New database: Simply Map

Simply Map is a great addition to the RRU Library online collection! With Simply Map users can create professional quality thematic maps using various data sources such as NAICS codes or demographic information. 

 

Simply Map can be accessed via the Article Databases tab on our webpage.

Oxford University Press Journals database

The Oxford University Press Journals technical issues have been resolved.

SRMO is fixed!

The Sage Research Methods Online database technical issue has been resolved.

New ebooks and databases

RRU Library now has access to over 1000 new ebooks from a large number of university presses via Project Muse.  They are part of the Global Cultural Studies and Political Science and Policy Studies collections.

The LGBT Life database is part of the EBSCOHOST platform and includes 130 fulltext journals and 170 fulltext ebooks in the area of queer and gender studies.

Also new to RRU Library is Gale Business Insights, which has lots of comparative company and industry information, market research report and business case studies.

All RRU Library databases are accessed via the Article Databases tab on our webpage.

New business database - Gale Business Insights: Global

RRU Library has a new business database - Gale Business Insights: Global.  It's great for case studies and economic and industry information.  All our specialized databases can be accessed via the Article Databases tab on our webpage.

Assessing the impact of scholarly articles is changing

From Inside Higher Ed: New Measures of Scholarly Impact
"Some online journals are already publishing social media impact metrics alongside their articles. The Public Library of Science, widely known as PloS, which publishes seven open-access journals, earlier this fall began sharing not only how many times an article has been cited by other academic articles, but also how many times it has been commented on, rated, blogged about, hyperlinked, and bookmarked online."

Access Sage Research Methods Online (trial) database via the RRU Library webpage

To access the Sage Research Methods Online (trial) database select the Search for Articles link at our webpage. After logging in scroll down the list of databases to Sage Research Methods Online. The trail ends Dec. 31, 2010.

New from CIAO database

From the National Endowment for Democracy:
Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure
Author: John Burgess

From the United States Institute of Peace:
Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict
Author: Nike Carstarphen, Robert Harris, David J. Smith & Craig Zelizer

From the Institute for National Strategic Studies:
Somalia's Endless Transition: Breaking the Deadlock
Author: Andre Le Sage

All RRU research databases can be accessed from the Search for Articles link at the RRU Library webpage.

Sage Research Methods Online database trial

RRU Library is helping Sage Publications beta test a new database called SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO). This product has not yet been released, so we get an exciting first peek at this interesting database and the chance to provide feedback while it is still in development. Note that there is a draw for an iPad for those who complete the survey.

A little about the database: The site contains 504 book titles, including the entire QASS (aka Little Green Book) series, 6 dictionaries, 4 encyclopedias and a Major Work containing journal articles. We also have a visual Methods Map tool and playlist functionality called SRMO Lists.

Contact us at reflib@royalroads.ca for access instructions. We have access until Dec.31.

Aid Worker Security Database

AWSD is a new database that provides information on violence against aid workers from 1997 to present. Data can be downloaded to Excel.

Market research tutorial available

Business Source Premier @ EBSCOhost is a great tool for market research. We have a new tutorial that will help.

globalEDGE international business resources database

From ResourceShelf: globalEDGE - from From Michigan St. University
globalEDGE is a web-based collection of international business resources. Some content may require registration (free).

New reports from the Conference Board of Canada e-Library

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Literacy’s Impact on Workplace Health and Safety (July 2010)

Human Resources Trends and Metrics: Valuing Your Talent (June 2010)

Latest industry reports:

* Travel Markets Outlook (national and metropolitan)
* Canada's Wood Product Manufacturing Industry
* Canada’s Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Industry

All RRU research databases can be accessed from the Search for Articles link at the RRU Library webpage.

New papers in CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) database

From the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy:
Cutting Through the Fog: Understanding the Competitive Dynamics in Cloud Computing
Authors: Kenji E. Kushida, Dan Breznitz, John Zysman.

From the Center for Strategic and International Studies:
The Afghan War: A Campaign Overview
Author: Anthony H. Cordesman.

From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:
A Two-State Solution Requires Palestinian Politics
Author: Michele Dunn.

All RRU research databases can be accessed from the Search for Articles link at the RRU Library webpage.

IMF has a new financial access indicators database

Recently the IMF made a new database available. The database is the result of a comprehensive international financial access survey.

Check out our online tutorials!

Tutorials on choosing a database and constructing a search strategy can be found at Search...but how?

New database: GREENR

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)
Contains articles, videos and case studies on a wide variety of environmental topics.
All RRU research databases can be accessed from the Search for Articles link at the RRU Library webpage.