TRIAL: IMD World Competitiveness Online

We now have a one month trial to IMD World Competitiveness Online.
Available here:  https://www.worldcompetitiveness.com/online

World Competitiveness Online allows you to:
-       Analyze a country’s competitiveness performance over time, up to 18 year time series are available
-       Select a group of countries to benchmark, view results in tables or charts
-       Any combination of countries, criteria and years is possible
-       Download the results in Excel or CSV for your own research


From the publisher: "It is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness by gathering the latest and most relevant data on the subject and by analyzing the policy consequences. The WCC conducts its mission in cooperation with a network of 55 partner institutes worldwide to provide the government, business and academic community..."

No username/password is required, but access is restricted to on-campus only. 

TRIAL: Films on Demand

We now have trial access to several collections of Films on Demand content.
These collections include the Master Academic Collection, Career & Technical Education Collection, Nursing Bideo Collection, and the Archival Films & Newsreels Collection.

Films Media Group is the leading source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. Films Media Group serves the education community through its four brands: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

This trial expires on 12/27/2013, and can be accessed at.http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=24982

TRIAL: Caribbean Newspapers 1718-1876

We now have a trail to Caribbean Newspapers 1718-1876!

“The Caribbean Newspapers collection from Newsbank/Readex consists of 66 newspaper titles from 22 islands between 1718-1876.  . This new online resource—the largest of its kind--will chronicle the evolution of the Caribbean region across two centuries, providing a comprehensive primary resource for studying the development of Western society and international relations within this important group of islands. Created in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society—one of the world's largest and most important newspaper repositories—this collection will provide students and scholars with easy access to more than 150 years of Caribbean and Atlantic history, culture and daily life. This is the first release of documents for this database and each month new data will be add until the project is completed, within the next 12 months.”

The trial can be access here:  http://infoweb.newsbank.com.  You will need to scroll down to the middle of the page to find the link.

The trial ends 11/30/2013.  Please leave any feedback you have in the comments.

TRIAL: Oxford's Social Explorer

We now have a trial to Oxford’s Social Explorer!

“Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information. It creates fast, intuitive, and appealing maps and reports to help users visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history. An invaluable repository of information, the site currently includes the entire US Census history from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000. More than a just data source, Social Explorer offers a high level of functionality and control. Users can customize, save, print, and email maps and reports and export them to a variety of programs and statistical packages for further analysis and use in reports and presentations. The site is updated three times annually with new data - the 2010 US Census will be available shortly after its release - and new features will be continually added. A full and complete reference of historical census data, Social Explorer is an end-to-end solution that meets the needs of researchers and scholars without sacrificing ease of use for non-experts.”

You can access the trial here:  http://www.socialexplorer.com

The trial ends Nov. 13.  Please leave any feedback in the comments.

TRIAL: elibro on ebrary

We now have a trial to elibro on the ebrary platform!

Elibro on Ebrary provides access to 44000 Spanish language books from top publishers, on many different subjects including Architecture, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Information Science, Physical and Natural Sciences, Psychology and Social Sciences.

URL:  http://site.ebrary.com/lib/fiusp

Trial runs through February 2, 2013

TRIAL: Communication & Mass Media Complete

We now have trial access to Communication & Mass Media Complete from EBSCO.
 The trial can be accessed via:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ufh

 "Communication & Mass Media Complete™  (CMMC) provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline..."

TRIAL: Encyclopaedia of Islam Online

We now have a trial to the Encyclopaedia of Islam Online:

“The Encyclopaedia of Islam is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.  The online version includes both the second edition (“EI2”) AND the third edition (“EI3”).”

URL:  http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2

The trial runs until January 1, 2013.

TRIAL: WiseNews Academic

We now have trial access to WiseNews. Through the 4th of December, via username and password access. 

According to its site, WiseNews provides company and industry news from a range of newspapers, magazines, journals and newswires from the Greater China region.  Updated daily, WiseNews contains full text reports of Chinese media from Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.  Also contains regional titles focused on business, finance and industry news.

To obtain the username and password, contact ballm AT fiu.edu

TRIAL: Pivot, COS

We now have 2-week trial access to Pivot, from COS/RefWorks/ProQuest.

Access is available via IP, on campus: https://pivot.cos.com/

Pivot assists researchers and faculty in discovering funding opportunities while supporting collaboration in research. Pivot allows research developers to quickly discover funding opportunities and collaborate with their colleagues. Designed for faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students. 

• Provides access to the most comprehensive source of funding opportunities globally
• Identifies researcher expertise from within or outside of your organization
• Enhances communication, monitoring, and tracking amongst individual faculty, teams, or researchers and the Research Development office
• Allows the focus to be on winning the necessary awards and grants
• Enables you to add internal deadlines to critical funding opportunities and sends weekly updates on saved searches you organize in your own folders

TRIAL: British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900

We now have trial access to British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 from Microform Academic Publishers.  The trial runs through December 7 and is available on campus, via IP access: http://braw.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/

This series brings together a wealth of collections spanning two centuries of Britain's colonisation, commercial, missionary and even literary relations with Africa and the Americas. Alongside the records of Liverpool merchants involved in the infamous Triangular Trade, there are those of slave plantation owners, of early Anglican missionaries, of naval and customs officials, and of a group of socialists from Lancashire, who maintained a lengthy correspondence over many years with the father of American poetry.

