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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.

Database Request Trials

Business English
History Music/Theatre/Dance
SCOM SMAD
Women's Studies Other Trials

CURRENT TRIALS:

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

Business Resource Trials

First Research

(Dates: 5/1/08 - 5/14/08)

Username: learn51@firstresearch.com

Password: research

Simply Map

(expires 5/23/2008)

Note: Click on "Create Personal Workspace." Then enter your email address and create a password. A confirmation email will be sent to your email account and then please click the link provided to activate your account.

Limit: Only 5 concurrent users

Sports Business Research Network

(expires 5/15/2008)

Note: Please use Internet Explorer with this database.

We suggest reading through the tutorial at the bottom of the page to better understand how to use this resource.

IBIS World

(expires 5/15/2008)

Tablebase (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

User Name: viva_jmu

Password: viva_jmu

Demographics Now (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

User Name: jmu

Password: jmu

eStatement Studies (RMA)

(expires 4/15/2008)

English Resource Trials

World Literature Online (ASP)

(expires 5/21/2008)

19th Century British Library Newspapers (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

19th Century U.K. Periodicals (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

Literature Criticism Online (Gale)

(expires 5/4/2008)

Non-Fiction Connection

(expires 4/30/2008)

Username: vivanfc

Password: vivanfc

History Resource Trials

Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online (ASP)

(5/21/2008)

The Gilded Age (ASP)

(expires 5/21/2008)

Illustrated Civil War Newspapers & Magazines (ASP)

(expires 4/30/2008)

Username: american

Password: bicentennial

American Civil War Research Database (ASP)

(expires 4/30/2008)

Username: american

Password: bicentennial

Music/Theatre/Dance Resource Trials

Theatre in Video (ASP)

(expires 6/6/2008)

Classical Music Reference Library (ASP)

(expires 5/21/2008)

Contemporary World Music (ASP)

(expires 5/21/2008)

SCOM Resource Trials

Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)

(expires 5/10/2008)

SMAD Resource Trials

Telecommunications (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

Password: welcome

Historical Newspapers - Black Newspapers Collection (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

Password: welcome

Historical Newspapers - Extra Edition (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

Password: welcome

Black Studies Center w/Black Historical Newspapers Module (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

password: welcome

Women's Studies Resource Trials

Gerritsen (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

Password: welcome

Gender Watch (ProQuest)

(expires 5/15/2008)

Password: welcome

Gender Studies (EBSCO)

(expires 5/10/2008)

Other Resource Trials

Resources for College Libraries

(expires 4/30/2008)

Username: vivarcl

Password: vivarcl

Global Health (CABI)

(expires 5/1/2008)

Username: CAB4

Password: swansea

CAB Abstracts (CABI)

(expires 5/1/2008)

Username: CAB4

Password: swansea

Note:Be sure to tick the proper boxes so that you are only searching CAB Abstracts.

Leisure Tourism Database (CABI)

(expires 5/1/2008)

Username: CAB4

Password: swansea

EXPIRED TRIALS:

Women and Social Movements in the US: Scholar's Edition

(expires 4/13/2008)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts

(expires 4/12/2008)

SimplyMap

Click on "Create Personal Workspace" and enter your e-mail address and a password.

New Scientist Archive

(expires 3/12/2008)

CQ Global Researcher

(expires 3/2/2008)

CQ Almanac Online Edition

(expires 3/1/2008)

Literature Criticism Online

(expires 2/27/2008)

19th Century British Library Newspapers

(expires 2/17/2008)

17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

(expires 2/17/2008)

19th Century UK Periodicals

(expires 2/17/2008)

African American Music Library

(expires 1/4/2008)

Classical Music Reference Library

(expires 1/4/2008)

Iter Medieval & Renaissance Bibliography (expires 12/31/2007)

Click on "Search a Database" to see all the database choices.

Educator's Reference Complete (expires 9/20/2007)

Gender Studies Database (EBSCO) (expires September 11, 2007)

MyiLibrary (expires August 17, 2007)

username: JamesM953
password: 87033808

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCO) (expires September 1, 2007)

We current subscribe to the same title from the vendor NISC.

Facts on File  (expires 9/27/07)

*. Enter your Username: jmu

*. Enter your Password: education

Mergent Online (VIVA trial - expires 10/31/07)

African American Biographical Directory (expires 11/30/2007)

Your password is: welcome

Safari Business Books  (expires 12/3/2007)

Book Review Index (expires July 31, 2007)

Investext Plus (formerly Research Bank Web) (expires July 31, 2007)

Small Business Resource Center (expires July 31, 2007)

 


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See expired database trials, Summer 2006

See expired database trials, Fall 2005 and Spring 2005