York U currently has a trial to Ebsco's Global Health and Global Health Archive Expires: January 14 2010Global Health: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lhh Global Health Archive: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=gha Global Health Global Health is a public health database with more than 1.4 million records of which 40% are unique and over 95% contain informative abstracts. Produced by CABI Publishing, the database contains information from over 3,500 serials, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, patents, theses and electronic only publications from more than 150 countries. Subject coverage includes international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene, occupational health, toxicology, health services, and maternal/child health. Featuring material from Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases, Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, and Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, this database offers global coverage of both the developing and developed world with over 50 languages translated into English. Global Health Archive Global Health Archive is comprised of six printed abstract journals produced between 1912 and 1983, and includes over 800,000 records. Global Health Archive provides information on Public Health, Tropical and Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, Helminthology, Entomology, and Mycology. This digital archive puts current international and public health problems into an historical context. Global Health Archive contains information on issues that are still being researched today, including: · Bioterrorism · Disease control · Patent protection · Food security and malnutrition · The effects of economic development on health, and many more.
November 16, 2009
TRIAL: Global Health
November 10, 2009
TRIAL: Linguistic Bibliography Online
Trial details: Site address: http://lb.brillonline.nl Product: Linguistic Bibliography Online Start date: 10 November 2009 End date: 9 December 2009 The Linguistic Bibliography Online provides nearly 250.000 bibliographical references to scholarly publications in linguistics. It covers all branches of linguistics, both theoretical and descriptive, from all geographical areas. The emphasis is on non-Indo-European languages and lesser known Indo-European languages, including endangered and extinct languages. It is by far the most comprehensive bibliography in the field.
November 9, 2009
TRIAL: SimplyMap Canada
Trial is effective from 11/05/2009 to 12/11/2009
To access SimplyMap, go to this web site: http://www.simplymap.com/index.php
# of Concurrent Users: 5
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Additional Trial Information
Since there is some training required in order to understand a few concepts related to mapping, we highly recommend that you watch the 6 minute training video to get the most out of SimplyMap. The training video can be accessed by clicking on the “Tutorial” link in the top right corner of SimplyMap.
SimplyMap is an Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables. Professional mapping applications take over 20 hours of training to use, but we have designed SimplyMap to be incredibly user friendly – most users are up and running with less than 10 minutes of training.
Trial entitles access to the following Environics Analytics Group ® Data Packages; Adjusted Census Data from the year 2006, Current Estimates and Five Year Projections & the 2009 Household Expenditure Potential (HEP). It also includes the D&B Canadian Business Directory.
Adjusted Census Data: The Adjusted 2006 Census provides clients with a new alternative to the 2006 Census that adjusts for the effects of random rounding and suppression while maintaining a
strong relationship to the Statistics Canada data. This unique product reduces the amount of missing data through proprietary interpolation procedures. In any Census release, random
rounding is applied to the data as one of several privacy protection measures that, while important, results in variable summations that do not match published totals and percentages that
range around 100. The Adjusted Census ensures that variable categories are internally consistent, thereby allowing the creation of realistic percentages.
The Adjusted Census Data incorporates the following:
- Total Population by Age and Sex
- Male Population by Age
- Female Population by Age
- Marital and Family Status
- Marital and Family Household Status
- Dwellings and Households
- Mother Tongue
- Knowledge of Official Languages
- First Official Language Spoken
- Home Language
- Mobility Status
- Citizenship
- Immigrants by Place of Birth
- Recent Immigrants by Place of Birth
- Immigrants by Period of Immigration
- Immigrants by Age at Immigration
- Generation Status
- Aboriginal Identity
- Registered Indian Status
- Labour Force Activity
- Labour Force Activity by Presence of Children
- Labour Force by Class of Worker
- Labour Force by Occupation
- Labour Force by Mode of Transportation
- Unpaid Senior Care
- Major Field of Study
- Highest Education Attained
- Aboriginal Ancestry
- Visible Minority Status
- Total Income
- Total After-tax Income
- Employment Income
- Household Income
- Immigrants by Detailed Place of Birth
- Recent Immigrants by Detailed Place of Birth
- Household Maintainers
- Age of Children at Home
- Housing Tenure and Presence of Mortgage by Structural Type
- Ethnic Origin Single Response
Demographic Estimates and Projections (DEP): In conjunction with experts at The Centre for Spatial Economics, Environics Analytics has created Demographic Estimates & Projections
(DEP) of an extensive set of demographic variables at the small area level. The 2009 current year estimates and projections for 2014 are created using a combination of traditional
demographic methods combined with cutting edge macroeconomic modeling, advanced spatial trend analysis, and exclusive databases.
