Database of the Week Online Journals An Old Fave: jake (jointly administered knowledge environment)
Do you need to know what full-text database a particular journal is located? If so, give jake a spin. From the site, "jake is a reference source which makes finding, managing, and linking online journals and journal articles easier for students, researchers, and librarians. jake does this by managing metadata about online resources with a database union list, title authority control, and linking tools, as well as making it easy to customize for a specific library's holdings." Currently the database holds contents info for 195 databases. Btw, you can also download the complete holdings of a particular database directly into MARC or delimited text formats. In fact, most of jake can be modified as it's freeware. Btw, for those of you who are jake regulars the new official url is: http://www.jake-db.org. Finally, you can find a beta of an alternative interface to jake from Simon Fraser University.
New, Updated, & Newly Discovered Resources (6 Items)
-- Careers and Occupations--United States
Source: BLS New Edition Online: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2003-03
-- Careers and Occupations--United States
Source: BLS New Edition Online: Career Guide to Industries, 2002-03
-- Energy--United States--Directory
Source: EIA Redesign, Energy Information Directory
From the EIA site, "...a web only product that includes the latest information on Government and non-Government organizations that provide public energy information. Included are information centers, technology centers, State energy offices and numerous trade associations with a concise and up-to-date listing of energy contacts and resources." See Also:Key World Energy Statistics, 2001 ed. (Source: IEA)
-- Poverty--United States
Source: U.S. Census 1998 Povery Estimates, By County Summary ||| Direct to Full-Text Report
-- Business Journals--Impact Factor--Lists & Rankings
Source ISI Journals Ranked by Impact: Business
Top 10 for 2000, 1996-2000, 1981-2000.
-- Social Sciences--Citation Rates--Lists and Rankings
Source: ISI Social Sciences (General): World's Most-Cited Institutions, 1991-2001
Top 5
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