Database Trials at JMU Libraries

JMU Libraries regularly trials new electronic resources.  If you'd like to recommend a database for us to purchase, please contact your library liaison or fill out this form.

Current Trials

The following databases are being considered for JMU Libraries' online collections. 

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 (Readex)
(expires 11/20/14)
Liaison Requested
Contains over 170 periodicals by and about African Americans. Publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organization bulletins, annual reports, and more.

The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection (Henry Stewart Talks)
(expires 12/31/14)
Vendor Offered
The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection contains over 1,500 streaming seminar-style talks on the latest research and developments in biomedicine and life sciences. Also includes talks on research fundamentals in these areas.

CINAHL Complete (EBSCO)
(expires 11/15/14)
Liaison Requested
CINAHL Complete contains nursing and allied health journals, evidence-based care sheets, and quick lessons. Subject coverage includes 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health, medicine, and more.

DynaMed (EBSCO)
(expires 11/15/14)
Liaison Requested
DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use at the point-of-care. With clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics, DynaMed provides the latest content and resources with validity, relevance, and convenience.

Electronic Enlightenment (Oxford)
(expires 11/13/14)
Liaison Requested
An early form of social networking, Electronic Enlightment provides access to thousands of letters and documents written by over 8,000 correspondents across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Content spans from the early 17th to mid 19th Century.

Flipster (EBSCO)
(expires 11/22/14)
Vendor Offered
Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine solution that makes it easy for users to read their favorite magazines on their computer or mobile device. Flipster offers online access to top magazines covering business, leisure, fashion, product reviews, current events, and more!

L'Année Philologique (EBSCO)
(expires 11/15/14)
Liaison Requested
A bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Subjects include literature, linguistics, history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and more.

Nursing Reference Center (EBSCO)
(expires 11/15/14)
Liaison Requested
Nursing Reference Center is an evidence-based information resource designed specifically for nurses. Content includes evidence-based care sheets, diseases & conditions quick lessons, drug information, patient education, continuing education modules, reference information, and more.

Philosopher's Index (EBSCO)
(expires 11/15/14)
Liaison Requested
An index of scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy.

World Cinema Video Collection (Films Media Group)
(expires 11/23/14)
Liaison Requested
Hosted on Films On Demand, the World Cinema Video Collection contains more than 380 feature films from the most renowned directors across the globe. Includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, American and European masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and award-winning contemporary films featured by Global Lens. Useful for studies in the history of cinema, area studies, political science, history, world languages and cultures, and more.

 

EXPIRED TRIALS:

BrowZine (Third Iron) - for use on iOS and Android devices
(expired 10/31/14)
Vendor Offered
Install the app from your app store. When you open BrowZine for the first time, select James Madison University from the list of schools. Next, select your subject areas and browse journals in the JMU Libraries collection! (*Note: Must be on campus or have Junos Pulse installed and running when off campus.)
BrowZine combines individual articles from databases to create complete journals, arranges them in a newsstand, and delivers the journals in an app designed for iOS and Android devices. Users can browse journals by subject, discover new titles, and read articles from within the app. Click here for more information.

Victorian Popular Culture (Adam Matthew)
(expired 10/31/14)
Liaison Requested
Victorian Popular Culture is a resource used for the study of popular entertainment in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This portal invites users into the darkened halls, small backrooms and travelling venues that hosted everything from spectacular shows and bawdy burlesque, to the world of magic and spiritualist séances.
Note: pdf downloads are not available during the trial period.

Digital Theatre Plus
(expire 10/27/14)
Liaison Requested
username: hedricat@jmu.edu
password: jmu123
*Use the login button in the upper right corner of the homepage to access the trial.
Digital Theatre Plus offers online access to productions, interviews, documentaries, and written learning resources designed to give users the full British theatre experience. Includes plays, musicals, operas, dance, and more.

BP Global Energy Data Visualization Tool (Adam Matthew)
(expired 10/15/14)
Vendor Offered
This visualization tool contains data compiled from the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy & Historical Datasets. Data ranges from 1965 to 2012 and covers oil, natural gas, coal, renewables (hydroelectricity, solar, wind, nuclear), and supplemental materials.

Multiple Chronic Contiditions Resource Center
(expired 10/13/14)
Liaison Requested
Username: hedricat
Password: amanda
MCC Resource Center provides educational information and evidence based clinical practice guidelines pertaining to patients with multiple chronic conditions. Also contains updates to US healthcare policy.

Chatham House Online Archive
(expired 9/30/14)
Liaison Requested
The Chatham House Online Archive contains the publications and archives of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, an independent international affairs policy institute. Analysis, research, debates, speeches, and more are available from 1920-2008.

SAGE Research Methods Cases
(expired 9/30/14)
Liaison Requested
SAGE Research Methods Cases is a collection of case studies of real social research designed to help beginning researchers understand methodological concepts in practice.
Note: Includes access to all SAGE Research Methods content.

Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database (Ovid)
(expired 9/22/14)
Liaison Requested
The JBI EBP database is a resource containing evidence summaries, evidence-based recommended practices, best practice information sheets, systematic reviews, consumer information sheets, systematic review protocols, and technical reports.

 


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