Word on the Street

Alexander Street Makes the Choice OAT List - twice!

We are thrilled to report that two of our online collections have been selected for the 2008 Outstanding Academic Title list published by Choice.  This list represents the "best of the best" in terms of books and electronic resources, and we are proud to have made the list once again with the following online collections:

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries

For more information on these titles and to request a free trial, please visit http://alexanderstreet.com.

 

Blog Banter

The blogoshere is buzzing with news of Alexander Street.  See what bloggers are saying about our electronic collections.

"Have you ever found a book written a long time ago and thought, 'Times sure have changed…'? Try an entire database"

- The University Library Blog
(University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) on Twentieth Century Advice Literature

"If you’re doing research on the late 1800s and the turn of the century, then you’ll definitely want to check out The Gilded Age. Focusing on the time period of 1865-1902, the collection features primary source documents on hot topics of the time, such as race, immigration and labor. It also includes scholarly commentary to supplement the materials."

- The University Library Blog
(University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) on The Gilded Age

"There is a useful new online library resource available at Dal: Theatre in Video, which hosts a number of film or TV productions of famous plays."

- Dr Nicol's Blog
(Dalhousie University) on Theatre in Video

"Reyes Cardenas’ writings have been published in various places . . . They are available in ebook form from Alexander Street Press."

- Xican@ Poetry Daily
on Latino Literature

You can also learn how students and instructors are using Opera in Video at Wellesley College. Read more on our Music blog.

Scheduled Downtime

Please note that we will be performing scheduled maintenance on all Alexander Street Press full-text collections on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Services will be disrupted between the hours of 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM EST/UTC-5. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience. No disruption is expected for any of the music or video collections.

If you would like to receive email alerts for scheduled maintenance in the future, please sign up at http://www.alexanderstreet.com/resources/contactupdate.htm

Thank you for your understanding; we hope to minimize the impact this downtime has your access to your collections.

If you have any questions please contact Customer Support.

Browse Alexander Street Collections for Free

Many of our online collections can be accessed and browsed without a subscription. See what the interface looks like, get a sense of what the collection can do—all without requesting a trial or having library access. You won’t be prompted to log in until you try to access a document. To see a complete listing of the collections you can browse for free, visit this page and look for the Free Browse icon.

Re-launch of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

Originally released in 2007, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online was a cross-searchable, online edition of the ten-volume reference resource. Today it is a much more powerful tool for students and researchers. The second release of the online collection features a wide range of new content and technical enhancements that make it even more valuable and easy to use.

Hundreds of audio music samples from around the world have been added. These tracks originally appeared on CDs that were published with the print edition. Users now have the ability to read about a particular song, listen to the audio, and see photos of the instruments used in the song.

Other newly added features include a comprehensive browse section, and Web 2.0 tools that let students and instructors create, annotate, and share playlists.

For more information on the re-launch of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online, please read the entire press release.

Libraries may request a free trial by submitting a Trial Request Form.

White Paper Available on Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts

Alexander Street Press and SAGE Publications are pleased to announce that a new white paper, Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works: A Resource for Mental Health Educators and Practitioners, is now freely available at http://www.alexanderstreet.com/products/psyc.htm. Simply click on “Download the White Paper” for your own PDF version.

The paper contextualizes Alexander Street’s Counseling and Psychotherapy collection for our new and existing customers and end users. It’s an excellent primer that explains how students and researchers can use the collection to help improve their understanding of treatments, therapy practices and counselor training. This is a helpful resource for all research organizations whose task is to make materials available to counseling and psychotherapy students and practitioners.

For more information or to set up a trial for your institution please contact us.

Oliver Brearey, Editor, Alexander Street Press

MLA and Alexander Street Announce Agreement

Alexander Street Press and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) today announced an agreement as part of the MLA’s Reference Online programme for English public libraries. The agreement will give participating libraries access for their users to Alexander Street’s acclaimed  Music Online: Listening, and Music Online: Reference at discounted rates.

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council works with the nine regional agencies in the MLA Partnership to improve people’s lives by building knowledge, supporting learning, inspiring creativity and celebrating identity. The Partnership acts collectively for the benefit of the sector and the public, leading the transformation of museums, libraries and archives for the future. For more information, visit www.mla.gov.uk.

Please email Hayley Harris (hharris@alexanderstreet.com), Alexander Street’s Sales Director for the UK and Ireland, if you would like additional information about Alexander Street’s Music Online products.

Important Blog Updates

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