Lectrix From the publisher: Lectrix is an innovative online resource which integrates selected classic works of Greek and Latin literature with commentaries from the world-renowned Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series for word-by-word, click-by-click access. Lectrix includes a basic linguistic commentary to guide students in their reading of these often complex works, an electronic dictionary […]
Month: April 2007
New Database Trial: CHEMLIBnetBase
CHEMLIBnetBASE From the publisher: CHEMLIBnetBase presents detailed theory, experimental methods, and groundbreaking research from the world’s top chemists. Users can search over 25 chemistry books and periodicals by keyword, title, or author, and download PDF files of relevant articles and book chapters. Access: IP ERC: Song Yu Trial Dates: 4.05.07 – 5.01.07 […]
New Database Trial: MyiLibrary
MyiLibrary From the publisher: The Coutts eBook Collection, MyiLibrary works with a wide variety of academic publishers to facilitate the dissemination of research information in an online environment. The MyiLibrary content collection is unique and diverse, covering topics from Psychiatric Medicine to 16th Century American History. The platform currently offers access to some 60,000 eBooks, […]
New Database Trial: Caribbean Literature
Caribbean Literature From the publisher: Caribbean Literature is an unparalleled resource for those seeking information about Caribbean fiction, poetry, manuscripts, and archival and biographical materials. The collection starts with the early literature produced in Spanish and French colonies in the 1800s and moves into the vast materials produced over the 2nd half of the 20th […]
New Database Trial: Organic Reactions
Organic Reactions From the publisher: Organic Reactions is a comprehensive database of improtant synthetic reactions, together with a critical discussion of the reaction and tables that organize all published examples of the topic reactions. The database currently consists of over 75,000 reactions, and will grow to over 135,000 reactions within the enxt two years. Detailed […]
New Database Trial: Fieser and Fieser’s Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Fieser and Fieser’s Reagents for Organic Synthesis From the publisher: Fieser and Fieser’s Reagents for Organic Synthesis is an online compilation of all previous Fieser and Fieser print volumes. This reference site contains an A to Z listing of all reagents cited in synthetic literature with concise descriptions and illustrations of chemical reactions. All information […]
Database Renewals
We have recently received questions about selectors reviewing databases or other titles prior to the renewal of the subscription. TSAD does not routinely notify selectors when a database, or any title for that matter, is up for renewal. The renewal is just processed. However, TSAD will consult with the selector if the price has gone […]
Vendor Assignments
There are many factors that go into the selection of a vendor for materials. This note does not attempt to be comprehensive about the issues taken into account but will highlight some of the important considerations. For domestic material, Columbia has agreed to send orders for current US imprints to our primary domestic vendor. In […]