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Archive site updates 2005
The updates below are displayed in reverse chronological order.
3 August 2005
There are 14 Current Protocols titles available until 28 October
2005 via Wiley InterScience.
See the Database Trials page for access
to all current trials.
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27 July 2005
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography access
has been extended to the end of 2006.
Use the Databases
Search page for access.
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26 July 2005
Scopus, the Elsevier indexing and abstracting
database, has been purchased by the library. Scopus offers more
coverage of scientific, technical, medical and social science literature
(14,000 titles) than any other database.
Use the Databases
Search page for access.
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22 July 2005
ARTstor Charter Collection currently contains
approximately 300,000 images; by 2006 it is expected to contain
500,000. It documents artistic traditions across many times and
cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography,
decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual
culture.
The primary purpose of ARTstor is the creation and provision of
digital images and related materials for scholarly and educational
use. The providers seek advice, criticism and suggestions so that
they can improve the database based on users' needs, and suggestions
for software adaptations, image quality standards, metadata standards,
and the best approaches to adding new content. Note that ARTstor
is only made available to us on the understanding that we will provide
the regular feedback
they seek, so that they can improve the product based on shared
expertise, experience, and new ideas.
See the Database Trials page for access
to all current trials.
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22 June 2005
New Physical science database trials
GEOBASE - The Bibliographic database for the Earth, Geographical
and Ecological Sciences
GEOBASE is a unique multidisciplinary database supplying bibliographic
information and abstracts for development studies, the Earth sciences,
ecology, geomechanics, human geography, and oceanography. The database
provides current coverage of over 1,800 journals and archive coverage
of several thousand additional titles.
Tip: When logging into ScienceDirect click the Abstract Databases
box at the top of the screen to locate Geobase and other databases.
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INSPEC is the leading English-language bibliographic information
service providing access to the world's scientific and technical
literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications,
control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology.
It also contains significant coverage in areas such as materials
science, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical
engineering and biophysics.
Tip: When logging into ScienceDirect click the Abstract Databases
box at the top of the screen to locate Geobase and other databases.
Note: Users should log off when finished as trial access is limited
to five simultaneous users.
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22 June 2005
The Library subscribes to this database which is currently mounted
on the SilverPlatter platform. However we are finding it necessary
to transfer the library's Silverplatter databases to other platforms.
Zoological Record® is a comprehensive reference database covering
all aspects of modern animal research, including:
- Behavior
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Genetics
- Habitat
- Morphology
- Nomenclature
- Parasitology
- Physiology
- Reproduction
- Taxonomy
- Zoogeography
Note: Web of Knowledge access is limited to five simultaneous users,
so please logoff at the end of the session. Also, only limited downloading
is permitted and redistribution of results is not permitted
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9 May 2005
New University Librarian Appointed
Sue Pharo has accepted the position of University Librarian. Sue
has been University Librarian at the University of Waikato since
1996, and she has recently completed a term as Chair of CONZUL (Council
of New Zealand University Librarians). She will take up the position
on 22nd August 2005.
University
Media Release
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30 March
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford DNB in now
available online. This major work is an illustrated collection
of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and
women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth
century BC to the year 2001.
People in any walk of life who were connected with the British
Isles—excluding living people are included in its coverage.
It includes not just the great and good, but people who have left
a mark for any reason, good, bad, or bizarre.
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20 February
Database Trials
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection offers access to the
full text of over 130 authoritative Oxford dictionaries and reference
works. It combines rich and in-depth articles offered by acclaimed
titles in the Oxford Companions series with top quality quick reference
coverage of the full subject spectrum - everything from art to accountancy,
politics to physics, and computing to classics. The collection also
includes an encyclopaedia, English and bilingual dictionaries (French,
German, Italian and Spanish), and thesauri.
Highlights of the Premium Collection include:
The Oxford Companion to English Literature edited by Margaret
Drabble
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare edited by Stanley Wells
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy edited by Ted Honderich
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization edited by S. Hornblower
and A. Spawforth
The Oxford Companion to the Body edited by Colin Blakemore and Sheila
Jennett
The Oxford Companion to the Earth edited by Paul Hancock and Brian
J. Skinner
The Oxford Companion to Western Art edited by Hugh Brigstocke
The Oxford Companion to Music edited by Alison Latham
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations edited by Elizabeth Knowles
The Oxford Dictionary of English
A
full list of titles is available.
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ebrary
- until 30 May 2005
The world's largest, searchable database of full-text books from
over 200 leading academic, professional and trade publishers - the
full package provides over 60,000 digitised fulltext items.
A feature worth noting is that an unlimited number of users can
simultaneously access the collection or any one book. A user guide
is available for download
or can be accessed online.
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The Global Market Information Database (GMID) is an integrated
on-line information system providing key business intelligence on
countries, companies, markets and consumers. GMID contains data
on country statistics, market data, lifestyle indicators and lifestyle
analysis, market analysis and company and country profiles.
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Scopus
- until 30 June 2005
Scopus is a multidisciplinary navigational tool that contains records
going back to the mid 1960s, offering newly-linked citations across
a wide body of scientific abstracts. Scopus provides coverage of
scientific, technical, medical and social science literature (14,000
titles) and provides some full text links directly from the results
list. Online
help and search tips are available.
Last revised:
19 March, 2008
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