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Cabells Publishing Opportunities Trial

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:56:36 -0500

The New 11th edition of Cabell Publishing provides assistance for professors, graduate students and researchers to publish their manuscripts in academic journals

Trial access for Cabells is available thru November 15, 2009

To access these resources:
http://www.cabells.com/members.aspx
Username : syracuse
Password: syracuse

For additional information or to provide feedback please contact : Natasha Cooper

Trial Access to Gale's InfoTrac Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Collection

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:20:25 -0500

Trial access for :
INFOTRAC TOURISM, HOSPITALITY & LEISURE COLLECTION

The Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
from Gale, part of Cengage Learning, provides
unparalleled coverage of both the historical and
current state of affairs in the hospitality and
tourism field. It is comprised of close to 400
leading industry journals.

ILLiad is now available

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:44:32 -0500

The ILLiad system is now available. The update process completed successfully.

ILLiad unavailable tomorrow, 9/16 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:47:46 -0500

The ILLiad system will be unavailable tomorrow morning, September 16 from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, to perform a system upgrade. During this time the ILLiad web site (https://illiad.syr.edu) and staff client will be unavailable.

Trial access for CAMIO — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:10:27 -0500

Trial access has been established for CAMIO — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Trial is through September 14th, 2008 and it's available via IP authentication only.

To access the database, point your browser to: CAMIO — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online

For Off-Campus access please point your browser to: CAMIO — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online - Off-Campus access

CAMIO — OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.

CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.

For more information or comments, please contact Mark Weimer.

Trial Access for DSI Campus Solution

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:05:19 -0500

Trial access has been established for DSI Campus Solution.
Trial is through September 9th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication only.

To access the database, point your browser to: DSI Campus Solution

For Off-Campus access please point your browser to: DSI Campus Solution - Off-Campus access

DSI Campus Solution database provides access to current and retrospective factual statistical data in the field of social and economic sciences, which produced the government and international organizations around the world with retrospective, which in some cases dates back to the 50th years of the last century.

DSI Campus Solution contains the following information sources:
• World Statistics World Statistics
• OECD Statistics OECD Statistics
• Intra- Extra-OECD Trade Intra-Extra-OECD Trade
• Eurostat Statistics Eurostat Statistics
• Intra- and Extra-EU Trade Statistics Intra-and Extra-EU Trade Statistics
• German Statistical Office, German FED German Statistical Office, German FED

For more information or comments, please contact Martha Hanson.

Trial Access for Opera in Video

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:55:16 -0500

Trial access has been established for Opera in Video.
Trial is through August 9, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication.

To access the database, point your browser to: Opera in Video

For Off-Campus access please point your browser to: Opera in Video - Off-Campus access

Opera in Video contains 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries, and then delivered online through streaming video. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon. The result is a dynamic and powerful resource for performers, researchers, and students.

For more information or comments, please contact Carole Vidali.

Trial Access for China Data Online

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:56:41 -0500

Trial access has been established for China Data Online.
Trial is through July 15th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication.

To access the database, point your browser to: China Data Online

For Off-Campus access please point your browser to: China Data Online - Off-Campus access

China Data Online has extensive economic and social data at the city, county, provincial, and national levels; detailed census tables for 1982, 1990, 1995, and 2000; national statistical yearbooks from 1999 and provincial yearbooks from 2002; and maps including the Atlas of China. Trial access covers the following databases:
(1) Monthly Statistics
(2) National Statistics
(3) Provincial Statistics
(4) City Statistics
(5) County Statistics
(6) Monthly Industrial Data
(7) Yearly Industrial Data
(8) Statistics with Map & Charts
(9) Statistical Yearbooks

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

Trial Access for RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:23:44 -0500

Trial access has been established for RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals.
Trial is through June 29th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication.

