TRIAL: The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL)

The University of Liverpool has trial access to The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) until 19th November 2015.

Click here to access The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL):
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.gseresearch.com/sol
 (University login required off campus).

The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) contains more than 10,000 individually searchable chapters, case studies and journal articles drawn from more than 800 book and journal volumes.  SOL gives instant access to research on sustainability and hundreds of case studies on best practice from international organisations.  It covers topics including sustainability, responsible business, ethics, corporate governance, development economics and the environment.

After trying Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

TRIAL: Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access to ‘Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts’ Volumes I and II, until 22nd November 2015.

To access this trial go to:

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume I
http://liverpool.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://psyc.alexanderstreet.com

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume II
http://liverpool.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.alexanderstreet.com/ctrn

(login required).

This  resource is available in two volumes.  It enables students and researchers to look closely at the client-therapist relationship and understand the nature of that relationship over several therapy sessions.   Through this resource students are able to witness the treatment processes of therapists and consider the outcomes of the treatment.   Researchers are able to make real-life observations, draw data-driven conclusions and compare therapeutic methods in relation to the client’s outcome.

Counselling and psychotherapy transcripts series includes approximately 6,000 transcripts of actual therapy sessions, 40, 000 pages of client narratives and 25,000 pages of references works in a cross-searchable interface.  All of the transcripts are provided by hundreds of practicing therapists worldwide and they all satisfy the American psychological Association’s Ethics Guidelines for use and anonymity.

Staff and students are encouraged to take advantage of this resource during the trial and to provide feedback.  This will enable the Library to assess the usefulness of this resource.   After trying the Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments

TRIAL: GREENR

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access to ‘GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources).’ until 13th November 2015.

To access this trial go to:
http://liverpool.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/livuni?db=GRNR
(login required off-campus).

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) is a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more.  This resource includes journal articles, videos, case studies and statistics, and covers topics such as animal welfare, biodiversity, conservation, economic growth and environmental justice

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TRIAL: 'African American Communities’ and ‘Popular Medicine in America 1800-1900'

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access* to two primary source collections; ‘African American Communities’ and ‘Popular Medicine in America 1800-1900’ until 4th November 2015

To access these collections, follow the links below:

‘African American Communities’ and ‘Popular Medicine in America 1800-1900’
(login required off-campus)

African American Communities is an online resource which showcases a diverse range of primary source material focusing on race relations across social, political, cultural and religious arenas. The resource focuses predominantly on Atlanta, Chicago, St Louis, Brooklyn, and towns and cities in North Carolina. This collection presents multiple aspects of the African American community through personal diaries and scrapbooks, pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, correspondence, official records and in-depth oral histories. It is particularly relevant for students, teachers and researchers of African American and American studies.

Popular Medicine in America presents materials from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s extensive collection. The resource documents the history of ‘popular’ medicine in America during the nineteenth century, featuring a wide variety of material that was aimed at the general public rather than medical professionals. It includes a colourful array of advertisements and popular texts. This resource offers access to highly visual primary source material, together with supplementary features designed to aid research and teaching.

*Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.

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TRIAL: Artemis Literary Sources

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access to Artemis Literary Sources until 11th November 2015.

To access this trial go to:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/livuni?db=GLS
(login required off-campus).

Artemis Literary Sources integrates all of the collections in Literature Resources from Gale and Literature Criticism Online, allowing you to cross-search a wealth of primary and secondary sources and discover and analyse content in entirely new ways. By bringing these literature resources together, Gale Artemis amplifies the research story of key literary figures through history.

Artemis Literary Sources promotes new discovery and scholarship in literature by allowing scholars to search across a rich array of primary and secondary source material and bring light to new relationships between materials that had been separated by the digital divide.

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TRIAL: Collections for the Study of African, African-American and Caribbean History, Literature and Culture

University of Liverpool staff and students have trial access to Collections for the Study of African, African-American and Caribbean History, Literature and Culture, until 23rd October 2015.

To access this trial go to:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com
(login required off-campus).

The following collections are available:

Caribbean History and Culture: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1535-1920)

More than 1,200 fully cataloged and searchable books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history of this broad region from the 16th century to the early 20th century.

Major subject areas covered include Atlantic Studies, Diaspora Studies, Economic Studies, History of Medicine, Ethnicity and Gender Studies, Latin America and Slavery.

Works include multi-volume histories of the region, letters, diaries, trial records, confessions, ship logs, military reports, government documents and much more.

African History and Culture: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1540-1920)

More than 1,300 fully cataloged and searchable books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera cover the history, peoples, and social and economic development of the African continent from the 16th century to the early 20th century.

Major subject areas covered include Africana Studies, Atlantic Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Economic Studies, Slavery and Diaspora Studies.

Works include historical narratives, social histories, maps, navigational logs, military reports, government documents, demographic studies, anthropological studies, natural histories, personal and personal memoirs and much more.

