A c t i o n f o r L i b r a r i e s — F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 4

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Edited by Brandie Baumann

Lit Finder Renewal/Enrollment Begins
It's time to renew/enroll in BCR's annual group subscription to Roth Publishing's family of literature databases. BCR's subscription runs April 1 through March 31. To ensure that patron access is not interrupted, current subscribers should renew by March 31. Libraries that have not yet subscribed are invited to sign up for a free trial. To obtain a user name and password for the trial (valid from March 1 through March 31), fill out the BCR Lit Finder trial form at www.bcr.org/reference/Roth/Roth-Trial-Form.html. All subscribers must renew or enroll via BCR's Web order form at www.bcr.org/reference/Roth/Roth-Form.html.

For more information, please contact BCR's Laura Chittivej at lchittiv@bcr.org.

Facts.com Rewards New Subscribers
New subscribers who purchase a one-year subscription to Facts on File News Services between now and April 1 will receive the time from their sign up to April 1 for free. The subscription period runs from April 1 through March 30. For more information, contact Lisa Holmberg (lholmber@bcr.org) or Ellen Fox (efox@bcr.org). To subscribe, or to see what is available through Facts.com, go to: www.bcr.org/reference/facts/.

Music Database Added to OCLC FirstSearch
OCLC has added the Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (RIPM), 1800-1950, database to the OCLC FirstSearch service. It provides international coverage of the music periodical literature published in most European countries and the United States from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. The online index complements the printed volumes of the ongoing Repertoire International de la Presse Musicale project, as well as the RILM Abstracts of Music Literature database, also available on FirstSearch. Both RILM and RIPM are beginning to expand the coverage of music literature chronologically with the goal of soon covering more than 200 years of music scholarship.

For additional information, contact BCR's Rosario Garza (rgarza@bcr.org) or Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org).

Wilson Expands Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text
The WilsonWeb database, Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text, now includes complete articles from more than 200 journals with the recent addition of 21 core sources, including the highly praised Law Library Journal. The Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text also indexes the cover-to-cover content of 1,000-plus journals and 1,400 monographs per year. H.W. Wilson expects more full-text sources to be added soon. For a list of these new sources, go to www.hwwilson.com/databases/legal.htm.

WilsonWeb Databases Link to Web Search Engines
Users of WilsonWeb databases have a new tool that now enables them to access resources through Internet search engines such as Google and Yahoo, supplementing the information already contained in the Wilson databases. Now a single WilsonWeb search brings users results from three distinct sources the Wilson database(s) searched; full- text links to other open-URL compliant databases to which the library subscribes; and Google and other Internet search engines.

Article citations on any of the WilsonWeb periodical databases connect users to WilsonLink, a free, integrated SFX-powered link-server that provides a seamless search of any of the library's other OpenURL compliant databases. From WilsonLink, users can also launch an automatic Internet search for information related to the cited article via any of the Web's 12 most popular search engines.

The WilsonLink OpenURL search option is especially useful for obtaining the full text of articles, when full text is not available on the WilsonWeb database searched. Alternatively, the Internet search option allows the user to further expand the results with other valuable information, including images and related Web sites. The automatic search engine link is particularly practical for libraries with limited resources.

Contact Karen Graham at BCR (kgraham@bcr.org) for information on pricing and subscriptions for all H.W. Wilson products.

McGraw-Hill Enhances AccessScience Database
AccessScience, McGraw-Hill's science information database, has been redesigned to include new features that make the most popular areas of the site easier to access and navigate. Included in the redesign are the ability to e-mail articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology; detailed instructions for citing articles in research papers; and easier navigation. For more information about the new features, as well as an overview of content, visit www.accessscience.com/AboutUs/about.html. For pricing and subscription information, please contact BCR's Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org)

ATLA Religion Database Now Updated Quarterly
The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is making its religion databases available quarterly instead of semi-annually. Users of Ovid's SilverPlatter now have access to the most current information available through both the ATLA Religion Database and ATLA Religion + ATLAS. SilverPlatter anticipates updating the databases in January, April, July and October each year, when new ATLA data is received. For more information, contact BCR's Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org).

ANB Online Adds Historic Biographies
American National Biography (ANB) Online has added a number of significant personalities to its extensive list of biographies. For a full list of newly added biographies, go to www.anb.org/update.html. For information on pricing and subscriptions, contact BCR's Laura Chittivej (lchittive@bcr.org).

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