The series is an online off-shoot of our long-standing microfilm series, British Records Relating to America in Microform (BRRAM), and has been developed under both the General Editorship of Professor Kenneth Morgan of Brunel University and with support from the British Association for American Studies (BAAS).

TRIAL: Digitalia eBook Collection

We now have a trial to Digitialia, the Hispanic Database of ebooks and ejournals:  http://www.digitaliapublishing.com/

"broad access to high-quality content in Spanish Language. Thousands of ebooks from the most renowned Spanish and Latinamerican Publishing Houses, as well as relevant journals that cover all topics of interest.  Digitalia is a global leader providing selected titles and bringing to Libraries qualitative content driven by information technology and the best practices in content management."

Trial access is available through October. 

TRIAL: Films On Demand

We now have trial access to Films on Demand. 

"Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Thousands of videos are available for in-class use and remote viewing from the library, in the dorm, or at home. Our high-quality streaming videos can be accessed by librarians, faculty, and students through online card catalogs, learning management systems, and distance learning courses. And special features built into the platform allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, store quick links to favorite videos, and manage their entire collection through an administrative reporting system."

The available trials include:

• Master Academic Collection
• Career and Technical Education Collection
• Archival Films and Newsreels Collection

To obtain the username and password for the trial, please email, ballm AT fiu.edu
 Access is available through October 10th.

TRIALS: New Testament Abstracts & Old Testament Abstracts

We now have trials for New Testament Abstracts and Old Testament Abstracts from EBSCO.  These trials are available through October 1. 

New Testament Abstracts
The database contains more than 46,000 article abstracts, over 1,600 review abstracts, 17,000 book abstracts, and 61 software abstracts. Each year an additional 2,000 articles from more than 500 periodicals in numerous languages are selected for inclusion. In addition, approximately 900 current books are also summarized annually. Article coverage in the database dates back to 1985.

Old Testament Abstracts
The database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Abstracts from over 450 journals are included. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Topics covered include antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology, philology and much more. Coverage in the database dates back to 1978.

TRIAL: British Periodicals

We now have trial access to ProQuest's British Periodicals database through August 31st.

"This database provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture."

Visit, British Periodicals now to access this content.

TRIAL: AP Images via EBSCO

We now have access to AP Images via EBSCO.  AP Images gives you access to a collection of millions of photos dating back to 1826, over 30 thousand audio clips, and maps/charts/graphs and other visual data.  

"This primary source database from the Associated Press captures the greatest events in history — with photographs, audio, graphics and text spanning over 180 years. Available through EBSCO, this collection grants access to the images that have given AP an unrivaled legacy — winning 30 Pulitzer Prizes over the past 90 years — making it an essential source for the imagery you need, right when you need it. 

This trial is available until August 1.  

 

1. Click here for on-campus access via FIU Libraries.  
2. Scroll down and look for AP Images Collection
3. Click to access

TRIAL: LGBT Studies in Video

We now have trial access to LGBT Studies in Video from Alexander Street Press.  

"A cinematic survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual people and the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community.  This first-of-its-kind collection features award-winning documentaries, interviews, archival footage, and select feature films exploring LGBT history, gay culture and subcultures, civil rights, marriage equality, LGBT families, AIDS, transgender issues, religious perspectives on homosexuality, global comparative experiences, and other topics.  The collection will have cross-disciplinary relevance beyond LGBT courses, serving research and teaching in sociology, anthropology, psychology, counseling, history, political science, gender studies, cultural studies, and religious studies."

Trial access is available through August 6 at: http://lgbt.alexanderstreet.com/

Free Access: Queen Victoria's Journals

For the month of June, ProQuest is providing free public access to the personal journals of Queen Victoria .  This unique resource was developed in partnership by the Bodleian Libraries, the Royal Archives and ProQuest.

"The journals, which span Victoria’s lifetime and consist of 141 volumes numbering over 33,000 pages, have never been published in their entirety and previously were only accessible by appointment at the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. In addition to autograph diaries begun by the youthful Princess Victoria, there are edited versions from her later years, redacted and transcribed by the Queen’s daughter, Princess Beatrice."

Visit http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org to access this collection. 

TRIAL: eTextbooks from Elsevier

We now have trial access to select eTextbooks from Elsevier.  The trial ends May 24th.

• Animal Behavior
• Mathematical Physics with Partial Differential Equations
• Basic Neurochemistry

TRIAL: iPOLL

We now have trial access to the Roper Center's iPOLL. The Roper Center contains the largest archives of public opinion information in the United States. iPOLL is comprehensive database of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. All of the major polling organizations in the US are included in this system.  The direct link to iPOLL is: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/iPOLL/login/ipoll_login.html

TRIAL: NoveList

We now have trial access to NoveList from EBSCO.
To access this trial visit:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=novplus

"For many libraries, over half their circulation comes from fiction readers and NoveList^® can help you provide the best possible service for these readers. NoveList, a readers' advisory service, not only provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles, but it also offers a wide range of feature content that will expand your staff's ability to serve fiction readers of all ages and increase the reach of your library's program including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more."