Trials

Trials Available for Proposed Statewide Electronic Resources!

Please see the trials listed on the Minitex site  <https://www.minitex.umn.edu/RFP/> submitted in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by University of Minnesota Purchasing Services on behalf of Minitex for licensing statewide access to eresources for Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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The deadline for feedback is April 2, 2014.

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Data-Planet Trial





Trial:  8-November, 2013

Database Trials






Bloom's Literary Reference Online &
Films On Demand: Master Academic Collection (Includes Career & Technical Education Collection and FMG Archival Films & Newsreels Collection). Trials end Oct 12, 2013
  • Bloom's Literary Reference Online examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
  • Films On Demand by Films Media Group is the leading source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. 
Philosopher's Index.Trial ends Nov 27, 2013
  • The Philosopher’s Index, considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews.  
Native American Archive. Trial ends Nov 27, 2013 (Use the pull down menu at the top of the page to choose this database)
  • Whether tracing your heritage or learning about Native American history, original records shed new light on the people and events of the past. Over 1.5 million images available for the first time on the Internet. 
American Indian Experience (Schools). Trial ends 10/10/2013
  • The American Indian Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary cultures of the Native peoples of North America.

HeinOnline Trial

HeinOnline has set up trial access to the libraries listed below.  You can access them through your standard access to HeinOnline.https://login.ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome
The trial period -  Sept 13 - Oct 15, 2013
Please send feedback to the Law Library  llibrary@usd.edu 

- Session Laws Library
- U.S. Congressional Documents
- National Moot Court Competition
- American Indian Law Collection
- Spinelli's Law Library Reference Shelf
- Congress and the Courts
- History of Supreme Court Nominations
- Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law Publications


EBSCO digital historical archives trial





TRIALS available now until November 27, 2013

1. African American Historical Serials Collection

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This collection was developed in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) as part of an effort to preserve endangered serials related to African American religious life and culture.

2. American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1

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This collection includes digitized images of American magazines and journals never before available outside the walls of the AAS, and is not available for acquisition in digital form from any other source.

3. African American Archives 

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These unique original documents reveal a side of the African American story that few have seen before.


2 New Trials - ProQuest Medical Library & Patrologia Latina

Patrologia Latina Database 31-JUL-2013

ProQuest Medical Library
31-JUL-2013


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Database Trial - ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials






Patrologia Latina Database 31-JUL-2013

ProQuest Medical Library
31-JUL-2013


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Oxford Handbooks Online






(06-MAY-13 - 05-JUN-13) to all 14 subject areas. 
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Brings together the world's leading scholars to write review essays that evaluate the current thinking on a field or topic, and make an original argument about the future direction of the debate. 
Watch a quick "How To" video at http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/take-a-tour/guided-tour-and-live-demonstrations 
Archaeology
Business and Management
Classical Studies
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Economics and Finance
History
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religion

LatAm-Studies

Trial Start Date April 10, 2013Trial End Date May 10, 2013 
LatAm-Studies Full Text Online is a database service dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research on Latin America and the Caribbean. The reports included in the database cover a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues.


April Database Trials

Access to trials is available now through April 30, 2013.

EBSCO Education Source





  • Trial Site – EBSCO Education Source
  • Learn more about EBSCO Education Source

    EBSCO Humanities Source

  • Trial Site – EBSCO Humanities Source
  • Learn more about EBSCO Humanities Source

    Britannica Image Quest



  • Henry Stewart Talks





    Trial Start Date 05.04.2013Trial End Date 31.12.2013  
    Henry Stewart Talks publishes animated audio visual presentations by leading world experts - advanced content in a user friendly format.The format allows you to pause and repeat as many times as you wish.  


    ClinicalKey

    Trial Start Date 13/03/2013Trial End Date 12/04/2013 
    ClinicalKey gives you access to Elsevier’s current medical and surgical content including:
    • First Consult
    • Top journals
    • Best-selling medical and surgical books
    • Thousands of medical videos, millions of images, and much more content across 12 distinct content types.  
    Plus, all of this content is then semantically enriched using Elsevier’s proprietary medical taxonomy – EMMeT.  This ClinicalKey exclusive is what powers the dynamic search that brings you the answers you need faster than ever before. ClinicalKey information resources are located at http://info.clinicalkey.com 



    Trial of U.S. Documents Collection on HeimOnline

    Trial access to the U.S. Congressional Documents Collection on HeinOnline will be available through April 6. The collection includes access to the Congressional Record and 13,000 Congressional Hearings.
    Please send evaluation comments to Darla Jackson, Director of the Law Library. Darla.Jackson@usd.edu



    Trial Database - America's Historical Newspapers

    17 December 2012 - 16 February 2013

    - More than 350 expertly selected newspapers, including key titles from every U.S. state
    - An easy-to-browse, timeline-based interface organized chronologically and thematically




    Trial Databases - Nursing Reference Center/MEDLINE Complete

    31 October 2012 - 30 November 2012
    Nursing Reference Center offers staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty and hospital librarians the best available and most recent clinical evidence from thousands of full-text documents.
            *For more information please see: http://www.ebscohost.com/pointOfCare/nrc-about
    MEDLINE Complete provides full text for the most prominent journals used in the field of medical research. Of the 2,100+ full-text journals available in MEDLINE Complete, more than 1,200 titles are not found with full text in any version of Academic Search™, or Health Source®.
              
    *For more information please see: http://www.ebscohost.com/biomedical-libraries/medline-complete


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