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New Databases
- New Database: Sage Reference Online
23 October 2009The library is pleased to announce that we now have access to Sage Reference Online. This reference package includes 80 encyclopedias and handbooks in the following subject areas: Aging & Gerontology Business & Management Communication & Media Studies Counseling &... continue reading
- New Database - Ambrose Video Shakespeare Collection
28 August 2009The library is pleased to announce that we now have access to the Ambrose Video Shakespeare Collection The Shakespeare Collection provides streaming video of BBC productions of of 12 Shakespearean plays: As You Like It Richard II Henry IV, Part... continue reading
- New Database: Clase and Periódica
20 July 2009The library is pleased to announce that we now have access to the Clase and Periódica database through OCLC. CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIÓDICA covers journals specializing in science... continue reading
- New Database: OAIster
20 July 2009The library now has access to the OAIster catalog of digital resources. OAIster provides access to these digital resources by "harvesting" their descriptive records using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. (The Open Archives Initiative is not the... continue reading
- New Database: Camio
20 July 2009The library is pleased to announce the availability of CAMIO, the Catalog of Art Museum Images Online. CAMIO is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the... continue reading
- New Database: ArchiveGrid
20 July 2009The library is pleased to announce that we now have access to OCLC's ArchiveGrid. ArchiveGrid is a database for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives... continue reading
Database Trials
- Historical Statistics of the United States - trial
3 November 2009UMBC now has trial access to Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online. The Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online is the online edition of the print set available in the Reference collection (REF HA202... continue reading
- British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries - Trial
21 October 2009UMBC now has trial access to the Alexander Street collection "British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries." British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries includes the immediate experiences of approximately 500 women, as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries... continue reading
- A-to-Z Journal List - Trial
16 October 2009UMBC now has trial access to EBSCO's A-to-Z Journal List. The A-to-Z Journal List is your one-stop search tool for all of our print and electronic journal subscriptions. With this easy-to-navigate, searchable list of journals you can quickly find any... continue reading
- Database Trial: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
6 May 2009UMBC now has trial access to Oxford Biblical Studies Online,a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to over 5,000 A-Z entries from... continue reading
- Trial Database - American History in Video
19 March 2009UMBC now has trial access to American History in Video, providing a collection of videos for the study of American history including commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This trial will run through May... continue reading
- Trial Database - Credo Reference
10 March 2009UMBC now has trial access to Credo Reference, offering full-text, aggregated content from over 275 reference books from over 60 publishers, covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology, history and more. Credo continually adds new content in all subjects, with... continue reading
Database Changes
- Women and Social Movements in the United States - New Features
26 March 2009I am pleased to announce a new release of Women and Social Movements in the United States, bringing the collection to over 35,000 documents from nearly 150,000 pages of full text. You will notice there is new software architecture. The... continue reading
- Database Update: ScienceAccellerator.gov
20 January 2009Customize Your Search Experience at ScienceAccelerator.gov It is exciting to announce that an array of new search and retrieval features and capabilities have been added to ScienceAccelerator.gov, providing new options for customizing your search experience. The search engine that helps... continue reading
- Philosopher's Index is now under Ebsco
29 July 2008FYI Philosopher's Index is now available under Ebsco. It is available from Database Search box on our home page as well as from Research Port.... continue reading
- Music Index is now under Ebsco
29 July 2008FYI Music Index is now moved to Ebsco site. It is available from Database Search box on our home page as well as from Research Port.... continue reading
- Web of Science is now the Web of Knowledge
23 July 2008This new name better reflects the multidisciplinary holdings in the Web of Knowledge. The Web of Knowledge includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. UMBC access includes all entries from 1998 to... continue reading
- Computers and Applied Science Complete added
1 July 2008Hi, Starting July 1, 2008, UMBC library switches from Applied Science and Technology Abstract (EBSCO) to Computers and Applied Science Complete (EBSCO). They are identical databases, but CASC has over 500 journals that are full-text. Please let us know what... continue reading
New Special Collection Finding Aids
October 2006
Jule Eisenbud collection on Ted Serios and thoughtographic photography Coverage: 1931-1999
The Eisenbud collection, originating mainly from the 1960s during the years of Eisenbud's experimentation on renowned psychic photographer Ted Serios, provide an introduction to the psychic phenomenon 'thoughtography'. This collection contains thousands of photographs documenting Eisenbud's research and evidence of thoughtography.- Mildred Grossman papers
Coverage: 1929-1995
The papers of Mildred Grossman cover her active and dedicated life. Included within the collection are photographs, both professional and personal, correspondence between friends and clients, diaries, daybooks, financial, medical, and legal documents. The photographs in this collection include a selection related to the Hotel Trades Council’s exhibit “Portrait of a Union” and hundreds of personal photographs. Grossman's professional photographs have been removed and are housed with UMBC's Photography Collections.
