Tag Archives: Online Databases

Evernote

Posted on 16 April 2009 by Rick Mason

Evernote is an online service that serves an interesting purpose:  it allows you to indicate digital items that you wish to remember, it stores them, and then makes the entire collection searchable. Or more specifically, you can have it remember … Continue reading →

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May You Live in Interesting Financial Times

Posted on 1 February 2009 by Rick Mason

If you have been concerned about the possible effects of the global financial crisis on libraries, you aren’t alone.  The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has issued a statement that is not only short, succinct, and dire, but also … Continue reading →

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Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT)

Posted on 12 October 2006 by Rick Mason

The Joint Information Systems Committee, an organization based in England, has launched a tool to help libraries and researchers compare and contrast different online databases. The Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) lets you quickly see the similarities and differences among … Continue reading →

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Indiana’s Inspire-ation

Posted on 6 October 2006 by Rick Mason

The state of Indiana has it right:  they have a state-wide collection of online databases that they not only make available to all libraries in the state, but to every resident. The Inspire Database contains a lot of fantastic resources, … Continue reading →

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Indiana’s Inspire-ation

Posted on 6 October 2006 by Rick Mason

The state of Indiana has it right:  they have a state-wide collection of online databases that they not only make available to all libraries in the state, but to every resident. The Inspire Database contains a lot of fantastic resources, … Continue reading →

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CUFTS Resource Comparison

Posted on 6 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Allows you to compare holdings of various online databases side-by-side: http://lib-bladea2.lib.sfu.ca:8088/CUFTS/compare.cgi Credit to http://www.bibliotechweb.com/

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