Library Collections

Collection Management works to build unique and dynamic collections of national significance to support all areas of scholarship at Virginia Tech. We regularly assess usage of our resources as we seek to maximize the value of our subscriptions and reflect emerging areas of research at the university. Through prudent management of our budget and data analysis we replace low-use subscriptions with new and requested resources. And, we purchase journal archives and e-book collections with one-time funds or end-of-year money. We do all this to improve access and expand the breadth and depth of the collection, and to save space by replacing and supplementing print resources with online.

Journals

1. Current Sports Medicine Reports Archive
2. Global Hip Hop Studies
3. Times Literary Supplement Archive

Journal Collections

1. ASCE Legacy Journals
2. SAE Journals

Databases

1. Access World News – 2021 update with expanded access
2. Adam Matthew Digital Core Portfolio, 19 new titles plus additional backfile content
3. African Americans and Reconstruction, 1865-1883 (VIVA)
4. African Americans and Jim Crow, 1883-1922 (VIVA)
5. Digital National Security Archive, new modules 51-56
6. Gale Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Part 4
7. Illuminating Engineering Society Lighting Library
8. Indigenous Peoples of North America (VIVA)
9. JoVE Unlimited
10. Lexicomp Online
11. McGraw-Hill AccessEngineering
12. McGraw-Hill AccessScience
13. Making of the Modern World, Part 3
14. SAGE Business Cases 2019 – 2021

E-book Collections

1. American Association Physics Teachers Book Archive
2. American Institute of Physics Book Collection 1
3. American Phytopathological Compendium Collection
4. GALE Diversity Bundle (VIVA)
5. JOVIS Architecture Ebooks
6. Major Reference Works from Cambridge, Elsevier, Gale, Salem Press, Wiley, and World Scientific, 45 titles
7. Morgan and Claypool Synthesis 11
8. Oxford Clinical Psychology
9. Punctum Books Supporting Membership
10. Taylor and Francis Deep Backfile Ebook Archive
11. Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice Backfile
12. Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice Backfile

Streaming Media

1. Academic Video Online (VIVA)
2. Digital Theatre+
3. Docuseek2 Complete Collection (VIVA)
4. SAGE Counseling & Psychotherapy, Criminology & Criminal Justice, and Nursing Video Collections (VIVA)

Newspapers

1. Black Historical Newspapers from ProQuest, 12 new titles
2. Guardian and Observer
3. Roanoke Times, 1990-2019 full-page image edition

Thanks to generous support from SCHEV’s Fund for Excellence and Innovation, VIVA has added several important new collections that help support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

VIVA recently purchased two collections from Gale: The first is a collection of primary source documents entitled Indigenous Peoples of North America. The second was a custom collection of DEI ebooks called the Diversity Bundle Ebooks.

VIVA has also purchased two historically-oriented primary source collections from Readex: African Americans and Reconstruction, 1865-1883 and African Americans and Jim Crow, 1883-1922.

Thanks to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds provided to support online and remote education, the statewide library consortium VIVA has added several new streaming media collections. Together, these sources bring many tens of thousands of new online videos, significantly expanding our access to streaming media resources here at Virginia Tech.

Academic Video Online (AVON) includes over 70,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Included are news programs, training, lectures, interviews, documentaries, ethnographies, performances, and feature and short films.

The Docuseek2 Complete Collection includes over 1,700 of the most recent and popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from their distributors, which include Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films, Film Movement, MediaStorm, First Run Features, and more. These documentary films are in a variety of subjects, including education, healthcare, science and technology, and critical thinking.

Finally, VIVA has added three SAGE Video Collections for all public institutions. The Counseling & Psychotherapy Collection addresses a wide range of issues through tutorials, interviews, and demonstrations. The Criminology Collection covers all branches of the criminal justice system. The Nursing Collection includes demonstration, tutorial, and in-practice videos as well as interviews with leaders and practitioners in the field.

You can find out more about all our available streaming media sources at https://guides.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/streaming-videos

Collection Management works to build unique and dynamic collections of national significance to support all areas of scholarship at Virginia Tech. We regularly assess usage of our resources as we seek to maximize the value of our subscriptions and reflect emerging areas of research at the university. Through prudent management of our budget and data analysis we replace low-use subscriptions with new and requested resources. And, we purchase journal archives and e-book collections with one-time funds or end-of-year money. We do all this to improve access and expand the breadth and depth of the collection, and to save space by replacing and supplementing print resources with online.

