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Access World News from NewsBank  Evaluate this database

Offers complete electronic editions of more than 3,900 U.S. and global news sources, including newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, video clips, and news blogs.  Provides extensive coverage with more than 200 million current and archived articles at local, regional, national and international levels.  Shortcut links are provided to “All Wisconsin News”, “Major Metro Titles”, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Trial runs through December 21, 2009.

 

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 from Readex  Evaluate this database

Online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.

Trial runs through December 11, 2009

 

AP Images from Associated Press  Evaluate this database

AP Images provides access to the photos, audio clips, graphics and text articles of the Associated Press from 1825 to files posted minutes ago.

Trial runs through November 16, 2009

 

Black Historical Newspapers from ProQuest  Evaluate this database

Covers the beginnings of the protest movement to end segregation to the ongoing challenges involving affirmative action and racial profiling, Black Newspapers provides a record of social change spanning a century from the perspective of those most affected by racism in American life.

When requested enter the following password: marquette (lowercase), On the next screen click on the "Proquest Historical Newspapers" link just above the product description.

Trial runs through November 28, 2009

 

Computing Reviews from Association for Computing Machinery  Evaluate this database

Keep pace with the latest developments and discoveries across all areas of computer science. Topics covered are wide-ranging and include open source, data mining, game theory, brain machine interfaces, networks and networking, algorithms, system architecture and many more.

Trial runs through December 20, 2009

 

Mango from Mango  Evaluate this database

Want to learn a new language? Mango offers lessons in several languages including: Arabic, German, Greek, Hindi, Irish, Spanish and several more.

NOTE: You must have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player to view Mango language lessons. Off-campus users must use the VPN for database trials.

Trial runs through November 30, 2009

 

Science Signaling from AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)  Evaluate this journal

Science Signaling is a weekly journal, as well as an online resource and information management tool that enables experts and novices in cell signaling to find, organize, and utilize information relevant to processes of cellular regulation.

Trial runs through December 31, 2009.

 

Science Translational Medicine from AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)  Evaluate this journal

This new journal's purpose is to bridge the gap between our understanding of human biology, the emergence of powerful new technologies, and the rapid transformation of this knowledge into effective health measures.

Trial runs through December 31, 2009.

 

Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History from Adam Matthew  Evaluate this database

Brings together hundreds of accounts by women of their travels across the globe from the early 19th century to the late 20th century. A variety of topics are covered including; architecture; art; the British Empire; climate; customs; exploration; family life; housing; industry; language; monuments; mountains; natural history; politics and diplomacy; race; religion; science; shopping; and war.

Please note the ‘download entire document in PDF’ option is not available during the trial period. However, you are still able to view and print images from the collections.

Trial runs through December 18, 2009.

 


New Databases Added since January 2009

Academic Search Complete (changed versions 7/20/09) Connect
Auto Repair Reference Center (7/21/09) Connect
Book Collection: Nonfiction (7/23/09) Connect
The Business Journal (10/16/09) Connect
Business Source Premier (changed verions 7/21/09) Connect
Consumer Health Complete (7/21/09) Connect
CoPA, Commercial Pattern Archive (4/30/09) Connect
COS (3/19/09) Connect
Credo Reference (05/12/09) Connect
Declassified Documents Reference System (11/09/09) Connect
Dictionary of Old English, A to G (7/23/09) Connect
Dynamed (7/06/09) Connect
Educational Administration Abstracts (7/23/09) Connect
Education Research Complete (7/20/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1869 to the Present (6/26/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Archaeology (7/6/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Enlightenment (6/22/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Human Rights (9/2/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3/3/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3/26/09) Connect
Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science (7/6/09) Connect
Environment Complete (7/20/09) Connect
ERIC (7/23/09) Connect
Francis (Vendor change from OVID to CSA 8/03/09) Connect
Gerritsen Collection (7/09/09) Connect
History Reference Center (7/23/09) Connect
Humanities International Complete (7/23/09) Connect
Knovel (8/04/09) Connect
LGBT Life with Full Text (7/20/09) Connect
Library of Latin Texts (Series B added) (1/5/09) Connect
Literary Reference Center (7/06/09) Connect
Literature Reference Center (via Badgerlink) (07/06/09) Connect
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies (7/20/09) Connect
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2009 Supplement (7/20/09) Connect
NoveList (7/21/09) Connect
NoveList K8 (7/21/09) Connect
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (8/11/09) Connect
Peace Research Abstracts (7/20/09) Connect
Political Science Complete (7/20/09) Connect
Sabin Americana 1500-1926 (7/06/09) Connect
Science Reference Center (7/21/09) Connect
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (moved to web version 8/5/09) Connect
World News Archive—Latin American Newspapers (06/30/09) Connect

 


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