ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Previously, UCI Libraries provided access to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Abstracts, with full text access only to dissertations written at a UC. We recently upgraded our subscription and now include full text access to all dissertations and theses that are available. You now can explore a collection of 4 million works that grows by 130K each year. The database includes deposits from 88 countries.
Learn more at: https://search.proquest.com/pqdtglobal/advanced?accountid=14509
Contact: Becky Imamoto, Head of Collection Strategies, rimamoto@uci.edu or 949-824-2639
New Play Exchange
Have you ever wanted to search for a “dark comedy” playscript by a Latina female playwright? If so, you know it is generally hard to do such a specific search. New Play Exchange to the rescue! This brand new resource allows subscribers to read thousands of cutting edge playscripts that generally haven’t been published, but can be discovered through this finely nuanced search engine.
Learn more at: https://newplayexchange.org/dashboard
Contact: Scott Stone, Research Librarian for Performing Arts, stonesm@uci.edu or 949-824-8351
Oxford Medicine Online
Oxford Medicine Online is a digital platform hosting Oxford University Press' prestigious medical titles. This resource brings together authoritative texts by world-renowned authors available online for the first time. With over 1,000 books available, many of which include exclusive digital tools such as videos, to further enrich learning and practice.
Learn more at: http://oxfordmedicine.com/
Contact: Hector R. Perez-Gilbe, Research Librarian for the Health Sciences, perezhr@uci.edu or 949-824-6857
EPS China Data
Are you looking for statistical data from China? Then, EPS China Data, a recently subscribed database by UC Irvine Libraries, may be the right source for you. Searchable in both English and Chinese, the database provides series of national, provincial, municipal and county-level statistical data in various subject areas, including social and economic development, health, education, environment, agriculture, business, finance, industry, transportation, and technology. The database is updated on a regular basis. Results export to Excel format; while time-series data from reliable sources can be analyzed and visualized using built-in tools.
Learn more at (English Interface): http://www.epschinadata.com/
Learn more at (Chinese Interface): http://olap.epsnet.com.cn/index.html
Contact Ying Zhang, the Research Librarian for Asian Studies, at yingz@uci.edu or 949-824-0489.
Guidestar Pro
A resource that could be valuable for many UCI administrators, Guidestar Pro specializes in nonprofit company intelligence, and is itself a nonprofit. It covers 2.7 million nonprofits and it features:
- Current financial data, IRS forms, and visualizations of financial trends for nonprofits.
- A directory to search for nonprofits by size, cause, and location.
- A directory to search for people in leadership roles at nonprofits.
Learn more at: https://www.guidestar.org
Contact: Annette Buckley, Research Librarian for Business, annetteb@uci.edu or 949-824-0360.
Oxford Scholarship Online – Latin Poetry Collection
If you need the authoritative critical editions, including Oxford Classical Texts series, commentaries, and translations, of Classical Latin Poetry, now you can begin with the seminal collections found in Oxford Scholarship Editions Online – Latin Poetry. Browse by authors, works, or editions or search within the main texts for specific notes on translations or related materials.
URL: http://www.oxfordscholarlyeditions.com/classics/search?access=user
Contact: Nicole Arnold, Research Librarian for Classics, nsarnold@uci.edu or 4-7780.