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The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce that ProQuest is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to their Nursing & Allied Health Source database through March 6, 2011!
Description: ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health SourceTM 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 1,015 titles, with over 860 titles in full-text, plus more than 12,300 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields.
For more information:

• Product Page
• Brochure (PDF)
• Product Content Summary (PDF)
• Dissertations and Theses (XLS)
• Videos (XLS)
• Cultural Competency Reports (XLS)
• Evidence Based Resources (XLS)
• Demo

Trial Dates: January 20, 2011 through March 6, 2011
Trial access instructions were distributed via a January 24, 2011 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this information but would like to, email Susan Knisely

Facts on File is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to the following four databases through December 15, 2010:

• The World Almanac for Kids Online – Erasing the line between homework aid and fun reading, The World Almanac® for Kids Online expands on the contents of The World Almanac® for Kids print edition, along with other award-winning reference books from World Almanac®, Chelsea House, and Facts On File. A natural complement to the curriculum, the online site provides resources for homework, reports, and projects. Kids can explore grade-appropriate topics in a fun format while developing online research skills with a trusted source.

• Writer’s Reference Center – The new Writer’s Reference Center provides users with a convenient onestop location for all of the tools necessary to write and research effectively. From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this indispensable online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing and provides a wealth of vocabulary-building reference dictionaries. Greatly expanding on essential references such as the comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus, this resource covers numerous thematic areas, explaining the roots of words, phrases, allusions, clichés, proverbs, and more. An in-depth grammar section defines grammatical terms and gives examples of use, while another section explains the meaning and usage of frequently confused words. Writing resources teach users how best to write and revise their work. The easy-to-use interface and intuitive design allow users to quickly find relevant information through customizable searches and browsing.

• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center – The critically acclaimed Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center features authoritative, wide-ranging content that is accessible and intuitively organized. This comprehensive career research database is broken down into three main sections: Job and Industry Profiles, Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills, and Career and Industry Resources. Our career research database is known for its unprecedented depth of coverage and variety of user-friendly content formats. The material is drawn from a range of authoritative sources and is extensively indexed.

• Bloom’s Literary Reference Online – Bloom’s Literary Reference Online features content from Facts On File’s extensive print literature collection, hundreds of Harold Bloom’s essays examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world, and thousands of critical articles published by noted scholars under the Bloom’s Literary Criticism imprint. This accessible database also contains an archive of more than 46,000 characters; extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors; almost 170 video segments; and more. Handy browse and search features include in-text links, record links, and numerous options for further research. Entries can be browsed by time period within American, British, and world literature; by author type; by literary genre; by nationality; by an A-to-Z list; and by subject for images and videos. Author biographies link to a list of major works, and works are linked to a list of principal characters.

Trial Dates: November 15, 2010 through December 15, 2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a November 16, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or you would like to have it sent to you again, please email Susan Knisely

EBSCO Publishing is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to the following databases through the end of fall semester:

• Literary Reference Center Plus – is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing.
• MLA International Bibliography – offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 2.2 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR’s language and literature collection as well as links to full text.
• MLA Directory of Periodicals – offers detailed information on over 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
• Education Research Complete – is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,200 journals, and includes full text for nearly 500 books and monographs.
• Alternative Press Index – is a bibliographic database of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from over 300 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Covering theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians, API coverage is both international and interdisciplinary. Coverage begins in 1991.
• Criminal Justice Abstracts – contains hundreds of in-depth abstracts of current books, book chapters, journal articles, government reports, and dissertations published worldwide. Criminal Justice Abstracts also offers extensive coverage of new books from scholarly and commercial publishers and valuable reports from public and private agencies in many nations.
• Communication Abstracts – A comprehensive source of information about communication-related publications on a world-wide scale, Communication Abstracts covers major communication-related articles, reports, chapters, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources.

Trial URL: http://trial.ebscohost.com
Trial Dates: October 21, 2010 through January 21, 2011
Nebraska librarians may email Susan Knisely to request trial access instructions.

