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Create custom maps with SimplyMap

Published March 19th, 2009 in Database news | No Comments »

Belk’s new database SimplyMap allows you to create thematic maps and custom datasets for multiple uses:  for class or conference presentations, for your website, for posters, and many other uses.

SimplyMap’s variables include demographics data, historical and current census data, business and marketing variables, and data from Mediamark Research’s Survey of the American Consumer.

Call Betty Garrison at ext. 6581 or email bgarrison@elon.edu for a demo.  SimplyMap is easy to learn and simple to use.  Liven up your next presentation with custom created maps.  http://www.geographicresearch.com/simplymap/

Artstor Images for Academic Publishing

Published June 12th, 2008 in Database news | No Comments »

ARTstor logoIn 2007, ARTstor and The Metropolitan Museum of Art began a new collaborative service, Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) that allows scholars to download and use, free of charge, high-resolution digital images for academic publications. This release adds 1,700 more images to IAP which now offers over 3,300 images representative of the renowned Metropolitan Museum’s encyclopedic collection.

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New functionality added to ScienceDirect

Published April 25th, 2008 in Database news | No Comments »

ScienceDirect has added new features that make articles easier to evaluate, reference details more visible and results easier to refine. For more information go to www.info.sciencedirect.com/news/releases/.

New JSTOR interface

Published April 11th, 2008 in Database news | No Comments »

On April 4, 2008, JSTOR unveiled a new interface and several new features, including MyJSTOR to manage citations and a basic search on the JSTOR home page.

More info at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/newFeatures.jsp.

Naxos Music Library now available

Published April 11th, 2008 in Database news, New materials | No Comments »

Listen to music online using the Naxos Music Library. The Naxos database contains classical, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music, as well as notes on the musical works and biographical information on composers and artists.