Dictionary of Old English The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 – 1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today’s most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100 – 1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary (which documents the development […]
New Database Trial: Literature Compass
Literature Compass Literature Compass publishes peer-reviewed articles on the most important research and current thinking from across the entire discipline. It features articles on the state-of-the-field or sub-field that discuss the major topics, issues, viewpoints, and controversies within each area of the discipline. ERC: Karen Green Access: IP Trial dates: starting Nov. 8, 2010 for […]
New Database Trial: History Compass
History Compass History Compass publishes peer-reviewed state-of-the-field articles on a continuous basis, with new articles appearing in each monthly issue. State-of-the-art surveys of current research discuss the major topics, issues, viewpoints, and controversies within each area of the discipline. ERC: Karen Green Access: IP Trial dates: starting Nov. 8, 2010 for 30 […]
New Database: Govistics
Govistics "GovisticsTM is a … web tool that can be used to quickly access information on government spending for individual state and local governments across the U.S. Statistics are available in the broad areas of administration, education, environment and housing, public safety, social services, transportation, utilities, and miscellaneous." ERC: Jerry Breeze Access: IP […]
New Database:Index to Hebrew Periodicals
Index to Hebrew periodicals (Mafteaḥ le-maʾamarim be-ʻIvrit) Covers articles from approximately 1060 Hebrew periodicals and 185 monographs dealing with the land of Israel. The database contains the following: the Index to Hebrew Periodicals; the Eretz Israel database; the Tel-Hai Index to Israeli Newspapers, and the Bar-Ilan University Index to Newspaper Literary Supplements. ERC: Michelle […]
New Database: World Biographical Information System
World Biographical Information System Contains full-text biographical profiles of people from all centuries as well as all countries and regions worldwide. Compiles biographical articles from printed reference works published from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and reproduces these original documents as facsimile images on the screen. Initial collections include American; British; German; and […]
New Database:Mintel global market navigator
Mintel Global Market Navigator Mintel global market navigator is a trusted database containing market size, market share and forecast data for thousands of consumer goods categories worldwide. ERC:Peng Xu Access: Log in (Please create a login using your columbia.edu email address) […]
New Database: TRIS Online
TRIS Online TRIS Online is a public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database. TRIS coverage includes the disciplines of planning, finance, design and construction, materials, environmental issues, safety and human factors and operations for the modes of highways, transit, railroads, maritime and aviation. ERC: Danianne Mizzy Access: IP […]
New Database:Guide to social science & religion in periodical literature
Guide to social science & religion in periodical literature National Periodical Library’s guide to social science and religion indexes 115 periodicals emphasizing religion and social work, as well as denominational periodicals ranging from liberal to conservative viewpoints. ERC:Seth Kasten Access:IP […]
New Database:Reaxys
Reaxys Reaxys is a web-based search and retrieval system for chemical compounds, bibliographic data and chemical reactions. Combined data from three sources: The Beilstein Database, The Gmelin Database, and The Patent Chemistry Database. It is built to support chemists in their daily work with focused and relevant information in chemistry. ERC: Song Yu Access:IP […]