Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is an index referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. When you access the database, click on “Search.” You will be told you do not have access to the collection. Then click on the UM Login (in first paragraph). Please contact the Information Desk at 257-3710 for the username/password. Trial ends 11/2/2008.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
October 20th, 2008Dictionary of National Biography
October 3rd, 2008Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a ground-breaking and engaging reference work providing 50,000 specially-written signed biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of the British past, from the earliest times to the end of the year 2000. State-of-the-art search options, extensive internal cross-referencing, access to articles from the original DNB, and navigation by “themes.” Database Trial ends 10/31/2008.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
September 26th, 2008
CSA Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,500 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, and dissertations. Database trial ends 11/30/08.
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