Library Resources Spotlight

Take a look at these resources.
They're either new subscriptions - recently made available to University staff and students or resources which deserve a spotlight.

Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2009

Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook 2009 – presents a comprehensive selection of statistical data on Europe. The yearbook may be viewed as an introduction to European statistics. Most data cover the period 1997–2007 for the European Union and some indicators are provided for other countries such as candidate countries to the European Union, members of EFTA, Japan or the United States (subject to availability). With just over 500 statistical tables, graphs and maps, the yearbook treats the following areas: the economy, population, education, health, living conditions and welfare, the labour market, industry and services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, international trade, transport, the environment, energy, science and technology and Europe’s regions. This edition’s spotlight chapter covers creativity and innovation – the theme of the European year 2009.

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Download a free copy of this publication or link to the electronic version arranged by chapter using the link on the right.

19th Century British Pamphlets

This collection contains the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th century held in UK research libraries. The pamphlets provide users with a wide focus on the political, social, and economic issues of 19th century Britain. More than 20,000 pamphlets are available in this new collection.

On-campus access is automatic; off-campus access will require an Athens password. 
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Ireland Collection on JSTOR

The Digital Library of Core Resources on Ireland is a comprehensive, multi–disciplinary digital library of research materials relating to Ireland, spanning the 18th century to present. Content includes both current and ceased journals, over 200 monographs, and 2,500 manuscript pages. The collection covers a wide range of disciplines, including music, art, history, literature, archaeology, sociology, mathematics, and science, among many others. 

On-campus access is automatic; off-campus access will require an Athens password. 
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 British Library Archival Sound Recordings now available

Explore 21,000 selected recordings of music, spoken word and human and natural environments. From foghorns to Bach, from Strawberry Frogs to interviews with the History of the Common Cold Unit, there's definitely something of interest for everyone. Search facility is available, and you can create a favourites list for later listening. Most of the recordings can be downloaded, but the following collections are available as streamed content only:

• Accents and dialects
• Ethnographic wax cylinders
• British wildlife recordings

Access is available from NORA and the Library catalogue, using your University Login.

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Accessible via NORA and the library catalogue the American Chemical Society Journals now also includes an archive of full text PDF’s of all 23 of ACS journals published between 1879 and 1995.  

Covering  some of the most influential research in the fields of chemistry and related sciences such as biological and medicinal chemistry, polymer science and materials science.  

It also covers subjects areas including analytical chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology, biotechnology, chemical biology, crystallography, energy and fuels, environmental science, food science, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, organic chemistry, pharmacology, physical chemistry, plant sciences, and toxicology.

Current journals taken are also accessed in the same way via NORA or the library catalogue.

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The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media. The 700 or so bound volumes of newspapers and news pamphlets were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.

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The world's core collection of engineering, electronics, and computer science periodicals and conferences, from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) including archives . Articles and papers available in full text. Also includes access to IEEE standards (excluding drafts). This collection is available on campus or via DESKTOP ANYWHERE

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Public Information Online 

Public Information Online is a web-based database of Parliamentary and official publications from 2006/07 Parliamentary Session onwards. All papers are fully searchable PDFs and are uploaded on the day of publication. PIO contains House of Commons Papers, House of Lords Papers, House of Commons Bills, House of Lords Bills, Explanatory Notes for Bills, Public Bill Debates, Standing Committee Debates, Command Papers. Scottish Parliamentary materials will be added from June 2008. 

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PsycARTICLES

Available from August 2008, is an outstanding resource for Psychology and allied disciplines. Published by the American Psychological Association, PsycARTICLES provides full text access from the first year of publication to the entire archive of 31 APA journals, 16 APA ‘Speciality’ journals, 3 Canadian Psychological Association journals and 9 Hogrefe Publishing Group journals. PsycARTICLES can be used to search across the whole database for journal articles on a particular subject, or it can be used to retrieve the full text of specific journal articles.

