Last updated: 10/12/06
What’s New: 2006/2007 Reference Database Changes

There have been a number of changes during the summer to the list of Reference Databases available to URI.

You may see the complete listing of databases at http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html where the entry will identify the years covered and the frequency with which information is updated.

Here is what has changed:

• Family Index has ceased and been removed.
• Material in the Applied Science & Technology Abstracts proved to be duplicated in other databases, so it was cancelled.
• GeoRef and MLA International Bibliography were both changed to a new vendor, CSA, with a new interface. MLA gained access to much older material with the switch.

Now available — JSTOR:

You may have noticed a change to your favorite subject specific database page, or you may have seen a new name listed when searching for the full text of an article.  JSTOR is a recent addition to our database offerings.

JSTOR is an online archive of back runs of core scholarly journals in many disciplines. Articles may be searched by keyword or browsed by journal. JSTOR provides high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Note that JSTOR is not a current issues database. Because of JSTOR’s archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.

JSTOR is available through the subject specific database pages, and also from http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html#J .

If you have any questions on how to use JSTOR, please contact the Reference Desk at (401) 874-2653. JSTOR is available to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Rhode Island only.

Here’s what’s new:

  EMBASE.com (Elsevier)

Comprehensive access to the international pharmacological and biomedical literature. Search for journal articles in EMBASE (1974-) and MEDLINE (1966-). Updated daily.

  Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)

Comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. 1988-. Updated twice a month. [user guide]. REPLACES print Film Index.

  Inspec (EBSCOhost)

Inspec is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world’s scientific and technical literature. Inspec provides coverage from over 3,400 journals, 2,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations and reports in the subject areas of physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computing, information technology, manufacturing, and production, mechanical engineering, and more. This database is produced by the IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers). 1969-. [user guide]. REPLACES print Computer & Control Abstracts, Electrical & Electronic Abstracts, and Physics Abstracts.

 

  LexisNexis Environmental

Allows users to search abstracts of thousands of journal articles and conference papers and link to selected full text through Environment Abstracts; retrieve full-text news, journals, and reference materials; find federal and state codes and federal agency regulations; access federal and state case law and agency decisions; and locate federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information. Updated daily. [user guide]

 

  Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost)

Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. [user guide]

  Women’s Studies International (EBSCOhost)

Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Sources include journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, Web sites, and grey literature. Coverage ranges from 1972 and earlier to the present. [user guide]. REPLACES print Women Studies Abstracts.

Short guides on how to use the databases are available at http://www.uri.edu/library/guides/databases/index.html, or if you need more help, please contact the Reference Desk at 401-874-2653.