Springer launches the “Springer Book Archives”; Five new databases from Accessible Archives; and ACRL is still seeking participants for “Accessment in Action”
Springer launches the “Springer Book Archives”
Springer now offers online access to 37,000 historic, English-language eBooks with the launch of the Springer Book Archives (SBA) at the 2013 American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting (ALA MW). The SBA will be completed by the end of this year, and when finished researchers, students and librarians will be able to access more than 170 years of science through 100,000 titles, available anywhere, at anytime, via Springer’s online platform, SpringerLink (link.springer.com).
Accessible Archives Announces Five New Databases
Accessible Archives, Inc.©, a publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, is expanding its existing collection through the addition of five new titles:
- National Anti-Slavery Standard 1840-1870. Sister publication of The Liberator, this official newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society sought to extend the rights of slaves across the country and implied not only suffrage rights for colored males, but also advocated suffrage for women…”
- National Citizen and Ballot Box 1876-1881. This monthly journal was owned and edited by Matilda Joslyn Gage, founding member of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Deeply involved in feminist causes, Gage helped lead and publicize the suffrage movement in the United States…
- The Revolution 1868-1872. The official publication of the National Woman Suffrage Association, its motto was: “The True Republic—Men, their rights and nothing more; Women, their rights and nothing less…
- American County Histories IV: The West. These large volumes, long a cornerstohttp://www.against-the-grain.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=23857&action=edit&message=10ne of local historical and genealogical information, were published between 1870 and 1923…
- Frank Leslie’s Weekly 1852-1922. This popular literary and news publication combined coverage on the elements of war, politics, art, science, travel and exploration, literature and the fine arts, enhanced by numerous illustrations…
(Discounts are being offered through March 31,2013.)
Apply to be Part of New ACRL “Assessment in Action” Learning Community
According to Sunday’s Cognotes, ACRL is still “seeking applications from all types of institutions fro 75 teams to participate in the first year of Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library services and described on the ACRL website…”
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