Database Change: Merck Index added to Knovel Library

The Libraries have expanded the Knovel Library subscription to include all Premium content.  One of the new items now available to you is Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (14th ed., 2006). Older editions of the Merck Index are available in print in the Libraries.

Database Changes: AHL and HA now on EBSCO

America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts are now available on the EBSCO interface.  Please note that the ABC-Clio interface will cease as of June 30, 2008.  More info about America: History and Life. More info about Historical Abstracts.

New EBSCO Databases

Three former Sage Abstracts journals in print are now available online as EBSCO databases: Race Relations Abstracts covers areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, and immigration studies.  Human Resources Abstracts covers areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, and organizational behavior. Urban Studies Abstracts covers areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history. More info about Race Relations Abstracts. More info about Human Resources Abstracts. More info about Urban Studies Abstracts.

New Database: GreenFILE

EBSCO has made available a free database called GreenFILE, which covers all aspects of human impact on the environment and indexes scholarly, government and general-interest titles. We've added it to our EBSCO profile so that citations will have Get it! buttons to full-text where available. More info.

Database Change: Grove Music to Oxford Music

Grove Music Online is now part of Oxford Music Online, covering all aspects of music.  It includes the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music. More info.

Database Change: Grove Art to Oxford Art

Grove Art Online is now part of Oxford Art Online, a comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. More info.

New Database: Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

The Libraries have subscribed to the (New) Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, which contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists. More info.

New Database: GuideStar

Washington University students, faculty, and staff have access to GuideStar, due to a subscription by the Social Work Library. This database provides information about the operations, personnel, and finances of nonprofit organizations. More info.

New Database: Archäologische Bibliographie

The Libraries have subscribed to Archäologische Bibliographie (via Projekt Dyabola). Based on the catalog of the German Archaeological Institute, this is the major bibliographical database for classical archaeology. More info.

New Database: Chemical Business NewsBase

The Libraries have subscribed to Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB), a leading provider of global chemical business news and information. More info.