What's New

May

General Library extended hours (21 May - 24 June)
08 May 2012

  • Monday to Friday 8am - 10pm
  • Saturday and Sunday 9am - 10pm

The General Library will open normal hours (8am - 10pm) on Queen's Birthday, 04 June 2012.

Please refer to the Library website for hours of other libraries and Information Commons.

Significant datasets added during April
03 May 2012

  • British Standards Online
    A searchable online database from the British Standards Institution providing access to the entire set of current British standards- over 55,000 documents.
  • Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
    An encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis. It includes essays on important themes and subjects within qur'anic studies, and provides access to a range of early western printed Qur'ans. The Encyclopaedia is accompanied by a Qur'an concordance.
  • The March of Time
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press providing over 800 short films from the newsreel series The March of Time, produced by Time Inc. Part journalism, part propaganda, the original series was screened in cinemas in the United States (and elsewhere) from 1935 to 1951.
  • RISS International
    RISS International is a searchable online database covering over 1.2 million Korean journal articles and academic dissertations, many in full-text. It incorporates a wide range of primary resources on Korean history, and provides access to the KERIS union catalogue of Korean university libraries.

Library Workshops in May 2012
27 April 2012

Library Workshops in May

The world of information is at your fingertips!

The Library invites you to discover more about the online research environment, and the range of resources and materials available.

We will introduce you to:

Book now, places fill up fast in these popular workshops!

Venue: The Kate Edger Information Commons Building, Level 2, Computer Training Room 231.

Queries to: Learning Services, ext. 83797.

April

General Library Easter and ANZAC Day Opening Hours
19 April 2012

All libraries and Information Commons are closed on Good Friday (6 April) and Easter Sunday (8 April).

General Library

Good Friday (6 April)

CLOSED

Easter Saturday (7 April)

9am – 8pm

Easter Sunday (8 April)

CLOSED

Easter Monday (9 April)

8am– 10pm

Easter Tuesday (10 April)

8am– 10pm
ANZAC Day (25 April) CLOSED

Please refer to the Library website for hours of other libraries and ICs.

Philson Library closed Sat 28 April
19 April 2012

  • The Philson Library will be closed on Sat 28 April to move into their renovated premises.
  • Normal hours resume from Sun 29 April.
  • There may be some service restrictions from Sun 29 April until Tue 2 May, while staff re-commission equipment and settle into new locations.
  • In an emergency while the Library is closed, contact library staff on Mobile: 021 066 5911.

Wireless upgrade tonight
03 April 2012

Between 10pm Tuesday 3 April and 6am Wednesday 4 April, the University wireless network will be unavailable due to an IT Services upgrade. Wireless access will continue within the Kate Edger Information Commons until closing time at 12midnight tonight.

March

File storage - Maintenance
30 March 2012

Between 8:30pm Saturday 31st March and 8:00am Sunday 1st April, IT Services are applying an upgrade to the student file storage. Students can still use their home drives during this period but may notice 1-2 minute outages at approximately 10pm, 11 pm, 1am and 2am.

Significant datasets added during March
29 March 2012

  • Classical Music in Video
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press comprising around 1,000 hours of classical music performances and master-classes.
  • Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (2nd edition)
    A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform, covering the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of ocean science. Comprising over 400 articles, the second (2009) edition is a completely revised version of the original work published in 2001.
  • The Irish Times
    A searchable full-image archive providing the entire historical run of the Irish Times and its predecessor, the Irish times and daily advertiser, on the ProQuest Historical Newspapers platform. Coverage is currently from 1859 through 2010.
  • MDConsult
    AN online clinical information service designed to meet the information needs of primary care physicians and specialists. It incorporates around 50 medical texts, over medical journals, and some of the Clinics series published by Elsevier.
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
    A searchable online encyclopaedia from Oxford University Press focusing on each of the canonical books of the Bible, major apocryphal books of the New and Old Testaments, and important non-canonical texts. It also includes thematic essays on topics such as canonicity, textual criticism, and translation.
  • PsycTHERAPY
    A searchable online video collection of psychotherapy demonstrations from the American Psychological Association, showing leading practitioners in North America working with participants on a wide range of therapeutic topics.

