New Nature Publishing Group e-journals available

3 Nature journals 2016

The following 3 new e-journals have now been added to DiscoverEd.

Nature energy

Nature Energy is interested in all aspects of energy, from its generation and storage, to its distribution and management, the needs and demands of the different actors involved, and the impacts that energy technologies and policies have on different societies.

 

 

 

nature coverNature Microbiology is interested in all aspects of microorganisms, be it their evolution, physiology and cell biology; their interactions with each other, with a host or with an environment; or their societal significance. Nature Microbiology provides a place where all researchers and policymakers interested in microorganisms can come together to learn about the most accomplished and significant advances in the field and to discuss topical issues.

 

 

Nature Reviews MaterialsNRM  is dedicated to publishing reviews and perspectives across the entire spectrum of materials science and engineering.

 

 

 

 

Further Info

The library subscription to Nature Publishing includes all Nature branded e-journal titles as well as selected other titles available from Nature Publishing.  These can be accessed from our e-journal AZ list located within DiscoverED.

Trial access to Academic Video Online

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We have trial access to Academic Video Online (via Alexander Street Press) until 30th April.  Please complete a trial feedback form if you would like the library to subscribe to any of the subject collections.

Academic Video Online is a multidisciplinary collection of videos that touches on the curriculum needs of virtually every department. It delivers more than 48,000 video titles spanning essential subject areas including anthropology, business, counselling, history, music, film, and more. More than half of the titles can be found only at Alexander Street.  With 400 new titles added per month, this collection is unmatched in its breadth.  Academic Video Online allows students and researchers alike to analyse unique and valuable content from over 500 producers and distributors around the world.

In addition to the breadth and depth of content, Academic Video Online offers a wide range of platform tools for learning, research, and teaching, including:

  • Learning segments. More than 14,000 learning segments make it easy for instructors to find and integrate specific video content into the classroom and help users get to the right content faster. Each segment is fully searchable and includes an abstract, making user selection even easier.
  • Transcripts. Users view searchable, scrolling transcripts alongside more than 95% of titles.
  • Clipping functionality. Users can easily create, annotate, and share video clips and playlists, and can embed them in third-party sites.
  • Permanent URLs. All videos, clips, and playlists can be cited at permanent URLs, making integration with any learning management system easy.
  • HD-quality player. A video player with a 16:9 aspect ratio that streams up to 2.5 mbps allows for optimized high-definition viewing.
  • Comprehensive permissions. Our platform enables in-class, on-campus, and remote viewing.

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Academic Video Online – streamed video, all disciplines – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/avon

Playlists – all disciplines – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/playlists – register to make your own

DISCIPLINE URLs

Art & Design – Art & Architecture, Fashion Studies – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/art-design

Diversity – Asian Studies, Black Studies, LGBT, Women’s Studies – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/diversity

Health Sciences – Counselling and Therapy, Health Policy, Medical Imaging, Nursing, Rehabilitation, Sports Science, Veterinary Science – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/health-sciences

History – World History, Women’s History, American History – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/history

Literature & Language – Drama, Film, Language, Literature – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/literature-language

Music & Performing Arts – Classical Music, Dance, Film, Jazz, American Song, Popular Music, Theatre, World Music – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/music-performing-arts

Personal Interest – Cooking, How-to, Travel – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/personal-interest

Psychology and Counselling – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/psychology-counseling

Science & Engineering – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/science-engineering

Social Sciences – Anthropology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice, Education, Environment, Food, Human Rights, Media Studies, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Social Theory – http://search.alexanderstreet.com/social-sciences

 

Academic Video Online can also be accessed via DiscoverEd and the E-Resources Trial Webpage

New e-journal subscriptions

The following new e-journal subscriptions have been added to DiscoverEd.  Click the cover image to access the e-journal directly.

DeGruyter Platform – Journal of Ancient History

Journal of Ancient History

Ovid Platform – Cornea and Journal of Glaucoma

Cornea

Journal of Glaucoma

ProQuest Platform – Harper’s Bazaar

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New e-journal backfile purchases

We have purchased outright the archive content of the following e-journals.  These are available in DiscoverEd.  Click on the journal cover to access the title directly.

