New Databases - The University of Auckland Library

AccessEngineering

McGraw-Hill Eng — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200

A searchable online collection of over 300 specialized engineering handbooks published by McGraw-Hill.

Trial IPA Source

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Ebsco — Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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 LINK[http://history.alexanderstreet.com||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

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Ebsco — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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)

Infotrac — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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)

Infotrac — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

ISI — Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Oxford University Press — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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.)

Elsevier — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Oxford University Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Wiley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200

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

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200

A collection of more than 200 primarily open access journals in the biosciences.

Indigenous Collection (Informit)