Library: New Online Collections: New Databases & Major Updates

Library Resources: What's New?

American Mosaic: Women's History in the United States This link opens in a new window
Women’s History in the United States is the newest American Mosaic database, resources include primary sources and topic overviews exploring women’s contributions, perspectives, and challenges from precontact times to the present.
World Geography This link opens in a new window
The World Geography database provides contextual resources to understand geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces in our globalized world.
Schlager Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Over 2,500 primary sources to support research across U.S and world history, ethnic and gender studies, American government, and religious studies.
UC Press Journals This link opens in a new window
The UC Press Journals collection includes research in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, with a focus on history, literature & criticism, film & media, music, religion, and sociology, as well as interdisciplinary journals, such as Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies.
Wall Street Journal (website) This link opens in a new window
New! Create your own account on The Wall Street Journal website. WSJ is a trusted source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, and economics from US and global perspectives.
Asian Life In America This link opens in a new window
The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media on the NewsBank platform. Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers.

New User Interface for EBSCOhost Databases

Brief video of main features in the new EBSCOhost search interface (EBSCO)

EBSCOhost : All Databases This link opens in a new window
New interface! Cross-search all EBSCO databases (50+); magazines, journals, ebooks, news and primary sources, covering multi-disciplinary topics.

Artstor was Migrated to the JSTOR Platform

Artstor Images on JSTOR This link opens in a new window
High-quality images for the study of art history, architecture, world culture & history, archaeology, fashion, photography and more. Over 2 million digital images and descriptions of visual culture from around the globe. Please note: Artstor has fully moved platforms to JSTOR, all features and tools are fully functional under the Image search tab. Additionally, the Artstor website was retired on Aug 1, 2024.

Nursing Resources: New video collections & Medcom videos update

The library recently added a number of new online resources for nursing and health sciences research and curriculum support, please use the links below to access the databases. Find more collections here: Health, Medicine & Nursing on Databases A to Z.
Please note all Medcom Trainex videos have been discontinued on the Films On Demand platform (as of 6/30/2024). New access to Medcom Trainex videos is now permanently on Nursing Education in Video.
High use Medcom Trainex video titles have new access URLs listed below, please update your course/Canvas direct links. These titles are now only available within the Nursing Education in Video database on the Academic Video Online (AVON) platform from Alexander Street Press/ProQuest.

New Nursing Video Databases & UpToDate mobile app

Nursing Education in Video This link opens in a new window
Nursing Education in Video is a collection of demonstration and training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills. This resource provides access to Medcom's complete collection of 300+ full-length training videos.
Forensic Nursing in Video This link opens in a new window
Symptom Media’s Forensic Nursing Collection, produced in collaboration with the Academy of Forensic Nursing, features a variety of video case studies detailing stories of abuse, sexual assault, and injury. Case study demonstrations include principles of trauma informed care, seeking consent, and history taking.
Nursing and Mental Health in Video This link opens in a new window
Nursing and Mental Health in Video is a Symptom Media Collection of case study videos to help prepare nursing students in learning the nurse’s role in understanding, assessing, and managing the mental health issues that often present themselves alongside physical conditions.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Nursing & Allied Health students and instructors should create their UpToDate account using this link. Then download the UpToDate mobile app and connect your new account for access anywhere you need to consult current, reviewed, evidence-based medical information.