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Tag: Trials

Database Trial: PolicyMaps

Database description (from the vendor)

PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and mapping company. It’s fast, efficient and captures data in visually powerful ways through custom demographic maps, tables, reports and our analysis tool, Analytics. Companies can even use our GIS mapping services to easily incorporate your own data and leverage it against the thousands of indicators already available in PolicyMap. Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates.

Trial ends

15 July 2015

Access

On campus access only (via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page)

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Database Trial: SAGE Research Methods Datasets

Database description (from the vendor)

“A collection of quantitative and qualitative teaching datasets that support the teaching and independent learning of research methods in the social sciences.”

Trial ends

8 June 2015

Access

On and off campus via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Database Trial: World Cinema Video Collection

Database description

Nearly 400 full-length movies from legendary directors such as Ozu, Kurosawa, Eisenstein, Welles, Hitchcock, etc. Videos may be embedded.

Trial ends

1 April 2015 (CUNY-wide)

Access

On campus only via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Database Trial: Medcom

Database description 

From the vendor:

Nursing educators can provide nursing students, allied health students, and nurses with the most current content with almost 200 educational nursing videos. Videos can be viewed in a classroom setting or remotely. Practicing nurses can also obtain CEU credits quickly and easily. Test results are immediate with instant test processing. Testing scores are maintained in a centralized location making it easy to monitor progress.

Features:

  • 24/7 access to almost 200 nursing videos
  • User-friendly LMS backed by complimentary technical support and customer service
  • Quick and easy access distance learning
  • Supports tablets and mobile devices
  • View entire programs or desired sections
  • Closed captioning available
  • Works with Mac and PC

Trial ends

2 April 2015

Access

On and off campus via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page. On the EBSCO page that opens, click the link for “Medcom Nursing Video Collection Trial” and then on the Medcom page, click the link to “Create a New Account.”

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Database Trial: Artstor

Database description

From the vendor: “The Artstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 1.8 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.”

Trial ends

31 March 2015

Access

On and off campus access via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Trial to Digitalia Hispanica

Database description

Collection of Spanish-language books and journals.

Trial ends

28 February 2015

Access

On and off campus via the link on the Trials tab of the databases page (you must log in with the temporary username and password listed below the link to the database)

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Trial to ProQuest International Datasets

Database description (from the vendor)

ProQuest International Datasets is a data visualization product with a collection of public and private datasets from national governments, international organizations, and economic research firms. The product offers unrivaled access to social and economic data, at both the national and sub-national level. Once you have found the data you want to use you can quickly create a chart and export it in the format of your choice.

Most of the data is in deep-time series. Country-level data is generally 35 years deep; city-level data generally contains 15-20.

Users can also take advantage of the Upload Content feature to upload their own datasets for use.

Trial ends

28 February 2015

Access

On and off campus

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Trial to ProQuest Statistical Insight

Database description (from the vendor)

ProQuest Statistical Insight provides abstracting, indexing, and full text for publications from hundreds of public domain and licensed sources. Institutions can subscribe to the entire collection or to selected modules.

  • Federal statistical publications. 5,000 titles/year. Coverage from 1973; full text from 2004.
  • State government and business statistical reports. 2,200 titles/year. Coverage from 1980; full text from 2007.
  • International statistical publications from the UN, OECD, EU, etc. 2,500 titles/year. Coverage from 1980. Full text from 2007.
  • Hundreds of thousands of statistical tables selected from the three publication modules. Tables are individually indexed to ensure precise search and retrieval. Coverage from 1999.

Trial ends

28 February 2015

Access

On and off campus

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Trial to Mental Measurements Yearbook

Database description (from the vendor)

Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,700 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. First published by Oscar K. Buros, the MMY series allows users to make knowledgeable judgments and informed selection decisions about the increasingly complex world of testing. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present. MMY via EBSCOhost now includes the MMY Archive providing all yearbooks from the first edition in 1938, through the 18th yearbook released in 2010 raising the total number of full-text reviews available on the product to over 7,000.

Trial ends

22 February 2015

Access

On and off campus from the Trials tab on the databases page

Feedback

Please share with any faculty who might be interested and recommend they use the trial feedback form (also linked to on the Trials tab on the databases page)

Trial: World Bank eLibrary

Vendor description:

The World Bank eLibrary covers more than 20 disciplines related to poverty, development, and social science including economic and human development, agriculture, infrastructure, health, education, climate change, natural resources, and regional integration. To learn more, browse the eLibrary by Topic, Region, or Country.

The World Bank eLibrary includes:

  • World Bank flagship and annual publications
  • Data publications
  • Regional and thematic series
  • Training manuals and handbooks
  • Working papers
  • Journal articles

Trial ends: December, 2014

Access: on campus only; use link on trials tab of main databases page

Please share with any interested faculty and encourage feedback on the form we have on the trials tab