Showing posts with label database_trials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label database_trials. Show all posts

Monday, November 25, 2013

TRIAL: Mintel Collections

We now have trial access to 4 new titles from the Mintel's Oxygen Market Analysis collection.  These reports cover market data, including size, segmentation, forecasts and share; consumer research; assessments of the key forces driving industry change; analysis of the big issues facing the sector; Company profiles and ad-spend data.  Included are:
  • US Reports
  • China Reports
  • Brazil Reports
  • and the Global Inspire Trends Database
To access these trials, visit Mintel's online portal.  NOTE: you do have to accept the terms of use before you can access the reports.

This trial is available via on-campus access only through December 5. 


Friday, November 15, 2013

TRIAL: CQ Press State Stats

We now have a trial to CQ Press State Stats!

“CQ Press provides comprehensive data coverage of each state including health care, crime, education and more. You'll find reliable, easy-to-use data from more than 80 different sources covering more than 15 years. When you find data you're interested in explore it using the mapping and graphing tools, compare it with other data sets, or export it to Excel.”

Trial link:  http://library.cqpress.com/Then click CQ Press State Stats.

The trial runs until 12/14/2013.  Please leave any feedback in the comments section.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

TRIAL: BrowZine App

We now have trial access to BrowZine, an app created specifically for tablets (iPads, Android, Kindles, and with Windows devices coming soon) that allows you to browse the Library’s scholarly journal article subscriptions based on subject/discipline or by journal title.  Also included are a number of Open Access journal titles.  Users have options to create personalized collections or bookshelves and be notified when their favorite journal title has a new issue available to read.  It’s an ideal way for researchers, faculty, and graduate students to bring periodical browsing back to their research process and stay abreast of new developments in their field. 


WHAT DOES IT ALLOW YOU TO DO?

  • Easily read complete scholarly journals in a format that is optimized for tablet devices
  • Create a personal bookshelf of favorite journals
  • Be alerted when new editions of journals are published
  • Easily save to RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox and other services

HOW DO YOU GET IT?

Access is easy!
  • Search for BrowZine from your app store and download for free
  • The first time you use it, select Florida International University from the list of institutions
  • Login with your off-campus access credentials (Note:  even though it asks for your FIU email, only input your username!)
  • Start browsing!
  • Access to the trial is active through November 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

TRIAL: Mergent Archives

Hi Everyone!

We now have a trial to Mergent Archives.

“Mergent Archives is an online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry related documents. The database contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Mergent Archives uses a reliable and easy to navigate system designed to meet your historical research needs.”

The trial includes:

Annual Report Collection
Key Business Ratio Collection
D&B Country Reports
Mergent Country Reports
MDDI

Here is the link to the trial:  http://www.mergentarchives.com


The trial ends 10/25/2013.  Please leave any feedback you might have in the comments.

Friday, October 4, 2013

TRIAL: Intelecom Online Nursing Video Collection

We now have a trial to Intelecom Online Nursing Video Collection!

“The Nursing collection from Insight Media offers more than 450 full-length videos and clips that cover subjectsand topics commonly taught in nursing and allied health programs. Subjects range fromAllied Health to ClinicalNursing and Anatomy & Physiology. All videos are professionally produced and closed captioned for the hearing impaired”



Here is the link to the trial:    http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net/SearchCenter.aspx


The trial runs until 11/4/2013.    Please send me any feedback in the comments.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

TRIAL : Ebsco Databases

We now have trials to two Ebsco Databases:

CINAHL Complete

CINAHL Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. CINAHL Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing & allied health literature and supports nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.”


Medline Complete 

“This exceptional database provides an unprecedented amount of full text for the most prominent journals used in the field of medical research. MEDLINE Complete is the largest companion to the MEDLINE index and contains full text for thousands of journals included in the index. This collection also provides full text for many of the most used medical journals – with no embargo.”



These trials will end 11/3/2013.  Please send me any feedback in the comments.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

TRIAL: RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature

We now have a trial to RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature!

“RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature, a bibliography of music articles, collections, and books published before 1967, offers researchers and music scholars nearly 20,000 records from a critical period in music research. Comprehensive coverage includes music-related articles published in conference proceedings from 1835 through 1966; articles in Festschriften celebrating music scholars from 1840 to 1966; and articles in anniversary volumes published in honor of musicians, composers and institutions dating back to the 18th century.  Journal articles and other document types will be added on a monthly basis.​”



The trial runs until 10/19/2013.  Please leave any feedback in the comments.

TRIAL: PrivCo

We now have a trial to PrivCo!

"PrivCo is the premier source for business and financial research on major privately-held companies (MPCs). In the United States alone, there are over 150,000 operating firms that bring in over $10 million in annual revenues, yet the traditional business media focuses almost exclusively on the same 15,000 publicly traded companies. By combining the very best financial analysts, editorial quality review, market research, and our proprietary data technology, PrivCo is dedicated to producing intelligent, in-depth business and financial research on the other 90% of major corporations. From elusive private company financials and revenues to private M&A deals and deal multiples, private firm valuations, venture capital fundings, private equity deals, private and family ownership breakdowns, bankruptcies, restructurings, and more.  In short, PrivCo brings you the most accurate, reliable, and exclusive private company financial data available anywhere."

Here is the link to the trial:  http://www.privco.com

This trial will run until 10/19/2013. Please leave any feedback in the comments.