Databases

We recently added the following Japanese language resources:

CiNii (Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator) Articles allows the search of information about academic articles published in academic society journals, university research bulletins, and articles included in the National Diet Library's Japanese Periodicals Index.

Bungei Kurabu is a citation/abstract database for the literary magazine Bungei Kurabu (1895 - 1912). The magazine includes works by major authors.

Koyukai zasshi is a citation/abstract database for the Japanese language magazine Koyukai zasshi (1890 - 1944) published by Dai 1 Koto gakko whose members were cultural elites and creators of literary works.

Taiyo was a major Japanese language magazine (1895 - 1928) covering politics, military, economics, social issues, art, literary criticism, etc. about Japan during this era.

Naxos Video Library is a performing arts video library with over 1,300 operas, ballets, documentaries, live concerts, films, and musical tours of historic places. It includes the Naxos DVD label, Opus Arte, Arthaus, Dacapo, EuroArts, and other labels and is continuously updated to offer the best selection of performing arts videos.

Oxford Reports on International Law includes most relevant case law from over 65 jurisdictions as determined by leading experts in the field, covering issues in areas such as general international law, human rights law, and international criminal law. Oxford Reports on International Law includes traditional headnotes supplemented by analytical commentary on each case, full texts of all decisions in the original language, translations of all non-English language decisions, archive going back to the start of 2000, and new cases and updates added frequently.

This online Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a full revision of the print edition, with more than 1,700 articles and 700 new topics not covered in the print edition. The articles are written by experts, peer reviewed, and edited by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law & International Law. The additional content covers important developments in areas such as international criminal law, international dispute settlement, trade law and environmental law.

Oxford Reference Online includes 4 new e-books:

The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th ed.
The Oxford Companion to American Politics
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, 2nd ed.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome

           

Investment Claims includes materials and analysis in the field of international investment law and arbitration with fully searchable awards and decisions linked and cross-referenced to cited awards and instruments, accompanied by full reports and analysis.

Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country. As a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people. Now published by ProQuest instead of the Census Bureau, the Statistical Abstract is updated monthly instead of annually!

Silent Film Online brings together films that represent the basis of modern cinematic technique and film theory. The database covers silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s. It also includes classics such as Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and Battleship Potemkin.

OnePetro is an online library of technical literature for the oil and gas exploration industry, maintained by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

North American Theatre Online is a comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the American and Canadian theatre. It includes some 40,000 pages of major reference materials, together with records to approximately 30,000 plays, 57,000 people, 5,400 theatres, 22,000 productions, and 2,500 production companies. The collection also includes approximately 10,500 images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks, and other resources.

Ethnographic Video Online now includes Volume II, which delivers 450 additional hours of classic and contemporary documentaries, unpublished footage from renowned anthropological archives, field recordings, and more. Volume II features content from Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), ZED, and Documentary Educational Resources (DER).

Counseling and Therapy in Video now includes Volume III, which will grow to more than 300 additional hours of training videos, reenactments, and actual therapy sessions conducted by renowned counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinicians. Volume III presents a firm grounding in the theoretical modalities of counseling and psychotherapy, while expanding into new and emerging areas such as social media, veterans, cyber-bullying, mindfulness, and neuroscience.

When complete, Classical Music in Video will contain 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video – approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world.

Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection delivers over 300 important dramatic works – by streaming audio – from the archive of the nation's premiere radio theatre company, L.A. Theatre Works. The plays, which include some of the most significant dramatic literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, are performed by leading actors from around the world and were recorded specifically for online listening. Included are plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Arthur Miller, and more.

Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia contains e-books, pamphlets, and broadsides. This collection is an unparalleled record of African American history, literature, and culture that spans nearly 400 years, from the early 16th to the early 20th century. Subjects covered include the West's discovery and exploitation of Africa; the rise of slavery in the New World along with the growth and success of abolitionist movements; the development of racial thought and racism; descriptions of African American life — slave and free — throughout the Americas; and slavery and race in fiction and drama.