News from Patricia Killiard, Head of Electronic Services and Systems, Cambridge University Library:
A new agreement for the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts collection of databases will increase the number of CSA titles available to members of the university from today (Thursday 1 September).
In addition to the Core Collection, ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts) and LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts), to which the University Library previously subscribed, the list now includes all CSA proprietary titles. New databases available through this arrangement are:
- ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies & Engineering
- Aqualine (water resources)
- ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM)
- BHI: British Humanities Index
- CSA Aerospace & High Technology Database
- CSA/ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts
- CSA Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts
- CSA Physical Education Index
- CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
Two further databases to which members of the university have access will continue to be hosted by CSA: Criminal Justice Abstracts and the Index Islamicus.
Access to all the databases is available from the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Illumina site . Note that this link will only work on-campus - no passwords are required within the ‘cam.ac.uk’ domain. Off-campus access is available using Athens passwords. CSA provides a user guide on its site.
The new titles will be added shortly to the list of electronic resources on the UL web pages.
BACKGROUND
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts specializes in publishing and distributing, in print and electronically, 100 bibliographic and full-text databases and journals in four primary editorial areas: natural sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities, and technology. A privately held company, CSA is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, with offices throughout the U.S., as well as in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, Latin America and the United Kingdom. Researchers in more than 4,000 institutions worldwide use CSA information resources, and CSA’s print journals are used in more than 80 countries. CSA has been a leader in publishing and providing quality abstracts and indexes and an innovator in the information field for over 30 years. CSA Illumina is designed to provide a simple, more user-friendly approach to searching for novice users while maintaining powerful options for users who require them. The interface provides access to more than 100 databases published by CSA and its publishing partners.