The Demographic Estimates and Projections 2009 & 2014 incorporate the following:
- Population by Age
- Population by Sex and Age
- Geographic Research, Inc. | SimplyMap Canada Variable List 2
- Population 15 Years or Over by Marital Status
- Census Families by Family Structure
- Total Children At Home by Age
- Occupied Private Dwellings by Period of Construction
- Occupied Private Dwellings by Structure Type
- Households by Size of Household
- Households by Household Type
- Households by Maintainer Age
- Household Income
- Population 15 Years or Over by Educational Attainment
- Household Population by Mother Tongue
- Household Population by Immigration Status
- Household Population by Visible Minority Status
- Household Population 15 Years or over by Labour Force Activity
- Labour Force by Occupation
- Labour Force by Method of Travel to Work
- Household Population by Senior Care and Sex
- Household Population by Child Care and Sex
Household Expenditure Potential (HEP): The Environics Analytics Household Expenditure Potential (HEP) is based upon Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending for 2004. More
than 24,000 private households across all Provinces and Territories were asked detailed questions on their spending patterns. A variety of statistical methods were utilized to model
average number of dollars spent by category for each Dissemination Area. This product is used to estimate spending behavior of Canadians at any geographic level, from Canada down to a
local trade area. Total dollars and average dollars can be investigated. HEP is provided at the Dissemination Area (DA) level. For each DA, estimated average dollar
values are provided for average household income, average household expenditure and 239 categories of expenditure. In addition, total estimated households for 2009 are provided.
The Household Expenditure Potential (HEP) incorporates the following:
- Total Expenditure
- Total homeowner repairs and renovations
The Canadian D&B’s Business Directory incorporates 1.3 million Canadian businesses with the following data fields:
- Legal name
- Business name
- NAIC codes & SIC Code
- Address
- Telephone number
- Web address
- General description.
October 14, 2009
TRIAL – Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
York has arranged for a trial to Oxford Digital Reference Shelf: http://www.oxford-digitalreference.com
Trial Period: 30 days – 13 OCT 09 to 12 NOV 09
Created from Oxford’s print scholarly reference sets, these e-reference resources are fully searchable. For descriptions of all titles available in the Digital Reference Shelf, please visit http://www.oxford-digitalreference.com/title_list. You may also access the title(s) you selected for trial from this page.
To access a specific Digital Reference Shelf title directly, enter the appropriate URL from the list below in your browser’s address bar.
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance - http://www.oxford-renaissance.com International Encyclopedia of Dance - http://www.oxford-dance.com Encyclopedia of Global Change - http://www.oxford-globalchange.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation - http://www.oxford-reformation.com The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium http://www.oxford-byzantium.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance - http://www.oxford-theatreandperformance.com The Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment - http://www.oxford-enlightenment.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History - http://www.oxford-economichistory.com Encyclopedia of Evolution - http://www.oxford-evolution.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt - http://www.oxford-ancientegypt.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America - http://www.oxford-americanfoodanddrink.com Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages - http://www.oxford-middleages.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature http://www.oxford-americanliterature.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States http://www.oxford-latinos.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature - http://www.oxford-britishliterature.com International Encyclopedia of Linguistics - http://www.oxford-linguistics.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature - http://www.oxford-childrensliterature.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric - http://www.oxford-rhetoric.com Dictionary of American Family Names - http://www.oxford-americanfamilynames.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures - http://www.oxford-mesoamerican.com The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts - http://www.oxford-decorativearts.com The Oxford Companion to World Exploration - http://www.oxford-worldexploration.com The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture - http://www.oxford-classicalart.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History - http://www.oxford-maritimehistory.com Black Women in America - http://www.oxford-blackwomenamerica.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History - http://www.oxford-womenworldhistory.com The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World - http://www.oxford-modernworld.com Encyclopedia of Semiotics - http://www.oxford-semiotics.com Encyclopedia of Social Work - http://www.oxford-naswsocialwork.com The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art - http://www.oxford-materialstechniques.com Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 - http://www.oxford-africanamericanhistory1.com Encyclopedia of Aesthetics - http://www.oxford-aesthetics.com Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls - http://www.oxford-deadseascrolls.com Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church - http://www.oxford-christianchurch.com Oxford Classical Dictionary - http://www.oxford-classicaldictionary3.com The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture - http://www.oxford-islamicart.com The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History - http://www.oxford-legalhistory.com Encyclopedia of Popular Music - http://www.encpopmusic4.com Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present - http://www.oxford-africanamericanhistory2.com Oxford Companion to Architecture - http://www.oxford-architecturecompanion.com Encyclopedia of Human Rights - http://www.oxford-humanrights.com The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art - http://www.oxford-northernrenaissanceart.com
TRIAL – Oxford Handbooks Online
York has arranged for a trial to Oxford Handbooks Online: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/
Users accessing the site via registered IP addresses will be automatically authenticated. Trial Period: 30 days - 13 OCT 09 to 12 NOV 09 Oxford Handbooks Online contains content previously published in print as Oxford Handbooks, divided into 4 modules: Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, and Business & Management. The site sits on the Oxford Scholarship Online platform, and derives its functionality from that, while maintaining a separate branding and identity. The Handbooks contain articles by scholars in the majority of academic disciplines in which Oxford publishes, which provide a scholarly snapshot of a topic as well as offer original scholarly arguments. You may want to take a look at the Guided Tour as you peruse the trial.
