New eResources October 2023 through January 2024
by Rachel Fox Von Swearingen, Collections Lead Librarian
The Libraries collects a wide array of online resources licensed from hundreds of publishers, spanning from books and journals to streaming media, images, indexes and databases.
For Spring 2024, the Libraries have begun the first year of Gale’s digital primary source archive evidence-based acquisitions program (EBA), Accelerate. In the past, the only licensing options were to lease or buy, and the EBA model allows the Libraries to experiment more with different types of archival collections at one time to determine the ones that best meet the University’s research and teaching needs.
The new collections from Gale represent a wide range of periodical, manuscript, news and other types of archives. Some exciting ones of note are: Environmental History, published in two modules, is the first digital primary source archive covering this research topic in the collection; Archives of Sexuality and Gender, published in six modules, is one of the largest collections covering gender history and sexuality studies, including topics such as reproduction rights, prostitution, LGBTQ+ rights, gender roles and the rise of sexology; and the full-page color image scans of the popular magazines The Economist (1843-2020), Financial Times (1888-2021), and National Geographic (1888-2020).
A full list of new e-resources, including those from Gale Accelerate, are listed below. Please explore and let us know about any comments or feedback on our Collection Development and Resource Feeback guide.
Databases
- Mergent Bond Viewer -- bond data, including both issuer and bond level terms and condition data, US taxable bonds, municipal bonds and retail notes.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Religion and Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Global Public Health -- Online reference resources from Oxford, continually updated and peer reviewed.
- Pitchbook -- Private market data, focused on venture capital, private equity and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Users are required to register with their syr.edu email address and will be asked to login each time.
- Policy Commons: Papers from think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, local governments and research organizations around the world including papers from dissolved organizations. New modules added World Cities and World Governments
Digital Archives from Gale Accelerate Program
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender, modules 3, 4 and 6 – Archival documents relating to the historical, political, social, legal and health aspects of sex, sexuality and gender. Contains newsletters, papers, government documents, manuscripts, pamphlets and more. New modules are Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century; International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture; Community and Identity in North America.
- Associated Press: US Cities and Bureaus Collection, 1931-2004 -- Wire copy, intra- and inter-bureau correspondence, photos, video footage and personal papers from reporters and photographers.
- The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2020
- Environmental History -- Personal papers of environmentalists and records of United States and United Kingdom government agencies covering the history of land rights, resource usage, environmental protections, disaster response strategies and international trade rules. Includes modules on Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870-1980
- Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2021
- Indigenous Peoples of North America -- Newspapers, manuscripts, drawings, reports, photographs, organizational records, census records and Indigenous language materials like dictionaries, bibles and primers. Includes modules on North America and The Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986.
- Making of Modern Law: Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978 -- Transcripts, motions, petitions and other documents from the United States Court of Appeals.
- Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926 -- Transcriptions, motions, petitions, proceedings and arbitrations from historical trials in North American and European Anglo-American courts.
- National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020
- Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers -- Image scans of articles and pages from United States newspapers, published during the 1800s.
- Power to the People! Counterculture, Social Movements, and Alternative Press, 1960-2015 – Periodicals, pamphlets and ephemera from the United States and United Kingdom representing anti-establishment and counter-cultural ideas and movements.
- Women’s Studies Archive, Issues and Identities -- Female-authored literature, women’s periodicals and other materials on women’s political activism, suffrage, birth control, civil rights and socialism. Documents are from North and South America, Europe, East and South Asia and Africa. Content is in English, French, German and Dutch.
Journals, Websites, Magazines, and Periodicals
- AdWeek Digital, premium access on publisher platform with no delay on current issues
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995-present
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1997-present
- Journal of Great Lakes Research, 1975-present
- Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2017-present
- Lancet Psychiatry, 2014-present
- Matter, 2019-present