Business Source Elite

This database provides articles and contextual information on business and finance. Academic journals, trace publications and popular magazines and newspapers are indexed. After a search is initially taken, a column opens up to the right, allowing the searcher to modify their query to different search terms, limit types of publications or narrow to a particular company or industry. I think this database would be most useful to students who are researching policy because it could be used to track trends that the ways that businesses are responding to them. (Tim)

Business and company resource center

The B&CRC is a business database which allows the user to search for information by both company and industry. An entry about a particular company in broken down into two section, a column of available articles and narrative data running down the left side of the screen, and a selection of tabs across the top offering the user to access different financial data and reports. Reference USA is usually my first stop for financial information, but if the user is looking for in depth information on a particular company, this can be a useful database as the availability to cross-reference reports with news stories could be valuable. (Tim)

Gale directories library

C.L. has passed on to me a flyer for the Gale Essential Directories database which has things like the Encyclopedia of Associations, Business Rankings Annual, Market Share Reporter and others. It might be worth taking a look at if the price is right. I left the flyer on my desk if you want to check it out.

Update from Michael World

Mr. Lamb wishes to draw our attention to MELCAT which he thinks is a meta search engine that the New Jersey State Library will eventually use as a model. He also gave me some printed information about potential databases for consideration - it's on my desk if you want to take a look. (Tim)

Databases for consideration?

C.L. passed on to me a flyer of some of Gale's offerings, and a couple caught my attention. What do you think of these?

Gale Legal Forms: Standard legal tasks can become less daunting, thanks, in part, to Gale LegalForms. This online resource delivers everything do-it-yourselfers need to take charge of their legal affairs with confidence. Gale LegalForms offers an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to addressing basic legal matters. Simply locate the form that’s needed by using any of the links found on the home page and download the specific form. Then, enter all relevant information and print it. Completed forms also can be saved to a computer’s hard drive or e-mailed to a home address. The information entered is held in absolute privacy.

Testing and education reference center: Whether it's preparing admission materials or getting a heads-up on preparatory tests, the Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) is Gale's online tool designed to help students — from high school to graduate school to specialty school — prepare to make their further education decisions easier. Loaded with information on colleges, technical schools and executive programs, practice entrance, certification and professional license exams that show students what to expect and how to prepare to get to — and excel at — the next level. TERC also helps interested scholars prepare financially for their endeavor by identifying financial aid and other monetary sources available to them and offers tips on how to secure these available funds. Students and seasoned professionals TERC with Careers helps users identify a career path with a career assessment test and key information on more than 1,100 occupations. Plus, the Resumé Builder and Virtual Careers Library makes this perfect for job seekers by providing specific examples and tips for the job search.

Antiques database

Clark County/Las Vegas Library and the Berkeley Heights Library talk about the P4A Antiques Database. Do you think it would be more helpful than out current antiques database, Price-It?

Proquest renewed

Gail gave me a note saying the ProQuest New York Times full-text database has been renewed through June 2010.

Did anybody see any interesting databases for consideration at the NJLA Convention?

Database updates and offers

Maria gave me some printouts about the Facts on File database updates and sheets of database offers of dubious quality. If you want to see them, please see me.

New Database Directory Live

The new database directory is live - check it out.

Databases to look into

Thinking about databases we might want to purchase or demo - is there any database that you or your colleagues are craving?

C.L. said there is an EBSCO database for home repair, does anyone know anything about this or if it's available for demo?