Trial Databases

The Scribner Library has temporary trial access to the databases listed below. We'd like your opinion about these databases; please send your comments to Susan Zappen.

Aluka (Available through June 30, 2008)
Aluka is an international, collaborative, not-for-profit effort that is building a networked digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Although interest in understanding all aspects of the development of Africa and its peoples is growing around the world, it is at present extremely difficult for scholars and students, both inside of Africa and elsewhere, to find or get access to valuable scholarly content and digital collections that can serve as the basis for thoughtful study. Aluka will not be just a database of content. Instead, Aluka will serve the scholarly community by tapping into the unprecedented capacity of the web to connect those who hold African collections with those who want to use them.

Art Full Text (Available through May 2008)
*Choose "Art Full Text" after entering database

Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.

Biography Reference Bank Full Text Select (Available through May 2008)
*Choose "Biography Ref Bank Select" after entering database

An in-depth 100% full-text biographical resource, providing comprehensive coverage of people in the news and a full range of history-makers. It covers over 236,000 individuals, plus more than 36,000 images. The content of the database comes from a wide variety of high quality Wilson resources, featuring biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches (Wilson’s Speeches of the American Presidents), or obituaries. The entire range of journal content that is indexed at Wilson is examined daily for content appropriate for inclusion in this database.

Eighteenth Century Journals Portal (Eighteenth Century Journals I and II Online) (Available through July 31, 2008)
*Please note that the PDF download options are not available during trials. However, you are still able to view and print images from the collections.*
This Portal brings together rare journals printed between c1685 and 1815, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Many are ephemeral, lasting only for a handful of issues, others run for several years. Topics covered are extremely wide-ranging and include: the writings of Sir Isaac Newton; the French Revolution; reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe; political debates; and coffee house gossip and discussion.

Eighteenth Century Journals I contains material from the Hope Collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, one of the finest surviving collections of eighteenth-century periodicals. In this resource we have drawn together 95 rare journals printed between 1693 and 1799, combining major publications with more ephemeral works to underline the broad variety of eighteenth century print journalism.

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center holds one of the finest collections of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals in the world, and it was from here that items for Eighteenth Century Journals II were selected. These holdings were documented in ‘British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1632-1800’, compiled by Powell Stewart in 1950. More recent acquisitions have further enhanced these collections.

Empire Online (Available through July 31, 2008)
*Please note that the PDF download options are not available during trials. However, you are still able to view and print images from the collections.*
Empire Online is a collection of over 70,000 images of original documents relating to Empire Studies, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. This project has been developed to encourage undergraduate work with rare primary documents. By using images of the texts rather than transcriptions, Empire Online enables students to connect with the past with greater immediacy. Features a broad range of document types; written by men and women from both the European and the non-European perspective:

Exploration journals and logs.
Letter books and correspondence
Periodicals
Diaries
Official Government Papers
Missionary papers
Travel writing
Slave papers
Memoirs
Fiction
Children's Adventure Stories
Traditional; folk tales
Exhibition Catalogues and guides
Maps
Marketing Posters
Photographs
Illustrations, including many in colour

Everyday Life & Women in America, ca. 1800-1920 (Available through July 31, 2008)
Select "Everyday Life and Women in America" from the drop-down menu, then enter:
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PASSWORD: COLL3S9H

From the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University and the New York Public Library. This collection documents in compelling detail the social and cultural forces that shaped the everyday lives of Americans from 1800 to 1920. It provides:

* Fully-searchable access to 75 rare periodicals ranging from Echoes of the South (Florida) and the Household Magazine (North Carolina) to Lucifer the Lightbearer (Chicago), The Heathen Woman's Friend (Boston) and Women's Work (Georgia).

* A rich collection of rare pamphlets.

* A full run of Town Topics from the New York Public Library, 1887-1923.

* Hundreds of monographs illuminating all aspects of family life all of which have been screened against Gerritsen, Shaw-Shoemaker, and other relevant projects to avoid needless duplication.

* Insightful contextual essays by leading scholars that will help to point students at valuable resources.

* Strong coverage of prescriptive literature and manuals for domestic management telling us much about the organisation of the home.


Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 (Available through June 27, 2008)

· Hispanic American Newspapers includes hundreds of fully searchable titles published in the United States by Hispanics

· Based on the “Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project,” a national research effort

· Newspapers published between 1808 and 1980 chronicle the daily life, cultural heritage and world views of Hispanic communities in the U.S.

· Features Spanish-language newspapers and titles published bilingually in Spanish and English

· Unabridged voices, ranging from intellectuals and literary notables to politicians, union organizers and grassroots figures

· Cross-searchable with all Archive of Americana collections, including the Early American Newspapers series

·For more information about this database, see http://www.readex.com. There you will find further resources: full description of the material, accolades, key newspapers, Advisory Board, and brochure.