Monday, August 23, 2010

EBSCO's Humanities International Complete Database Now Available

Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Produced by Whitston Publishing, the database includes all data from Humanities International Index (more than 2,200 journals and 2.8 million records) plus unique full-text content, much of which is not found in other databases. The database is especially strong in the subjects of area studies, cultural studies, film studies, history, world languages and literature, philosophy, religion, and women's studies.

Humanities International Complete currently includes:

  • Over 1,020 full-text academic journals (with citations and abstracts for articles in over 600 additional journals)
  • Over 720 full-text books and monographs
  • Over 180 full-text magazines (with citations and abstracts for articles in over 450 additional magazines)

A useful resource for students and faculty interested in all aspects of the humanities, Humanities International Complete will be available to the WPUNJ community throughout the 2010-2011 academic year. Full-text titles will be accessible through direct searching in the database and through links in other Library databases. Please contact Richard Kearney (x 2165) if you have any questions about Humanities International Complete.

EBSCO's Education Research Complete Database Now Available

Education Research Complete is a bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.

The database currently provides indexing and abstracts for over 2,300 periodicals, including more than 1,800 academic journals, over 440 magazines, and over 40 trade publications. Full-text is available for over 1,300 of these titles. The database also includes full text for more than 550 books and monographs, government and research organization reports, and numerous education-related conference papers. [See complete title list.]

Education Research Complete will be available to the WPUNJ community throughout the 2010-2011 academic year. Full-text titles will be accessible through direct searching in the database and through links in other Library databases. Please contact Richard Kearney (x 2165) if you have any questions about Education Research Complete.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Academic Search Database Goes From "Premier" To "Complete"

The Cheng Library is pleased to announce a major upgrade to its interdisciplinary full-text database from EBSCO. Effective immediately and throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, the WPUNJ community will have access to Academic Search Complete. The database is significantly larger than Academic Search Premier, containing over 2,900 more full-text publications - for a total of over 7,600 titles - and offers broad subject coverage for a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, area studies, biology, chemistry, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science and technology, general science, geography, law, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies, and many other fields.

Academic Search Complete currently includes:
  • Over 7,000 full-text academic journals (with citations and abstracts for over 3,600 additional journals)
  • Over 930 full-text magazines (with citations and abstracts for over 330 additional magazines)
  • Over 370 full-text books and monographs
  • Over 200 full-text trade publications
The database also includes conference papers and proceedings, public domain educational reports and more. While the majority of full-text content dates from 2000 and forward, many publications are available with more extensive full-text backfiles, including 170 publications with backfiles extending beyond 1980. Full-text titles in Academic Search Complete will be accessible through direct searching in the database and through links in other Library databases. Please contact Richard Kearney (x 2165) if you have any questions about Academic Search Complete.