Database Trials

American History in Video  (expires November 15th)
American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release now provides 1526 titles, with new videos from California Newsreel and PBS, equalling approximately 528 hours.

Psychiatry Online Featured Book of the Month for November

Changing American Psychiatry: A Personal Perspective, by Melvin Sabshin, M.D.
Psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, other mental health workers, behavioral scientists, and university medical and neuroscience professionals will benefit from this articulate insider's view of post-World War II psychiatry in Changing American Psychiatry: A Personal Perspective, by Melvin Sabshin, M.D.

Dr. Sabshin served as Medical Director of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for 23 years, from 1974 to 1997, during a period of perhaps the greatest change in psychiatry since World War II produced a dramatic modification of practice.

The author describes in detail two extraordinary periods of change, the first stimulated by laudatory efforts to understand the high rate of psychiatric casualties among World War II veterans and to provide treatment for them. Psychiatry grew quickly during the postwar years, considerably influenced by the immigration of many Central European psychoanalysts. Gradually, however, psychiatry began to weaken its ties to medicine and lost much of its public respect. By the 1970s, postwar optimism had been replaced by widespread concern that psychiatric practice was being dominated by unsubstantiated formulations rather than reliable evidence. Psychiatry was dramatically impacted by enormous pressure for therapeutic accountability exerted by a managed care reimbursement system. The profession recognized the need for a new direction and resolved to change.

In the foreword to the book, current APA Medical Director James H. Scully Jr., M.D., notes that Dr. Sabshin has woven a personal journey of the history of the intellectual conflicts and changes in the field of psychiatry in the post-war era, culminating in the remedicalization of psychiatry and the development of the DSM-III.

Dr. Sabshin encourages psychiatric professionals to change the field so it can employ an empirically based "bio-psycho-social" model that has the potential to revitalize the next phase of American psychiatry. He details how the potential for the future of psychiatry can be enhanced by today's practicing professionals, stressing:

* the need to incorporate the rapid developments of neuroscience into a professional practice that is increasingly integrated with empirically demonstrated psychological and social influences upon mental illness.

* the importance on continued research that is fed back into practice and keeps the professional evidence-based.

* the need of psychoanalysis to make its beliefs explicit, formulating hypotheses that can be tested scientifically in order to be employed reliably in evidence-based practice.

This well-crafted historical account describes how the profession has become a more respected and accountable part of medicine and how it scientific credentials have risen as a result. Dr. Sabshin concludes that the use of psychological understanding and psychotherapies must play a major role combined with psychopharmacology in the treatment of psychiatric patients.

 Plunkett Research Online   (expires 10/29/2009)
Plunkett Research Online provides industry analysis on 33 different industry sectors, including a new Manufacturing Industry sector. The information provided gives a broad, top-level view of 33 sectors, making this database an exceptional educational resource.  This is a great place for students who are working on research projects to turn to first. Also featured are great tools for jobs seekers.  Plunkett Research offers in depth trend analysis of industries, as well as statistics, a list of associations and organizations, and industry-specific glossaries.  Plunkett Research also profiles the top 500 companies in each industry to let you know who the major players are.  Plunkett Research Online also features incredible custom report building features that set it apart from the competition.  A newly redesigned version of the database was released on August 1, making it better than ever!

This trial is password controlled. Please contact Todd White for a password.

 Films on Demand
Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Lease or purchase one or one hundred videos, or subscribe to one or more of our subject-specific streaming video collections. Thousands of videos are available for in-class use and remote viewing from the library, in the dorm, or at home. Our high-quality streaming videos can be accessed by librarians, faculty, and students through online card catalogs, learning management systems, and distance learning courses. And special features built into the Films Demand platform allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, store quick links to favorite videos, and manage their entire collection through an administrative reporting system.

Our trial consists of the following 10 videos -

Corporate Social Responsibility: From Principles to Profit,
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Business
Ethics in Corporate America: A Crisis of Credibility
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Chewing Gum War: A Case Study in Market Share
Electronic Health Records
Patient Safety
Functional Anatomy
Alternative Therapies: A Scientific Exploration
Cut-Up Kids: The epidemic of Self-Harm

--- use this link for off-campus access to Films on Demand

ProQuest Historical Newspapers offers full-text images of the following newspapers -

The Chicago Defender (1910-1975) is a unique full image archive comprised of one of the most influential African-American newspapers in the United States. With more than half of its circulation outside of its home base in Chicago, The Chicago Defender provides an African American perspective on major historical events and issues.

Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1986).  This database offers full-text and full-image articles from the Historical Chicago Tribune including digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.

The Historic Detroit Free Press (1831-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

The Historic St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922) offer full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Contact Todd White for a password.