Databases on Trial
Featured:
Political theories & concepts • Research frameworks • International politics
This definitive encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of the central ideas, concepts, and frameworks underlying the study of politics around the world.
Practices & doctrines • Expert analysis • History & development
A comprehensive reference source on the historical development of faiths in North America and religion's intersection with political, social, and economic life.
People and policy • Key institutions • Social movements and political ideas
Explore the people, policies, ideas, and institutions that created and shaped political life in the U.S. from 1500 to the present.
II. MEMSO (Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online) through January 15th
Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) is an essential resource for the study of Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800). Combining the key printed sources for English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial history with original manuscripts and the latest web technologies, MEMSO has become an indispensable and comprehensive online research database for universities, researchers and libraries around the world. More...
III. Career Cruising through January, 2012
Call 614-823-1984 for username and password
Experience the Career Cruising in-depth profiles of hundreds of different occupations and comprehensive post-secondary school information. With multiple search options and direct links between our career and education databases, users can quickly and easily access the material they are looking for.
For your convenience please note that:
- You can watch at anytime a Career Cruising Overview streaming video (approximately 52 minutes).
- An on-line Quick Tour of Career Cruising is available here.
- An Overview of the features and benefits of Career Cruising for libraries can be found here.
- Users are always able to access a helpful User's Guide by clicking on the 'i' Helpful Information icon found at the top of every Career Cruising screen.
Also please note the new EMPLOYMENT module that has been recently added to our core system at no additional cost. It includes two new add-ons:
- Job Search Tool which include an integrated job search engine that searches multiple job boards, company websites, newspaper ads, etc. for current job postings. It utilizes a job feed from Indeed.com, a popular search engine for jobs. Users are able to search for job postings directly from the Employment module, and also click a “Search for Jobs” button within any career profile.
- Employment Guide . This includes content related to ‘job search skills’ (networking, cold calling, job fairs, etc.), ‘resume writing’, ‘letter writing’ (cover letters, thank you letters, follow-up letters), ‘interview skills’ (how to prepare, types of interviews, practice questions, how to address tricky situations, interviewee rights, etc.), ‘negotiating job offers’ and ‘first days on the job’ in the workplace.