Theatre in Video Trial

May 7, 2008 – 10:05 am

This trial is available to the 31st of May.

Theatre in Video will contain more than 200 of the world’s plays, together with more than 50 video documentaries, online in streaming video - more than 400 hours in all.

This release (2008-05) includes 101 theatre performances and 61 documentaries for a total of 162 titles. The collection features performances by Anthony Hopkins, Patrick Stewart, Meryl Streep, James Earl Jones, Robert Redford, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir John Gielgud, and many others.

Works by writers such as Athol Fugard, Henrik Ibsen, GÃnther Grass, Samuel Beckett, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Langston Hughes appear in this release. The release also includes the BBC’s productions of every play in the Shakespeare catalogue.

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More CRCnetBASE Trials

April 30, 2008 – 6:11 pm

These trials are available until the end of May 2008

WATERnetBASE Answering the need for a complete resource for environmental scientists, water managers, agriculturalists, and engineers, this cutting-edge collection offers the methods, data, and innovations that are critical to understanding and advancing new directions in water science and engineering.

ENVIROnetBASE This multi-disciplinary collection of award-winning resources provides background information that allows environmentalists and engineers access to each other’s fields as well as the advances research and analysis both require. It also includes new developments in GIS.

AGRICULTUREnetBASE Serving crop scientists, agronomists, and all those concerned with maintaining and expanding the world’s food supply, the world’s leading experts offer a wealth of quality information on both industrial and natural agriculture.

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CAB eBooks Trial

April 30, 2008 – 5:34 pm

This database is still in Beta, so comments would be very useful.

CAB eBooks provides a unique opportunity to access CABI’s prestigious titles in an easy-to use format. Books are indexed and retrievable as chapters, ensuring that a search of available titles will render the most relevant results and save you valuable time.

The collections consist of

Agriculture

Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Human, Food and Nutrition Sciences

Plant Sciences

Leisure and Tourism

Environmental Sciences

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IBISWorld – University of Melbourne

April 30, 2008 – 4:29 pm

The University of Melbourne has for some time subscribed to IBISWorld. It is password access only. The password can be obtained through the SuperSearch by clicking on the information button.

IBISWorld Business Information provides you with a trusted source of information and analysis on each industry in the Australian and US economy as well as selected Global and Chineseindustries. IBISWorld is a privately owned Australian company that also produces in-depth competitive intelligence on companies and the business environment. Providing invaluable information to assist companies and corporations make strategic decisions about their future.

Using the IBISWorld online databases, you will be able to:

• Locate hard to find data from among over 500 detailed reports. EVERY industry in  Australia, adhering to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification System (ANZSIC)

• Define your topic using up-to-date, reliable and comprehensive information

• Develop commercial insights across all industries

• Evaluate the trends and future opportunities in any marketplace

• Find facts and information to support your subject matter

• Develop well supported plans and recommendations

• Import information into your own projections and presentations

• Instantly download complete reports

 

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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index Trial

April 30, 2008 – 4:11 pm

Trial is available until the end of May

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index™ is the premier resource for access to articles about gardens and plants. Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design & history. Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index covers a wide range of serial titles including general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest, and titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups.

Comments on this database are important information with regards to possible purchase

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Taylor and Francis eBook Trial

April 18, 2008 – 1:46 pm

This trial has now ended. For further information please add to comments or email jenifer@unimelb.edu.au 

 

The eSubscribe online library has been specifically created for your reference from anywhere with an internet connection and offers access to your library’s customised eBook collection. The collection includes a mix of 5000 leading textbooks, reference books and research monographs.

This trial is available until the 10th of May

 

 

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FOODnetBASE Trial

April 16, 2008 – 6:16 pm

A trial has been set up of FOODnetBASE until the 14th of May.

Access complete data in these categories…

• Dairy, Meats and Seafood

• Fats and Oils

• Food Additives and Ingredients

• Food Chemistry

• Food Engineering and Processing

• Food Laws and Regulations

• Food Microbiology and Safety

• Food Packaging

• Food Product Development

• Fruit and Vegetable Products

• Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

• Food Biotechnology

FOODnetBASE contains expert guidance on food safety, quality assurance, processing, brewing, regulations, and microbiology.

It has the very latest on functional foods, antioxidants, foodborne pathogens, and packaging technologies.

The database presents a modern perspective on carbohydrates, oils and fats, additives, flavourings, and residues in food.

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Referex Trial

April 15, 2008 – 1:43 pm

This trial is until the 19th of May

Referex Engineering is a specialized electronic reference product that draws upon hundreds of premium engineering titles to provide engineering students and professionals with the answers and information they require at school, work, and in practice. Comments are welcome.

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Music online from Alexander Street Trial

April 14, 2008 – 5:56 pm

The following music databases are available to trial until the 23rd of May 2008  

African American Music Reference , Classical Music Reference Library  , The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online- , Classical Scores Library  , Contemporary World Music and American Song.Comments on these databases are welcome.   

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Columbia International Affairs Online Trial

April 2, 2008 – 4:42 pm

This trial has now ended. For further information please add to comments or email jenifer@unimelb.edu.au 

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.400,000 pages of scholarly work and 10 years later, CIAO remains the leader in providing the best and most peer-reviewed texts on international affairs and is proud to announce its partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit.  CIAO now posts country data on 203 countries collected by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the standard in reporting and providing essential data and statistics.  In addition to its maps and country outlook, CIAO will publish later this fall from the Politics Section the following data:  BackGround, Political Structure, and Outlook.  From the Economics section, BackGround, Political Structure, Outlook, and 5 year summary.The atlas is an interactive map for retrieving EIU economic and political information.This trial is available until 01-05-08 

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