ProQuest and the Nebraska Library Commission are joining forces with the goal of bringing affordable group pricing on Ancestry Library Edition to Nebraska public libraries.
The Proposal:
ProQuest is proposing an annual subscription cost of $895 for public libraries serving populations under 50,000. This is a significant savings off list price.
The conditions of this offer are that there will be centralized billing through NLC, a common subscription term (January 1 through December 31), and finally that we bring an “acceptable” number of new libraries on board with this offer. (ProQuest hasn’t specified an exact number, which I hope means they will be flexible!)
If we are able to meet the conditions, this pricing will be available not only to new subscribers but also to current subscribers assuming they serve populations under 50,000. ProQuest has indicated they will work with interested libraries to adjust subscription terms and offer credit on renewals in cases where libraries have recently subscribed or re-subscribed at a higher price.
Database Description:
Ancestry Library Edition provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from North America, the U.K., Europe, Australia, and more. Ancestry Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. Answers await all your users–professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist, or historian–inside the more than 7,000 databases of family information. User-friendly search tools and comprehensive indexing make it easy to start discovering the story of you.
To learn more about Ancestry Library Edition view a short video or PDF brochure.
Free trials are also available upon request.
Trial Access:
To set up a trial contact ProQuest representative Emme Rodbell at 800-521-0600 ext. 7258 or email emme.rodbell@proquest.com.
If you think your library may be interested in subscribing to Ancestry Library Edition at the proposed $895 price, please email Susan Knisely.

CountryWatch is offering Nebraska librarians trial access to the following databases through May 15, 2010:

• CountryWatch Premium Online provides cost-effective, current and comprehensive socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental and investment information, along with news, analysis, maps, data and statistics on all of the world’s 192 countries and many non-sovereign nations. CountryWatch Premium is made up of four distinct features, the Country Reviews, Country Wire, CountryWatch Data, and Map Gallery, each complementing the other to provide maximum depth and coverage.

  Trial URL: http://www.countrywatch.com

• CountryWatch Youth Edition is tailored to young students exploring the countries of the world and global events. The CountryWatch Youth Edition is a combination of background information on specific countries, current events coverage, a guide to the formation of countries within global context, curriculum-based resources, and colorful international images.

  Trial URL: http://www.countrywatch.com/youthedition

• CountryWatch Forecasts provides a vast amount of data heretofore unavailable in a single location and offers a comprehensive country-by-country view of the global economy.
  Trial URL: http://forecast.countrywatch.com/

Trial Dates: April 8, 2010 through May 15, 2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via an April 8, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or would like to have it sent to you again please email Susan Knisely
Discounted pricing and ordering instructions are available at on our web site.

CQ Press is offering Nebraska librarians trial access to the following online resources, available for individual purchase, but searchable through the common CQ Press Electronic Library interface:
Periodicals:

• CQ Global Researcher
• CQ Researcher Plus Archive
• CQ Weekly

Databases:

• CQ Press Congress Collection
• CQ Press Encyclopedia of American Government
• CQ Press Public Affairs Collection
• CQ Press Supreme Court Collection
• CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection

Online Editions:

• CQ Almanac
• Congress and the Nation
• The Contemporary Middle East
• Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
• Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
• Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law
• Guide to Congress
• Guide to Political Campaigns in America
• Guide to the Presidency
• Guide to U.S. Elections
• Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
• Historic Documents Series
• International Military Alliances, 1648-2008
• Political Handbook of the World
• CQ’s Politics in America
• The Supreme Court Compendium
• Supreme Court Yearbook
• TimesReference from CQ Press
• Vital Statistics on American Politics
• Vital Statistics on the Presidency
• Washington Information Directory

A to Z Online Edition Series

• Congress A to Z
• Elections A to Z
• The Presidency A to Z
• The Supreme Court A to Z
• The U.S. Constitution A to Z

Trial Dates: March 10, 2010 through May 10, 2010
Trial URL: http://library.cqpress.com/trials
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a March 10, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you didn’t receive this message or would like to have it sent to you again please email Susan Knisely.

During the month of March, Oxford University Press is offering Nebraska librarians trial access to the following six databases:
Oxford Handbook Online

• Contains the complete text from the well-received Oxford Handbooks print collection, available for the first time electronically.
• Four subject areas: Business and Management, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion
• Each handbook takes an aspect of its discipline and explains the key issues, the classic and contemporary debates on those issues, and sets the agenda for how those debates might evolve.
• Over 2,000 original essays by internationally renowned scholars
• Available as a one-time purchase or as a subscription
• New titles added to the collection each year, with new subjects to be added later

Oxford Scholarship Online

• Contains the full content of over 3,700 books in electronic format
• At least 500 new and recently published titles added each year
• 18 subjects to choose from:
  • Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, Economics and Finance, Linguistics, Classics, Psychology, History, business and Management, Mathematics, Biology, Music, Physics, Law, Social Work, Neuroscience, and Public Health/Epidemiology.
• Keywords and abstracts at both book and chapter level, the vast majority written by the original author
• Free MARC Records available
• Available as a one-time purchase or as a subscription

Digital Reference Shelf

• Full-text electronic versions of nearly 50 award-winning, multi-volume Oxford reference sets available on an individual basis
• Titles work either as a stand-alone resource (each has its own static URL), and they also integrate and become searchable with Oxford Reference Online content
• All titles read as a webpage without the use of PDFs
• Free MARC records available for all titles

