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The American Psychological Association released last week dozens of corrections to the brand new 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The first printing of the Manual was published in July. A very popular citation style, the Manual is used in psychology, as well as in education, sociology, economics, business, nursing and justice administration, among other fields.

The USF Poly Library has the first printing of the 6th edition. Waiting to see how and when we will obtain a copy of the second printing, a printout of the corrections are with the copy we own presently (Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010) (as you can imagine, some are calling to the APA to send free replacements). The link to the corrections is also listed below. We are also listing four new sample papers (not printed out):

• Corrections to the Manual (style rules, examples, clarifications and typos)
• Sample paper: One-Experiment Paper
• Sample Paper: Two-Experiment Paper
• Sample Meta Analysis Paper
• Traditions and Alcohol Use: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. The collection is made accessible online by the Duke University Special Collections Library.

These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Founded in 1929, Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising agency that merged with D’Arcy Masius McManus in 1985 to form DMB&B. Major clients included are Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Schick, Vicks, and Post, among others. They are available on iTunes U or via the Library’s AdViews website.

Requested by the USF Dance Department, the USF Libraries have acquired Dance Literature and Research Descriptive Index from the National Dance Education Organization.

Produced by the National Dance Education Organization, this resource formerly known as Research in Dance Education indexes articles, theses, dissertations, conference proceedings and more in the field of dance. Search fields include: author, title, publication, institution, document type, methods and techniques, targeted populations, educational issues, populations served, areas of service, research methods and research techniques. A “grid matrix” allows the combining of multiple search fields. Indexing begins in 1926 to present.

For this resource and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

Announcing the purchase of the classic reference work, the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences and the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Second Edition. Both are accessed through the Gale Virtual Reference Library platform.

The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, released in 1968 by Macmillan, co-edited by David Sills and Robert K. Merton, “established standards for knowledge in social science research and practice” (CHOICE, 2001). Hailed as a defining reference in the field of the social sciences, the work took fifteen years of planning and resulted in thousands of scholarly contributions from academics and experts from around the world. It covered research in all the disciplines making up the field: anthropology, economics, demographics, political sciences, law, psychology, sociology, geography, history, and education. In those areas of study, the peer-reviewed and signed entries focused on concepts, theories, and methods.

The second edition to the classic work, The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, is a nine-volume set that covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. The work highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by global scholars. Features include signed articles, bibliographies, see and see also references to related entries. Most entries provide a brief definition, description of historical origin and development, and different points of view surrounding the entry. Students of sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology, economics, and history will benefit from this comprehensive work.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

The USF Libraries have acquired Abstracts in Social Gerontology in support of Aging Studies, Aging and Mental Health, and related programs.

A vital source in gerontology, Abstracts in Social Gerontology summarizes essential content related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas of relevance to the discipline. This index and abstracting service contains 70,000 records and covers the content to publications such as Journals of Gerontology Series, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Experimental Gerontology. Coverage begins in 1990. Abstracts in Social Gerontology appears on the EBSCO platform.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

The USF Libraries have recently acquired the Political Science Online Archives through EBSCO.

The EBSCO Political Science Online Archives consists of: National Review Archive, the Nation Archive, and the New Republic Archive.

National Review Archive

The National Review Archive provides coverage of national and international issues from a conservative viewpoint. Covers political, economic, social, and cultural issues and trends, books and the arts. While the current issue and the past issues back to 2004 can be found online, this database offers complete indexing & abstracting and full text coverage for all issues of the National Review from the first issue in 1955 through the present. Available on the EBSCO platform.

The Nation Archive

The Nation Archive is a database that indexes the complete back-file of the weekly periodical The Nation including issues from its inception in 1865 to the present. The Nation Archive provides users commentary written from a liberal and progressive perspective on a variety of notable events. The content is in the form of letters, editorials, and articles that cover diverse subjects such as: politics, economics and the humanities. The database’s search interface can facilitate both general and advanced information searches and can display results in full text PDF format. Advanced searches can use fields for supporting author, titles and subject term searching. Advances searches can also can target specific document types such as article, book review, and editorial. Further search limits can be used to select image type such as photograph or chart. This resource would support both undergraduate courses and graduate research.

The New Republic Archive

The New Republic Archive is an electronic database provided by EBSCO and accessible through EBSCOHost. The database indexes the complete back-file of the semi-weekly periodical The New Republic with issues beginning in 1914 to the present. The New Republic Archive provides users with commentary about current events, the arts, society, the economy, and political trends written from a range of viewpoints. The content also includes: letters, editorials, and articles that cover diverse subjects such as: the sciences, politics, and economics. The database’s search interface can facilitate both general and advanced information searches and can display results in full text PDF format as well as HTML format. Advanced searches can use fields for supporting author, titles and subject term searching. Advances searches can also can target specific document types such as article, book review, and editorial. Further search limits can be used to select image type such as photograph or chart. Advanced database features allow for the selection, printing and emailing of saved search citations. The database also supports the exporting of citations into bibliographic management software such as RefWorks, Endnote, and Reference Manager. This resource would support both undergraduate courses and graduate research.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

The USF Libraries have recently acquired LexisNexis’ Congressional Record.

