Trial Databases
In March and October of each year, Gleeson Library | Geschke Center offers short-term trials of databases and other electronic resources we are considering adding to our collection. Current students, staff, and faculty should contact their library liaison to suggest an e-resource for trial or to add to a wishlist.
Current Trials
During March 2023, we are trialing the following databases. To leave feedback about any these trials, please fill out this short survey.
- Digital Theatre+
Offers access to award-winning productions along with a wealth of engaging educational materials. This includes: classic and contemporary productions in live-capture and audio formats; video resources with insights from casts, creatives and academics to give context and enrich students’ learning; textual resources written by educators for educators, with essays, guides, and lesson plans giving in-depth looks at a play or topic. Trial ends March 31, 2023. To leave feedback, please fill out this short survey. - North American City Reports
Hosted on the Policy Commons platform, North American City Reports contains over five million pages of in-depth surveys, reports, and research from more than six hundred North American cities and urban agencies. Preserving the full text of surveys, budgets, statistical records, case studies, planning documents, training manuals, policy guidelines, reports, and news from the five hundred largest cities in North America. It also includes select materials from hundreds of related agencies and non-governmental organizations. Trial ends March 31, 2023. To leave feedback, please fill out this short survey. - Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports, 1957-1994
Presents global perspectives on high-interest issues from 1957 to 1995. Featuring journal articles, books, serials, and agricultural and industrial reports from around the world. Of interest to those researching socioeconomic, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and military issues and events. Trial ends March 31, 2023. To leave feedback, please fill out this short survey. - Gale Primary Sources: U.S. Declassified Documents Online
Contains materials as diverse as State Department political analyses, White House confidential file materials, National Security Council policy statements, and CIA intelligence memoranda offering unique insights into the inner workings of the US government and world events in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Trial ends March 30, 2023. To leave feedback, please fill out this short survey.
Previous Trials
October 2022
- China Academic Journals 中国期刊全文数据库 (literature/history/philosophy (Series F), politics/military affairs/law (Series G), education and social sciences (Series H), and economics and management (Series J))
- China Core Newspapers Full-Text Database (CCND) 中国重要报纸全文数据库 (literature/history/philosophy (Series F), politics/military affairs/law (Series G), education and social sciences (Series H), and economics and management (Series J))
- CNKI eBooks 电子图书库
- CNKI's Theses and Dissertations Database 中国知网硕博论文
- China Yearbooks Full-Text Database (CYFD) 中国年鉴全文数据 (literature/history/philosophy (Series F), politics/military affairs/law (Series G), education and social sciences (Series H), and economics and management (Series J))
- China Statistical Yearbooks (CSYD) (Chinese only) 中国统计年鉴数据库
- China Statistical Yearbooks (CSYD) 中国统计年鉴数据库
- National Population Census of China (NPCC) 中国人口普查数据库
- China Reference Works Online (CRWO) 中国工具书网络出版总库 (literature/history/philosophy (Series F), politics/military affairs/law (Series G), education and social sciences (Series H), and economics and management (Series J))
- Declassified Documents: Twentieth Century British Intelligence