Category Archives: Database Trials

Oxford University Press Trial Databases

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We are currently trialing several online databases and collections from Oxford University Press. The Oxford Reference databases and Oxford Dictionaries will be of interest for all courses, we are also trialing specialist collections for nursing, social work, business management and music.

Try it out now! Login to your selected database on the trials webpage http://huntertafe.libguides.com/database_trials with your TAFE username and password, and contact Library Staff if you need assistance.

Your feedback is important to us! Try out these new databases and fill in the Database Trial Evaluation Form to let us know what you think.

Trial this now: new video collections from Films On Demand

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We are trialing 2 new additional online video collections from Films on Demand until the end of term 2.

The Physical Therapy Collection includes short instructional clips covering a range of physical therapy interventions including stretching techniques and wrapping splints:

Films on Demand Physical Therapy Promo

The Veterinary Collection provides veterinary nursing students with clips on animal anatomy, physiology and behaviour, along with basic veterinary and workplace procedures:

Films on Demand Veterinary Promo

How to access Films on Demand:

  • Go to the Hunter TAFE eResources A-Z list: http://huntertafe.libguides.com/eResources
  • Select Films on Demand
  • Login with the Facts on File password, available in libraries or online or from the Database Password List with your TAFE username and password.

 

Please try out these collections and let us know what you think! Comments are welcome on the Ask A Librarian option on the library website. This is also the right place to ask for help with Films on Demand!

Try out this database: Education Research Complete

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We are currently trialing Education Research Complete. Designed for educators, administrators and professional development, this database covers research relating to all areas of education from Early Childhood to Higher Education and specialist teaching areas. Full-text coverage includes over 1300 education journals, more than 550 eBooks and nearly 1700 education related conference papers.

To try out this database go to:

huntertafe.libguides.com/eResources

Select Education Research Complete under E on the A-Z list

Access with your TAFE username and password.

This trial will be available until 30 June 2016. Please try it out and tell us what you think! 

If you haven’t used EBSCO databases before, our campus librarians can help you! Contact your library to book in.

To get started you could also watch this tutorial from EBSCO: