ProQuest Research Companion

Developed by writing instructors and librarians, this resource consists of nine Learning Modules and seven interactive tools – designed to automate the basic parts of the research process. The multimedia-based learning modules engage students to think more critically and creatively about their research, while other interactive tools help students navigate through the research process more quickly to spend more time on the research that interests them most. ProQuest Research Companion adapts to all devices –- laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

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Art Source

This resource replaces Art & Architecture Complete and provides full-text coverage to many periodicals and books in fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as in architecture and architectural design from 1929-present. Combines content from Art Index/Art Index Retrospective and Art & Architecture Complete. Includes indexing and abstracts for several hundred journals and books. Includes collection of thousands of images.

Art and Architecture in Video

This resource was on trial and has been acquired by the Baylor Libraries.

Art and Architecture in Video

The collection spans period and region, including coverage of the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modern, and Contemporary art. In addition to art history and theory, the collection addresses applied topics such as architectural and graphic design. For general help, including navigation instructions and search tips, click HERE.

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Trial expires: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Material ConneXion

A unique and comprehensive resource comprised of more than 4,500 materials and processes. The information, including high-quality photographs, and company/vendor contact information is also placed into a database that can be accessed online, providing users with the ability to search all of the materials by keyword, material type, manufacturer name, manufacturer location, etc.

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Trial expires: Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

This resource used to be available from FirstSearch and is now available from EBSCOhost.

This database surveys U.S. and foreign journals. The index covers international, scholarly and popular periodical literature, including publications of professional associations, U.S. state and regional periodicals, and major serial publications on the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia. This database also provides citation records for architects’ obituaries.

Benezit Dictionary of Artists

This resource has been added to Oxford Art Online.

Last year, EBSCO Publishing bought HW Wilson.  EBSCO is in the process of migrating all Wilson databases to the EBSCOhost platform.  The following Wilson databases acquired by the Baylor University Libraries have been moved to the EBSCOhost platform:

• Art Index Retrospective
• Book Review Digest Retrospective
• Education Index Retrospective
• Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective
• Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
• Play Index
• Readers’ Guide Retrospective
• Short Story Index Retrospective

The remaining Wilson databases should be migrated to the EBSCOhost platform before the end of February 2012, and include the following resources acquired by the Baylor University Libraries:

• Children’s Core Collection
• Fiction Core Collection
• Middle and Junior High Core Collection
• Public Library Core Collection Nonfiction
• Senior High Core Collection

Web of Knowledge — Book Citation Index

The Book Citation Index has been added to our Web of Knowledge subscription for a trial period. To use this feature, click on the “Cited Reference Search” link and complete the search form. Just below the search form you will see “Citation Databases” with a “+” to the left. click on that plus to view the options that allow you to narrow your cited search to books or chapters in books.

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Trial expires: Thursday, December 15, 2011

Over the years, ProQuest has acquired the companies, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) and Chadwyck Healey.  For the past year, ProQuest has been developing a new search interface which they want to apply to all of their databases as well as those acquired from CSA and Chadwyck Healey.  The migration to the new interface has been in place for several months, and the Baylor University Libraries have now switched to the new ProQuest interface for the following resources:

• ABI/INFORM Complete
• American Periodicals
• BioOne Abstracts & Indexes
• British Periodicals
• ComDisDome
• Current research@ Baylor University Library
• Ecology Abstracts — Not renewed, July 1, 2011
• ERIC
• Ethnic Newswatch
• International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
• International Index to the Performing Arts
• Latin American Newsstand
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
• Physical Education Index
• PILOTS
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
• ProQuest Entrepreneurship
• ProQuest Historical Annual Reports
• Proquest Historical Newspapers the New York Times
• Social Services Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
• Wall Street Journal

As ProQuest continues to migrate their family of resources into the new interface, we will make the appropriate changes.