Tag: Trials
Trial: PolicyMap
Policymap.com is an online data and mapping tool with applications for students and faculty. It can be used in undergraduate and graduate curriculums related to sociology, urban studies, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business (real estate and marketing), and geography, among others. Users can leverage over 15,000 US data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block up to a national level, as well as by creating custom regions, for their research and studies. The indicators are related to demographics, neighborhood conditions, real estate markets, money and income, jobs and economy, education, crime, health, and more. PolicyMap data can be presented as maps, tables, charts and reports that can be incorporated into papers, presentations, blogs and websites. In addition, students can upload unlimited amounts of their own address-based data for use in PolicyMap, and can share these maps with others.
Trial runs through mid-May. Send feedback to David E.
Trial: L’Harmathèque
Through its membership in the Center for Research Libraries and more specifically CIFNAL, the Library has trial access to L’Harmathèque – a large collection of French language ebooks, articles, films and audio files – through Wednesday, May 1.
Collection Content
L’Harmathèque’s multimedia platform offers ebooks, articles, videos, and audio recordings on many subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The content of the ebooks comes from a variety of French publishing imprints, including L’Harmattan, Pagala, Odin, IXE, etc. A full list of included titles can be downloaded in excel.
Currently the platform contains more than 26,000 ebooks, 17,000 articles, 400 films, and 600 audio files available. At least 2,300 new titles are added to the collection annually (the publishers estimate that around 230 ebook titles are added monthly). This impressive number of ebooks covers a wide range of subject areas in the humanities and social sciences, novels, and children’s books.
According to the description provided on the web site, article content is from journals and book chapters, although no further selection criteria are given. The videos are primarily documentaries and theatrical productions. The audio collection includes many audiobooks, in a variety of languages.
Delivery
The interface is in French. In the portals, ebooks are divided by subject into browsable bouquets. An advanced search option allows the user to narrow down the large amount of content.
Ebooks can be read either on the platform’s online reader (which requires Flash), or downloaded and read using the free Adobe Digital Editions reader. Viewing the videos requires the use of DivX and the audio content is also available through Flash.
Resources
L’Harmathèque
http://www.harmatheque.com
Title list
http://www.harmatheque.com/listeebook_specialite_prix10.xls
Review on CRL web site
http://www.crl.edu/review/lharmath%C3%A8que
Send feedback to Claude.
Trial: 19th Century Masterfile
There is currently a trial underway (through 3/30/13) for 19th Century Masterfile. 19th Century Masterfile cumulates index content from over 70 sources. It is comprised of five series: 1) periodicals, 2) monographic indexes, 3) newspaper indexes, 4) individual periodical indexes, and 5) US and UK Government document and patent indexes. (This trial was set up for all the UCs.)
Send feedback to Jennifer Dorner.
Trial: Times of India
The library now has a trial of The Times of India (1838-2001). The Times of India is an English daily newspaper that was founded in 1838 to serve British residents of West India. As described in the promotional materials, the resource “serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more.”
Like other full text newspapers we purchase through ProQuest, this resource is searchable by keyword, article types, dates and date ranges, and author. It provides access to all of the newspaper’s contents: articles, photos, advertisements, marriage announcements, cartoons, obituaries, etc.
Dates of trial runs through March 26, 2013.
Send feedback to Jennifer Dorner.
Trial: al-Manhal
We have a trial for al-Manhal, a full-text database in Arabic, which will end by April 30th. al-Manhal uses ebrary as its platform.
Send your feedback to Shayee.
Trial guidelines
Trial Guidelines is a new document that outlines the principles and general guidelines to follow when setting up an online trial. It is now available on the Collections Services staff website linked to under Policies and Procedures as well as under Selection and Budgeting.
These guidelines were reviewed and approved by Collections Services Council and the Digital Acquisitions Group. If you have any questions or concerns, let us know.
– Brought to you by The Licensing Team (Dana and Margaret)
Trial: British Periodicals
A trial for British Periodicals (via ProQuest) is available through December 15.
British Periodicals consists of facsimile page images and searchable full text for nearly 500 important British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. It is available in two separate collections:
British Periodicals Collection I consists of more than 160 journals that comprise the UMI microfilm collection Early British Periodicals, the equivalent of 5,238 printed volumes containing approximately 3.1 million pages. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences.
British Periodicals Collection II consists of more than 300 journals from the UMI microfilm collections English Literary Periodicals and British Periodicals in the Creative Arts together with additional titles, amounting to almost 3 million pages. Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.
Send your comments to Michaelyn.
Trial: Routledge Performance Archive
A UC-wide trial for the Routledge Performance Archive is available through December 5.
The RPA provides access to interviews with key figures in theatre history and contemporary practice; masterclasses with actors from around the world; excerpted and full-length contemporary productions; and documentaries. The video material spans more than fifty years of documented work and ranges across the entire spectrum of theatre topics. It can be searched by performer or key word or browsed by subject.
Send comments to Michaelyn.
Trial: Izvestiia Digital Archive
We currently have a trial running through November 5 for the Izvestiia Digital Archive (1917-2011). Go to it through either of the following URLs:
About Izvetsiaa: “Among the longest-running Russian newspapers, Izvestiia was founded in March 1917 and during the Soviet period was the official organ of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Remarkable for its serious and balanced treatment of subject matter, Izvestiia has traditionally been a popular news source within intellectual and academic circles.”
Send your feedback to Liladhar Pendse (lpendse [at sign] library.etc.)
Trial: IGI Global
We currently have a trial underway for IGI Global. The InfoSci-Books are a “collection of 40,000 full-text chapters from over 1,600 scholarly works in over 200 disciplines related to technology, business, medicine, education, and engineering.” InfoSci-Journals is a “collection of peer-reviewed journals that focus on specialized topics in over 200 disciplines relating to technology, business, medicine, and engineering.”
To access the trial go to: IGI Global
Send comments to Margaret (mphillip {at} etc.)