RefWorks login name
28 March 2012

If you receive an email from ProQuest or RefWorks-COS Support Services requesting you change your RefWorks login name, please treat this email as genuine and follow the instructions to update your log in details.

Library Workshops in April 2012
28 March 2012

Library Workshops in April

Are you looking for readings for your assignments but don't know where to start? We can help you.

The following workshops will teach you how to effectively find readings for your research and studies.

Courses available in April are:

Book now, as places fill up fast!

Venue: The Kate Edger Information Commons Building, Level 2, Computer Training Room 231.

Queries to: Learning Services +64 9 373 7599 ext 83797.

Student File Service Home Drive
23 March 2012

There have been issues with access to the new storage system. University IT is monitoring performance. If you experience any problems please contact the IC Helpdesk.

Internet plan changes
15 March 2012

From 16th March, the monthly student Internet Data Allowance will double to 400MBs for undergraduates or 800MBs for postgraduate students.

Exam Papers and other DigiTool collections unavailable
13 March 2012

Exam Papers and other DigiTool collections will be unavailable at times from 9am-10am on Wednesday 14th March, while a software update is completed.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Access to Course PDFs
01 March 2012

Some students are having problems accessing PDFs for course readings. We suggest upgrading the version of Adobe Acrobat reader on the computer you are using to the latest version.

Library Workshops in March
01 March 2012

Book Library Workshops

To give you the best possible start at the University, we invite you to sign up for Library Workshops that will make your study and research a lot easier.

Workshops available in March 2012 are:

Book now, as places fill up fast.

Venue: The Kate Edger Information Commons Building, Level 2, Computer Training Room 231.

Email: learningservices@auckland.ac.nz

Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 83797

February

Significant datasets added during January/February
29 February 2012

  • ADIS International Journal Archive
    The Library’s collection of medical journals from ADIS International was enhanced with package of archival issues on the OVID platform. The archive covers over 40 titles (3,600 issues) and provides a back-file from the first volume for many of the publications. Titles include the American Journal of Cancer, Clinical drug investigation, Drugs and Sports Medicine.     
  • Anthropology Online
    An extensive online collection of books, field notes and other printed material on human behaviour, Anthropology Online is cross-searchable with Ethnographic Video Online.
  • Classical Scores Library II
    An online collection of around 25,000 classical music scores provided by Alexander Street Press. A second fully integrated module has now been licensed, substantially increasing the number of composers and works offered. 
  • Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
    A searchable online encyclopaedia on the Wiley platform, offering original contributions from expert authors in the fields of engineering science that support the study and development of aerospace technology and vehicle design.
  • Encyclopedia of Ancient History
    A searchable online encyclopaedia on the Wiley platform, focusing on the entire ancient Mediterranean world. Currently a work in progress, it is scheduled for completion late 2012.
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
    A searchable online encyclopaedia on the ScienceDirect platform, covering all areas of applied ethics, including bioethics, environmental ethics, information and computer ethics, legal, business, and medical ethics. The second (2011) edition extends and updates the original edition of 1998, with many newly commissioned articles.
  • Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
    A searchable online version of the 2nd (2011) edition of a major reference work from Oxford University Press. The new edition has a strong focus on global warming and associated topics.
  • Supplement to Brill’s New Pauly
    The online version of Brill’s New Pauly, an encyclopaedia of the ancient world, has been enhanced with a searchable four volume supplement in English, covering chronologies, a dictionary of Greek and Latin authors and texts, an historical atlas, and a volume on the reception of myth and mythology.

February

Library website changes
17 February 2012

Welcome to our combined Library and Information Commons site.

Our rewritten Services and About Us sections support the broad range of tasks our Library and Information Commons’ users require from our site.

The Ebooks and Bindery pages are promoted to the homepage and a new Referencing page has been added.

A new navigation banner has been rolled out across the site. These changes are part of a wider redesign programme incorporating a content management system.

More information is available on Our website page. We welcome your feedback on these changes.

Student File Storage Upgrade
13 February 2012

ITS will be upgrading the file storage system over the weekend of 18th/19th February 2012.

