Science Library Blog
February 18, 2008
Stat!Ref Trial
The Libraries currently have a trial to STAT!Ref® , an online, healthcare reference that integrates core titles with evidence-based resources and innovative tools. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton @ binghamton.edu) for a user name and password.
Posted by erushton at 11:43 AM
March 13, 2007
PILOTS Trial Database
We have a trial to the database PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress). This is a bibliographic database produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in White River Junction, Vermont, and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health conditions of traumatic events. Please follow the link to the Trials Databases page to try the database. Trial ends March 31, 2007.
Posted by ajbrown at 09:07 AM
February 09, 2007
New Trial: The Birds of North America
The Birds of North America (BNA) is a comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds. The series provides detailed scientific information (18 volumes, 18,000 pages in total) for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. The print version of BNA was completed in 2002. Now as an online project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BNA is poised to become a living resource. Account contents will be updated frequently. In addition, BNA Online will build image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and more. And each online species account will contain recordings of that bird's songs and calls, selected from the extensive collection in Cornell's Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds. Trial lasts February 9, 2007 to May 15, 2007. Please send feedback to Erin Rushton (erushton @ binghamton.edu).
Posted by erushton at 05:24 PM
February 07, 2007
Trial of "Aluka"
"Aluka is an international, collaborative, not-for-profit effort that is building a networked digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. The name, 'Aluka,' is derived from a Zulu word meaning 'to weave', reflecting Aluka’s mission to connect resources and scholars from around the world." Trial access provided by JSTOR.
Highlighted collections include African Plants, African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa.
Trial dates: February through the end of June, 2007.
To try the database, please visit http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/testdb.html
Posted by ajbrown at 02:29 PM
October 24, 2006
EcoSal Trial
The Library currently has a trial the following database:
Ecosal - a continually updated Web resource based on the classic ASM Press publication Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for a user name and password. Trial ends November 3.
Posted by erushton at 11:20 AM
October 09, 2006
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science Trial
The Library is currently trialing the following database:
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science. The trial ends October 31, 2006.
Feedback may be send to Alesia McManus (amcmanus@binghamton.edu)
Posted by erushton at 09:41 AM
September 29, 2006
Disease Profiler Trial
The Library is currently trialing the following database:
Disease Profiler Module - Health and Wellness Resource Center
*Click on “Disease Profiles: Statistics” under Quick Start
Disease Profiler is a collection of health-related statistics gathered anonymously from the health care programs of over 50 large companies from across the nation. The statistics capture how approximately three to four million active or retired employees use their employers' health care system each year. The cost of care, disease prevalence and demographic information related to disease diagnoses are only a few of the insights provided by this view into the U.S. health-care system. Please send comments to Erin Rushton
Trial ends October 26, 2006
Posted by erushton at 11:21 AM
September 20, 2006
AccessScience Trial
The Science Library is currently trialing AccessScience, the online edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. AccessScience provides access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. Please contact Erin (erushton@binghamton.edu) for a user name and password. Feedback may be send to Alesia McManus (amcmanus@binghamton.edu)
Posted by erushton at 04:49 PM
March 14, 2006
Journal of Cell Biology Online Trial
The Journal of Cell Biology, a leading life sciences journal, is currently offering a trial to JCB Online until December 31st. Click here to access the trial. JCB Online provides peer-reviewed supplemental material (including videos) not included in the print edition.
The library has a print subscription to this journal.
Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.
Posted by erushton at 05:38 PM
February 28, 2006
EBSCO Database Trials
EBSCO is offering a free trial of their databases, including CINAHL with Full Text and PsycINFO until March 31st. Click here to access the trials page.
CINAHL with Full Text provides indexing for 2,737 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982.
PsycINFO from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s.
Posted by erushton at 01:11 PM
May 02, 2005
New Database Trials
The Libraries are conducting trials of several databases via EBSCOhost. The trials end May 27th. Please contact Erin Rushton (erushton@binghamton.edu) for additional information or feedback.
Trials can be accessed from the Trial Databases webpage.
Biological Abstracts via Ebsco
Biological Abstracts® is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
Evidence Based Complementary Medicine via Ebsco
Evidence-based Complementary Medicine (EBCM) is a complementary and alternative medicine database designed specifically for the professional user. Created from information in HealthGate Data Corp's The Natural Pharmacist, this database provides the tools necessary for healthcare providers to manage in an authoritative and evidence-based manner the challenges presented by widespread patient use of herbs and supplements.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via Ebsco
This resource provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
MEDLINE via Ebsco
MEDLINE® provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Posted by erushton at 02:50 PM
April 27, 2005
Engineering Village2 Trials
The Libraries are conducting trials of several products on Engineering Village2. The trials will last for 30 days. Please contact Alesia McManus (amcmanus@binghamton.edu), Head of the Science Library, for additional information on the trials.
EI Backfile: The Engineering Index Backfile covers information from the printed Engineering Index (1884-1968).
INSPEC: Inspec provides access to scientific literature in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, control engineering, information technology, communications, computers, computing, and manufacturing and production engineering. Online coverage is from 1969 to the present.
Inspec Archive: The Inspec Archive provides access to historical scientific records in the fields of physics, electrical engineering, electronics computing and control engineering. Access to over 873,000 abstract records spanning the years 1898 through 1968.
Referex Engineering (eBooks) : Referex Engineering provides access to engineering reference titles in eBook format. Collections within engineering include the following topic areas: Materials and Mechanical, Electronics and Electrical, and Chemical, Petrochemical and Process. Over 300 titles are currently available.
NTIS : The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database from the U.S. Department of Commerce is the premier source for accessing unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies.
Posted by erushton at 11:02 AM