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The new EBSCOhost interface is now available with a new, simpler basic search screen, an enhanced result list, and several other new features.
AMED (Alternative Medicine-Allied and Alternative Medicine),  Business Source Premier,  CINAHL with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health),  Ebsco EJS (Electronic Journals Service), Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text,  Greenfile, Historical Abstracts, IBSS - International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) , MEDLINE,  SPORTDiscus  and Teacher Reference Center  are all available on the Ebsco platform.
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Financial information on 55,000 listed and major unlisted/delisted companies worldwide (43,000 are non-US companies). The information includes: standardised and "as reported" financials (including restated reports), SEC filings, detailed earnings estimates including recommendations, ownership, stock data, news and ratings.

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Tourism Insights

Tourism Insights is a monthly online subscription service. Written by industry professionals, it aims to help you monitor developments in the UK tourism market, analysing and interpreting trends to keep you completely up to date.

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 500 core journals, more than 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

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GreenFILE

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

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The Teacher Reference Centre

Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. It features a user-friendly search screen with useful search options and the choice to limit results to full-text or peer-reviewed articles. The Visual Search option enables you to group, sort and filter results.

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DIPEx

A patient experiences site covering many health issues and illnesses. Interviews can be listened to, watched or read. The site also gives reliable information on treatment choices and where to find support; includes cancers, heart disease, mental health, neurological conditions, screening programmes, pregnancy, teenage health, chronic illnesses and many others.

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EPPI

The EPPI-Centre is makes reliable research findings about health, education and welfare accessible to the people who need them, whether they are making policy, practice, or personal decisions.  The EPPI-Centre writes and supports others to write comprehensive summaries of this research, which are known as 'systematic reviews' - they do not simply repeat the findings of the research but assess its quality, helping readers to make informed decisions.

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The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination provides research-based information about the effects of interventions used in health and social care. It promotes the use of research-based knowledge, by offering systematic reviews of research on selected topics and scoping reviews which map the research literature.

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ILR Programme Sharing Database 

We now have access to this resource. It contains approximately 1120 recordings generated by the Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme 1983-1990.

Try browsing under terms such as Newcastle and hear what you find...

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Country Insight provides in-depth analysis of economic, political, social and demographic trends affecting 71 countries and 8 regions worldwide.
Articles are succinct and explore topical issues and interesting socio-economic trends, while the Features section examine issues in depth.
Clearly presented datafiles containing graphs, charts and rankings linking relevant data. They often provide backup to articles and features but also provide an excellent graphical overview of a topic.  Country profiles are standardised country reports that provide background economic and political data and analysis. Updated on a rolling basis, they are always current.

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HCPP currently covers the period 1688 -2003. Search by keywords, or browse the subject index to retrieve the full text House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, Bills and Reports of Committees. Between 1801 and 2000, around 9.5 million pages for over 184,000 parliamentary papers were published. Since 2001, the number of papers has grown by approximately 4,000 for each parliamentary session. HCPP delivers searchable full text for each paper, along with a detailed subject index.

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Fulltext database of materials published in the 18th Century covering the disciplines of history and geography, social sciences, fine arts, medicine science & technology, literature & language, religion & philosophy and law.

Can be found on NORA by searching or under Literature Databases, Politics & History Databases, Arts & Design Databases, Modern Languages & English Language Databases.

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This resource replaces the Lexis Nexis Executive service.

Nexis UK is a full text database including UK national and regional newspapers and trade press plus many newspapers and magazines published worldwide. It also includes full text information covering companies, industries, countries and people.

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Staff at Northumbria now have access to this resource via Athens. Jorum is a repository providing access to learning and teaching materials and encouraging the sharing, re-use and re-purposing of them between teaching staff at UK FE and HE institutions.

Registration is required before you gain access to the repository -  an acknowledgement comes within 1 - 5days.
You can then browse or search the repository for materials.

Access this via the panel in your MyAthens HOME page. (Link on right of page)