All existing files will be transferred to the new system during the weekend, so direct access to file storage via the IC Home drive (EC Home, H:/ drive) will not be available over the weekend.

Students wishing to access their files over the weekend will need to do so using the Web interface: http://afsweb.ec.auckland.ac.nz. 
When complete, the upgrade will provide students with 2GB of personal storage, previously this was 250MB!

The following website has more information about student file storage www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/cs-filestorage

From Monday 20 Feb 2012 Students will be able to access their files in the same way as they’ve always done, so there will be minimal disruption for students once the upgrade is completed.

All the Information Commons Helpdesks provide student support for file storage. 

Past exam papers available in Library Search
07 February 2012

Past exam papers are accessible via the Readings and Exams search tab in Library Search.

Some exam papers are subject to approval from the Exam Office and will be loaded onto Library Search when they are available.

Library Workshops in 2012
02 February 2012

Welcome to a brand new semester!

We extended you a warm welcome, especially to those students who will be joining us for the first time this year.

To give you the best possible start at the University, we invite you to sign up for the workshops that will make your study and research a lot easier:

Courses available in February 2012 are:

Book now, as places fill up fast!

Venue: The Kate Edger Information Commons Building, Level 2, Computer Training Room 231.

Queries to: Learning Services, +64 9 373 7599 ext 83797.

January

Library and IC public holiday hours
19 January 2012

The Kate Edger Short Loan and Information Commons will be open normal hours on the following days:

  • Auckland Anniversary Day - Monday 30 January
  • Waitangi Day - Monday 6 February

The General Library and all other libraries and Information Commons will be closed on these days.

Library Catalogue and My Account are currently unavailable on the Library Mobile Application
10 January 2012

Please use the desktop interface of the Library Catalogue to search and My Account to renew items and check due dates.

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  • AccessEngineering
    Thursday, May 17, 2012
    A searchable online collection of over 300 specialized engineering handbooks published by McGraw-Hill.
     
  • Trial IPA Source
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012
    A searchable online database providing International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal English translations of over 6,000 opera arias and art song texts. It includes a selection of recordings designed to provide pronunciation help for the singer.
     
  • Trial National Review Archive
    Wednesday, May 09, 2012
    An online database on the EbscoHost platform, providing indexing & abstracting and full text coverage for all issues of the National Review (New York) from its inception in 1955 to the present.
     
  • March of Time
    Thursday, May 03, 2012
    The historical newsreel series The March of Time includes 800 short films. It was produced by Time Inc., the publisher of Time, Life and Fortune magazines. Part journalism, part propaganda, the original series was screened in cinemas in the United States and elsewhere from 1935 to 1951. The films blend actual newsreel footage with staged scenes using professional and amateur actors, and in some cases celebrities were persuaded to reenact events in which they had participated. Using History in Video you can search across American History in Video, World History in Video and The March of Time. This database is provided by Alexander Street Press.
     
  • ArXiv.org
    Tuesday, April 24, 2012
    An open access e-print service based at Cornell University which presents papers in physics, mathematics, nonlinear science, computer science, quantitative biology, and statistics.
     
  • Trial Children's Core Collection
    Monday, April 23, 2012
    An online collection development aid and readers' advisory on the EbscoHost platform, the Children's Core Collection describes over 13,000 titles- fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, magazines and web resources. Professional literature for the children's librarian is also covered.
     
  • British Standards Online
    Monday, April 16, 2012
    A searchable online database from the British Standards Institution providing access to the entire set of current British standards- over 55,000 documents. BSOL is updated daily.
     
  • Global Issues in Context (A Resource for Schools)
    Thursday, April 05, 2012
    A searchable online database on the InfoTrac platform providing an overview of a wide range of issues of international importance and current world events.
     
  • Science in Context (A Resource for Schools)
    Thursday, April 05, 2012
    A popular science database on the InfoTrac platform designed to provide authoritative and up-to-date information to support assignments and projects at secondary school level. Science in Context offers thousands of topic overviews, biographies, periodical articles from popular science magazines, videos, and more.
     
