tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79253953009096883432012-01-27T06:55:58.153-05:00Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-40752902443386253132012-01-23T14:17:00.000-05:002012-01-23T14:17:34.602-05:00

Ebrary's Academic Complete, a collection of over 72,000 electronic books from major publishers suitable for university libraries, is now being provided through the Cheng Library. Over 290 publishers - including Oxford University Press, Taylor and Francis, Brill Academic Publishers, John Wiley and Sons, Cambridge University Press, and Ashgate Publishing - are represented in the collection, and

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This semester the Cheng Library has acquired three new journal collections for our JSTOR electronic archive: the Arts and Sciences Collection V, VI, and VIII. Along with the four collections already offered, we are now providing archival access to a total of over 1,500 titles, with over 890 titles - some 60 percent of the full collection - supplemented each year with new content. The three new

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William Paterson University is now providing over 3,800 educational videos in streaming format online for use in teaching and research through NJVid: The New Jersey Digital Video Repository. Faculty and students are invited to explore the NJVid portal to browse and search the many collections and titles available. Both full-length feature films and shorter clips suitable for in-class and online

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To date the Cheng Library has purchased over 630 electronic books on the Ebrary platform. But Ebrary offers much more, and from now until December 7 students and faculty are invited to try Academic Complete, Ebrary's major collection for academic libraries. Containing over 70,000 full-text ebooks from more than 700 publishers, Academic Complete is one of the largest sources for high-quality

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The Cheng Library is currently providing trial access to PsycTESTS, a bibliographic database published by the American Psychological Association. PsycTESTS provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration. The citation records include a summary that describes the test,

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Scopus is a comprehensive database providing access to the research literature of the natural and physical sciences and the social sciences. The database currently provides over 45 million citation records and indexes: over 18,000 peer-reviewed journals over 400 trade publications over 300 book series Also included are citations for: over 4.6 million conference papers from proceedings and

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The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases containing different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is a leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. A systematic review attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical

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Clinical Evidence, produced by the BMJ Publishing Group, is a decision-support resource for health professionals providing evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions and systematic reviews of important clinical conditions. Clinical Evidence systematic reviews summarize the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on

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The National Bureau of Economic Research is the nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization. Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce that from 2011 it has replaced microfilm archiving of Barron's, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal with "digital microfilm" accessible through an online database. ProQuest Digital Microfilm offers high-quality, cover-to-cover page images from all three publications, including all graphics, advertisements and other features from the print

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During the month of April, Routledge is offering free online access to all of its 228 journal titles in education. While the Cheng Library already offers access to severals of these journals through direct subscriptions and full-text databases, the additional titles will all be accessible through links in our databases during April. You can also browse all of the titles through Routledge's web

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The Philosopher’s Index, published by the Philosopher’s Information Center, is now available through the Cheng Library on ProQuest's CSA Illumina search platform. The Philosopher’s Index is the most current and comprehensive bibliography of scholarly research in philosophy, containing more than 450,000 records drawn from over 680 journals, originating from more than 50 countries. The literature

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On March 28 the New York Times announced a new policy for readers who access the paper through its own web site. The new policy allows readers to access up to 20 news stories per month for free; beyond that number, readers will be required to pay for a digital subscription.Did you know, however, that all of the news stories and editorials in each day's New York Times are available every morning

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Which Library services are important to you?How important are they?And how does the Cheng Library measure up?We really want to know, and starting March 23 we hope you'll tell us by completing a brief online survey called LibQUAL (What is LibQual?).This survey - which takes only about six minutes to complete online - tells us a great deal about the services that are important to you and will help

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cambridge Journals Online, a collection of over 290 high-quality journals published by Cambridge University Press. The collection is especially strong in the following subject areas:MathematicsHistoryLawPolitics and International RelationsLanguage and LinguisticsArea StudiesEcology and ConservationMusicPsychology and PsychiatryBiology

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The Oxford English Dictionary, published by the Oxford University Press, is a comprehensive dictionary of the English Language that stresses the historical origins of words. The online edition provides quick and easy access to approximately 600,000 words from 1150 C.E. to the present day, with details of their meaning, history, and pronunciation, both present and past. It traces the usage of

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The ARTstor digital library, available through the Cheng Library, is a large and ever-growing database that currently contains over one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for teaching and research. Today the database features over 150 collections with contributions from outstanding museums,

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of over 260 new electronic books in a variety of subject areas though the Ebrary E-Book service. These books, when added to the 4,182 already in our collection from netLibrary, increase the Library's e-book collection to over 4,400 titles.The new titles, which include academic monographs and reference titles from several different

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-49643835331729416652010-10-07T13:22:00.001-04:002010-10-07T13:25:03.853-04:00