Journals

1. Alternatives
2. American Journal of Medical Quality
3. European Journal of Engineering Education
4. Foam: International Photography Magazine
5. International Migration Review
6. Journal of Animal Science
7. Journal of Cultural Economy
8. Journal of International Political Theory
9. Journal of the National Medical Association
10. Journal of Natural Fibers
11. Kerb
12. MacGuffin
13. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Technology
14. Medical Teacher
15. Moblie Media & Communications
16. Monu
17. Nature Catalysis
18. Nature Ecology and Evolution
19. Neural
20. New Media & Society
21. OASE
22. Political Communication
23. Science & Global Security
24. Social Science Journal
25. Soft Robotics

Journal Collections

1. Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
2. SAE Technical Paper Archive (added years of content)
3. Taylor and Francis Modern and Classic Archives

Databases

1. Adam Matthew Digital Primary Source Archives
2. American Antiquarian Society AHPS 6 Archive
3. European Retail Intelligence Library
4. com Academic
5. WorldCat Discovery Premium

E-book Collections

1. Elsevier Major Reference Works (7 new multi-volume sets)
2. Morgan and Claypool ACM Book Collection Two
3. Morgan and Claypool Synthesis Collection Ten
4. Oxford Handbooks Online: Philosophy, Political Science, & Psychology
5. Scientific Style and Format Online

Streaming Media

1. Artfilms Digital Extended Collection
2. Artifilms Digital Film & Cinema Collection
3. Digital Concert Hall
4. JoVE Behavior

Newspapers

1. New York Amsterdam News
2. NewspaperArchive.com

New Resources Acquired in FY19 (2018/2019)

Collection Management works to build unique and dynamic collections of national significance to support all areas of scholarship at Virginia Tech. We regularly assess usage of our resources as we seek to maximize the value of our subscriptions and reflect emerging areas of research at the university. Through careful management of our budget and data analysis we replace low-use subscriptions with new and requested resources. And, we purchase journal archives and e-book collections with one-time funds or end-of-year money. We do all this to improve access and expand the breadth and depth of the collection, and to save space by replacing and supplementing print resources with online.

Journals

1. Agricultural Finance Review
2. Brauwelt International English Edition
3. Clog (print)
4. Corporate Real Estate Journal
5. Detail Inspiration (archive plus current subscription)
6. e-Volunteerism
7. Economy and Society
8. GSD Platform (print)
9. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
10. Journal of Bisexuality
11. Journal of Brand Strategy
12. Journal of Digital Media Management
13. Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems
14. Journal of Popular Music Studies
15. Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal
16. JoVE Chemistry
17. Nature Biomedical Engineering
18. Nature Energy
19. Nature Human Behaviour
20. New Geographies (print)
21. Science Robotics
22. Urban Water Journal
23. Washington Business Journal
24. Written Communication

Journal Collections

1. AIP Digital Archive Update
2. American Historical Periodicals from AAS – Series 6
3. Cambridge Journal Digital Archive STM Update
4. Henry Stewart Publications Journal Package (archive plus current subscription)
5. JSTOR Business Collection IV
6. Ovid Journal Archives
7. Oxford Journal Archive Update
8. Sage Materials Science and Engineering Collection
9. Sage STM Backfile Upgrade
10. Springer Journal Archive (gap filled)
11. Taylor and Francis Modern Archives – General Medicine & Expert Reviews
12. Thieme Journal Backfiles
13. Wiley Journal Backfile

Databases

1. 1Findr
2. AIAA Meeting Papers Online
3. Archivision
4. Data Planet
5. El Croquis
6. FIMo (Fire Insurance Maps Online) Library Edition: VA &DC
7. Gale Entrepreneurship Business Collection
8. JSTOR Security Studies
9. Global Plants
10. Playwrights Canada Press on Drama Online
11. SAE Historical Ground Vehicle Standards (on SAE Mobilus)
12. Scopus
13. SciVal

E-book Collections

1. ACS 2019 frontlist
2. DeGruyter Architecture and Design & Art frontlist
3. DeGruyter and Princeton Mathematical Book Series frontlist
4. Elsevier 2018 Major Reference Works (11 multi-volume sets)
5. IEEE Wiley 2019 frontlist
6. IET 2019 frontlist
7. IOP E-books Releases #4-6
8. MIT Press 2019 frontlist
9. RSC 2019 frontlist
10. SAE 2019 frontlist
11. Springer Education Collection 2016-2019
12. Springer Intelligent Technologies and Robotics Collection (new in 2019)
13. University Press Scholarship Online Backlists (Cornell University, Edinburgh University, & Princeton University)
14. Wiley Major Reference Works (20 multi-volume sets + 6 updates)

Streaming Media

1. IEEE Guide to Autonomous Vehicle Technology Course Program
2. IEEE Introduction to Blockchain Technology Course Program
3. OnArchitecture
4. SAGE Research Methods Video – Data Science

Newspapers

1. Financial Times Supplement (2011-2016)
2. Richmond Times Digital Full Color Edition (2018 -) on Access World News
3. Roanoke Times Digital Archive on Access World News
4. Roanoke Times Digital Full Color Edition (2018 -) on Access World News
5. Sunday Times Supplement (2007-2016)

New Resources Acquired in FY18 (2017/2018)

Collection Management works to build unique and dynamic collections of national significance to support all areas of scholarship at Virginia Tech. We regularly assess usage of our resources as we seek to maximize the value of our subscriptions and reflect emerging areas of research at the university. Through prudent management of our budget and data analysis we replace low-use subscriptions with new and requested resources. And, we purchase journal archives and e-book collections with one-time funds or end-of-year money. We do all this to improve access and expand the breadth and depth of the collection, and to save space by replacing and supplementing print resources with online.

