New Electronic Resources http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer Highlights newly acquired electronic resources at the University of South Carolina Libraries Tue, 06 May 2008 01:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Books & Authors - Formerly “What do I read next?” http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/books-authors-formerly-what-do-i-read-next/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/books-authors-formerly-what-do-i-read-next/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 01:05:52 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/books-authors-formerly-what-do-i-read-next/ A new readers’ advisory resource provided by DISCUS. Books & Authors will replace the What Do I Read Next? database with a much more visual and interactive interface.  Users can search by title, author, subject, full text, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more to discover your next reading adventure.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/books-authors-formerly-what-do-i-read-next/feed/ Social Work Abstracts - Backfile added http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/social-work-abstracts-backfile-added/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/social-work-abstracts-backfile-added/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 01:04:25 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/social-work-abstracts-backfile-added/ Ebsco has added citations and abstracts from 1966 - present to the Social Work Abstracts database. The online version now includes all content in the print index Social Work Abstracts, back to the first volume and issue.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/05/05/social-work-abstracts-backfile-added/feed/ American Civil War Research Database http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/04/10/american-civil-war-research-database/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/04/10/american-civil-war-research-database/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:50:12 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/04/10/american-civil-war-research-database/ The American Civil War Research Database is an online resource for researching the individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and officer profiles, the database will continue to grow as new information is loaded semiannually.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/04/10/greenfile/feed/ Charleston Advisor http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/02/13/charleston-advisor/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/02/13/charleston-advisor/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:21:09 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/02/13/charleston-advisor/ The Charleston Advisor publishes critical reviews of online resources for libraries. To maintain a high level of accuracy and integrity, all reviews are peer-reviewed by experienced librarians.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/02/13/charleston-advisor/feed/ (ProQuest) Nursing & Allied Health Source http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-allied-health-source/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-allied-health-source/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:06:06 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-allied-health-source/ ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 700 titles, with over 580 titles in full-text.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-allied-health-source/feed/ Nursing Resource Center http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-resource-center/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-resource-center/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:05:09 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-resource-center/ Designed for nursing students, the Nursing Resource Center brings together in an easy-to-use interface disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/nursing-resource-center/feed/ Small Business Resource Center http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/small-business-resource-center/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/small-business-resource-center/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:03:50 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/small-business-resource-center/ Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/small-business-resource-center/feed/ Book Review Index Online Plus http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/book-review-index-online-plus/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/book-review-index-online-plus/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:02:45 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/book-review-index-online-plus/ Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.

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]]> http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/30/book-review-index-online-plus/feed/ Educator’s Reference Complete http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/29/educators-reference-complete/ http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/29/educators-reference-complete/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:53:11 +0000 newer http://sc.edu/library/blogs/newer/2008/01/29/educators-reference-complete/ Educator’s Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.

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