Part 1 includes International Yearbooks and Serials, Part 2 contains U.S. Law Digests, Part 3 consists of International Tribunals and Judicial Decisions and Part 4 includes other significant works relating to foreign and international law.
Very up to date...4 citations to the term zombie, vampire gets 5.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
New Product: United Nations Law Collection
Reproductions of major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the United Nations Treaty Series.
Don't fall asleep! This is a great product with some cool features. Search the term "slave" and you find the 1904 protocols on the suppression of the white slave traffic. Even better, click on the link on the bottom of the record display to find 17 journal articles that cite this treaty. Also lots of good info on the status of the treaty is displayed in the record.
Don't fall asleep! This is a great product with some cool features. Search the term "slave" and you find the 1904 protocols on the suppression of the white slave traffic. Even better, click on the link on the bottom of the record display to find 17 journal articles that cite this treaty. Also lots of good info on the status of the treaty is displayed in the record.
New Product: World Trials Library
In addition to trial transcripts and other critical court documents, this collection includes trial-related resources such as monographs which analyze and debate the decisions of famous trials as well as biographies of many great trial lawyers in history
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
New Product: Dance in Video
Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Included are classic performances from top ballet companies; experimental works from up-and-coming dance troupes; documentaries by and about leading choreographers; videos on dance training; and other items covering a wide range of 20th century dance styles.
New Product: Opera in Video
Important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. The collection presents an overview of the most commonly studied operas in music history, opera literature, and performance classes. Multiple performances and stagings worldwide of the major operas allow for analysis of stage design, vocal techniques, roles, and musical interpretation across time periods, opera houses, and conductors.
New Product: Foreign Law Guide
Provides relevant information on sources of foreign law, including bibliographic citations to legislation, the existence of English translations, indications of currentness of the legal materials listed, and, finally, selected references to secondary sources in English.
Monday, February 09, 2009
New Product: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library
RMMLF is an educational organization dedicated to providing scholarly research of the laws and issues affecting domestic and international mineral and water resources.
The goals of the Foundation are to foster and encourage a scholarly and yet practical study of the law and applicable regulations relating to oil and gas, mining, water, public land management, land use, conservation, environmental protection, and other related areas.
Note: The URL leads the user to a login page where they need to click "submit" to access the product, unfortunately this can not be bypassed.
The goals of the Foundation are to foster and encourage a scholarly and yet practical study of the law and applicable regulations relating to oil and gas, mining, water, public land management, land use, conservation, environmental protection, and other related areas.
Note: The URL leads the user to a login page where they need to click "submit" to access the product, unfortunately this can not be bypassed.
New Product: WildPro Encyclopedia Online
Everything from Foot and Mouth Disease to the Health and Management of Bears.
A one-stop source of information on the health and management of captive and free-living wild animals, and emerging infectious diseases.
A one-stop source of information on the health and management of captive and free-living wild animals, and emerging infectious diseases.
Image Quick View in Ebsco Databases
A feature in EBSCO that provides the ability to view thumbnails of the images in an article.
Image Quick View allows a patron to view full details of images found within a record. Image Quick View also helps patrons search for a specific image – whether it be a chart or a photograph – when performing searches.
Image Quick View allows a patron to view full details of images found within a record. Image Quick View also helps patrons search for a specific image – whether it be a chart or a photograph – when performing searches.
New Product: Springer Protocols
An electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences.
Springer Protocols offers access to time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in their lab.
Written by renowned experts in the field with an emphasis on both comprehensiveness and ease of use, each protocol is organized in an easily reproducible recipe style, and offering helpful tricks of the trade in an invaluable “notes” section.
Springer Protocols offers access to time tested, easily reproducible, step-by-step protocols for immediate use in their lab.
Written by renowned experts in the field with an emphasis on both comprehensiveness and ease of use, each protocol is organized in an easily reproducible recipe style, and offering helpful tricks of the trade in an invaluable “notes” section.
Friday, January 23, 2009
New Interface for Justis (Law)
On Thursday 29th January the Justis and JustCite website Interfaces will change.