<Available as a one-time purchase

Grove Art Online

• Includes the full text of the 34-volume print edition of The Dictionary of Art–PLUS specially-commissioned articles and updated bibliographies only available online
• 45,000 articles contributed by 6,700 scholars from 120 countries, covering both the fine arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) and the decorative arts (ceramics, textiles, jewelry, interior design, furniture, glass, metalwork, and more)
• Contains over 5,000 searchable and embedded art images, maps, and line drawings
• Extensive coverage of world art offering unparalleled depth of information covering the civilizations and cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, and more
• Updated three times a year with new and revised articles

Grove Music Online

• Broad coverage of musical styles: covers the entire history of music from Bach to the Blues
• Includes the full text of the acclaimed 29-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition)
• 50,000 articles by 6,000 contributors, sophisticated search and browse capabilities, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, and extensive links to musical sites on the Internet
• Contains 28,000 biographies
• Updated three times a year with new and revised articles

Oxford Reference Online

• Contains 1.5 million entries across 25 subjects, including an extensive range of OUP subject dictionaries, Oxford Companions, and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
• Access to 15,000 images, including 6,000 in full color with fully-searhable captions and over 900 full-color country, state, and city maps, and flags
• Over 30 timelines link more than 2,000 key events throughout history in the fields of Art and Architecture; Literature; Performing Arts; Politics and Government; Science, Technology and Medicine; Society; and War
• Updated several times a year with new titles and new editions

Trial Dates: March 3, 2010 through April 1, 2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a March 9, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you did not receive this information or would like to have it sent to you again, please email Susan Knisely.

This spring semester, EBSCO Publishing is offering Nebraska academic libraries trial access to the following four databases:

• Ageline AgeLine focuses exclusively on the population aged 50+ and issues of aging. AgeLine is the premier source for the literature of social gerontology and includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy. AgeLine also includes information for professionals working in aging-related fields and for consumers.

  Original abstracts are generated for every citation, with index terms drawn from AgeLine’s Thesaurus of Aging Terminology. AgeLine indexes over 600 journals, books, book chapters, reports, dissertations, consumer guides, and educational videos. Designed for researchers, professionals, students, and general consumers, this database addresses aging issues from individual, national, and global perspectives.

• Education Research Complete Education Research Complete is the most authoritative online resource for education research. This massive file offers the world’s largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.

  Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for more than 1,200 journals. This database also includes full text for nearly 500 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers.

• Literary Reference Center (LRC) Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research.

  Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 31,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, more than 159,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), 450 literary journals, morethan 632,000 book reviews, more than 69,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 18,000 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 5,600 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and much more.

• Political Science Complete (PSC) Political Science Complete contains full text for over 400 journals, and indexing and abstracts for more than 2,000 titles, (including top-ranked scholarly journals), many of which are unique to the product, such as British Politics, Ethnopolitics and the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. PSC has a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.

  The database also features more than 180 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 27,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. PSC includes a subject-specific thesaurus with 10,453 terms (4,041 preferred and 6,352 non-preferred terms), to provide subject searching guidance to researchers.

Trial URL: http://trial.ebscohost.com
Trial Dates: 2/10/2010-5/11/2010
Trial Access Instructions: Trial access instructions were distributed via a February 10, 2010 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you did not receive this information or would like to have it sent to you again please email Susan Knisely.
Price quotes are available upon request. To request pricing please email Susan Knisely with your library name and your most recent FTE.

EBSCO Publishing is offering Nebraska public and school libraries several additional database trials during the month of November:
Trial offerings for Public Libraries include:

• Auto Repair Reference Center database includes automotive repair information supplied by Point 5 Technologies, Inc., under license from Nichols Publishing, the former publisher of Chilton® Information and information from Delphi Integrated Service Solutions. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Learn more.
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center is the definitive online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines. This comprehensive resource contains 410 reference books in full text with original photos and illustrations that guide the user through every job. Learn more.
• Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 960 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and more than 140 hobby reports, this database offers detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Learn more.
• Home Improvement Reference Center is the definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. Learn more.
• Consumer Health Complete is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full-text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health, men & women’s health, etc. Learn more.
• NoveList Plus is an online readers’ resource with information on over 250,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and approximately 20,000 new titles are added each year. In addition, feature content such as lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and book lists on high-interest topics are included. Learn more.

Trial offerings for School Libraries include:

• Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. Learn more.
• Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student’s science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Learn more.
• History Reference Center is the world’s most comprehensive full-text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Learn more.
• NoveList Plus is an online readers’ resource with information on over 250,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and approximately 20,000 new titles are added each year. In addition, feature content such as lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and book lists on high-interest topics are included. Learn more.
• NoveList K-8 Plus We know that NoveList® K-8 is a great online resource for helping teachers, school media specialists and kids find that next great fiction read. Now NoveList K-8 Plus provides access to information on over 30,000 nonfiction titles designed to support the curriculum and kids’ pleasure reading. Learn more.
• Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Learn more.

