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Trial access has been established for GalleryWatch CRS Reports through EbscoHost.
Trial is available through December 15th, 2007.

Please note: Access is via IP Authentication, hence can be accessed On-Campus only.
To access the database, point your browser to: GalleryWatch CRS Reports

GalleryWatch GalleryWatch CRS Reports contains the largest and most up-to-date collection of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports available online. Content spans 1993-present and covers a host of subject areas, including economics, environment, foreign affairs, immigration, medicine, civil rights, national security, terrorism and more.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

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Trial access has been established for ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers through ProQuest CSA.
Trial is available through December 15th, 2007.

Please note: Access is via IP Authentication, hence can be accessed On-Campus only.

To access the database, point your browser to: ProQuest Multiple Database and sellect from the Drop down list
under "New - ProQuest Newspapers" any of the following 4 trial Newspapers.

ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers trial includes:

Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003): The Atlanta Daily World had the first black White House correspondent and was the first black daily in the nation in the 20th century.

Los Angeles Sentinel (1946-2005): The oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S.

New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993): This leading Black newspaper of the 20th century reached its peak in the 1940s. The Amsterdam News was a strong advocate for the desegregation of the U.S. military during World War II, and also covered the historically important Harlem Renaissance.

Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002): One of the most nationally circulated Black newspapers, the Courier reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the African-American community, the Courier challenged the misrepresentation of African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to advance the cause of civil rights.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

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Trial access has been established for British Periodicals through ProQuest CSA.
Trial is available through December 15th, 2007.

Please note: Access is via IP Authentication, hence can be accessed On-Campus only.

To access the database, point your browser to: British Periodicals

British Periodicals traces the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century through to the Victorian 'age of periodicals' and beyond. On completion this unique digital archive will consist of almost 500 periodical runs published from the 1680s to the 1930s, comprising six million keyword-searchable pages and forming an unrivalled record of more than two centuries of British history and culture.

British Periodicals provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images.

For more information or comments, please contact Mark Weimer

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Trial access has been established for Referex Engineering through Engineering Village
Trial is available through November 24, 2007.

Please note: Access is via IP Authentication, hence can be accessed On-Campus only.

To access the database, point your browser to: Referex Engineering

Referex Engineering comprises three carefully crafted collections combining key sources of reference material. Content ranges from broad based engineering titles to highly specialized professional reference texts.

Referex Engineering Collections:
1. Chemical, Petrochemical and Process 2007 – Leading titles in energy, chemical engineering, chemical hazards, process engineering, oil and gas engineering and environmental engineering.
2. Mechanical and Materials 2007 – Selection draws on publishing programs of Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier and Academic Press. Handbooks and practical guides cover automotive, metallurgy, maintenance and more.

For more information or comments, please contact Janet Pease

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Syracuse University Library’s Biblio Gallery on the 4th floor of Bird Library is now featuring artwork by Joshua Kaplan, a painting major in the School of Art and Design. The show will run through November 2, 2007.

The Biblio Gallery web site is located at http://library.syr.edu/information/finearts/SULibraryArtExhibits.html.
For more information, contact Melinda Dermody, head of Arts and Humanities Services at 443-5332 or via email at mderm01@syr.edu.

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Trial access has been established for Congressional Hearings Digital Collection (Hearings and (CRS) Congressional Research Service) through LexisNexis. Trial is available through November 9, 2007.

Trial for Congressional Hearings Digital Collection includes:
• Hearings, 1824-2003
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, 1916 to 2003

To access the database, point your browser to: http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/ and "click on the Advanced Search tab to select the hearings and/or CRS reports."

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

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Trial access has been established for BNA - Media Law Reporter
Trial is available through October 24, 2007.

Please note: Access is via IP Authentication, hence can be accessed On-Campus only.

To access the database, point your browser to: BNA - Media Law Reporter

Media Law Reporter is the only weekly reporting service focusing exclusively on federal and state media law, easily searchable on the Web or in print.