Mahoney’s New Databases

There are three new databases now available on the Mahoney Library website. Feel free to peruse or research any of these online databases by simply going to Databases, A-Z under Research Tools.

CAMIO (OCLC’s Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) introduces various types of art from around the world. There are approximately 95,000 images from collections such as Library of Congress, Cleveland Museum of Art, Frick collection and more. Browse work types such as architecture, costume and jewelry, decorative arts, digital arts, drawing and watercolors or by work type of a contributing institution such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each entry will have a description of the creator, title, date, museum format and dimensions of the art work. Although CAMIO’s collection is much smaller than ArtStor’s 500,000 images, some of their images can be shown in multiple views. This online database has the capacity to save up to 100 images in a folder, view in a slide show, compare images side by side and download or e-mail.

CHOICE REVIEWS ONLINE is an online compilation of 145,000 resources reviewed by Choice Magazine. This authoritative database reviews books, electronic media and Internet resources of interest to the college community for scholarly research and collection development. More than 7,000 reviews may be searched in recent issues annually. Limit a search by interdisciplinary category such as Women and Gender Studies, Food and Agriculture or Electronic Resources as well as by readership level such as undergraduates, graduates or faculty. Other parameters include searching by title, author, publisher, ISBN or reviewer name or affiliation. Simply type in a title keyword in the user-friendly Advanced Search feature and combine it with readership level or by subject such as Music or Business, Management and Labor. Forthcoming title lists provides information on new or soon to be released publications arranged by interdisciplinary categories or by subject.

Salem History provides the opportunity to search across print reference series such as Great Events in History, Great Lives in History and the Decades. Search for a title, abstract or full text on topics in ancient history, American history, western civilization or woman’s history. In the Advanced Search, locate primary sources such as court cases, addresses and speeches by category and limit to a specific geographical location or time frame. Peruse biographies of female politicians by gender. If you are searching for Vietnam War in American History, each entry will provide you with an encyclopedic entry on various aspects of the war; identify the reference work it is using as well as list resources for further reading.

As you begin working on assignments, take this opportunity to search another online tool in addition to those listed in your Subject Guides or alphabetically for an art image; the appropriate book for a Psychology paper; or a primary source for a history assignment. For further assistance stop by the Reference desk, call x 4248 or Ask Online.