Since the beginning of the year, University Libraries has added a variety of new, major resources in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities to its collection in support of teaching, learning, student engagement, and research methodology training.
Many of these resources were considered for purchase based on faculty requests. UNL affiliates may submit online requests for books, videos, journals, databases, and more.
FSTA – Food Science and Technology Abstracts
FSTA – Food Science and Technology Abstracts on the EBSCOhost platform is a database that indexes materials from journals, patents, standards and other sources in food science, food technology, and nutrition, with coverage from 1969 to the present.
Indian Claims Insight
Indian Claims Insight on the ProQuest platform is a comprehensive collection of U.S. Indian claims documents from 1789 to the present, including: Indian Claims Commission documents from 1948-1978; pre-1948 claims presented to Congress and/or brought before the Court of Claims; post-1978 claims brought before the US Court of Claims through 1982 and US Court of Federal Claims through 2006; documents related to post-2006 settlement of claims; congressional publications directly related to Indian claims; and maps. The database features claim histories for individual states and territories and nations and tribes, as well as document history views showing the complete legal process for individual claims.
Mexico in History
Mexico in History on the AM Digital platform is a collection of primary sources documenting Mexican history from c.1500 to 1929, covering Spanish colonization and the formation of New Spain through the Mexican War of Independence to the Mexican Revolution. Documents are sourced from the Bancroft Library at the University of California Berkeley and are predominantly in Spanish with translated metadata.
Complete Oxford University Press Journals
The complete Oxford University Press Journals collection includes 375 titles with coverage from 1996 onward. This adds 291 new current journal subscriptions to the Libraries’ collection. UNL has also purchased access to the full backfile (1917-1995) of the Oxford University Press Journal Endocrinology.
Plant Health Cases
Plant Health Cases published by CABI is a collection of plant health case studies covering subjects from plant pests and diseases to international trade and travel.
New Sage Research Methods Modules
New content modules on the Sage Research Methods online platform include:
- Data Visualization – Videos of expert discussions of visualization methods, sample datasets for practice, a gallery of charts, and a library of visualization tools.
- Diversifying and Decolonizing Research – Research cases, how-to guides, teaching datasets, and videos.
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods Video and Quantitative and Mixed Methods Video – Tutorials, case studies, and interviews.
- Data and Research Literacy – Case studies, videos, datasets, and how-to guides coverings topics about the research process including: philosophy and rationale; ethics and integrity; data and methods; and outputs and communications.
Join the Libraries for a "Teaching with Sage Research Methods and Sage Video" webinar on Sept. 26 from 12-1 p.m. via Zoom to learn about these Sage collections and how to incorporate them into your teaching and research. Register online.
Other resource updates include the following.
IBISWorld now includes state-level reports for Nebraska
UNL’s IBISWorld database subscription includes state-level Industry Reports and an Economic Profile for Nebraska. To access these new reports, go to the “Products > United States Products” menu on the IBISWorld site, and choose “State Industry Reports” or “State Economic Profiles.”
Policy Commons Open Collection now available
Coherent Digital has recently released Policy Commons Open Collection, a collection of freely available policy and social science grey literature from U.S. government agencies and government-funded organizations facing the removal of public information and data. The collection includes reports, blog posts, videos, and podcasts. Free access requires the creation of a personal account on the Policy Commons platform.
EBSCOhost database interface upgrade
EBSCO’s redesigned interface for its research databases became the primary EBSCOhost interface for UNL on June 3. For more information about the new interface, see The New EBSCOhost Interface - Quick Start Guide and the Introduction to the New EBSCOhost Video Tutorial. An entry for the interface preview has been added to the Databases A-Z list alongside the current EBSCOhost record.
Mergent Online replaced by Mergent Market Atlas
The Mergent Online database interface was withdrawn on June 30. It has been replaced by Mergent Market Atlas, which provides the same functionality using an updated interface.
New authentication method for SciFinder
As of July 1, UNL users access the SciFinder database by logging in with their UNL credentials (“single sign on”). Existing accounts previously created with unl.edu email addresses will be automatically identified by SciFinder, with a prompt to associate them to the new login. If an existing account is not identified in this way, the user will be able to search manually in order to make the association.
More details at: https://unl.libguides.com/az/databases