  • RISS International
    Wednesday, April 04, 2012
    RISS International is a searchable online database offering a single gateway to a wide range of scholarly resources for Korean studies. RISS (the Research Information Sharing Service) provides access to over 1.2 million journal articles -many in full-text- published by Korean scholarly associations and university research institutes. It includes over 570,000 PhD and Masters theses from Korean universities, as well as bibliographic records for nearly 8 million items held in Korean university, college, and professional libraries. It incorporates an extensive collection of full-text primary source material relating to Korean history. The database is operated by the Korea Education & Research Information Service (KERIS), a governmental agency which is part of the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
     
  • Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an
    Wednesday, April 04, 2012
    An encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis. It includes essays on important themes and subjects within qur'anic studies, and provides access to a range of early western printed Qur'ans. The Encyclopaedia is accompanied by a Qur'an concordance.
     
  • Chinese Government Public Information Online
    Tuesday, April 03, 2012
    Chinese Government Public Information Online is a public information service developed by the National Library of China in collaboration with provincial libraries in China. The platform aggregates and integrates the gazettes and other documents published by central, provincial and local government agencies in China, and serves as a gateway to Chinese government information.
     
  • Trial Chinese Science Citation Database
    Tuesday, April 03, 2012
    A citation index on the Web of Knowledge platform covering 1,200 science and engineering journals published in the People's Republic of China. Much of the bibliographic informaton is available in both English and Chinese (Simplified). Fully integrated into the Web of Knowledge, the Chinese Science Citation Database can be searched in conjunction with SCI. The CSCD is published by Thomson Reuters in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The database currently contains almost 2 million records and around 200,000 citations are added each year.
     
  • Archive of Maori and Pacific Music
    Thursday, March 22, 2012
    The Archive of Maori and Pacific Music comprises the world's largest ethnographic sound collection relating to the Pacific. Established in 1970 to promote research into the music of the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, and those of the people of the Pacific Islands, its holdings today include material from most tribal groups of New Zealand and most Pacific Islands areas, commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, oral histories, stories and language resources. The digital collections includes video clips, audio clips, photographs, colour slides, programmes, leaflets and song texts.
     
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
    Monday, March 19, 2012
    A searchable online enclyclopaedia from Oxford University Press focusing on each of the canonical books of the Bible, major apocryphal books of the New and Old Testaments, and important noncanonical texts. It also includes thematic essays on topics such as canonicity, textual criticism, and translation.
     
  • Classical Music in Video
    Monday, March 19, 2012
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press comprising around 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses. On completion the collection will contain 1,500 performances, together with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world.
     
  • PsycTHERAPY
    Wednesday, March 14, 2012
    A searchable video collection of psychotherapy demonstrations from the American Psychological Association, showing leading practitioners in North America working with participants on a wide range of therapeutic topics.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (2nd ed.)
    Wednesday, March 14, 2012
    A searchable online encycloaedia on the ScienceDirect platform, covering the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of ocean science. Comprising over 400 articles, the second (2009) edition is a completely revised version of the original work published in 2001.
     
  • AtoJsOnline
    Tuesday, March 06, 2012
    A searchable online collection of the Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1858-1914, from the National Library of New Zealand. The 'A to Js' are a major source on New Zealand government activity, including papers tabled in Parliament such as departmental annual reports and reports of select committees, royal commissions, and committees of inquiry. They are an invaluable source for historians as an enormous amount of detail, covering every aspect of government activity, was reported especially during the nineteenth century.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
    Thursday, February 16, 2012
    A searchable online version of the 2nd (2011) edition of the Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather covering all areas of climatology and meterology. The second edition has a strong focus on global warming and associated topics.
     
  • Glossary of Geology
    Thursday, February 16, 2012
    A searchable online version of the 5th edition of the Glossary of Geology, published by the American Geosciences Institute. Updated regularly, the Glossary has over 39,000 entries and is recognized as a primary source for terminology in the geosciences.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Ancient History
    Wednesday, February 15, 2012
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the Wiley platform, focusing on the entire ancient Mediterranean world. This is a work in progress; it is scheduled for completion late 2012, when it will comprise around 5,000 entries.
     
  • BioMed Central
    Friday, February 03, 2012
    A collection of more than 200 primarily open access journals in the biosciences.
     
