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Article Galaxy Scholar provides academic library users on-demand access to a large library of articles. Here’s how it works.
Article Galaxy Scholar provides academic library users on-demand access to a large library of articles. Here’s how it works.
Despite some limitations, Underline Science is a one-of-a-kind resource, offering access to a large library of high-quality videos of scientific lectures and discussions through a simple interface.
Think. Check. Submit. is a free set of tools and resources that help researchers pause, ask the right questions, and make informed decisions about where to publish.
Two interconnected products, bird and nest, form a sleek, easy-to-use, and functional tool for managing an institution’s electronic resources and communicating their value to stakeholders.
Despite some limitations, Overton, a database of policy documents and gray literature, is a valuable tool for users who want to understand the intersections of policy with scholarly research.
Accessible Archives is now part of Coherent Digital’s History Commons. Here’s what’s changed.
In this interview, Madeline Kelly discusses the Western Washington University Libraries’ annual collections evaluation process and what she’s learned about sharing news of subscription cancellations.
Cabells Journalytics and Predatory Reports helps researchers—and the librarians who support them—find appropriate venues for publication and avoid those known to exhibit predatory behaviors.
Gale’s Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896–1993 makes available an important collection of primary source documents related to the environmental consequences of Britain’s colonial policies. As a single product, however, it doesn’t quite cohere.
Despite some gaps in coverage and shortcomings in the user experience, EBSCO’s LitBase impresses with the size and diversity of its collection.
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
Remembering Ward Shaw, the transformative library leader who died in early July.
Despite the limited diversity of its repertoire and its rudimentary search functionality, Art Song Transpositions offers an impressive level of quality at a competitive price.
So far, Octopus has seen limited user engagement. But with its thoughtful design and ethical approach, the platform makes a strong case for itself.
Not long ago, interlibrary loan for ebooks seemed impossible. In this interview, Michael Rodriguez talks to Marc Hoffeditz and Molly Dupere about what’s changed and what the future might hold.
As part of ProQuest’s Historical Black Newspapers Collection, the Los Angeles Sentinel archive provides access to 70 years of stories from one of the most influential Black-owned papers in the United States
ProQuest One Sustainability successfully orients users in the subject of sustainability and connects them with content at all levels of complexity. But the quality of the historical material varies, and some of the content is freely available elsewhere.
AlliedCareer, from EBSCOlearning, is a useful tool for jobseekers considering the field of allied health or allied health professionals planning their next career step.
In today’s information-saturated, privacy-challenged, AI-transforming online search landscape, DuckDuckGo has new relevance.