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Kanopy Streaming Video is here!

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Kanopy is a streaming video resource with a collection of over 26,000 films on every subject imaginable and from leading producers such as Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, HBO California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, PBS, BBC, First Run Features, The Video Project, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Education Resources. Kanopy’s website makes it easy to watch, share and discuss films across campus.

The platform is fully compatible with screen reader technology, and all of Kanopy’s films are closed-captioned and have transcripts available. In addition, Public performance rights are included!!

Check out Kanopy’s platform and list of streaming videos. Also, please refer to our Kanopy LibGuide for additional information.

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Trial Access: APA Style CENTRAL

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APA Style CENTRAL is the ultimate resource on APA Style. Utilize tools such as quick guides, tutorials, self-quizzes and much more to refine writing technique. Improve research skills with tutorials, reference ebooks. APA’s My References provides reference management in APA Style for original as well as PsycINFO-generated citations. Paper templates facilitate comprehensive, easy to use APA-formatting during the writing process. The Publishing Center presents manuscript submission resources and detailed publication analytics information on a variety of psychology-related journal titles from many different publishers, including APA.

This OSU Trial runs through 10/17/2016

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Trial Database: China Academic Journals Full-text Database

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This OSU Trial has been extended through 3/31/2016.

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The China Academic Journals Full-text Database is an extensive Chinese journal database that comprises Science and Technology publications in subject areas such as Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Biology Environmental Science Architecture, and Engineering. Also included are publications focused on Agriculture, Medicine, Literature, History, Philosophy, and Economics. Content dates for some titles span as early as 1951, and much current content is available for many included titles.

ProQuest Resources Down for Maintenance: January 16, 2016

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On January 16, 2016, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability. The window is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time and will last for 8 hours. During this time, access to all ProQuest products (listed on this page: http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/az.php?v=27204) will not be available.

Trial Access: BibliBoard Ebook Platform

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Need a break from studying? Looking for some leisurely reading over the Winter Break?

Try BiblioBoard (free registration may be required to utilize all features)


Until January 6, 2016, OSU Libraries & Press will be trialing access to the BiblioBoard ebook platform. You will find a variety of ebooks works from world-renowned publishers in areas such as Comics & Graphic Novels, LGBTQ, Travel, Self-Help, Cooking, DIY, Spanish Language (Fiction & Non-Fiction), Indie Authors, Innovative Fiction, Contemporary NonFiction, World History, Childrens Books, and and much, much more. You can read online or download BiblioBoard’s App for your Android, Apple, or Kindle Fire device.

If you have any questions or difficulties accessing BiblioBoard, please contact us for help.

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World Cinema Streaming Video Collection: Closed Captions Added

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Closed Captions are now available on many of the 399 classic and contemporary feature films in the World Cinema Streaming Video Collection that are not already subtitled. In addition, most of the films with closed captions also now have searchable, interactive transcripts.

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Here are just a few of the many titles that now contain closed captions and transcripts:

Trial Database: PrivCo.com

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This OSU Trial runs through 12/1/2015.

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PrivCo.com is a useful source for business and financial research on non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed and international unlisted companies. There are currently profiles for over 850,000 firms, 20,000 investors and 100,000 private market deals, with information and in-house analysis added daily. Use for doing company, investor, M&A, venture capital funding, or private equity research. Searchable by advanced criteria in all categories. Entrepreneurship programs will like the ability to search for investors, or private companies in specific, emerging industries. Job seekers may use the venture capital funding search to search for companies that are raising funding and most likely hiring.