  • Indigenous Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A multi-disciplinary full-text collection of (primarily Australasian) publications relevant to indigenous studies - Title list.
     
  • Business Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A searchable full-text collection of Australasian journals and other publications on the Informit platform. The subject coverage is very broad, including accounting, commercial law, taxation, human resources, labour relations, commodities, corporate governance, management, marketing, career development, e-business, economics, and occupational health and safety - Title List. The Business Collection provides access to full content from a range of journals, monographs and books, and reference materials published by Australasian academic and professional associations, interest groups and research centres.
     
  • Families & Society Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A searchable full-text collection of Australian journals and other publications on the Informit platform. Its focus is on family matters, marriage, children and parenting, family law, social services, and public welfare - Title list. This collection was previously known as Family & Society Plus.
     
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A searchable full-text collection of Australasian journals, conference papers, and other publications on the Informit platform. The subject coverage is very broad, and includes cultural studies, education, history, science and technology, and the social sciences - Title list.
     
  • New Zealand Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A searchable full-text collection on the Informit platform, comprising over 70 journals and magazines published in or about New Zealand - Title list.
     
  • Health Collection (Informit)
    Monday, January 23, 2012
    A searchable full-text collection of Australasian journals, newsletters, and other publications on the the Informit platform. The subject coverage is very broad, and includes family medicine, nursing, pharmacy, developmental psychology, mental health, counseling, medical ethics - Title list. The Health Collection replaces the earlier Informit aggregate known as Meditext.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (2nd edition)
    Thursday, January 19, 2012
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform, covering all areas of applied ethics, including bioethics, environmental ethics, information and computer ethics, legal, business, and medical ethics. The second (2011) edition extends and updates the original edition of 1998, with many newly commissioned articles. The authors include scholars and practitioners in fields such as law and economics, as well as philosophers.
     
  • Bookshelf Collection
    Thursday, January 19, 2012
    The Bookshelf (Digitised Texts Collection), developed by staff at The University of Auckland Library, provides keyword-searchable online versions of a variety of books, journals and newsletters. Selection criteria include relevance for New Zealand and Pacific studies, existing availability and functionality online, and anticipated usage. Material created at The University of Auckland is given further priority. The individual titles are catalogued with direct links in The University of Auckland Library Catalogue.
     
  • Business Case Centre Case Index
    Thursday, January 12, 2012
    A searchable online database from the University of Auckland Business Case Centre indexing and abstracting case studies that document milestones and trends in leadership and management within New Zealand businesses and organisations. The case studies are available from the Business Case Centre to businesses and universities for use as development and teaching tools.
     
  • Anthropology Online
    Monday, January 09, 2012
    An extensive online collection of books, field notes and other printed material on human behaviour from Alexander Street Press, cross-searchable with Ethnographic Video Online.
     
  • Visual Man
    Tuesday, January 03, 2012
    Visual Man contains over 1800 cross-section images of a male body, which are taken from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Visible Human Project. To obtain these images, the body of an executed murderer was embedded in gelatin, sliced crosswise into more than 1800 millimeter slices, then digitally photographed - resulting in 15 gigabytes of data. These images were then converted to 24-bit JPEG format to fit onto a single CD-ROM. The Windows interface that runs direct from the CD-ROM allows exploration of the body and viewing of the various cross-sections.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
    Tuesday, December 20, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the Wiley platform, offering original contributions from expert authors in the fields of engineering science that support the study and development of aerospace technology and vehicle design. Topics covered include mechanics, propulsion, guidance and control, electronics and instrumentation, communications, computer science, systems engineering, material science, fabrication and manufacturing. Environmental science, noise and emissions are addressed in view of their growing importance to the aviation industry
     
  • PsycTESTS
    Monday, December 19, 2011
    PsycTESTS is a research database produced by the American Psychological Association providing access to full-text psychological tests, measures, scales and other assessments, as well as descriptive and administrative information for each item. It includes neuropsychological tests, personality assessments, skills and proficiency tests, and IQ and aptitude scales and measurements. Most entries are for research instruments available for immediate use. However the database also covers selected commercially published tests, and provides direct links to their respective publisher sites.
     
  • Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest
    Friday, December 09, 2011
    A searchable collection of primary source material covering popular culture, student protest, and civil rights in Britain and North America from 1950 to 1975. Themes include changing lifestyles, youth culture, student protest across Europe and the United States, Mai '68, civil rights and women's liberation, consumerism, censorship, nuclear disarmament. The collection is published by Adam Matthew Digital, and is based on archival material from a wide range of libraries and archives. Source material includes pamphlets, posters, underground magazines, letters, eye witness accounts, government reports, photographs, and video clips.
     
  • Romanticism : life, literature & landscape
    Thursday, December 08, 2011
    A searchable online collection based on the the manuscript collections of the Wordsworth Trust, including the notebooks, verse manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and travel journals of William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey and Robert Southey. The database also includes art works by Turner, Constable, Benjamin Robert Haydon, and others.
     
  • Residential Property Sales Statistics
    Thursday, November 24, 2011
    A data file for new Zealand house sales from the Property IQ company. Elements include geographic location (excluding house number), sale date and price, capital and land value, building floor area, land area, building type.
     
  • 19th Century UK Periodicals
    Wednesday, November 23, 2011
    Periodicals published between 1800 and 1900 in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. When complete it will provide full facsimile coverage of around 600 titles (6 million pages) sourced primarily from the British Library and the National Library of Scotland.
     
  • American West
    Monday, November 14, 2011
    Manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources on the American West, from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Documents include manuscript travel journals and tales of frontier life, literary and historical works, maps, emigrant guides, store catalogues, city directories, posters, and photographs.
     
  • Vogue Archive
    Thursday, November 03, 2011
    A searchable online archive of American Vogue, from the first volume published in 1892 to the current month. All content, including articles, covers, photos, illustrations, advertisements have been digitized, and indexing supports searching by designer and brand names.
     
  • Literarische Expressionismus Online, Der
    Tuesday, November 01, 2011
    Der literarische Expressionismus Online / German Literary Expressionism Online is a searchable online collection providing full-text coverage of over 150 journals, yearbooks, collections and anthologies published in Germany in the early twentieth century.
     
  • Comprehensive Biotechnology (2nd ed.)
    Monday, October 31, 2011
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform, Comprehensive Biotechnology aiming to cover the essential elements of the field. 'The first two volumes provide the basics of the underlying scientific and engineering principles of biotechnology; the following four volumes treat the major application branches that have an impact on industry, agriculture, medicine, and environment.'
     
  • Comprehensive Biomaterials
    Monday, October 31, 2011
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform, Comprehensive Biomaterials describes the current status of most biomaterials. 'The contributions discuss their strengths and weaknesses, their appropriate analytical methods and testing, and their device applications and performance. The chapters treat the subjects not only from a retrospective lens but one that is prospective, with many articles examining forthcoming materials as disruptive future technologies.'
     
  • Sydney Cityscope
    Friday, October 21, 2011
    A searchable online database offering detailed information on buildings and sites in central Sydney. This edition covers the CBD area ranging from Dawes Point down to Central Station and from Darling Harbour across to Hyde Park.
     
  • Western Solomons Research Database
    Tuesday, October 18, 2011
    A searchable database providing information on scholars, publications, and research projects relating to the Solomon Islands. Created by the Pacific Studies Research Group of the University of Bergen in partnership with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, the focus of the database is on the Western Province, with coverage gradually being extended to include Choiseul.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology
    Monday, October 17, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform, the Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology covers the diversity of the subject in 252 articles written by over 200 international experts. It provides entry level information for students and summary overviews for researchers. Broadly organised into four themes, the articles span beyond physiology so as to connect physiological functions with environmental factors, behaviour, and genomics.
     
  • First World War : Personal Experiences
    Thursday, October 13, 2011
    Primary source documents focusing on the lives and experiences of men and women during the First World War. Sources include diaries and journals, letters, reminiscence, trench literature, postcards, photographs, sketches and paintings, sheet music, trench maps, cartoons and comics, propaganda and recruiting posters. Published by Adam Matthew Digital.
     
