We have now added the following Oxford Medical Handbooks to DiscoverEd:
Oxford Handbook of Medical Imaging
Oxford Handbook of Medical Statistics
New Oxford Medical Handbooks available
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Trial access to Shen Bao Digital Archive
We have trial access to Shen Bao Digital Archive until 31st December 2015. This has been added to our E-Resources Trials webpage.
The Shen Bao newspaper (1872-1949) was the most influential and longest lasting commercial Chinese newspaper published in Shanghai before the establishment of the People’s Republic. The digital archive presents the complete collection of all issues, containing 2 million articles. The database is full-text searchable and the articles can be displayed with in text and image formats. Further info at http://www.eastview.com/files/EVShenBao.pdf
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Trial access to Science of Synthesis
We have trial access to Science of Synthesis from Thieme until 30th January 2016.
Science of Synthesis provides a critical review of the synthetic methodology developed from the early 1800s to-date for the entire field of organic and organometallic chemistry.
As the only resource providing full-text descriptions of organic transformations and synthetic methods as well as experimental procedures, Science of Synthesis is a unique chemical information tool.
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Trial access to South Asia Archive
We have trial access to the South Asia Archive until 1st January 2016. This has been added to our e-resources trials webpage.
The South Asia Archive is a specialist digital platform providing global electronic access to culturally and historically significant literary material produced from within, and about, the South Asian region. Contains millions of pages of digitized primary and secondary material in a mix of English and vernacular languages dating back to the start of the 18th Century, up to the mid-20th Century. Contains Journals, Reports, Books, Legislation documents and Indian Film Booklets.
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Trial access to Statista
We have trial access to Statista until 30th December 2015 and this has now been added to our e-resources trials webpage.
Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics and market data platforms with access to more than 1,5 million statistics, forecasts, dossiers, reports and infographics on 80.000 topics from more than 18,000 sources. From the rabbit pet food market value in the UK, to the number of registered buses in Alaska, a survey of most needed changes for the Cuban population to the a breakdown of mobile gamers in China. The platform combines economic data, consumer insights, opinion polls and demographic trends.
All data can be downloaded within seconds in 4 different office formats. On top, every student, lecturer and member of staff receives full publication and usage rights of the data (useful if you present at a conference or want to publish sth. for example) as well as access to Statista data journalists. Automatic Citation output is included, too. Last but not least, in terms of entertainment, the infographic section can definitely compete with a youtube-evening on a cold winter evening at home!
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Update: This trial will continue through 2016
Trial access to Medieval Family Life and Medieval Travel Writing databases
We have trial access to Medieval Family Life and Medieval Travel Writing databases from Adam Matthew until 29th December 2015. Both databases have been added to our e-resources trials webpage. Update 2016 – we have purchased Medieval Family Life
Medieval Family Life – The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor and Armburgh Papers. This resource contains full colour images of the original medieval manuscripts that comprise these family letter collections along with full text searchable transcripts from the printed editions, where they are available. The original images and the transcriptions can be viewed side by side. Along with the letter collections themselves there are many additional features useful for teaching and research. These include: A chronology, a visual sources gallery, an interactive map, a glossary, family trees and links to other scholarly free to access digital resources useful for researching the medieval period.
Medieval Travel Writing – this project provides direct access to a widely scattered collection of original medieval manuscripts that describe travel – real and imaginary – in the Middle Ages.
These sources tell us much about the attitudes and preconceptions of people across Europe in the medieval period, shedding light on issues of race, economics, trade, militarism, politics, literature and science. They will be welcomed by scholars in both literature and history as well as by French and German studies departments.
The project combines:
- Multiple manuscript sources, detailing the journeys of famous travellers from Marco Polo to John Capgrave, and the stories of legendary figures such as Prester John and Sir John Mandeville
- Translations and supporting materials (all of which are fully searchable)
- Maps showing the routes of the travellers
- Introductory essays by leading scholars
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Trial access to Sovetskaia kul’tura Digital Archive
UPDATE – purchased Jan. 2016
We have trial access to Sovetskaia kul’tura Digital Archive via EastView. The trial can be accessed via the e-resources trial webpage and DiscoverEd until 31st December.
Kul’tura (Culture) is an important Russian weekly newspaper previously published under the titles Rabochii i iskusstvo (1929-1930), Sovetskoe iskusstvo (1931-1941), Literatura i iskusstvo (1942-1944), Sovetskoe iskusstvo (1944-1952) and Sovetskaia kul’tura (1953-1991).
An indispensable source of information on the developing and ever changing attitudes towards arts and culture in the Soviet and Russian societies. Throughout the years the newspaper articles reviewed major events in Russian cultural life, in literature, theatre, cinematography and arts. In the Soviet period it published critical diatribes against dissident writers Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Aksyonov and others, infamous articles condemning modern art exhibitions, chastising avant-guard composers and abstract painters. In modern Russia its reviews and event listings often focus on the cultural life of Moscow and regions, it is known for its topical commentaries on popular culture and politics.
Further information about this database can be found at http://www.eastview.com/files/EVSovetskaiaKulturaDA.pdf
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Trial access to IndiaStat
We have on campus access to IndiaStat until 11th December. This resource has been added to the e-resources trials webpage.
IndiaStat provides India-specific socio-economic statistical facts and figures from various secondary level authentic sources. Includes 19 sector specific information including industry, education, health, banks and financial institutions, companies, co-operatives, crime and law, population, foreign trade, labour and workforce, housing, media, power, transport, urban-rural. Provides socio-economic information on 31 Indian states and union territories. Provides comprehensive information on 6 main geographical regions of India. Data and statistics about India available on Indiastat.com can easily be downloaded in MS-Word/Excel/ HTML formats.
To access the site, click on the Login tab at the top banner of the site and select the IP Login option.
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UPDATE: Subscription scheduled to start April 2016
Trial access to e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection
We have trial access to all of the e-books published by Duke University Press hosted on the Highwire platform. This trial runs until 18th January.
The e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection consists of 2100 titles in humanities and social sciences. Key subject areas are Anthropology, Art History & Theory, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film & Television, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Theory and Science Studies. See the title list at https://www.dukeupress.edu/Assets/Downloads/dup_info_titles.xls (3rd tab).
Access the trial via our e-resources trial page. We have also added the individual e-books to DiscoverEd.
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Last chance to try out IBISWorld
Our trial to IBISWorld ends on Friday. Please fill out a feedback form if you would like the Library to subscribe.
IBISWorld is an online industry intelligence solution. Covering 432 UK industries at SIC L5, each of its industry reports provides the most detailed performance data and analysis on the market; supply chain information; forecasts; risk scores; operating strengths and weaknesses; analysis of external drivers; major player market strategies; and industry profit and costs benchmarks. Reports are updated three times per year on average ensuring the most up to date research possible.
Further details at http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/eresources/2015/11/10/trial-access-to-ibis-world/
A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.