Tuesday, November 25, 2008

SHOP ONLINE AND SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

"You can now support the Samford University Library when you shop online. The library receives a referral fee when you shop at selected online booksellers. To see the participating merchants, visit this page:

http://library.samford.edu/about/support.html

The library will benefit only if you click a store’s link on the webpage above.

Some sites are specialty booksellers. Others are household names that sell much more than books, including toys, games, electronics, movies, music, etc. The library benefits from every item purchased at the participating businesses.

Thank you in advance for supporting the library."


Thanks to Ed Cherry for providing this information.

Monday, November 17, 2008

AMERICA: HISTORY & LIFE and HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS

EBSCOhost has acquired the resources "America: History & Life" and "Historical Abstracts."

"America: History & Life" and "Historical Abstracts" allow users to browse chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes in American history. On the main screen, users will find a list of major time periods and events. Each of these is further divided into subtopics that display informative essays and suggestions for further research. Linked subject terms are also provided, which allow users to search the entire "America: History and Life" database for articles, book and media reviews, and dissertations.

Historical Abstracts similarly guides users through subjects in World History since 1450 (excluding the United States and Canada) by allowing them to browse through chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes. On the main screen, users will find a list of major time periods and events, also further divided into subtopics that display informative essays and suggestions for further research. Linked subject terms are provided, allowing users to search the entire Historical Abstracts database for articles, book citations and dissertations.