Swarthmore's new databases
Swarthmore College Libraries recently subscribed to 2 new databases, and added a new feature to one of our existing databases.
Paratext's Reference Universe is unlike any other library reference database available today, allowing patrons to search the article titles and complete back-of-the-book indexes to over 12,000 specialized encyclopedias, compendia, handbooks and reference works published after 1985. Reference Universe provides a customized view of our electronic and print reference holdings. Searchers instantly know which titles are held by Swarthmore, and can click right through to online articles in all major reference databases, as well as see the local records in Tripod.
China Academic Journals is the most comprehensive, full-text database of Chinese-language journals in the world. Each series contains journals in different subject areas. Swarthmore purchased two collections: the Literature/History/Philosophy collection and the Economics/Politics/Law collection.
LexisNexis Statistical DataSets, part of the Statistical Universe product, aggregates over 100 public domain and licensed quantitative datasets and makes that data available from within a single interface. Users scan the contents of these datasets, select subjects and variables of interest, and view the data in side-by-side tables and charts. The product also provides accompanying metadata in the form of citation records to provide details on how the data were collected and obtained.
