Category Archives: Databases

Now Available: African American Historical Serials (1829-1922)

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The African American Historical Serials (1829-1922) collection was developed with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) as part of an effort to preserve serials related to African American religious life and culture. It documents the history of African American life and religious organizations from materials published between 1829 and 1922. More than 170 unique titles, approximately 60,000 pages of searchable primary source content, and reports and annuals from African American religious organizations and social service agencies and African American periodicals are included.

Trial Database: Scientific & Medical ART Imagebase (SMART)

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A comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed medical images,    The Scientific & Medical ART Imagebase (SMART Imagebase) contains a growing collection of over 20,000 high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, pathology, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other medical topics. Content is peer-reviewed by graduate level medical illustrators and expert-reviewed by physicians.

This OSU Trial runs through 5/4/2014.

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Now Available: LGBT Life with Full Text EbscoHost Database

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LGBT Life with Full Text EbscoHost database contains abstracts and full text for hundreds of the important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers including The Advocate, Gay Parent Magazine, Girlfriends, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies, James White Review, ISNA News, Ladder, Lesbian Tide, New York Blade, ONE, Tangents, and many more. You can also find many full-text monographs and books. Additionally, all relevant bibliographic data from NISC’s Sexual Diversity Studies is included and this database provides an LGBT thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

Now Available: PressDisplay

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PressDisplay provides online access to today’s newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. Just like reading the familiar print edition, viewers can browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. The ever-expanding collection currently includes over 2000+ U.S. and international titles. Many publications offer a 90-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across the entire backfile. SmartNavigation enhances the traditional 2-page newspaper view by adding easy to navigate table of contents, article jumps (linking article sections),  easy to read text views, and instant translation of most publications into one of ten major foreign languages. Page and article sharing, RSS and blogging features enhance the traditional newspaper and magazine experience.