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• New Resource: Vogue Archive

  Monday, April 30, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

   

  The Vogue Archive offers access to the complete digital run of the iconic American magazine, from 1894 to the current year.  Each issue, in its entirety (including covers, advertisements and fold-outs) is available in beautiful, high-quality colour and has been extensively indexed, providing unique search features such as garment type, designer name, person pictured, and more.

  From intimate photographs of the Kennedys at home at Hyannis Port in the early 1960s to an interview with poet Robert Frost, the Archive offers a glimpse into the society and culture of the United States for more than 100 years.

  For more information, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

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• New Resource: The Gerritsen Collection

  Thursday, April 26, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  For research on the history of women’s organizations, the development of feminist thought, and the struggle for women’s rights, we have a fantastic new resource: the Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs.

  Aletta Jacobs was a Dutch physician and feminist who, along with her husband C.V. Gerritsen, began collecting information on women’s issues in the late 1800s. Those works have now been digitized, allowing instant access to this unique collection of rare books, periodicals, and other primary sources. Overall, the collection contains more than 4,500 publications from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and continental Europe.

  Widely considered the definitive cross-cultural resource for information on women’s history, the Gerritsen Collection spans more than four centuries and 15 languages and includes over two million scanned pages. Trace the evolution of feminism within a single country, as well as the impact of that country’s feminist movement on other countries and their movements.

  Start browsing or ask your liaison librarian to learn more!

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• Enhanced Access to Nature Journals

  Monday, April 23, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Graphical representation of a “Turing Machine”, a hypothetical device devised by Alan Turing (1912-1954) to represent the logic of a computer. The binary code depicted translates to one of Turing’s memorable quotes: Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition. This illustration was created by one of the talented team of designers at Springer Nature.

  Springer Nature is the publisher of some of the world’s most influential, cutting-edge research and highly cited science, technology, and medicine journals. The Library is happy to announce enhanced access to Springer Nature journals with the inclusion of eight additional titles.

  Browse the Nature database now or, access the journals by title:

  Nature Nanotechnology
  Nature Reviews Cancer
  Nature Reviews Genetics
  Nature Reviews Immunology
  Nature Reviews Microbiology
  Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  Nature Chemistry

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• New eBook Subscription gives Brock Researchers Access to Oxford’s Clinical Psychology Collection.

  Thursday, April 19, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Oxford Clinical Psychology: a collection of over 300 essential titles covering a range of specialties, disorders, and treatments in the field of clinical psychology, is now available to Brock University researchers.The extensively vetted collection is made up of key reference works, seminal scholarly and research titles, and renowned therapist guides and workbooks. Available through an annual subscription, Brock researchers have unlimited online access to these titles in ebook format and also have the option to download chapters to their own personal devices for permanent long term retrieval.

  This online collection of books will appeal to Brock faculty and students in Psychology, Applied Disability Studies, Child and Youth Studies, Education, and Applied Health Sciences.
  
  Browse the collection today!

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• New Resource: Open Book Publishers

  Monday, April 16, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  Open Book Publishers offers more than 100 freely accessible scholarly e-books covering multiple disciplines including Humanities (art, music, classics, history), Social Sciences (economics, sociology, education) and Science (environmental studies,  mathematics, history of science). Users can read PDF/HTML versions online on an easy-to-navigate platform. Some titles permit free PDF downloads; readers can also pay to order a print copy.

  Based in the UK, this non-profit publisher has a collaborative business model based on libraries paying a modest annual membership fee. Brock Library has chosen to invest in this innovative project to reflect our commitment to improving access to knowledge for all and transforming a dysfunctional scholarly publishing system.

  Questions? Contact Liaison & Scholarly Communication Librarian Elizabeth Yates: eyates@brocku.ca

   

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• Update: Library will be Closed Until 4PM Sunday

  Sunday, April 15, 2018 | By Colleen MacKinnon

  Due to continuing poor weather conditions, the Library will remain closed until 4PM Sunday April 15.  The University will open at noon today.

  Alternative study spaces on campus: Marketplace, Cairns, Plaza and Mackenzie Chown seminar rooms.

  Please check Brock News for more details.

   

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• Library closed due to weather conditions

  Saturday, April 14, 2018 | By Colleen MacKinnon

  Due to poor weather conditions, the Library has closed early Saturday April 14 and will remain closed until Noon, Sunday April 15.  More details available from Brock News.

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• New Resource: Readers’ Guide Full Text Mega

  Thursday, April 12, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  The new Readers’ Guide Full Text Mega database is a modern version of the well-known Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.  It is an online database that contains 100% full text of articles from over 250 magazines dating back to 1994, along with indexing for over 450 magazines dating back to 1982.  It is a multi-disciplinary source, and its coverage spans art, business, education, entertainment, health, literature, news, politics, popular culture, religion, science, sports, travel, and more.

  This database is good for tracking how ideas are described in general, practice-oriented, and popular sources of information over time, as well as for current events coverage, and for researching background information across many subject areas.

  Try it now or contact your liaison librarian for more information.

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• New Resource: Factiva

  Monday, April 09, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Factiva is a current international news database produced by Dow Jones, one of the leading global provider of economic and financial information. This vast content collection includes:

  • Over 35,000 publications in 26 languages including newswires, major national and regional newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and media transcripts.
  • Over 2,000 top business and news websites.
  • Multimedia content from more than 150 sources.

  You can use Factiva to:

  • Search for content using the powerful Search Builder.
  • Scan the latest headlines using one of Factiva’s country or industry focused News Pages.

  The Companies/Markets tab makes it easy to:

  • Get company snapshots, news, financial results, and peer comparisons.
  • Get industry snapshots, news, and analysis.
  • Get quotes for stocks, currencies, and major market indexes.
  • Create market data charts.

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• New Resource: The Lyell Collection Comes to Brock

  Thursday, April 05, 2018 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  The Lyell Collection is an online digital collection comprising the Geological  Society of London’s full-text journal articles, Special Publications, Memoirs, and journals published on behalf of other societies dating back to 1811. The database named after the eminent nineteenth-century geologist Charles Lyell (1797-1875) includes new content from 7 key journals, current peer reviewed papers, maps and historical commentaries from notables including Darwin, Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen, etc.

  The Lyell Collection is an invaluable tool for researchers and students alike. Try it out, or contact your Liaison Librarian for more information.

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