Black Authors: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (1556-1922)

More than 550 fully catalogued and searchable works by black authors from the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Major subject areas include Literature, Ethnic History, Colonialism, Gender Studies, Slavery, Diaspora Studies and related fields.

Works include personal narratives, autobiographies, histories, expedition reports, military reports, novels, essays, poems and musical compositions.

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TRIAL: Churchill Archive

University of Liverpool staff and students have a trial access to the Churchill Archive until 23rd October 2015.

To access this trial go to:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.churchillarchive.com/
 (login required off-campus).

Developed by Bloomsbury Publishing in collaboration with the Churchill Archives Centre, the Churchill Archive is a digital library of modern international history.

It includes more than 800,000 pages of original documents produced between 1874 and 1965, ranging from Winston S. Churchill’s personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders. This is a unique online resource offering new insight into a fascinating period of our past.

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TRIAL: Music Industry Data

We have trial access to Music Industry Data until 17th August 2015.  Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

Access Music Industry Data from:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://musicid.academicrightspress.com
(Login required off campus)

Music Industry Data is an exciting new research tool that links data on music, industry trends and commercial facts.
• Electronic access to historical and current data from over thirty countries
• Analyse, compare and contrast musical trends across countries, artists, & time
• Evidence the impact of music on society and cultures via sales trend graphs
• Put music in context with economic, political and social world events
• Gain deeper understanding of the commercial impact of the arts

After trying Music Industry Data please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

TRIAL: Drama Online

We have trial access to Drama Online until 11th September 2015.  Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

Access Drama Online from:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/
 (Login required off campus)

The award-winning Drama Online introduces new writers alongside the most iconic names in playwriting history, providing contextual and critical background through scholarly works and practical guides.

The constantly growing collection meets the full range of teaching needs for theatre studies, literature courses and drama schools. From the epic to the monologue; ensemble to one-person plays; comedy to tragedy; the historical to the contemporary; and from the highly political to the profoundly personal, there is plenty to discover.

New collections feature over 80 hours of video including over twenty theatre productions from the world renowned Shakespeare's Globe theatre; four key set drama and literature texts from educational media company Stage on Screen; the Manchester Royal Exchange’s sell-out hit of Hamlet starring BAFTA nominated Maxine Peake; and a Shakespeare masterclass from top international acting coach Patsy Rodenburg.

After trying Drama Online please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

TRIAL: IET.tv and Engineering & Technology Reference

The University of Liverpool has trial access to two new resources from the Institution of Engineering and Technology: ‘IET.tv’ and ‘Engineering & Technology Reference’ until Friday 21st August 2015.

IET.tv is a searchable collection of engineering video content, including lectures and presentations from IET events, seminars from universities and research institutions, teaching and coursework material and interviews with experts from industry and academia.

Engineering & Technology Reference provides access to an authoritative collection of technical articles and real-world case studies written by practising engineers and researchers.

Click here to access ‘IET.tv’ (University login required off campus).

Click here to access ‘Engineering & Technology Reference’ (University login required off campus).

After viewing IET.tv and Engineering & Technology Reference, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments.

TRIAL: Wittgenstein – The Complete Correspondence

The University of Liverpool has trial access to ‘Wittgenstein – The Complete Correspondence’ until Monday 6th July 2015.

Click here to access the Complete Correspondence of Wittgenstein via the Past Masters resource (University login required off campus).

Wittgenstein’s Complete Correspondence is an online, searchable collection of correspondence to and from Wittgenstein.
It includes commentaries for all the letters and biographies of each individual mentioned in them, as well as a chronology of his life and indices of the literature and music mentioned in the correspondence.

After viewing the Complete Correspondence of Wittgenstein, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments.

TRIAL: International Historical Statistics

The University of Liverpool has trial access to International Historical Statistics 1750 – 2010  until Sunday 28th June 2015.

Click here to access International Historical Statistics (University login required off campus).

International Historical Statistics is an impressive and peerless collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics. The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania. It is a truly interdisciplinary product that will prove a valuable resource to those researching and studying Business, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Politics, Sociology and Statistical Studies.

This new release now includes 260 years of rich data, collected between 1750-2010. Users will find the ability to conduct statistical analysis across both time and geopolitical boundaries particularly valuable. Data tables can be downloaded as ePDFs and/or Excel files.

After trying International Historical Statistics, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments.

TRIAL: The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL)

The University of Liverpool has trial access to The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) until 20th June 2015.

Click here to access The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL):
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.gseresearch.com/sol
 (University login required off campus).

The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) contains more than 10,000 individually searchable chapters, case studies and journal articles drawn from more than 800 book and journal volumes.  SOL gives instant access to research on sustainability and hundreds of case studies on best practice from international organisations.  It covers topics including sustainability, responsible business, ethics, corporate governance, development economics and the environment.

