Databases

E-books formerly part of the netLibrary collection are now fully integrated into the EBSCOhost platform as part of the “ebooks on EBSCOhost” collection.  “ebooks on EBSCOhost” can be found in the library’s database A-Z list.  Records for individual titles appear in Acorn with links to the e-books. As with netLibrary,… Read More

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is an entirely new research tool for the social sciences and humanities. A scholar-curated library of discipline-based subject modules, OBO is designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources of information in half the time by directing them to exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive,… Read More

ProQuest’s US Hispanic Newsstand is on trial, September 2-September 30, 2010.  This trial is available on and off campus to library patrons.  Please send comments to Paula Covington (paula.covington@vanderbilt.edu). US Hispanic Newsstand contains full-text of major Hispanic newspapers published in the United States, representing diverse regions of the country. It… Read More

The library currently has a trial for a database containing the Gran Enciclopedia de España, and the Gran Enciclopedia Iberoamericana, two major universal encyclopedias emphasizing Spain and Latin America.  Access is only available on campus and the trial lasts until September 30.  For access information, please see the E-Trials Blog… Read More

The library currently has trial access for the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collections, Series I and II. For more details, please visit the ETrials Blog.  Trial ends June 30, 2010. http://weblog.library.vanderbilt.edu/etrials/… Read More

The OECD iLibrary is now available to library patrons.  This resource is OECD’s gateway to full-text books (including annuals and outlooks), journals, working papers and statistics.  It can be found by searching Acorn, DiscoverLibrary or in the list of Heard Library Research Databases at http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/heard/artdb.shtml. Read More

The International Monetary Fund e-Library is now available to library patrons.  The IMF e-Library contains information and statistics published about IMF and member countries.  The link to this resource can be found by searching Acorn, DiscoverLibrary or in the list of Heard Library Research Databases at http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/heard/artdb.shtml. Read More

D&B Million Dollar Database provides brief information on 15 million private and public U.S. companies and 8 million international companies.  The directory information includes: address, sales, number of employees. industry classification (SIC and NAICS), type of ownership, and names of chief executives.  You can generate lists of companies meeting specific… Read More

On June 15th a revised and enhanced version of the Revised Common Lectionary went into production, after several months of beta version review and comment by many of its regular users.  The culmination of a 9 month development effort, the new design and enhanced features of the web-site can… Read More

The library now has access to the Foundation Directory Online (Professional edition) database.  Foundation Directory Online Professional provides subscribers with access to comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants. FDO can be found in the list of Heard Library Research Databases at http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/heard/artdb.shtml.  From this page, under “Need a Database… Read More