Additions to our collection of online research databases in January include:
AES E-Library
Searchable database of articles and papers from the Audio Engineering Society from 1953 to present. Includes full-text articles from the peer reviewed
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society as well as the society's convention and conference papers.
Africa-Wide Information
Includes nearly two million records from Africa, Europe, and the U.S. indexing articles, books, newspapers, government documents, radio and TV broadcasts, pamphlets, maps, theses, and music recordings. Topics covered include politics, history, economics, business, mining, natural sciences, environment, development, social issues, anthropology, literature, language, law, music, tourism, and much more.
AgeLine
AgeLine, produced by AARP, focuses on the population aged 50 and over as well as issues of aging. As the premier source for the literature of social gerontology,
AgeLine includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy. Over 600 journals, books, book chapters, reports, dissertations, consumer guides, and educational videos are indexed.
Confidential Print: Middle East
This collection of materials from the National Archives, Kew, covers a broad sweep of history from about 1839 to 1969. Coverage includes the countries of the Arabian peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Turkey, and many of the former Ottoman lands in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Sudan. It includes reports, dispatches, correspondence, descriptions of leading personalities, political summaries, and economic analyses issued by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices.
Factiva
Company and industry financial data and news stories, as well as full text articles from 6,000 trade publications, newspapers, newswires, and magazines.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
A comprehensive resource of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology and development, and social welfare. Provides abstracts and bibliographic records from over 2,000 journals, books, reports, and other sources.
Family Studies Abstracts
Journal and magazine index of areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, and family therapy. This index contains more than 50,000 records from key journals within the discipline.
IET e-Books
Access to about 300 electronic titles across 12 specialist disciplines, covering all key areas of engineering and technology.
Jewish Life in America c1654-1954
Contains a rich variety of original manuscript collections from the holdings of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) in New York. Personal collections include a treasure trove of letters, scrapbooks, autobiographies, notebooks, and other materials relating to the late 17th through to the mid-20th century. Organizational content includes papers and documents from a variety of Jewish organizations. Also included are rare printed books and pamphlets from the Soble and Rosenbach collections at the AJHS.
For more information about new research databases, see the
New databases page.