Trial URL: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid
Trial Dates: November 2, 2009 through November 30, 2009
The trial usernames and passwords were distributed via a November 2, 2009 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you did not receive this information or if you need to have it sent to you again, email Susan Knisely.
Pricing is available upon request. Discounts will be based on the number of new subscribers, so we will be soliciting expressions of interest as the trial progresses.

Marshall Cavendish is offering Nebraska libraries 60-day trial access to their Marshall Cavendish Digital titles.

Description: Marshall Cavendish Digital resources are adapted from Marshall Cavendish’s highly acclaimed print reference and non-fiction titles. Recognized as a leader in support of student research, Marshall Cavendish has translated our print expertise into an easy to navigate, visually appealing web based electronic resource. Currently, MC Digital offers 52 titles in the content areas of science, health, literature, economics, history and geography. Librarians can select the individual resources that best meet student or patron needs, without being hindered by the required bundling of many publishers. Selected as a “Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers” by Booklist in 2008, Marshall Cavendish Digital provides an affordable, authoritative and customizable alternative in the world of electronic resources.

For more information about Marshall Cavendish Digital see the [obsolete link removed] PDF brochure and the [obsolete link removed] Nebraska Curriculum Correlations

Trial Dates: October 28, 2009 through December 26, 2009

Trial Access Instructions:Trial access instructions were distributed via a November 2, 2009 message to the TRIAL mailing list. If you did not receive this information or if you’d like to have it sent to you again, please email Susan Knisely

Pricing: School, public, and community college pricing is available from Susan Knisely upon request. Public library pricing is based on number of cardholders and community college pricing is based on FTE. If you are a public or community college library please include these numbers when you request pricing.

Access can be purchased for one year or three years.

Marshall Cavendish is offering Nebraska libraries a 15% discount off regular pricing per title. Orders of between 10-19 titles receive an additional 10% discount and orders of 20 or more titles receive an additional 15% discount.

Blackwell, a provider of books to libraries since 1879, has been offering discounts to Nebraska libraries through the Nebraska Library Commission since 2001. Blackwell recently provided the Nebraska Library Commission with updated terms for these discounts. The new terms are as follows:

• US
• FO/NTAS
• 14% off list price
• List price for List Price Publishers
• No/Low pricing
• List price plus $10.00 proforma charge
• 1.5% shipping
• $0.10 per item fuel surcharges

For complete information on this offer, see the Blackwell section of our Discount Purchasing Program ~ Books & Supplies page. And while you’re there, be sure to check out other offers available to your library!

AURALOG Inc. is offering Nebraska libraries trial access to their TELL ME MORE Interactive Language Learning program.
Description: Auralog is committed to providing the finest language learning solutions for libraries and their patrons. Designed to help language learners reach their personal or professional goals, TELL ME MORE® will assist patrons of all skill levels from casual learners through accomplished language enthusiasts reach their fluency goals.
TELL ME MORE® Online addresses all the skills critical to language learning: reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. Regardless of whether a patron is a complete beginner or an advanced speaker, TELL ME MORE® Online will take your library patrons to the next level of language success.
TELL ME MORE® Online is available for patrons to learn Spanish, English (ESL: English as a Second Language), French, German, Italian and Dutch.
Providing the highest quality linguistic content to library patrons, TELL ME MORE:

• Covers varied topics in everyday language and business language
• Supports the needs of adult learners and adolescents
• Features an audio-glossary that delivers words classified by level and category
• Offers 37 different types of interactive activities to keep learners motivated and engaged
• Boasts advanced speech recognition technology that recognizes and analyzes pronunciation
• Constantly monitors the language learning process

For more information see TELL ME MORE Language Learning Solutions for Libraries on the web.
You may also view tutorials online.
Trial Dates: September 21, 2009 through October 14, 2009
Trial Access Instructions: To access the trial you must go to the TELL ME MORE section of the Nebraska Library Commission’s Database Trials page. Click on the TRIAL URL link that appears after the database description. This will take you to the TELL ME MORE access portal page. The first time you go to this page you will need to create an account. On subsequent visits you can login with the account username and password you created.
** Please note that you MUST use the link on NLC’s Database Trials page to access the trial site. Typing the URL in to a web browser address bar or forwarding it to someone via an email message WILL NOT WORK.
Pricing is based on the number of library cardholders who were active the previous year. If you are interested in a price quote please contact Susan Knisely with your active cardholder count.