To access the database, point your browser to: RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals

For Off-Campus access please point your browser to: RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals - Off-Campus access

RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals is an international annotated bibliography of writings on musical history and culture, found in music periodicals published in seventeen countries between approximately 1800 and 1950. Treating primary source material, RIPM indexes the content of complete runs of journals, including articles, reviews, news columns, miscellaneous items, surveys of the press, bibliographies, iconography and advertising. In addition, this database offers access to an immense bibliography of music and to thousands of English-language translations of foreign documents. Approximately 20,000 records are added annually. Plans are currently underway to expand RIPM's coverage to include Latin America. RIPM is produced under the auspices of the International Musicological Society (IMS) and the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).

Note: Due to the nature of the sources in RIPM it is highly recommended that customers use the display format "Detailed" as the default setting for display of records in the result list

For more information or comments, please contact Carole Vidali.

Trial Access to Global Road Warrior

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:17:54 -0500

Trial access has been established for Global Road Warrior.
Trial is through May 22th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication.

To access the database, point your browser to: Global Road Warrior

Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference.. The Global Road Warrior covers 175 countries. Each country listing includes: Key facts, Communications, Service support and Technical support contacts, Business culture insights, Language tips, top 150 travel web sites, regional maps, international dialing guide, mobile connectivity problems and solutions, currencies of the world and more.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

Trial Access for SimplyMap

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:22:05 -0500

Trial access has been established for SimplyMap.
Trial is through May 23th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication.
Please Note: You will be required to create a personal Workspace.

To access the database, point your browser to: SimplyMap

SimplyMap is an Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables. Professional mapping applications take over 20 hours of training to use, but we have designed SimplyMap to be incredibly user friendly - most users are up and running with less than 10 minutes of training.

This Trial entitles you to access the EASI ® Standard Package, which includes data from the year 2000, Current Estimates and Five Year Projections, the Historical Package, and the EASI MRI & Life Stages Package.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

Trial Access for Scopus

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:52:25 -0500

Trial access has been established for Scopus.
Trial is through May 7th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication

To access the database, point your browser to: Scopus Trial

Scopus: Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database. It covers:
15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 international publishers, including coverage of:

Over 1200 Open Access journals

500 Conference Proceedings

Over 600 Trade Publications

200 book series

33 million records, of which:

16 million records include references going back to 1996 (75% include references)

17 million pre-1996 records go back as far as 1841

Scopus also covers 386 million quality web sources, including 22 million patents. Web sources are searched via Scirus, and include author homepages, university sites and resources such as the preprint servers CogPrints and ArXiv.org, and OAI compliant resources.

For more information or comments, please contact Janet Pease.

Trial Access for CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:51:33 -0500

Trial access has been established for CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences .
Trial is through May 25th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication

To access the database, point your browser to: CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences

CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences: is the first in a series of CSA Illustrata databases of searchable tables, figures, graphs, charts and other illustrations from the scholarly research and technical literature.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

Trial access for ProQuest Central

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:24:34 -0500

Trial access has been established for ProQuest Central.
Trial is through May 26th, 2008 and it is available via IP authentication

To access the database, point your browser to: ProQuest Central

ProQuest Central: is the largest multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.

For more information or comments, please contact Natasha Cooper.

Trial Access for International Building Code / 2006

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:18:15 -0500

Trial access has been established for International Building Code / 2006
Trial is through April 18th, 2008 and it's available via username/password.

To access the database, point your browser to: International Building Code / 2006
username: syr (case sensitive)
password: madcad (case sensitive)

The 2006 ICC International Building Code addresses the design and installation of building systems through requirements that emphasize performance. Fully compatible with all the International Codes, the 2006 Edition provides up-to-date, comprehensive coverage that establishes minimum regulations for building systems using prescriptive- and performance-related provisions. Content is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of materials and building designs. Structural as well as fire- and life-safety provisions covering seismic, wind, accessibility, egress, occupancy, roofs, and more are included. The publisher, MAD CAD, is a state-of-the-art subscription based reference database online, containing building codes, knowledge-based design solutions and, guidelines to meet the codes. MAD CAD provides access to cross-referenced collections of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, and maintenance codes from BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO, ICC, and NFPA.

For more information or comments, please contact Barbara Opar or Mark Weimer.