Free Database Trials

Periodically UH Manoa libraries participate in free database trials. These trials are offered to our libraries by various vendors in order for students, staff, and faculty to evaluate resources and determine whether they would be a valuable addition to our online collections.

Foundation Search America

Search fundraising information for non-profits and charities. www.foundationsearch.com

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Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei - New Database in Japan Knowledge

Through our subscription of the Japan Knowledge, NetAdvance made the new database, "Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei," available for all of us. All GWLA participating libraries should be able to use this trial service until Nov. 15. We have 7 simultaneous accesses now. When you are in the Japan Knowledge, click on "Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei" and click on "log in" in Japanese.

Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies

Comprehensive, web-based library containing more than 1,200 reports that examine the critical issues, trends, market conditions, products, services, and vendors driving the IT and communications industries.

Organized by key subject areas including wireless communications, broadband, mobile business, electronic commerce, IT asset management, information security, content management, enterprise data networking, e-government, application development, web site management, converging communications, telecom and global network services, and Internet strategies.

Broad range of reports including technology tutorials, marketplace trends, implementation guides, product and service profiles, standards reports, comparison and selection guides, and more.

http://www.faulkner.com/entrance/newcookies133.asp?us1=hawaii&pass1=hawaii

Free trial runs through November 8th.

ACLS History E-Book Project

We are pleased to let you know that we are conducting a trial of the ACLS History E-Book Project through the end of October.

This electronic resource includes almost 1300 full-text, cross-searchable books in the field of history selected by historians for their continuing importance to students and scholars.

The project includes both in-print and out-of print books and adds 250 titles a year. It is a collaboration of the American Council of Learned Societies, various constituent members of the ACLS (AHA, OAH, AAS, ASA, LASA, MESA, RSA, and SHOT, ) and nearly 75 publishers.

Areas include: African, American, Asian, Latin American, European (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern), Middle Eastern, World/Comparative, Byzantine/Mediterranean and Australasian/Oceanian history, plus history of the Native Peoples of the Americas and of Science and Technology.

Lists of titles can be found online at: http://www.historyebook.org/titlelist.html