After trying Sustainable Organization Library (SOL) please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

TRIAL: Statista

The University of Liverpool has trial access to 'Statista: The Statistics Portal' until 19th May 2015.

Click here to access Statista:
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.statista.com/
(University login required off campus).

Statista is the first statistics portal in the world to integrate over 80,000 diverse topics of data and facts from around 18,000 sources onto a single professional platform.
Statista provides business customers, researchers, and the academic community with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on industry, media, finance, politics, consumer and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.

After trying Statista, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

TRIAL: South Asia Archive

The University of Liverpool has trial access to South Asia Archive until 15th May 2015.

Click here to access South Asia Archive
http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.southasiaarchive.com
(University login required off campus).

The South Asia Archive is a digital archive, providing online access to documents ranging from the mid-18th to the mid-20th Century. Focusing on South Asia, the Archive includes reports, rare books, and journal runs from noteworthy, rare publications.

The documents in the Archive are interdisciplinary, reflecting the varied range of knowledge production in colonial and early post-colonial India in fields including:

Culture and society
Industry and economy,
Science, technology and medicine
Urban planning and administration
Politics and law

Comprising material sourced from archivists in India by the South Asia Research Foundation, this Archive brings together a wealth of important primary content.

Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

Please note that PDF document downloads are not available during this trial period, although documents and images may still be viewed on screen.

After trying South Asia Archive please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

Trial: International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center

The University of Liverpool has trial access to International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center until 8th May 2015.

Click here to access International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center  (University login required off campus).

International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center (ISCTRC) aims to enhance the general understanding of security and counter-terrorism, particularly the analysis process behind it.
ISCTRC combines deep background from scholarly writings with expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies and publishers, as well as reviews of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum.
Content includes nearly 3,000 full-text items from a variety of sources (including reports from Stratfor Analysis, Stratfor Forecasts, and Stratfor Geopolitical Diary) and over 10,500 images.

Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

After trying International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

Trial: Social Policy and Practice

The University of Liverpool has trial access to Social Policy and Practice until 16th April 2015.

Click here to access Social Policy and Practice (Select 'Social Policy and Practice' from the list of resources; University login required off campus).

SPP is a database of evidence based practice for health and social policy.  It contains abstracts from thousands of journals and books, and research reports from national and regional government departments, public agencies, local authorities, third-sector organisations, consultancy and professional bodies, academic think-tanks and research departments.

Topics covered include children and young people; families and parenting; older people; community health; homelessness; disability and special needs; social work; community safety and equalities.

SPP brings together information from six of the UK’s leading collections of social policy and practice resources:
Centre for Policy on Ageing
Idox Information Service
National Children’s Bureau
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Greater London Authority

Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

After trying Social Policy and Practice please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

Trial: Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO)

The University of Liverpool has trial access to Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) until 22nd April 2015.

Click here to access Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) (University login required off campus).

NCCO is the result of partnerships between Gale and almost 100 libraries to preserve and digitise content for academic research.  It includes digitized primary source materials relating to the long nineteenth century.  Sources include monographs, manuscripts, newspapers, ephemera, photographs, statistics, maps and more.

NCCO is divided into twelve collections:

Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
British Politics and Society
British Theatre, Music, and the Arts: High and Popular Culture
Children's Literature and Childhood
Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest
European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection
Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature
Photography: The World Through the Lens
Religion Spirituality, Reform and Society
Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925 Part I and Part II
Women: Transnational Networks

Select ‘Extend your search’ to link through to Artemis Primary Sources and search NCCO alongside Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) and historic newspaper collections.

For more information about NCCO, read the brochure 

Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

After trying NCCO please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

Trial: 'TRAC' Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium

University of Liverpool has trial access to TRAC, Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium, until Friday 10th April 2015.

Click here to access TRAC (University login required off campus)

Created by The Beacham Group, LLC, TRAC (Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium) is a uniquely comprehensive resource, created in cooperation with a team of 2800 experts, for the study of political violence of all kinds.

To learn more about TRAC Resources and how to use TRAC, see http://www.trackingterrorism.org/about

After trying TRAC please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.

Trial: Scientific.net

The University of Liverpool has trial access to Scientific.Net until 18th April 2015.

Access scientific.net from http://www.scientific.net.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/ (University login required off campus).

Take a look at this resource and let us know what you think.

Scientific.Net is a collection of journals in Materials Science and Engineering:

Advanced Materials Research
Advances in Science and Technology
Applied Mechanics and Materials
Diffusion and Defect Data Part A : Defect and Diffusion Forum
Diffusion and Defect Data Part B : Solid State Phenomena
Diffusion Foundations
International Journal of Engineering Research In Africa
Journal of Biomimetics Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials Archive
Journal of Nano Research
Key Engineering Materials
Materials Science Forum

After trying scientific.net please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments. Do get in touch, we really want to know what you think about this resource.