Category Archives: Databases

Now Available Online: Women and Social Movements Scholar’s Edition

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Women and Social Movements in the United States (Scholar’s Edition) brings together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies documenting the multiplicity of women’s activism in American public life. Thousands of pages of materials provide in-depth access to the published histories and records of women’s organizations throughout the United States. Also included are documented projects on a broad range of topics, with footnotes to introductory material, annotations of primary documents, a bibliography, and a list of related Web links.The Scholar’s Edition includes Notable American Women and a 90,000 page archive from the Commissions on the Status of Women.

Trial Database: Sage Research Methods Online (available until April 30, 2011)

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SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SRMO links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SRMO focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more.

This OSU Trial runs through 4/30/2011.

Please tell us what you think. Comments on this resource can be submitted on the electronic resource evaluation form.

Trial Database: Access World News Research Collection (available until April 29, 2011)

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Access World News Research Collection provides full-text access to The Oregonian. Supports all academic disciplines. Provides unique primary sources not found in other resources. Provides extensive coverage at local, regional, national and international levels. Offers complete electronic editions of thousands of authoritative U.S. and global news sources. Includes thousands of broadcast transcripts, newswires, video clips, and news blogs. Gives over 219 million current and archived articles— growing daily. Features a customizable, map-based interface and powerful search capabilities. Enables students to examine subjects geographically and over time, analyze trends and statistics, and compare perspectives.

This OSU Trial runs through 4/29/2011.

Please tell us what you think. Comments on this resource can be submitted on the electronic resource evaluation form.

Now Available Online: FashionSnoops

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FashionSnoops is a leading provider of global online forecasting information and a world renowned fashion and lifestyle trend consulting firm. FashionSnoops provides ongoing reports in market research of brands and markets, ongoing retail strategy reports, trend forecasting reports starting 24 months ahead of season, continuous and full coverage of the runway, retail, tradeshow, street and art scenes, daily news & blogs, product development supporting tools, plus an online application that allows creation of various digital presentations.

Dissertation Abstracts: No Longer Available

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Dissertation Abstracts (a ProQuest database) is no longer available at Oregon State University.  For many years OSU Libraries were able to provide access to this database through a provider that charged a set price on a per search basis. That access is no longer being offered.  Subscribing to Dissertation Abstracts through ProQuest is not possible due to the increased price.  However, we have developed a guide in order to direct the OSU community to other useful resources for finding theses and dissertations.

Click here to view the guide for finding theses and dissertations:

Please contact your subject librarian if you have questions about finding dissertations and theses in your field.