Database Trial

The Libraries now have a trial to Several Gale Databases.

The trial ends March 31, 2013. Please send comments to Peter Stern, Humanities and Fine Arts Research Services Librarian, at 413-545-3967 or Jim Kelly, Humanities Research Services Librarian, at 413-545-3981.

The Libraries now have a trial to The Digital National Security Archive, which contains the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. The resource now includes 38 collections consisting of over 94,000 meticulously indexed documents, with more than 650,000 total pages. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, exhaustively covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

The trial ends January 15, 2013. Please send comments to Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

The Libraries now have trial for Shen Bao. Shen Bao, known in English as Shanghai News, was a newspaper published from April 30, 1872 to May 27, 1949 in Shanghai, China. The influence of the newspaper in early 20th century Shanghai was such that Shen Bao zhi, literally “Shen-pao paper”, became a generic term for newspaper or newsprint.

The trial ends January 14, 2013. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, East Asian Studies Librarian, at 413-577-2633.

The Libraries now have trial for Renmin Ribao (Green Apple version). The People’s Daily is a daily newspaper in the People’s Republic of China. The paper is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. Started in 1946 and continues.

The trial ends January 8, 2013. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, East Asian Studies Librarian, at 413-577-2633.

The Libraries now have trial for Guangming Ribao. The Guangming Daily was launched on June 16, 1949 by the China Democratic League, and is a nationwide comprehensive newspaper based in Beijing. Now run by the CPC Central Committee, it is now a daily paper targeting intellectuals.

The trial ends January 14, 2013. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, East Asian Studies Librarian, at 413-577-2633.

The Libraries now have trial for Jazz Discography, one of the world’s largest and most complete source of information about jazz records and jazz recording sessions, including detailed bibliographic listings for over 365,000 jazz works from 1896-present, released as 78s, 45s, LPs, and compact discs.

The trial ends October 12th, 2012. Please send comments to Pam Juengling, Music Reference Librarian, at 413-545-1858.

The Libraries now has a trial for GREENR, a database of analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and multimedia covering environmental issues. You can browse by topics, such as acid rain, aquifers, grasslands, solid waste and wetlands; search by keyword, document title, publication title, place or person name, etc.; or view topics plotted on a world map. The site also includes the GREENR blog.

The trial ends September 20th, 2012. Please send comments to Madeleine Charney, Sustainability Studies liaison librarian, at 413-577-0784.

Newsbank Massachusetts Newspapers is a collection of 172 newspapers from around the Commonwealth. You can search the full-text of these newspapers.

Trial access is via username and password. Contact the Reference Desk, 413-545-0151, or Liz Fitzpatrick, 413-545-5963 for username and password. Database trial ends 08/31/12.

The Libraries have a trial for New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990 – . Offered by Alexander Street Press, this database is a collection of about 200 full-length movies from independent distributors.

The trial continues through October 13th, 2012. Please send comments and questions to Liz Fitzpatrick, Communication liaison librarian, at 413-545-5963.