Visit http://www.justis.com/newsites/ for a summary of improvements and sample screenshots
Visit http://www.justis.com/newsites/ for a summary of improvements and sample screenshots
Change in Serials Records in SIRSI
For the next week, you may encounter two types of electronic journal records in the catalogue.
The old type will have database names and coverage in the link (next to 'Internet Access':
Internet Access: Full text available from Institute of Physics: 03/01/2000 to present
Internet Access: Full text available from ScienceDirect Journals: 03/01/2000 to 11/30/2007
The new records will have links by subscribing institution:
Internet Access: University of Calgary users
Internet Access: Calgary Health Region users
Internet Access: Tom Baker Cancer Centre users
The appropriate link will take the user to a display of databases and coverage for the journal title.
For example, after clicking on University of Calgary users, a UofC user will see links to the Institute of Physics and Science Direct Journals.
The migration to the new type of record should take about six days.
- information courtesy of Aaron Wood
The old type will have database names and coverage in the link (next to 'Internet Access':
Internet Access: Full text available from Institute of Physics: 03/01/2000 to present
Internet Access: Full text available from ScienceDirect Journals: 03/01/2000 to 11/30/2007
The new records will have links by subscribing institution:
Internet Access: University of Calgary users
Internet Access: Calgary Health Region users
Internet Access: Tom Baker Cancer Centre users
The appropriate link will take the user to a display of databases and coverage for the journal title.
For example, after clicking on University of Calgary users, a UofC user will see links to the Institute of Physics and Science Direct Journals.
The migration to the new type of record should take about six days.
- information courtesy of Aaron Wood
New ArtStor Content (architecture, art, archaeology)
Larry Qualls Archive
- documenting three decades of contemporary art exhibitions at galleries and other exhibition spaces throughout New York City and elsewhere.
Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archive
- focuses on Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art, as well as Early Christian and Byzantine art.
Canyonlights World Art Image Bank
- focus on Classical architecture and archeological sites in Greece, Italy, and Turkey.
Architecture in Britain images from Brian Davis
- the collection documents architectural and garden sites in Europe, primarily architecture in Britain from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.
Cave temples at Ellora
- architecture and sculpture of the rock-cut cave temples at Ellora in Maharashtra, India. This initial release of more than 1,100 images focuses on Buddhist caves, the earliest structures at Ellora, dating from 500 to 700 C.E.
- documenting three decades of contemporary art exhibitions at galleries and other exhibition spaces throughout New York City and elsewhere.
Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archive
- focuses on Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art, as well as Early Christian and Byzantine art.
Canyonlights World Art Image Bank
- focus on Classical architecture and archeological sites in Greece, Italy, and Turkey.
Architecture in Britain images from Brian Davis
- the collection documents architectural and garden sites in Europe, primarily architecture in Britain from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.
Cave temples at Ellora
- architecture and sculpture of the rock-cut cave temples at Ellora in Maharashtra, India. This initial release of more than 1,100 images focuses on Buddhist caves, the earliest structures at Ellora, dating from 500 to 700 C.E.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
New Product: The Birds of North America Online
The Birds of North America Online
BNA Online provides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada.
Account contents are updated frequently, with contributions from researchers, citizen scientists, and designated reviewers and editors. In addition, BNA Online contains image and video galleries showing plumages, behaviors, habitat, nests and eggs, and more. And most online BNA accounts now feature recordings of the songs and calls of their species, recordings selected from the extensive collection of Cornell's Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds.
BNA Online provides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada.
Account contents are updated frequently, with contributions from researchers, citizen scientists, and designated reviewers and editors. In addition, BNA Online contains image and video galleries showing plumages, behaviors, habitat, nests and eggs, and more. And most online BNA accounts now feature recordings of the songs and calls of their species, recordings selected from the extensive collection of Cornell's Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds.
Classical Music Library has new platform
New features include
* Browse by Album allows users to browse all classical works by album and find associated recordings of those works
*Users can now search for complete recordings of classical works through our Advanced Search. This way, users can limit their search results to only recordings where the complete work is available instead of highlights/snippets.
