Monthly Archives: July 2008

New digital resources in African American history

The Library now offers the UIC community a new permanent collection: Black Thought and Culture online.

Black Thought and Culture covers non-fiction works of leading African-Americans, including books, journal articles, and pamphlets.
The collection ranges from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries and contains the work of over 1,000 individuals.
Editors Sharon Harley, Clayborn Carson, and Russell L. [...]

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New! SimplyMap Lets You Create Your Own Maps

The UIC library is pleased to announce that SimplyMap is now available through the Library’s web site. SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is accessed through a user-friendly interface.
With SimplyMap, users [...]

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EBSCO Makeover

This month, EBSCO databases debuted its redesigned web site. EBSCO is the provider through which you access such databases as CINAHL, Health Source, and Alt-Health Watch.
The updated version includes all of the search features you are used to, plus some new ones. Some new features include: a complete overhaul of Visual Search, a [...]

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