Congressional Universe gives users access to indexed current and archived issues of the Congressional Record as well as content from predecessor publications. The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress and contains an account of the various dialogues and debates conducted upon of the floors of the House and Senate. Coverage extends from 1985 to the present and is updated daily when Congress is in session.

Content from earlier issues of the Congressional Record ranging from 1873 to 1997 is released periodically as it is made available by the publisher. Content from predecessor publications such as the Congressional Globe (1833-1873), Register of Debates (1824-1837) and the Annals of Congress (1789-1824) is also being released periodically by the publisher in an ongoing process of preparing printed materials for electronic access.

Other content in the Congressional Record includes: a record of votes, committee reports and a digest of daily floor actions. The digest describes activities such as: the number of bills introduced, the floor actions taken that day, and a summary of committee meetings activities including their agendas and schedules. Content search options include: keyword, subject, full-text, Member of Congress, Bills, Laws, Resolutions and Roll Call Votes. Search results are displayed in full text format.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

Requested by the USF History Department, the USF Libraries have acquired a database that focuses on current economic affairs within the global community.

RGE Monitor, named one of the world’s best economic resources by Business Week, The Economist, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, delivers global economic insights to the business and academic community. Founded in 2004 by a prestigious team of economic and political experts, RGE Monitor defines key economic and strategic debates and presents arguments on all sides. Content and analysis is delivered through a variety of channels. “Spotlight Issues” are identified and set in priority order, searchable by either importance or date. “Global Daily Digests” are available on the website, through email, or by a continuously updated RSS feeds. “Working Paper Series” highlights the most relevant publications from the economic experts from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Note: Requires the creation of an account. Once established, your user name is your email address.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Electronic Resources” or “Search the Databases” to begin.

To further scholarship in many disciplines, the USF Libraries recently purchased the online version of the American Periodicals Series.

American Periodicals Series Online features over 1,100 periodicals spanning nearly 200 years from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in World War II. Containing more than seven million digitized page images, titles range from America’s first scientific journal to popular magazines.

The publications in this collection cover three broad periods:

• The years between 1740 and 1800 that offer insight in America’s transition from a British colony to an independent nation with eighty-nine published journals;
• The first sixty years of the nineteenth century that showcase the golden age of American periodicals where most great literary works of the nineteenth century appeared in a magazine with more than nine hundred titles; and
• The Civil War (1861-1865) and Reconstruction (1865-1877) period that reflect the nation in turmoil and growth, the settling of the West, and the emergence of modern America with more than nine hundred titles.

Because the database contains digitized images of periodical pages, researchers can see all of the original typography, drawings, graphic elements, and article layouts exactly as they were originally published. American Periodical Series may prove useful in the following disciplines: history, arts, social sciences, humanities, statistics, medicine, sciences, and government and international affairs.

For these resources and other library databases, visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Search the Databases” (MetaLib) to begin.

The Magnum Photos collection is now available in ARTstor.

This first launch of more than 73,000 high-quality photographs of major world events and personalities provides the academic community with access to a selection of Magnum’s iconic images. The ARTstor and Magnum Photos collaboration will showcase a total of 80,000 images by this world-renowned group of documentary photographers.

This collection relates to courses of study across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and beyond. The ARTstor community will now be able to access high-quality photographs from around the world, covering industry, society and people, places of interest, politics, news events, disasters and conflict, from the late 1930s to the present day. From the Spanish Civil War to the Gulf War, from Marilyn Monroe to Paul Newman, from John Updike to Toni Morrison, from Christian Dior to Oscar de la Renta, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the crisis in Chechnya, these images capture wars, celebrities, authors, fashion designers, and defining moments in our shared history.

Magnum Photos International, Inc., is a cooperative founded just after World War II and owned today by its 80 prominent photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Elliott Erwitt, Josef Koudelka, Rene Burri, Hiroji Kubota, Susan Meiselas, Martin Parr, Alex Webb and dozens of others. Magnum was created from the belief that photographers must have a point of view in their imagery that transcends any formulaic recording of contemporary events. “Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on, and a desire to transcribe it visually,” said Henri Cartier-Bresson.

For these databases and other library resources visit http://www.poly.usf.edu/library. Click on “Search the databases” to begin.