The Library is currently sampling a buffet of new databases. Feast on the following collections:
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature: This comprehensive music bibliography covers many subjects such as ethnomusicology, composition, dramatic arts, music librarianship, music pedagogy, music therapy, performance practice and popular music studies. Content spans from 1967 to the present, and includes over 800,000 records in 171 different languages. This trial ends June 30th.
- RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature: Exactly the same kind of material as above, except older. This index & abstract database includes only materials published prior to 1967. Access to will also end on June 30th.
- SPIE Digital Library: This database contains the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics research with over 400,000 papers from conference proceedings, peer-reviewed journals and eBooks, with content spanning 1962 to present. Includes full-text, images, multimedia, abstracts, and more. Browse the topic collections to quickly catch up on the latest research in fields ranging from Astronomy to Sensors. Explore this resource soon before the trial expires on May 12th.
Like what you see? Have other databases you want us to trial? Let us know at askalibrarian@atu.edu.