DeGruyter Platform – The Linguistic Review  Linguistic Review

Palgrave Platform – British Politics

British Politics

Sage Platform – Feminism & Psychology,  Journal of Language and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Feminism & PsychologyJournal of Language and Social Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Subscription to Duke University Press E-Journals Collection

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Following a successful trial last year to additional e-journal content from Duke University Press, we now subscribe to the  e-Duke Journals Scholarly Collection

There are now 45 titles in the collection and these have been added to DiscoverEd.

Journal ISSN eISSN HighWire Availability HighWire URL
American Literary Scholarship 0065-9142 1527-2125 2000-2015 http://als.dukejournals.org
American Literature 0002-9831 1527-2117 2000-Current http://americanliterature.dukejournals.org
American Speech 0003-1283 1527-2133 2000-Current http://americanspeech.dukejournals.org
boundary 2 0190-3659 1527-2141 2000-Current http://boundary2.dukejournals.org
Camera Obscura 0270-5346 1529-1510 1976-Current http://cameraobscura.dukejournals.org
Common Knowledge 0961-754X 1538-4578 2002-Current http://commonknowledge.dukejournals.org
Comparative Literature 0010-4124 1945-8517 2000-Current http://complit.dukejournals.org
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1089-201X 1548-226X 1981-Current http://cssaame.dukejournals.org
Cultural Politics 1743-2197 1751-7435 2005-Current http://culturalpolitics.dukejournals.org
differences 1040-7391 1527-1986 1999-Current http://differences.dukejournals.org
East Asian Science, Technology and Society 1875-2160 1875-2152 2007-Current http://easts.dukejournals.org
Eighteenth-Century Life 0098-2601 1086-3192 2000-Current http://ecl.dukejournals.org
Environmental Humanities (new for 2016) 2201-1919 TBD TBD
Ethnohistory 0014-1801 1527-5477 2000-Current http://ethnohistory.dukejournals.org
French Historical Studies 0016-1071 1527-5493 2000-Current http://fhs.dukejournals.org
Genre 0016-6928 2160-0228 2000-Current http://genre.dukejournals.org
GLQ 1064-2684 1527-9375 1993-Current http://glq.dukejournals.org/
Hispanic American Historical Review 0018-2168 1527-1900 2000-Current http://hahr.dukejournals.org
History of Political Economy 0018-2702 1527-1919 1969-Current http://hope.dukejournals.org
Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture 2329-0048 2329-0056 2015 http://jclc.dukejournals.org
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 0361-6878 1527-1927 1976-Current http://jhppl.dukejournals.org
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 1082-9636 1527-8263 2000-Current http://jmems.dukejournals.org
Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies 1552-5864 1558-9579 2005-Current http://jmews.dukejournals.org
Journal of Music Theory 0022-2909 1941-7497 1999-Current http://jmt.dukejournals.org
Labor 1547-6715 1558-1454 2004-Current http://labor.dukejournals.org
Mediterranean Quarterly 1047-4552 1527-1935 2000-Current http://mq.dukejournals.org
Modern Language Quarterly 0026-7929 1527-1943 1940-Current http://mlq.dukejournals.org
New German Critique 0094-033X 1558-1462 2006-Current http://ngc.dukejournals.org
Nka 1075-7163 2152-7792 1994-Current http://nka.dukejournals.org
Novel 0029-5132 1945-8509 1999-Current http://novel.dukejournals.org
Pedagogy 1531-4200 1533-6255 2001-Current http://pedagogy.dukejournals.org
Poetics Today 0333-5372 1527-5507 2000-Current http://poeticstoday.dukejournals.org
positions 1067-9847 1527-8271 1993-Current http://positions.dukejournals.org
Public Culture 0899-2363 1527-8018 1988-Current http://publicculture.dukejournals.org
Radical History Review 0163-6545 1534-1453 1975-Current http://rhr.dukejournals.org
Small Axe 0799-0537 1534-6714 2001-Current http://smallaxe.dukejournals.org
Social Text 0164-2472 1527-1951 2000-Current http://socialtext.dukejournals.org
South Atlantic Quarterly 0038-2876 1527-8026 2000-Current http://saq.dukejournals.org
the minnesota review 0026-5667 2157-4189 2005-Current http://minnesotareview.dukejournals.org/
The Philosophical Review 0031-8108 1558-1470 2000-Current http://philreview.dukejournals.org
Theater 0161-0775 1527-196X 1968-Current http://theater.dukejournals.org
Tikkun 0887-9982 2164-0041 2000-Current http://tikkun.dukejournals.org
TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly 2328-9252 2328-9260 2014-Current http://tsq.dukejournals.org
Twentieth-Century Literature 0041-462X 2325-8101 2009-Current http://tcl.dukejournals.org
World Policy Journal TBD TBD TBD Starts 2016

