The Paley Center for Media iCollection for colleges Streaming video and audio programs from the Paley Center's collection. It has over 15,000 full-length programs, spanning about 100 years and 70 countries and representing every genre. The collection is searchable by keyword, category (TV, radio, TV advertising, radio advertising, all), and field (title, names, subject, summary, […]
New Database:WARC: ideas and evidence for marketing people
WARC : ideas and evidence for marketing people WARC is a database providing access to advertising and marketing information from various sources. The searchable sources include organisations of various countries, monographs, conference papers, abstracts (including 'Market research abstracts') and the full-text of various journals, including the International journal of market research, the Journal of advertising […]
New Database Trial: BrowZine
BrowZine From April 15th to May 15th Columbia University will have trial access to an app that delivers thousands of academic journals to your iPad (Android and iPhone support planned for the future). BrowZine presents journals that the library already subscribes to formatted appropriately for the iPad. Articles accessed through BrowZine may be synced up […]
New Database:Sol and Evelyn Henkind Talmud text databank
Sol and Evelyn Henkind Talmud text databank The Databank integrates, in digital text format, all of the surviving manuscripts of the Babylonian Talmud and first printed editions. The collection will encompass all primary textual witnesses of the Babylonian Talmud, including the manuscripts of the tractates of the Babylonian Talmud of Oriental, Ashkenazic, Sephardic, or Yemenite […]
New Database Trial: Fuzoku Gaho
Fuzoku Gaho Fūzoku Gahō (風俗画報）, the first graphic magazine published in Japan from Meiji 22 (1889) to Taisho 5 (1916) and 517 issues in total, is now added to Japan Knowledge database and available online for Columbia Community as trial. To access, first, go to Japan Knowledge address for Columbia : https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio5998333 after login Japan […]
New Database:All the world’s primates
All the world's primates All the World's Primates is the comprehensive and authoritative resource for information about all the species and subspecies of living lorises, galagos, lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. The relational database has contributions from more than 300 scientists, most of whom have done research on primates in their natural habitats. Containing all […]
New Database: Thomson Reuters private markets
Private markets (Venture capital journal) The Thomson Reuters Deals Publishing Group contains a portfolio of market-leading titles and online services offering coverage and commentary on the world's private equity and venture capital marketplaces. Selector: Peng Xu Access: IP […]
New Database Trial: Encyclopaedia Islamica Online
Encyclopaedia Islamica Online Encyclopaedia Islamica Online is based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. A unique feature of the encyclopaedia Islamica Online lies in the attention given to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage. […]
New Database Trial: ProQuest History Vault NAACP Papers
ProQuest History Vault NAACP Papers ProQuest History Vault NAACP Papers cover such issues as lynching, school desegregation, and discrimination in the military, the criminal justice system, employment, and housing, among others. It provides a comprehensive view of the NAACP's evolution, policies, and achievements. Access: IP Selector: John Tofanelli The trial will run through April 14, […]
New Database Trial: ProQuest History Vault: Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century
ProQuest History Vault: Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century It offers all levels of researchers the opportunity to study the most well-known and also unheralded events of The Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century from the perspective of the men, women, and sometimes even children, who waged one of the most inspiring social […]