SCELC Vendor Day 2005

Columbia University Press

CIAO [Columbia International Affairs Online]. While CIAO has always been the large research universities' trove for the latest working papers and other grey literature, the database's rapidly growing collection of books, journals, case studies, and course packs rewards general use in more and more smaller colleges and universities as well

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online. Interlinking full-text poetry with commentary, critical histories, biographies, and glossary as well as indexing and citations, Granger's Online is … "essential for any public, academic, or special library serving the humanities. " – Library Journal

Columbia Gazetteer of the World Onlin. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online is the one-source geographic encyclopedia, unmatched in scope and authority, of places and cultural and physical features. It is searchable by place name, type of place, and any word.

Earthscape. Uniquely with a focus on teaching and learning the Earth and environmental sciences and incorporating environmental policy studies

Gutenberge http://www.gutenberg-e.org. "The scholarly Gutenberge collection is very reasonably priced. Academic libraries will appreciate the content and the opportunity to support an imaginative scholarly communications venture. Users will appreciate the unique content and the simple access. Recommended for academic collections." - Library Journal

Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing. Because no library and the population it serves can ignore digital publishing and its attendant issues… "Columbia University Press has created a guide … that every librarian needs to know about." – Library Journal

American Founding Era Collection from Rotunda / University of Virginia Press. The Dolly Madison Digital Edition's collection of correspondence provides a unique view into the Jefferson and Madison administrations and the era's manners and morals. At the same time, the search capabilities and contextual enhancements of the Digital Edition are a preview for the other forthcoming – and much larger – American Founding Era databases, the next being the papers and letters of George Washington, scheduled to appear in 2006.

Last updated March 15, 2005.