A few recent changes and additions have been made to EBO, OUP and JSTOR.
Updates are coming to Wiley InterScience and Emerald.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
A new interface and new features are planned for Britannica Online Academic Edition. A preview of the new site has been made available (linked from the current site) and feedback is welcomed, email bol@britannica.com.au
New features include: Featured Results and Did You Mean sections; related Web sites, other related content and rich media integrated with each article; My Britannica feature with space for saving content from Britannica and elsewhere; Suggest Edit, Article History and Contributors features.
Oxford University Press
• Oxford Art Online – The latest update focuses on globalisation.
• Oxford Music Online – New content, including 250 new articles from the Grove Dictionary of American Music (2nd ed.)
• Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law – 32 sample articles now available.
OUP promotional material is available. If you would like any, please let me know.
JSTOR
The following journals have been added to JSTOR:
• Cuadernos de Pensamiento Político Nos. 1-20 (October, 2003 – October/December, 2008)
• Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter, 2005) – Vol. 2, No. 3 (2006)
• Meridians Vol. 1, No. 1 (Autumn, 2000) – Vol. 7, No. 1 (2006)
• Papers of the British School at Rome Vol. 1, No. 1 (1902) – Vol. 74 (2006)
• Philosophy of Music Education Review Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring, 1993) – Vol. 14, No. 2 (Fall, 2006)
• Schools: Studies in Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (March, 2004) – Vol. 3, No. 2 (Fall, 2006)
• Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring, 1965) – Vol. 42, No. 4 (Fall, 2006)
• Translation and Literature Vol. 1 (1992) – Vol. 13, No. 2 (Autumn, 2004)
Titles will be available via the Journals page early next month, and added to the Catalogue mid-June.
Wiley InterScience
Wiley Online Library will launch on Saturday, July 24th, 2010. “This new online service will combine intuitive navigation, enhanced discoverability, expanded functionalities and a range of personalization options.”
Details, demos, FAQs are available:
• Wiley Online Library information
• Facebook: Wiley Online Library
• Twitter
Emerald
Emerald is making a series improvements which will go live in mid-June. A preview of the new site has been made available, along with a Step-by-Step Guide (PDF). Pages on the beta site have links to a comments form to provide feedback.
Deirdre