M.E. Sharpe, a publisher of books and journals in the social sciences and humanities, is currently offering trial access to 18 major reference titles through its online portal Sharpe Online Reference. The titles cover a variety of topics in U.S. and global history and culture. All titles can be browsed and searched (individually or across all titles). The site also includes an image gallery, an

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-90946888658245271532010-10-06T11:59:00.002-04:002010-10-06T12:04:24.339-04:00

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys is a leading source of professional industry analysis used by investment advisors, corporations, consulting firms, government agencies, and law offices. Over 50 of the largest North American and global industries are covered by the reports available in the database, along with a larger number of sub-industry reviews.Each report is authored by a Standard & Poor's

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Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Produced by Whitston Publishing, the database includes all data from Humanities International Index (more than 2,200 journals and 2.8 million records) plus unique full-text content, much of which is not found in other databases. The database is especially strong

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-36983339069722335722010-08-23T11:10:00.001-04:002010-08-23T11:17:47.713-04:00

Education Research Complete is a bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-21575204736503142002010-08-11T16:07:00.002-04:002010-08-11T16:13:11.822-04:00

The Cheng Library is pleased to announce a major upgrade to its interdisciplinary full-text database from EBSCO. Effective immediately and throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, the WPUNJ community will have access to Academic Search Complete. The database is significantly larger than Academic Search Premier, containing over 2,900 more full-text publications - for a total of over 7,600 titles -

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JSTOR Plant Science, a database providing access to information about plants from around the world, is now available through the Cheng Library. The database contains foundational content vital to plant science - plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials such as letters, maps, paintings, and drawings. The interface supports searching basic and

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-61324342236588629272010-07-14T11:57:00.001-04:002010-07-14T11:59:32.437-04:00

Something About the Author is a biographical reference series providing illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists. Published in print since 1971, the series currently comprises over 210 volumes covering over 12,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries typically cover: personal life,

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-14757401330741379712010-03-10T16:45:00.002-05:002010-03-10T16:51:48.387-05:00

As part of its subscription to ProQuest Central, the Cheng Library is now offering the specialized database ProQuest Education Journals. The database provides indexing to over 820 periodical titles in education, including over 630 scholarly journals, 120 trade publications, and over 50 magazines. Citations and abstracts are available back to 1971 for several titles, and full-text access is

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-53945697125262514142010-03-10T15:24:00.002-05:002010-03-10T15:44:04.376-05:00

As part of its subscription to ProQuest Central, the Cheng Library is now offering the specialized database ProQuest Computing. The database provides indexing to over 500 periodical titles, including over 250 trade publications, over 180 scholarly journals, and over 50 magazines. Citations and abstracts are available back to 1971 for several titles, and full-text access is available for over 400

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-1877147336720551142010-02-20T14:10:00.002-05:002010-02-20T14:18:39.650-05:00

The Access World News: Research Collection from NewsBank provides full-text and video content from an extensive number of global and U.S. news sources. Among the source types available in the database are:3,538 Newspapers440 Newswires219 Broadcast Media Transcript Sources210 Business and Legal Journals183 Blogs145 Broadcast Media Video Sources110 Magazines58 Web-Based News Sources55 College and

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce the addition of JSTOR's Arts and Sciences VII collection to its JSTOR archive of electronic journals. The Arts and Sciences VII collection contains over 180 titles across thirty-five disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, art and art history, business and economics, Classical studies, health policy, history, language and literature, linguistics,

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-42697787758239708862010-01-21T15:50:00.003-05:002010-01-21T15:59:33.836-05:00

The Cheng Library is offering trial access to four full-text databases on the EBSCOhost search platform from now until March 5. During the trial period, students and faculty will have access to the following databases:Art and Architecture CompleteArt and Architecture Complete provides full-text coverage of more than 330 periodicals and 215 books. It also offers cover-to-cover indexing and

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce that our SpringerLink E-Journals Collection has been enhanced with the addition of over 550 new journals, bringing the total collection size to over 1,940 titles. Springer titles cover a wide variety of disciplines, including behavioral sciences, biomedical and life sciences, business and economics, chemistry and materials science, computer science, earth

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-68725607130651080292009-08-31T15:25:00.004-04:002009-08-31T15:44:52.451-04:00

Starting September 1 the Cheng Library will be participating in a year-long text reference pilot project sponsored by the statewide QandANJ virtual reference service. The Library will be using Mosio’s Text a Librarian software to administer the service, which - like our local chat reference service - will be staffed 89 hours per week during most weeks of the semester, although messages may be

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-81553085399565423292009-07-30T18:42:00.002-04:002009-07-30T18:47:37.636-04:00

During the 2009-2010 academic year, the Cheng Library is serving as part of a nationwide advisory group to Alexander Street Press and will be evaluating its product American History in Video, an online database currently providing over 1,400 documentary, archival, public affairs, and newsreel videos in streaming format covering the span of U.S. history. Each video is accompanied by a complete

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The first fruit of a collaboration between the Cheng Library and the University's Graduate programs, an initial collection of 19 digitized master's theses is now available online through Theses @ The William Paterson University of New Jersey, an online database using the ProQuest search interface. The majority of titles in the initial collection are from recent Communication Disorders program

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The Pre-CINAHL database, which provided searchers with current awareness of the newest journal articles, and included a rotating file of limited bibliographic information while the complete citation records were being edited, has been fully merged into the CINAHL database and discontinued as a stand-alone resource. As a result, searches in the CINAHL database will include Pre-CINAHL content.

