Libraries Offer Trial Access to Several New Databases

Through the end of the spring semester, the Libraries are offering users trial access to a number of new databases that will supplement current electronic resources.

• netLibrary is the largest on-line library of eBooks, which are electronic versions of printed books. They have the same information, are enriched with photos and illustrations, and can be viewed on-line from any computer connected to the Internet. With netLibrary's technology, you can not only search titles, authors and keywords, but the entire text of any eBook so that you can instantly pinpoint the exact information you need.

• Statistical Universe is a companion product to the Academic Universe database from Lexus/Nexus. It allows a user to search an index to over 100,000 statistical publications, both U.S. and international, or to search the on-line version of some of the most popular U.S. government reference publications.

• The American National Biography (ANB) offers information on more than 17,400 men and women, from all eras and all disciplines, who made significant contributions to American history. The ANB is the first biographical resource of this scope to be published in more than sixty years.

• The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been called "the greatest work in dictionary making ever undertaken". The undisputed authority on the history and development of the English language, it provides a unique source of information on the evolution of words and meanings, from the earliest times to the present day.

You can access all of these resources by first clicking on the Databases link on the Libraries' main RensSearch homepage, and then clicking on the Trial Databases link.

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