Thursday, April 16, 2009

New Research Databases!

The Horrmann Library is happy to announce that we have four new online databases for your research needs. The databases are accessible through the Online Databases page of the library website, and feel free to follow the links below as well (students, staff, and faculty attempting to access these databases from off-campus will need to log in using their Mailport usernames and passwords).

Grolier Encyclopedia Americana (link coming soon)
Offers thousands of articles which include maps, flags, tables, and illustrations, as well as links to articles, Web sites, periodicals and bibliographies. The database also includes access to the Americana Journal, which provides students with historical context for worldwide current events with links from encyclopedia articles to thousands of international news briefs, all updated weekly.

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Main subject area covered: Health
Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, and articles from 2,200 general interest publications related to health and medicine.

New York State Newspapers

Main subject area covered: all subjects
Database of 28 major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. Full-text coverage varies by newspaper and ranges from 1985 to the present.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Main subject area covered: all subjects
Includes the full text of approximately 400 journals covering all aspects of nursing and allied health.

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