E-Resources currently on trial

ANB_webAmerican National Biography on trial until 11th February.  This database offers portraits of more than 19,000 men and women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped American history and culture. From astronauts to missionaries, chemists to musicians, and cowboys to Vikings, the portraits combine to reflect the rich diversity of American life, from pre-colonial times onward.  More than a decade in preparation, the American National Biography is the first biographical resource of this scope to be published in more than sixty years.

 

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Oxford Reports on International Law new modules • International Law in European Courts and • International Trade Law are on trial until 18th February.  This resource brings together decisions on public international law from international law courts, domestic courts, and ad hoc tribunals. In this resource, the full scope of international case law is available in one place, accompanied by expert analysis and cross-case navigation via the Oxford Law Citator. New cases are added daily, making Oxford Reports on International Law the most up-to-date source of international case law available.

 

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SAGE Video on trial until 12th March.  This resource supports the teaching and learning needs of undergraduate students, through to the needs of the academic researcher within Counseling and Psychotherapy, Communication and Media Studies, and Education. With new and original video productions, including contributions from our book and journal editors and authors across the world, SAGE Video offers quick definitions, short tutorials and in-depth interviews for a range of academic viewpoints. It also features extensive footage of practitioners in real-life professional settings designed to illustrate best practice and provide a unique insight for students to master the theory, skills and techniques needed to succeed.

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Feedback and further info

A list of e-resources on trial can be found on our trials webpage along with links to trial feedback forms – please do fill one out if you found the resource useful as your comments help decide future purchases.  Resources on trial are also added to DiscoverEd – please note an entry for Sage Videos will be added to DiscoverEd later on this evening.

Arkyves – new subscription

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Following a successful trial last year, we now subscribe to Arkyves.

Arkyves: A Reference tool for the History of Culture is a database, treasure trove and toolbox for those interested in the History of Culture. It is a single access point for thematic searches across a wide variety of cultural heritage collections, contributed by partners like the Dutch Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the university libraries of Milan, Utrecht, Glasgow, and Illinois. Ordering and re-ordering motifs, themes, stories and iconographic details in kaleidoscopic fashion, Arkyves will make you find many things you did not realize you were looking for.

Access Arkyves via the Databases AZ list or DiscoverED.

PastMasters – Augustine 4th Release now purchased

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We have purchased additional content within the Past Masters series.  It includes:

Augustine. Responses to Miscellaneous Questions. Introduction, translation and notes by Boniface Ramsey, edited by Raymond Canning. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2008.

Homilies on the Gospel of John 1-40. Translation and notes by Edmund Hill, O.P., edited and with an introduction and notes by Alan Fitzgerald, O.S.A. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2009.

Revisions. translation, notes and introduction by Boniface Ramsey, edited by Roland Teske, S.J. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2010.

The City of God (De Civitate Dei), Part I. Introduction and translation by William Babcock, notes by Boniface Ramsey. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2012.

The City of God (De Civitate Dei), Part II. Translation by William Babcock, notes by Boniface Ramsey. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2013.

New Testament I and II. Edited by Boniface Ramsey. Hyde Park, New York: New City Press, 2014.

Access Past Masters via the databases AZ list or DiscoverEd.