*A number of tools that let users create, annotate, and share playlists with content from anywhere on the Web.
* Browse by Album allows users to browse all classical works by album and find associated recordings of those works
*Users can now search for complete recordings of classical works through our Advanced Search. This way, users can limit their search results to only recordings where the complete work is available instead of highlights/snippets.
*A number of tools that let users create, annotate, and share playlists with content from anywhere on the Web.
19th Century masterfile has new interface
A snapshot of the new interface and the changes can be found at http://poolesplus.odyssi.com/NCM2009.pdf
New Image Collections Added to ArtStor
Ferguson-Royce: Pre-Columbian Photography
Approximately 4,200 images of Pre-Columbian archaeological sites from the department's Ferguson/Royce Archive.
Architectural photography of Philadelphia by Ralph Lieberman
ARTstor has sponsored an extended photographic campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Ralph Lieberman focusing on the city's historic and contemporary architecture, as well as its public art and sculpture.
Images of architecture in Venice from Sarah Quill
Approximately 600 additional images have been added from Sarah Quill's photographic archive of Venice, where she has been photographing buildings and civic life for more than 30 years. There are now approximately 800 images in the collection.
World War I & II postcards and posters
Approximately 5,740 images depicting posters and postcards from World Wars I and II. The collection is international in scope and contains materials from a range of governmental, commercial, and charitable organizations.
Tibetan and Buddhist Art from Rob Linrothe
Approximately 10,000 images of Tibetan and Buddhist art.
Approximately 4,200 images of Pre-Columbian archaeological sites from the department's Ferguson/Royce Archive.
Architectural photography of Philadelphia by Ralph Lieberman
ARTstor has sponsored an extended photographic campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Ralph Lieberman focusing on the city's historic and contemporary architecture, as well as its public art and sculpture.
Images of architecture in Venice from Sarah Quill
Approximately 600 additional images have been added from Sarah Quill's photographic archive of Venice, where she has been photographing buildings and civic life for more than 30 years. There are now approximately 800 images in the collection.
World War I & II postcards and posters
Approximately 5,740 images depicting posters and postcards from World Wars I and II. The collection is international in scope and contains materials from a range of governmental, commercial, and charitable organizations.
Tibetan and Buddhist Art from Rob Linrothe
Approximately 10,000 images of Tibetan and Buddhist art.
New Titles in Credo Reference
Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates
A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists
Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates
Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics
An Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics
The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates
Homosexuality and Science: A Guide to the Debates
Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History
Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia
Pop Culture Arab World! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists
Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates
Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics
An Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics
The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates
Homosexuality and Science: A Guide to the Debates
Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History
Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia
Pop Culture Arab World! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
New Product: Dictionary of Old English and Old English Corpus
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The Dictionary of Old English Electronic Corpus is a complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. There are 3047 texts in the corpus.
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The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) A-G defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today's most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100 - 1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary (which documents the development of the English language to the present), the three together providing a full description of the vocabulary of English.
The Dictionary of Old English Electronic Corpus is a complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. There are 3047 texts in the corpus.
http://ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca:2048/login?url=http://tapor.library.utoronto.ca/doe/
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) A-G defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today's most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100 - 1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary (which documents the development of the English language to the present), the three together providing a full description of the vocabulary of English.
New Product: ENVIROnetBASE
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- Techniques and know-how to reduce pollution, emissions, work-related exposures, and environmental contamination
- Methods for site assessment, remediation, soil and water quality monitoring, and statistical tools for analyzing the results
- Tools, techniques, and technologies for remote sensing, GIS, and photogrammetry for environmental monitoring
- Techniques and know-how to reduce pollution, emissions, work-related exposures, and environmental contamination
- Methods for site assessment, remediation, soil and water quality monitoring, and statistical tools for analyzing the results
- Tools, techniques, and technologies for remote sensing, GIS, and photogrammetry for environmental monitoring
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