Albertsons Library
Two New Databases Available
Rare Texts
Thanks to a new database in the Albertsons Library, you’ll no longer have to fly to London to access an original copy of one of Shakespeare’s plays. The library now offers digital access to more than 110,000 rare and historical British texts published between 1473 and 1700. This collection, known as the Early English Books Online (EEBO) database, will greatly enhance the ability of Boise State students and faculty to conduct primary research related to the literature, history and culture of early England and colonial America.
According to Chadwyk-Healey, publisher of EEBO, the database contains “virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 — from the first book printed in English by William Caxton through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.” With such a broad scope of materials, EEBO will enhance research and teaching across a variety of disciplines, including literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics and science.
The library received a substantial number of letters from the campus community in support of the EEBO acquisition. Faculty noted that databases like EEBO “bring the riches of archives to us” and allow students to “push the limits of their initiative, imagination and industry.” Students called it “essential for access to historical documents” and described how it enables them to “put in context the texts we read for our classes.”
EEBO can be accessed at any time by going to http://library.boisestate.edu/indexes/indexlist.htm#e and clicking on “Early English Books Online.” EEBO can also be accessed from home by logging in with your BroncoWeb ID and password. For more information, contact Kim Leeder, reference librarian, at ext. 6-1621 or kimleeder@boisestate.edu.
Ethnic Newswatch
Do you want more than one point of view? Need a magazine or journal article written in Spanish for a class? Now you can get these and more. Albertsons Library now offers digital access to more than a million articles from minority and ethnic newspapers, magazines and journals dating from 1990 to the present. The addition of Ethnic Newswatch (ENW) to the library’s growing list of databases provides faculty, staff and students with diverse perspectives and a valuable new resource for interdisciplinary study.
According to publisher Proquest, “ENW presents a comprehensive, full-text collection of nearly 1.6 million articles from more than 280 publications offering both national and regional coverage. While the content may mirror mainstream media coverage, the viewpoints are decidedly unique.” ENW offers the voices of “Asian-American, Jewish, African-American, Native-American, Arab-American, Eastern-European, and multi-ethnic communities.” With such a diverse list of resources, Ethnic Newswatch is an excellent resource supporting study in numerous disciplines, including: ethnic studies, cultural studies, gender studies, history, political science, communication, current events, literatures, languages, philosophy, social sciences, education, music, fine arts, mathematics and sciences.
Ethnic Newswatch can be accessed at any time by going to the Alberstons Library database page at library.boisestate.edu/indexes/indexlist.htm#e and clicking on “Ethnic Newswatch.” ENW (and most other databases) can also be accessed from your home computer with your BroncoWeb ID and password. For more information, contact Amy Elliott, Reference Librarian, at ext. 6-4302 or by e-mail at amyelliott2@boisestate.edu.