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-71898657072232708052009-03-05T13:56:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:57:42.768-05:00

The Cheng Library is pleased to announce that 10 journals published by the American Chemical Society - previously available only in paper format - are now accessible online. In addition to the online Accounts of Chemical Research, we have added the following titles online:Analytical ChemistryBiochemistryChemical ReviewsEnvironmental Science and TechnologyInorganic ChemistryJournal of Organic

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On Thursday, November 13, at 3:30 pm, the David and Lorraine Cheng Library will present a special program on the big consequences of a small fish.H. Bruce Franklin, John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, will be joining us to discuss his recent book, "The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America." Franklin’s book focuses on menhaden, a

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-45069738766256958232008-11-04T14:32:00.003-05:002008-11-04T14:37:29.551-05:00

The Web of Science database provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, supporting navigation through the tracking of citations. Our trial access to the Web of Science, available through November 27, includes the following components:Science Citation Index Expanded (1975-present) - citations from over 7,100 major journals

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-7104150507754840082008-11-04T12:42:00.003-05:002008-11-04T12:48:33.247-05:00

Prices, productivity, unemployment, earnings – the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has provided data on a host of economic issues relating to employment and unemployment for years. A newly updated webpage now makes that data much easier to find and retrieve. The webpage highlights reports from the department’s surveys such as the Consumer Expenditure Survey and the Current Population Survey.

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-91436640200024106992008-10-02T09:12:00.003-04:002008-10-02T09:15:33.797-04:00

EBSCO's GreenFILE database, now available through the Cheng Library, offers access to well-researched information in the fields of environmental studies and ecology. It contains citations and abstracts for articles from over 265 academic journals, with additional references to books, essays, industry profiles, magazine and trade publication articles, market research reports, and pamphlets. Its

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This fall your access to published research in life science and biomedical fields will be greatly improved through the Library's acquisition of Biological Abstracts to replace the discontinued Basic BIOSIS database. As compared with Basic BIOSIS, which offered selected coverage from less than 400 journals and a backfile of only five years, Biological Abstracts provides citations and abstracts

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-31472822729930170492008-08-29T18:10:00.000-04:002008-08-29T18:13:24.232-04:00

New to the Cheng Library this year, the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Guide to Computing Literature provides significantly enhanced access to the published and unpublished research of computer science. Building on the full-text resources of the ACM Digital Library and Master Special Interest Group (SIG) File, which offers materials published by the ACM, the Guide provides citations

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-63789253359955255482008-07-01T13:54:00.002-04:002008-07-01T13:57:41.120-04:00

The new Oxford Music Online portal incorporates the full content of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, updated regularly, with several additional resources to enhance music research, including the following full-text publications:The Oxford Companion to Music - over 8,000 articles covering a wide range of subjects in music, including composers, performers, conductors, individual works,

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The new Oxford Art Online portal incorporates the full content of the Grove Dictionary of Art, updated regularly, with several additional resources to enhance art research, including the following full-text publications:The Oxford Companion to Western Art - over 2,600 entries covering over 1,700 artists and their workEncyclopedia of Aesthetics - over 600 articles surveying the major concepts,

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-52074787950084417432008-03-27T13:32:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:36:38.799-04:00

PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health free and open access digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Through voluntary participation by publishers, PubMed Central is building a major electronic depository for biomedical research literature. In addition to providing unrestricted access to current content, the National Library of Medicine, which manages

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Three new full-text databases from EBSCO provide convenient starting points for student research in important subject areas. Each database draws together a vairety of different types of sources appropriate to its subject area:History Reference Center - This reference database contains content from over 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers;

Richard Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036316669371167019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925395300909688343.post-63895640869017092432008-01-22T14:31:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:35:07.225-05:00

The New York Times has recently made available a free, full-text, searchable archive of its articles, reviews and editorials covering the period from its first issue in September 1851 to December 31, 1922. The archive contains over 3.5 million items. The search engine supports searching by keyword, headline, and author, and it is also possible to limit the date range of a search. Search results

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Designed for general readers, the 4th revised edition of Magill's Medical Guide contains 960 signed entries written by experts describing the major diseases and disorders of the human body, the basics of human anatomy and physiology, specializations in medical practice, and common surgical and nonsurgical procedures. Typical entries on diseases provide details on the anatomy or body system

