Two New Databases at Blackwell!

We are pleased to announce that two databases have been added to the library’s growing list of electronic resources for research and study. 

Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

Published by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, the MMY has long been a standard reference for identifying and evaluating tests in the fields of education and psychology.  The electronic version, which covers the years 1985 to present (volumes 9 – 15), provides descriptive information and professional reviews of more than 2700 contemporary testing instruments.  Anyone who has struggled with the print editions of this encyclopedic work will be delighted with the convenience and accuracy of the online version.

The Times Digital Archive

From on-the-scene reports of the American Revolution’s “other side,” and firsthand accounts of Jack the Ripper, to London’s LIVEAID concert for humanitarian aid, the Times newspaper offers unique insights into events in the United Kingdom and abroad.  Published in London since 1785, the Times is the newspaper of record for the UK and one of the world’s leading dailies.  Two hundred years of the paper (1785 to 1985) can now be accessed through this new database which offers clear digital images of every page.  With something for everyone, the Times will be of particular interest for research in history, genealogy, economics, business, political science, sociology, literature, theatre, and the visual arts.

These, and all library online resources, can be accessed at http://www.salisbury.edu/library/databases/index.html or from the “e-resources” tab on the library home page.

Library Invests $50,000 in Seminal Works

Since 2008, the library has been slowly acquiring works in Resources for College Libraries (RCL).  RCL represents the work of 332 U.S. college and university faculty and librarians. They identified the core books every college and university library should own.

There were nearly 48,000 titles not in Blackwell collections. From those, faculty chose about 6,500 titles that directly supported their classes. During last summer and this fall, the library began ordering almost the last of these. Rounding out materials on composers, music history and the psychology of and techniques of performance, Blackwell recently began placing orders for 401 music books ($20,000). An additional 494 works ($30,000) in biology, covering genetics, bioethics, bioinformatics, mathematical modeling, and teaching science are in the queue.

You deserve the best, and we’re working hard to bring it to you.  Happy reading!