Collection Services - Database Trials

Library & Information Services is presently reviewing the following information resources as part of free database trial programs.

NOTE:  Several factors influence the selection of new electronic resources, including, but not limited to, the cost of annual subscriptions to databases, licensing agreements that may limit off-campus or multi-site use of the database, ease of use of the resource, and the importance or value of content in the resource. Therefore, because a database is available for trial does not mean that it will be added to the Library Collection.

The LIS Collection Services Dept. welcomes feedback on the need and use of databases by its students, faculty, and staff.  Please send your comments to Laura Crain, Associate Director for Collection Services.

  • Clase and Periodica
    Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. 
    • CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities.
    • PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology.
    • Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages.
    • Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.


  • Europa World Plus
    Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series: 
    • Africa South of the Sahara;
    • Central and South-Eastern Europe;
    • Eastern Europe,
    • Russia and Central Asia;
    • The Far East and Australasia;
    • The Middle East and North Africa;
    • South America,
    • Central America and the Caribbean;
    • South Asia;
    • The USA and Canada; and
    • Western Europe.

The Europa World Year Book was first published in 1926 and it covers political and economic information from more than 250 countries and territories. Europa World Plus includes a section that profiles various International Organizations, and there is a section that provides Comparative Statistics on countries along with accompanying data that can be exported as CSV and tab-delimited data.
Trial expires:  May 8, 2008

  • Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
    Millions of words, phrases, and translations, in French, German, Spanish and Italian.  The site will expand to include other languages such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Polish. Included are usage examples and illustrative phrases, grammar guidance, click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts, explanations of grammatical terms, and help with spelling and punctuation. Also included are hundreds of correspondence templates including sample letters, CVs and resumes to provide practical help with writing in each language. Contextualized language reference help includes notes on life and culture, guidance on grammar and idiomatic usage, and Words of the Day. 
    Coming soon: pronunciation software allowing users to hear how words sound.
    Trial expires:  5/30/08


  • Black Thought and Culture:  African Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
    Full text.  From Alexander Street Press, non-fiction works by African-American leaders and others who have dealt substantially with issues of race in America. Includes books, essays, articles, speeches, letters, interviews, and other materials, some of which have not previously been published.  About Black Thought and Culture.

Maintained by Laura Crain