Printer Friendly VersionDatabase 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
CURRENT TRIALS:
The following databases are being considered for JMU Libraries' online collections.
(Dates: 5/1/08 - 5/14/08)
Username: learn51@firstresearch.com
Password: research
(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.
(expires 5/15/2008)
(expires 5/4/2008)
User Name: viva_jmu
Password: viva_jmu
(expires 5/4/2008)
User Name: jmu
Password: jmu
(expires 4/15/2008)
(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)
(expires 4/30/2008)
Username: vivanfc
Password: vivanfc
Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online (ASP)
(5/21/2008)
(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
(expires 6/6/2008)
Classical Music Reference Library (ASP)
(expires 5/21/2008)
Contemporary World Music (ASP)
(expires 5/21/2008)
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
(expires 5/10/2008)
(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
(expires 5/15/2008)
Password: welcome
(expires 5/15/2008)
Password: welcome
(expires 5/10/2008)
Resources for College Libraries
(expires 4/30/2008)
Username: vivarcl
Password: vivarcl
(expires 5/1/2008)
Username: CAB4
Password: swansea
(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
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)
See expired database trials, 2006 - 2007
See expired database trials, Summer 2006
See expired database trials, Fall 2005 and Spring 2005
