Wilson Databases Moving to EBSCOhost

The database vendors H.W. Wilson and EBSCO have merged; on February 1st all Wilson databases will be integrated into the EBSCOhost platform. All links will redirect but some of the product names have changed, please see the list of databases below.

As of February your “My WilsonWeb” folders will no longer be accessible. We encourage you to save the content in your “My WilsonWeb” as you deem appropriate. Should you wish to establish a new “My EBSCOhost” folder, this would work very similarly to “My WilsonWeb.” For information on “My EBSCOhost”, please visit: http://support.ebscohost.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?topic=996&id=1275&page=1.

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Web of Science – January Database of the Month

Explore the world’s leading citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. FAU’s edition of Web of Science consists of the following  three citation databases containing references cited by the authors of the articles.

You can conduct traditional searches across the databases  or  do cited reference searching. This type of search allows you to find articles that cite a previously published work.  Other tools include Citation Maps, a graphic representation of citation relationships, and the Analyze Tool. Also see Web of  Science Training Opportunities.

Test Drive the New ProQuest Platform

ProQuest has completely redesigned it’s platform

Click here to check it out

The all-new, powerful, comprehensive and easy-to-navigate environment will bring together resources from ProQuest, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) and Chadwyck-Healey.  Some of FAU’s most popular databases are now easily searchable alongside databases that were previously on other platforms, such as:

See the full list of FAU subscribed databases now available on the new platform (not all ProQuest products are included in the initial release). The new platform will be live in late January 2011.

See the links below for further information:

New Proquest Platform Demo

Quick Start Reference Overview

All-New ProQuest Platform Highlights for Faculty

Send comments and report problems to jstrudw1@fau.edu.

EBSCO brings back the browsing experience

The  enhanced features of the new EBSCOhost viewer bring a real browsing experience to the online journal.  I was  impressed by the clean navigation — seamlessly jumping  from one issue to the next, and skimming a hyperlinked table of contents while the selected article remains in view. FAU’s subscription EBSCO databases include CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, and Business Source Premier (see  EBSCOhost for a complete list of databases). View a short demonstration here.

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When One Database Isn’t Enough

Libraries access electronic journals and databases from many different publishers and vendors, so finding information can come down to knowing where to look.  With FAU’s 360 Search you can search across multiple FAU subscription databases at one time, view your results in a single interface, and discover new resources.

Although the library made 360 Search (formerly Central Search) available more than a year ago, we have recently revised the subject categories in order to make this tool perform more efficiently and return more targeted results. To learn more about 360 Search see 360 Search Help and 360 Search Basics and Tips .

New 360 Search Features and Quick Tips:

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Natural Standard – December Database of the Month

Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions. Read More >>

Click here for on-campus access to Natural Standard
Click here for Off Campus Connect (EZproxy) access to Natural Standard

Oxford Art Online – November Database of the Month

Oxford Art Online is the new home of Grove Art Online and also provides access to three other well-respected resources for art reference; The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.

Oxford Art Online is an extensive, authoritative and easily searchable online art resource.  The resources can be searched as a group or the user can select one or more individual titles to search.  Included are  more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images.  Precise search and browse capabilities allow users to refine their results by source and subject categories.  Print and Email functions are available, as well as a  “How to Cite” feature for both articles and images.  Citations can be exported to citation management software such as RefWorks and Endnote.

Click here for on-campus access to Oxford Art Online
Click here for off-campus access to Oxford Art Online

New Features Added to Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Education researchers, try out the new features added to ERIC’s redesigned Web site  www.eric.ed.gov (released in August):

  • RSS feeds
  • Journals’ list update and downloadable file
  • Thesaurus ‘Summer 2008’ update
  • Tutorial additions

ERIC provides unlimited access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added twice weekly. More>>

FAU subscription databases that include ERIC Indexing:
ERIC and EDUCATION FULL TEXT  at Wilson (on campus access)
ERIC at First Search (on campus access)
ERIC at CSA (on campus access)

Click here for on-campus access to these resources

EBSCO Databases Have a New Interface

EBSCO has released its new interface, EBSCOhost 2.0. Some of your favorite databases now have a new look:

  • Academic Search Premier
  • America: History and Life
  • Business Source Premier
  • Cinhal Plus with Full-Text
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • SocINDEX with Full-Text
  • SportDiscus with Full-Text

New features include: a simpler search screen, the ability to preview an article by mouseover, new result list, new search history capability, and URLS that can be bookmarked .Your personal My EBSCOhost folder has not been affected, and any articles, searches and alerts you have saved on the old interface are still available in your folder. For more information, see a librarian or visit the EBSCOhost 2.0 Support Center at http://support.ebsco.com/ebscohost2.