| News Archive | | Wed., Jul. 16 | | · | FSTA databases on trial now |
| Thu., Jun. 26 | | · | Oxford Music Online database now available |
| Fri., Apr. 04 | | · | JSTOR introduces new interface |
| Tue., Apr. 01 | | · | Alexander Street's Civil War Collections now available on trial |
| Tue., Mar. 18 | | · | Credo Reference and PAO databases now on trial |
| Fri., Mar. 07 | | · | MarketLine database now online |
| Mon., Feb. 25 | | · | BuildingGreen Suite database now available |
| Fri., Feb. 08 | | · | New databases for trial: Opposing Viewpoints and Aluka |
| Thu., Feb. 07 | | · | Energy statistical reports added to STAT-USA database |
| Tue., Feb. 05 | | · | Web of Knowledge interface upgraded |
| Fri., Jan. 25 | | · | Women's Studies Encyclopedia now available online |
| Mon., Jan. 21 | | · | New components launch in Business & Company Resource Center |
| Tue., Jan. 01 | | · | Thomson (ISI) products useful in promotion and tenure |
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 | | Databases: World Book Advanced Encyclopedia now online
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (1358 reads) |  World Book Advanced Encyclopedia is now available online. With VIVA (the Virtual Library of Virginia) recently ending its subscription to the Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Advanced is now our primary source for background research and basic reference. Access includes a built-in dictionary, atlas, reference sources and ebooks.
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Databases: Iter Bibliography database now available
Sunday, July 12, 2009 (763 reads) | The Iter Bibliography includes literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for dissertation abstracts, and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues).
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Databases: Reader's Guide Retrospective database now available
Friday, April 03, 2009 (1182 reads) | Reader's Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 from WilsonWeb
Search more than 3 million articles from nearly 400 magazines using keyword, subject heading, publication, dates, journal, author, article title, ISSN, or article type.
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Databases: Political Handbook of the World database now on trial
Wednesday, April 01, 2009 (1193 reads) | Political Handbook of the World is a source for finding facts and analysis on any country's governmental and political makeup. Notable for coverage of major, minor, and anti-systemic political parties. Provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country. Lengthy profiles over 120 intergovernmental organizations. Complements the Europa World Plus database, which is stronger on economic coverage. Part of CQ Electronic Library from CQ Press.
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Databases: Access to April 16 documents database
Monday, February 09, 2009 (1274 reads) | Virginia Tech has prepared an archive of documents related to the April 16 shootings as agreed to within the Settlement Agreement approved by the Richmond Circuit Court June 17, 2008. The commonwealth negotiated agreements with families of victims or victims of April 16. The agreements included a provision to "maintain one or more electronic archive(s) of its written records, in whatever form, related to the Tragedy…." On Monday, February 9, 2009, the university will make available public access terminals in Virginia Tech's Newman Library in Blacksburg and also in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. All public documents within the archive will be accessible except those unique to a victim and that which would otherwise be private. (e.g. financial aid records, transcripts, applications, etc.) Any record relating to Seung-Hui Cho, except medical records, will be public.
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Databases: Westlaw Campus Research database now on trial
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 (1262 reads) | Westlaw Campus Research through February. Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources. With Campus Research, you can search an extensive collection of information resources as easily as you use the Internet thanks to specially designed time-saving tools that use natural, basic language searching and an easy, straightforward interface. With the Advanced Search feature, you can use simple search connectors such as AND and OR to further refine your searches and reduce the amount of time it takes to find exactly what you need.
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