LSU Libraries Free Database List

A link to this resource has been added to TigerNet.

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/index.php?q=0800&field=Categories&searching=yes&Submit=Search

Oxford Scholarship Online

The library has acquired new online resources for Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University Press.

http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public.index.htm

Facts on File Database

The library will have access to the Facts on File African American History database on October, 1st. This resource provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.

http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE01&ID=19905

Greenwood Press E-books

Greenwood Press also has a variety of e-books about the African-American experience. The library has subscribed to several of them. Follow this link for more information.

http://ebooks.greenwood.com/

Gale Virtual Reference Library

The library is in the process of acquiring new e-books for African-American studies from Cengage Learning.

The materials will be accessed through Gale's Virtual Reference Library:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lln_agsu?db=GVRL

Black Short Fiction

The library has acquired another database from Alexander Street Press.

Black Short Fiction is a comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. It offers more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life.

http://blfi.alexanderstreet.com/

Credo Reference Enhanced Platform

Credo Reference announces today's launch of its enhanced platform. New features include:

FILTER and NARROW--Improved searching. See your results using our new faceted browsing. Limit results by subject, type of entry, person, publication date or only those entries that have images, audio or video.
MULTILINGUAL interface
New, vastly improved CONCEPT MAP -- invaluable for visual learners and mind mappers.
SAVED RESULTS & CITATION MANAGEMENT -- export to your tool of choice -- RefWorks, EndNote and others. BOOKMARK in your favorite site - Del.icio.us, Facebook and many more.
EXPLORE each title by quickly locating people and places cited, images, and contributors. Hover mouse over index for article preview.
BROWSE for books not only by subject, title or type but now by Dewey or Library of Congress classifications.