Archive for July, 2008

New digital resources in African American history

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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. […]

New! SimplyMap Lets You Create Your Own Maps

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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 […]

EBSCO Makeover

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

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 […]