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Urban Studies Abstracts, the major bibliographic index for scholarship in the field of urban studies, is now available online on the EBSCOhost search platform. The most comprehensive source for published research in urban studies, the database currently contains over 10,900 citations and abstracts for articles from over 190 journals and other periodicals, with approximately 1,200 new records

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Public Administration Abstracts, the major bibliographic index for scholarship in the field of public administration, is now available online on the EBSCOhost search platform. The most comprehensive source for published research in public administration, the database currently contains over 18,200 citations and abstracts for articles from over 270 journals and other periodicals, with

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Educational Administration Abstracts, the major index for scholarship in the field of educational leadership, is now available online on the EBSCOhost search platform. The most comprehensive source for published research in educational administration, the database currently contains over 7,800 citations and abstracts for articles from over 150 journals and other periodicals, with approximately

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We are pleased to announce that the ComDisDome (Communication Sciences and Disorders Dome) database, previously provided by ContentScan, is now available on the ProQuest Illumina search platform. ComDisDome is the principal index to scholarly literature in communication disorders, with a focus on speech-language pathology and audiology. The database offers citations to journal articles and books,

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Scopus, launched by Elsevier Science in 2004, has grown into one of the largest online indexes to scientific literature available. Covering the fields of science, technology, medicine and the social sciences, Scopus offers33 million citation records for articles from 15,000 peer-reviewed journals (representing over 4,000 publishers)Citations/Abstracts from:500+ conference proceedings600+ trade

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The Cheng Library is pleased to announce the addition of approximately 400 new online journals to its existing collection from Sage Publications, one of the leading academic publishers. The Sage Premier E-Journal Collection features the full-text contents of hundreds of major journals in the fields of business, education, health, the humanities, and the social sciences. Over 140,000 articles are

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We've upgraded our major biographical database from H. W. Wilson to add more coverage and more full-text content. The Biography Reference Bank, which replaces Biographies Plus Illustrated, contains the complete contents of Wilson's Biography Index from 1984 to the present and covers over 500,000 people from all periods of history to the present time. Thousands of full-text narrative profiles are

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"Are They Really Ready to Work? Employer’s Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants for the 21st Century U.S. Workforce" is one example of the types of reports available in the Conference Board Research Online Collection. Economic research reports, press releases, PowerPoints, webcasts and the Straight Talk newsletter are some of the features included in this

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BizStats.com provides easy access to a variety of business statistics including profitability and operating ratios. Their objective is to provide "instant access to business statistical information that is useful and meaningful." BizStats compiles the data from a number of different sources including trade associations and U.S government sources. Anyone familiar with the underlying data sources

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A standard work of biographical reference since the first edition was published between 1885 and 1900, the Dictionary of National Biography has been completely updated in a new 60-volume print edition [Call Number: REF DA28.O95], and the entire work is now also available online for easy searching and browsing.The Dictionary contains over 55,000 biographical essays covering the lives of (deceased)

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First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country each April to promote reading and library use. This year's theme is "Come Together @ Your Library," and in that spirit the Cheng Library is sponsoring a number of events to which all are invited. Please join us!:Monday, April 16, 12:30-1:45 pm: One

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Published continuously since 1846, The Statesman's Yearbook is a standard source of detailed information on the countries and international organizations of the world. Updated to provide clear and concise information on the politics, cultures and economies of the world, the Yearbook is now available online through the Cheng Library. Running to 1,600 pages in its print format, the Yearbook has

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This week we feature four documents, each connected to a different public policy issue.Wednesday's Death Penalty Forum featured the New Jersey Director of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation (MVFR), an organization advocating abolition of the death penalty. MVFR's 2002 report, "Dignity Denied: The Experience of Murder Victims' Family Members Who Oppose the Death Penalty," argues that many

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The Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and is now available on the CSA Illumina search platform through the Cheng Library.The

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The Budget of the U.S. Government for FY 2008 was released on February 5. It is now available online through the Cheng Library's catalog.Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other

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Published in December 2006, the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology is a major new reference source in sociology. The 11-volume print version contains 1,800 entries written by an international team of scholars. The complete work contains approximately 3.5 million words over 6,000 pages. Entries range from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics. The subject

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The Cheng Library is currently running a trial of AnthroSource, an online portal to the major research literature of anthropology developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA). AnthroSource features the current issues of 15 of the AAA's most important peer-reviewed publications through the end of 2006, plus an electronic archive of all AAA journals. In addition, the database

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The Cheng Library has recently purchased 120 films from FMG On Demand, a major vendor of high-quality video designed for use in academic settings. The films are accessible in streaming format and can be presented in their entirety, or in preset or customized segments. Using videos from our collection, faculty can build a set of video segments for use throughout a course. If you are using

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