  • New Zealand Business Who's Who
    Wednesday, September 28, 2011
    A searchable New Zealand business directory providing over 100,000 key business contacts from 17,000 companies. Full contact details, phone numbers, postal codes, websites and company details are included. Information for both private and public companies include contact details, names of directors, executives, bankers, auditors and solicitors, number of employees (not given for every company), parent company or affiliates, industry or service groups, brand names and products. No financial information is provided. A number of search fields provide a variety of ways to find relevant information: keyword, company name, directors, products, services, brands, area, staff numbers, business category, company status (importer/exporter).
     
  • Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
    Tuesday, September 27, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopaedia aiming to cover music of all the world's peoples, including entries by more than 900 expert contributors. Based on the print edition published in 10 volumes in 1997, this electronic version from Alexander Street Press includes audio selections, illustrations, song texts, score examples, charts and maps.
     
  • Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism
    Monday, September 19, 2011
    A searchable online dictionary published by Brill. It 'brings together a great range of historical currents and personalities that have flourished in Western culture and society over a period of roughly two millennia, from Late Antiquity to the present.'
     
  • Religion Past and Present
    Monday, September 19, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopaedia published by Brill, Religion Past and Present is the English version of the 4th edition of Geschichte und Gegenwart, a major scholarly reference work, covering a very wide range of subjects related to religion.
     
  • Brill Dictionary of Religion
    Monday, September 19, 2011
    A searchable online dictionary published by Brill, the Dictionary of Religion aims to describe and analyse the multi-faceted roles of religions, both historically and in temporary societies. It addresses the different theologies and doctrinal declarations of the official institutionalized religions and considers a wide range of other religious phenomena.
     
  • Natural Standard
    Monday, August 29, 2011
    Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative medicine. The Natural Standard database offers evidence-based systematic reviews on dietary supplements and CAM therapies. It is designed as a clinical decision support tool designed to advise clinicians and researchers on the safety and efficacy of herbs, supplements, vitamins, diets, nutrition, exercise, and complementary practices and modalities.
     
  • Momentum Press E-Book Collection
    Monday, August 29, 2011
    A searchable online collection of around 30 books published 2009-2010 by Momentum Press on the IG Publishing platform. The focus is on mechanical engineering, manufacturing processes, and materials science.
     
  • Energy & Power Source
    Friday, August 26, 2011
    A searchable online collection on the EbscoHost platform offering indexing and extensive full-text coverage from over 1,000 publications relating to the energy and power industries- petroleum, natural gas, electric power, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy, and others. The content includes journals, books, magazines, market reports, and a wide range of trade publications.
     
  • SpringerMaterials
    Monday, August 22, 2011
    A searchable online collection of materials science data published by Springer Verlag, based on the Landolt-Börnstein new series, the DDBST database (Dortmund Data Bank Software & Separation Technology), the Linus Pauling Files (on inorganic solid phases) and other sources.
     
  • Datamonitor360 Explorer
    Friday, August 19, 2011
    A searchable database providing access to company and industry profiles, historical and forecasted socio-economic and demographic data for 215 countries, plus market data for over 25 industries globally. Company and industry profiles include SWOT analyses and Porters Five Forces scorecards. Databooks provide information on company financials and top ten industry players guide. Industry reports include market value, volume, segmentation, leading companies and forecasts. Market Data Analytics contain information for a range of consumer products in 55 countries. Country profiles provide information on political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental landscapes (PESTLE). Opinion wire pieces provide analysts' views on upcoming trends as well as forecasts. Live news feeds are also available. This database was previously known as MarketLine.
     
  • Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
    Friday, August 12, 2011
    A searchable online collection of statutes, judgments, and secondary legal materials from the South Pacific island countries. The site also includes the Journal of South Pacific Law and an index to Pacific law journals prepared by the University of the South Pacific Library. The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute is based at the University of the South Pacific.
     
  • Geofacets
    Tuesday, August 02, 2011
    A searchable database of georeferenced geological maps designed to help geoscientists assess a region or basin's geologic characteristics. Geofacets provides a unique geographic search interface to enable users to quickly find maps associated with specific basins and countries; and easily integrate data into GIS and presentation software. This three minute video describes the product in more detail. The publisher also offers a Quick Start Guide.
     
