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E-Global Library, Larry Sheret
E-Global Library, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
e-global library is an information broker that has pulled together excellent information resources, and packaged them in a way that makes them more affordable and readily available through a user-friendly delivery system that is fully tailorable to the needs of individual institutions and libraries. Just as a Wall Street mutual fund is able to give professionally managed stock market access to smaller investors at an affordable price, e-global library is an information broker that gives access to several quality online library services for a price which most educational facilities would be unable to match if they were to implement these …
Accunet/Ap Photo Archive, Larry R. Sheret
Accunet/Ap Photo Archive, Larry R. Sheret
Larry Sheret
This database review is published in a peer-reviewed library journal called The Charleston Advisor. It offers critical information to libraries as they determine which databases to subscribe to.
Reference Suite @ Facts.Com, Larry Sheret
Reference Suite @ Facts.Com, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
Facts On File was founded in 1940 to serve the radio news business with the publication of the weekly Facts On File World News Digest, the complete database of which contains 100,000 articles that have been meticulously indexed and cross-linked to nearly 1,000,000 records from Facts On File annual indexes. The Web version of these two sources went online as FACTS.com in March 1999. Four modules that have been added are Today’s Science, Issues and Controversies, The World Almanac, and Funk and Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia. Together, these five modules make up the Reference Suite @ FACTS.com, which was launched in …
How To Write An Annotated Bibliography, Larry Sheret
How To Write An Annotated Bibliography, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
Writing an annotated bibliography is an effective way to evaluate and manage information. This tutorial uses CBE citation style, but the information applies to annotated bibliographies in any style, except for minor formatting differences. (Length: 2min 40sec) This video tutorial describes the four elements of an annotated bibliography: 1) the credentials and affiliations of the author 2) an article summary 3) a comparison/analysis with other articles 4) an evaluation of the significance of the article to the research being done
Ap Soundbank, Larry Sheret
Ap Soundbank, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
Working in conjunction with AccuWeather, the world’s largest corporate supplier of weather information and images, AP is now making its sound archive available to schools (K–12) and public and academic libraries. AccuWeather’s mission is to supply copyright-cleared sound to subscribers for educational purposes over the internet, using an interface that is easily and intuitively understood by non-news professionals. The Associated Press (AP) formed in 1848 when six daily newspapers in New York City collaborated on the installation of a telegraphic relay to transmit foreign news brought by ships docking in the harbor. AP began adding audio content to its news …
Searching Project Muse With Library Of Congress Subject Headings, Larry Sheret
Searching Project Muse With Library Of Congress Subject Headings, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
Project MUSE is the only scholarly journal database that indexes all articles with Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCHS). The tutorial demonstrates one of three subject heading search options provided by MUSE, and it shows the speed and accuracy of subject searching. (8 MB, 2min 55sec)
Accunet/Ap Multimedia Archive, Larry Sheret
Accunet/Ap Multimedia Archive, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
The Multimedia Archive is the most extensive source of photographs and sound-clips available online. Photos, sound-clips, news text, and graphics are stored in four separate databases searchable from a single Web page. The photo and sound archives are the most important components of the site since they contain files that reach back to the 1840s and 1940s, respectively. The photographic database contains 750,000 images and the audio database 500,000 audio clips. There are also 800,000 news text files that date from January 1997, and 13,760 graphics that date from January 1999. Working in conjunction with AccuWeather, the world’s largest corporate …
Swot Analysis (Using Bsp And Lexisnexis), Larry Sheret
Swot Analysis (Using Bsp And Lexisnexis), Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
A SWOT analysis looks at a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This three minute video will show you where and how to search for a company's SWOT. (30 MB 3min 1 sec)
How To Narrow A Search For Scholarly Articles, Larry Sheret
How To Narrow A Search For Scholarly Articles, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
This video demonstrates how to select appropriate search terms to narrow the scope of searches in the ScienceDirect database. Natural language searches are often more effective when searching the full text of an article. Once the researcher has located one or more articles, the researcher is more likely to identify any jargon or scientific terms used for the topic. A second revised search of the abstract field can be performed using the newly identified terms, often yielding more precise and relevant results. (5.4 Mb, 2min 33sec)
Upcc Book Collections On Project Muse, Larry Sheret
Upcc Book Collections On Project Muse, Larry Sheret
Larry Sheret
The University Press Content Consortium (UPCC) has collaborated with Project MUSE to host over 15,000 e-books on the MUSE platform. This database was launched on January 1, 2012, and is fully integrated with MUSE’s content from 500 journals in the humanities and social sciences to form a seamlessly searchable database of books and articles that provides scholarly content from 192 university presses and learned societies at a very affordable price. Carnegie Tier 4 & 5 universities may receive an additional 20% and 40% discount respectively if a purchase contract is signed by Aug. 31, 2012. As has always been the …