October 5, 2009
Alexander Street Press – Scheduled Maintenance
Alexander Street will be doing scheduled maintenance across all collections on OCTOBER 17, 9:00 PM TO 3:00 AM EDT / GMT-5. Please be aware that you may see sporadic interruptions of up to one hour across all Alexander Street online collections on this date. In the event that downtime is prolonged for any reason, alerts will be posted to each affected collection.
September 16, 2008
INVITATION TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WEBINARS
Forwarded from Catherine Davidson…
Le texte qui suit est en anglais uniquement. Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez communiquer avec OCLC Canada (1-888-658-6583 ou canada@oclc.org)
Join an interactive webinar to learn more about Oxford electronic resources! See the sessions below, and forward this RSVP to OCLC Canada (Canada@oclc.org) by October 1st; you will then be provided with the webinar URL and call-in instructions.
Available sessions: Yes! Count me in!
Tuesday, October 7th Name________________________________
Electronic Enlightenment
2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
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Thursday, October 9th
Oxford African American Studies Center Email________________________________
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online ____________________________________
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Friday, October 17th
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
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4:00 – 5:00 pm EST
Electronic Enlightenment
www.e-enlightenment.com
Electronic Enlightenment offers unrivalled access to the web of correspondence between the greatest thinkers and writers of the 18th century and their families and friends, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers. Cross-search letters from more than 6,500 writers, scientists, philosophers, politicians, political thinkers and others. Electronic Enlightenment is a scholarly research project of the University of Oxford Humanities Division and is available exclusively from Oxford University Press. New letters and documents will be added to this database twice per year.
Oxford African American Studies Center
www.oxfordaasc.com
The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, researchers and librarians with more than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core reference content includes the highly acclaimed Africana, the new Encyclopedia of African American History, Black Women in America, 2nd edition, and the African American National Biography. Additional content hand-selected by editors has been drawn from numerous fine Oxford University Press titles. Over 1,000 images and more than 200 charts, tables, graphs, media clips from Encarta Africana, along with over 250 primary sources with introductory essays round out this incredible resource in African American studies. The site is updated three times a year to maintain the most recent scholarship in the field.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com
The innovative Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers essential language resources never before available online: fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Languages included are: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese. Recently added: revolutionary new audio pronunciation software!
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
www.oxfordislamicstudies.com
Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur’anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information on Islam. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and will be regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito.
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May 9, 2008
TRIAL: BioMed Central
Trial begins 2008.05.12, and ends 2008.06.12; access restricted to yorku.ca.
The trial consists of access to two titles:
- Faculty of 1000 Biology
“A revolutionary new online research service that will comprehensively highlight and review the most interesting papers published in all the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of over 1400 selected leading researchers.” - Genome Biology
“Genome Biology sifts, reviews, reports, highlights and assesses the significance of the most important findings in post-genomic biology, as they occur. Serving the biological community and with an Impact Factor of 7.17, this journal is an international forum for the dissemination, discussion and critical review of information about all areas of biology informed by genomic research.”
April 6, 2006
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This is where I'll put notices of outages, problems with journals, databases, etc., in addition to what gets posted on ereport-l.