  • Britannica Image Quest
    Monday, August 01, 2011
    A searchable image database produced by Encyclopedia Britannica, offering over two million images that have been rights-cleared for non-commercial educational use.
     
  • PADDLE : Pacific Archive of Digital Data for Learning and Education
    Monday, July 25, 2011
    A searchable online archive of documents relating to education policy, planning and development in fifteen Pacific Island countries. Established as a PRIDE Project initiative, the PADDLE site is currently managed by the University of the South Pacific. It includes government publications and reports from international and regional organisations such as UNESCO, the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
     
  • Classical Scores Library
    Thursday, July 21, 2011
    An online collection of around 25,000 classical music scores provided by Alexander Street Press. The database has been indexed to enable users to search on musically relevant fields, including composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period; as well as score-specific fields, such as score type, duration, editor, arranger, publisher.
     
  • Opera in Video
    Thursday, July 21, 2011
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press. On completion Opera in Video will provide five hundred hours of opera, captured on video through staged productions, supported by interviews and documentaries.
     
  • Bepress Journals
    Wednesday, July 13, 2011
    The Library has licensed over 50 online journals published by the Berkeley Electronic Press. The subject focus is on business and economics, politics and policy studies, health science, technology, education, and statistics.
     
  • Invasive Species Compendium
    Tuesday, July 12, 2011
    A searchable online reference tool published by CABI focusing on the biology, distribution, impact and management of the world's invasive plants and animals. The Invasive Species Compendium is still in development, and currently covers over 1,500 species with over 7,000 basic summary datasheets and 1,500 detailed datasheets. It incorporates over 800 full text articles and 65,000 abstract summaries.
     
  • American History in Video
    Friday, July 01, 2011
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press that will comprise nearly 6,000 titles on completion. The content includes archival footage, newsreels, and documentaries covering events from the 1890s to the 1980s. Using History in Video you can search across American History in Video, World History in Video and The March of Time.
     
  • Informa Healthcare
    Friday, July 01, 2011
    University users have full access to over 270 journals and around 150 books at the Informa Healthcare site.
     
  • World History in Video
    Friday, July 01, 2011
    A searchable online video collection from Alexander Street Press, which on completion will include around 1,700 documentary films on a wide range of historical topics. Using History in Video you can search across American History in Video, World History in Video and The March of Time.
     
  • Karnacbooks.com
    Thursday, June 23, 2011
    A searchable collection of e-books on the IG Publishing platform, offering over 300 works on psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and related subjects published by Karnac Books in the UK.
     
  • DigiZeitschriften
    Tuesday, June 21, 2011
    An archive of over 190 scholarly journals, mostly in German with some in English. The subject coverage is very wide, and includes literature, history, art, education, music, law, maths, and the sciences.
     
  • Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology
    Monday, June 13, 2011
    A searchable online handbook on the ScienceDirect platform, Comprehensive nanoscience and technology was originally published in 5 volumes in 2010. The work focuses on the major classes of nanomaterials in terms of their synthesis, structure, and applications, reviewing nanomaterials and their respective technologies in well-structured and comprehensive articles with extensive cross-references.
     
  • Comprehensive Semiconductor Science and Technology
    Monday, June 13, 2011
    A searchable online reference work on the ScienceDirect platform, originally published in six volumes in 2011. Comprehensive semiconductor science and technology provides extensive coverage of both the fundamental physics and the technology of semiconductors.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Envionmental Health
    Monday, June 13, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform covering many aspects of environmental health. Articles aim to place environmental health and risks in the broader context of environmental change, identify and assess potential interventions to prevent or remediate risk, and identify and assess major uncertainties in exposure assessment, risk characterization, and health impact determination.
     
  • Language and Linguistics Compass
    Monday, June 13, 2011
    An online service from Wiley providing peer-reviewed survey articles on all areas of language studies and linguistics.
     
  • Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (2nd Edition)
    Monday, June 13, 2011
    A searchable online encyclopedia on the ScienceDirect platform designed as a resource for researchers, students, and practitioners, and those involved with economic and nutritional policy. The second (2011) edition updates the original version published in 2003, incorporating some 120 new articles and many revisions.
     

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