New Library Resources
69传媒now has access to the following resources:
- (subscription): comprehensive, source-neutral abstract and citation database of academic journals, books and conference proceedings published worldwide in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities
- (subscription): the premier resource for fiction/non-fiction titles, thousands of awards and quality reviews including author/title links, lesson plans and teaching guides related to Children鈥檚 and Young Adult books and other media.
- (purchase): ebooks, videos, and podcasts covering the research process, such as grant-writing and publication, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods methodology, and how research is conducted in various academic disciplines. Also includes:
- (purchase): ebooks and a range of videos for kinesiology and exercise science disciplines
Strength in numbers
These acquisitions were made possible through participation in the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) consortium, as the Robertson Library benefited from license negotiations that resulted in lower annual subscription costs for its Elsevier (ScienceDirect) journal package.
Use it or lose it
The Library receives usage data from the vendors, and this helps us choose what products to cut when budgets are tight. That鈥檚 almost every year, thanks to vendor price increases, inflation, and exchange rates. If having these subscription databases available is important to you, please use them and encourage your students to use them. can help by providing or arranging training sessions.
If you have questions about using these products, please contact your .
