Drama Online trial now running

We currently have access to a 90 day trial of the Drama Online Beta site.  This will be available until the 25th May and the resource includes scripts from both class and contemporary authors.  The link to access the site is as follows:  http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/.

Please do note the following points below:

-          The trial access is to the Beta site of Drama Online, so this is NOT the final launch site.

-          Therefore, there may be some bugs on the site. If there is anything in particular that does not seem to be functioning properly, please let us know and we can check with the Publisher whether this is a bug on the Beta site or not.

-          Not all the content will be on the Beta site. Drama Online will be launching this Spring with approx. 500 titles from the complete title list, and the Beta site currently has about 390 titles uploaded at the moment. The complete 2013 list will be added over the course of the coming months. You will also see that the Arden Shakespeare titles are not yet on the Beta site – the Publisher is just at the moment making some changes to fix some bugs around the scholarly notes. These will be available on the launch of the platform if not at some point during the Beta site trial.  

Please contact Maree Green if you have any feedback/comments on this resource: m.e.green@salford.ac.uk.

IBIS World Database trial

We currently have a trail to the IBIS World database.  IBIS World is a database that provides market research reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and China. Global industry reports for selected industries are also available.  IBIS World research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5 year forecasts. 

 

You browse the database by industry or search the reports by keywords such as companies, industries, locations, etc. Archival content is available for each industry.  The trial runs from now to 31st May 2013.  

Log in to:   http://www.ibisworld.co.uk 

If you have any feedback about the database, please contact Sue Barker-Mathews:  s.c.barker-mathews@salford.ac.uk 

New resource! - JISC Media Hub

About JISC Media Hub

The Library now has access to a new database called JISC Media Hub.  This is a resource of non-fiction films, videos, audio clips and images, with uses across many subject areas. It contains Performance Shakespeare, of interest to Performance staff and students. Many good examples of documentary films are also available through the database, including the ITN collections of news programmes. It also contains the Culverhouse Classical Music Collection – this allows you to listen to copyright free classical music online and, in many cases, legally download and print the music score for the piece.

For the films to play your PC should have a recent version of Windows Media Player; this will be automatically available on networked University PCs.

Accessing JISC Media Hub

To access the database, go to SOLAR and select the databases tab.  Then search for JISC Media Hub.  Once you reach the home page, if you are on campus then login via the direct access option. If you are off campus then login via the UK Federation link.

Both methods need require your Athens username and password. Click to agree to the Conditions of Use.
• Choose Advanced Search as it will allow greater flexibility of searching.
• Select the Collections you wish to search; by default it searches all of them. For example, if you are searching for a classical composer you may wish to limit to Audio sources. Keep at least one Collection Type selected; Inside JISC Media Hub is recommended.
• Enter your search terms.
• Click on Search. Your search results will display – click on the required title.
• Click on the arrow to play the film, sound clip etc...

A help guide is available here: http://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/132855./jiscmediahub.pdf

IBSS now available through e-library

The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) is now available to the University. "This database includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Over 2,800 journals are regularly indexed and some 7,000 books are included each year." The IBSS can be accessed from off-campus with your Athens username & password, which can be found in the passwords file on your F: drive. You can also use this database on the new ProQuest platform. For further information about new electronic resources that are now available, please visit the e-library blog at: http://salfordelibnews.blogspot.com/2011/03/ibss-international-bibliography-of.html.