Action for Libraries
In Reference...
Edited by Brandie Baumann
Wilson Discounts New Book Review Digest Retrospective
BCR member libraries have an opportunity to purchase H.W. Wilson's new Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982, at a
substantial discount, but they need to act before March 2.
Providing access to a unique record of books and reviews reflecting the ideas that shaped the 20th century, the database covers nearly eight decades of H.W. Wilson's Book Review Digest, with excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction. Cheryl LaGuardia, head of instructional services, Harvard College Library has said that, "This file is an essential acquisition for every public, academic, and research library." ("A Bibliophile's Heaven," Library Journal, January 2006)
Highlights include:
- Coverage of 300,000 books.
- Citations to more than 1.5 million book reviews.
- The ability to search on the names of book reviewers.
- Detailed indexing of more than 500 key English-language popular magazines, newspapers, literary review media and academic journals.
- Indexing from 78 printed annual volumes, saving space on your library's shelves.
- Library holdings indicator links to your OPAC.
- The ability to search simultaneously with Book Review Digest Plus.
For more information, including how to sign up for a free trial, contact BCR's Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org).
Ovid Adding Music Database to SilverPlatter
Ovid is adding RIPM (Repertoire International de la Presse Musicale), to its SilverPlatter line. RIPM provides access to 18th, 19th and
20th century periodical literature dealing with music. It consists of a cumulative index to more than half a million annotated records and is
updated every six months. For more information, contact BCR's Karen Graham (kgraham@bcr.org).
CSA Cancels PAIS License with SilverPlatter
Following its recent acquisition of PAIS, CSA is terminating the license agreement for the PAIS database on SilverPlatter on February 4.
Updates will continue until February 2007. Subscribers have several alternative SilverPlatter databases to choose from, including A
Matter of Fact, EconLit, International Political Science Abstracts or Social Policy and Practice. BCR's Karen Graham can assist you with
changing your subscription.
Facts on File News Service Offers Free Month
New subscribers to the Facts on File News Service will receive free access between the time they sign up and April 1, the start of BCR's
subscription period. The regular subscription period runs through March 30 of next year. For more information, please contact BCR's
Lisa Holmberg (lholmber@bcr.org) or Ellen Fox (efox@bcr.org).
To sign up or to see what is available through Facts.com, visit
www.bcr.org/reference/facts/.
OCLC FirstSearch Service Documentation Published
The January 2006 edition of OCLC FirstSearch Services Databases is now available. The publication provides essential information on all
FirstSearch databases, including ordering information, available online full-text, interlibrary loan links, links to local library OPACs and
more. Copies may be purchased in English, Spanish and French, as a print version or on the Web
(www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/databases/dbdetails/default.htm).
For a print copy in English, send an e-mail request to
orders@oclc.org and ask for product code PRM2857. Request a print copy of the Spanish edition by sending an e-mail request to
orders@oclc.org and asking for product code PRM2934. The product code for the French edition is PRM1006.
NetLibrary Update
NetLibrary announced in November it is the first electronic content provider to offer academic, public, special and school library users
access to more than 100,000 full-text e-book and electronic audiobook titles. More than 20,000 new titles were added in 2005 alone.
NetLibrary's catalog includes the latest information technology titles, reference essentials, business and economics resources, best-selling
fiction titles and much more.
NetLibrary collections now can be set up to provide users with remote access if they already have a NetLibrary account or if they have enabled remote authentication. Several options are available including secure referring URL; IP address recognition through proxy server; or NetLibrary user account. Once remote authentication is set up, users can search for and view e-books and preview e-audiobooks without coming into the physical library.
Contact BCR's Laura Chittivej (lchittve@bcr.org) for more information on both NetLibrary e-books and digital audiobooks.