are only accessible after logging in with a username and password. In order to log in, you must have a registered user account. From within your IP range, click on Register and fill in your name, email address and other information, including the username and password you would like to use.

Classical Scores Library, Volume II (Alexander Street Press)

(expired 4/24/12)

Liaison Requested

*Please click here for access to Classical Scores Library, Volume I

Classical Scores Library contains approximately 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores, manuscripts, and previously unpublished material, allowing for the study and analysis of more than 25,000 musical scores. All opera, vocal, and choral texts are rekeyed to allow for deep searching and textual analysis and links to the audio recordings in Classical Music Library allow users to listen along while viewing the score. Classical Scores Library Volume II currently brings together 20,000 pages and is the first online score collection for libraries that's composed mostly of in-copyright classical scores from major composers and editions. The use of printed scores typically requires research across a variety of formats – paper, digital images, proprietary electronic formats – and through a variety of interfaces. Classical Scores Library II allows users to access multiple types of scores across various composers, genres, and time periods.

Encyclopedia of US/Latin America Relations (CQ Press)

(expired 4/22/12)

Liaison Requested

The Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations explores more than 200 years of political, military, economic, and cultural connections between the United States of America and its neighbors to the south. With contributions from more than 160 scholars in history, political science, and Latin American studies, this reference provides context for current events in the interactions among the countries of the Americas. Topics and features include: Maps and dozens of photographs, country-specific entries detailing the history of each nation's relationship with the U.S., biographies including major Latin American leaders and U.S. presidents, and more.

Women in American Politics: History and Milestones (CQ Press)

(expired 4/22/12)

Liaison Requested

Women in American Politics: History and Milestones is a reference that details the milestones and trends in women's political participation in the United States. This resource offers insightful analysis on women's political achievements in the United States, including the campaign to secure nation-wide suffrage; pioneer women state officeholders; women first elected to U.S. Congress, governorships, mayoralties, and other offices; and women first appointed as Cabinet officials, judges, and ambassadors. It also includes profiles of the women who have run for president and vice president, and interest groups and political actions committees. This reference offers students, scholars, teachers, and other professionals a guide to understanding the complex struggle in women's progress toward achieving political parity with men in the United States.

GuideStar

(expired 4/4/12)

Liaison Requested

GuideStar is a resource that gathers and publicizes information about nonprofit organizations. They encourage nonprofits to share information about their organizations openly and completely. Any nonprofit in this database can update its report with information about its mission, programs, leaders, goals, accomplishments, and needs, for free, and they combine the information that nonprofits supply with data from several other sources. Please note that the download to excel feature is not available for this trial.

Medical Media Systems

(expired 4/6/12)

Liaison Requested

Username: jmuhealth

Password: preview

Medical Media Systems is a website that specializes in instructing the timeless art of physical examination and history-taking skills. This resource medium allows users to take advantage of a truly interactive and cross-referenced library of physical examination and abnormal findings instructional segments that is unparalleled in online medical education. This website is useful for both college studies and in day-to-day clinical practice.

Anthropology Online (Alexander Street Press)

(expired 3/20/12)

Liaison Requested

Anthropology Online brings together a wide range of written ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies, which covers human behavior the world over. This resource is essential for study in the areas of politics, economics, history, psychology, environmental studies, religion, area studies, linguistics, and geography and all aspects of human behavior are covered including kinship, family, race, material culture, marriage, gender, prehistory, evolution, kinesthetics, food and foraging, cooking, economic systems, social stratification and status, male and female roles, political organization, conflict and conflict resolution, religion and magic, music and the arts, and much more. The majority of the content is in English, with some French and German material also targeted and the geographical coverage is global, with special focus given outside the developed world. Content ranges from the 19th century to the present day.

Ethnographic Video Online (Alexander Street Press)

(expired 3/20/12)

Liaison Requested

Ethnographic Video Online is a comprehensive online resource for the visual study of human culture and behavior and the largest streaming video collection of its kind. This resource contains more than 750 hours of classic and contemporary documentaries produced by leading video producers in the discipline; previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field; and select feature films. Wherever possible, videos include accompanying field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, and other context-enhancing, full-text materials.

Lynda.com

(expired 2/29/12)

Liaison Requested

*You must log in to continue your training, so please create a profile to get started. A personal profile is required, and allows you to track your movie viewing history and enjoy other lynda.com features designed to help you organize and customize your training.

Lynda.com is a member supported online learning platform with 40,000 video tutorials which comprises over 3,400 hours of content. Some of the courses on the site include: 83 Photoshop courses, 67 digital photography courses, 11 Creative Inspiration courses, 333 Adobe courses, 29 InDesign courses, 86 web design courses, 23 Dreamweaver courses, and more. Audio, video, office, 3D, animation, Flash, motion graphics, and much more are covered as well.

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