Journals

1. Agricultural Finance Review
2. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
3. Architectural Science Review
4. Beneficial Microbes
5. Cell Systems
6. Environmental Justice
7. FuturArc
8. International Journal of Small Craft Technology
9. Jewish Review of Books
10. Journal of Applied Physiology
11. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing
12. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
13. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice
14. Journal of Strategic Studies
15. Nature Photonics
16. Professional Animal Scientist
17. Professional Development in Education
18. RFD
19. Scientific Studies of Reading
20. Sociological Research Online
21. Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures
22. Tax Notes Today
23. Technical Communication
24. Terrorism and Political Violence
25. Veterinary Record Case Reports
26. Vulcan: The International Journal of the Social History of Military Technology
27. Water Science and Technology

Journal Archives and Backfiles

1. American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1-5
2. Architectural Digest Magazine Archive (1922-2011)
3. Forbes Magazine Archive (1917-2000)
4. Life Magazine Archive (1936-2000)
5. Los Angeles Times Historical Archive (1881-1992)
6. Oxford University Press 2018 Science Journals Archive (4 titles)
7. SPIE Digital Library Backfiles (1962-2005)
8. Wiley Blackwell Backfiles (selected titles)

Databases

1. Colonial State Papers
2. Digital National Security Archive – Collections 1-50
3. Documents on British Policy Overseas
4. F1000 Prime
5. Emerging Sources Citation Index Archive
6. Horticulture Compendium
7. Mergent Investest (Full)
8. KnowItAll Anywhere Spectral Database
9. Oxford Reference Online: Literature
10. Oxford Reference Online: Western Civilization
11. SAE Ground Vehicle Standards

E-book Collections

1. ACLS Humanities Ebooks
2. CABI Choice Collection (selected titles)
3. Digitalia Hispanica
4. Geological Society of America – Memoirs, Field Guides, & Reviews in Engineering Geology
5. Knowledge Unlatched 2017 Frontlist Collection
6. Society of Automotive Engineers Ebook Collection (1990-2018)
7. Synthesis Digital Library – Collection 9 (Lectures 901-1000)
8. Wiley Online Reference Works (19 titles)

Streaming Media

1. Journal of Visualized Experiments: Science Education
2. Medical Services and Warfare
3. Sage Research Methods Video
4. Socialism on Film
5. Swank Digital Campus Top 1000 Package

From Print to Online

1. Encyclopedia of Islam
2. International Literary Market Place
3. Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature
4. Sixteenth Century Journal

The University Libraries now provides access to a new source for database reviews, ccAdvisor. Sponsored by the Charleston Company and Choice, this resource offers reviews of a wide range of library-related databases and platforms. Reviews include details and evaluation on user interface, product content, subscription and purchasing options, authentication methods, and more. Individuals can register at http://ccadvisor.org/user/register/

Complementing ccAdvisor is our existing subscription to Choice Reviews Online.  This database contains book reviews of over 200,000 academic monographs. The interface offers a wide range of search and browsing options to identify books of interest and the reviews provide a helpful assessment tool. Also, of particular importance, are the annual Choice Outstanding Academic Titles lists which identify the best titles of the year. Individuals can register at http://www.choicereviews.org/user/register/

Collection Management has added over 100 new electronic resources to the collection this academic year. And, as we reach the end of the 2016 fiscal year it is worth noting the many new journals, databases, and e-book collections that were added in the past year. Below is a list of our new resources by category.

Journals

1. Access World News: Research Collection [international and American newspapers]
2. ACSESS  Digital Library [agriculture journals and e-books]
3. AIP Complete
4. Annual Reviews Economics Collection
5. Applied Environmental Education & Communication
6. Celebrity Studies
7. Critical Studies on Terrorism
8. Experimental Techniques
9. Flipster editions of popular magazines:
   1. Consumer Reports
   2. Discover
   3. Fine Home Building
   4. Popular Science
   5. Wired
10. Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities
11. Journal of Climate
12. Mindfulness
13. Mortality
14. MRS Advances
15. OnePetro [petroleum journals]
16. Sociology of Islam
17. Sociology of Race & Ethnicity
18. Technometrics
19. Transgender Studies Quarterly
20. Uniworld Online
21. Voluntary Sector Review
22. Wood Design Focus

Journal Archives and Backfiles

1. Oxford Journals Archives
2. ACSESS Digital Library backfiles (books & journals)
3. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
4. De Gruyter Journal Archive
5. EIU Country Reports Archive Perpetual (1952 – 1995)
6. Elsevier Urban & Fischer Archives for Biochemistry, Immunology & Microbiology, Medicine
7. ICE Complete Engineering Journals – Archive (1836 – 2002)
8. IEEE Journals Archive Complete Set (1884 – 1999)
9. IEEE Conference Proceedings Archive (1951 – 1999)
10. JSTOR Arts & Sciences XV
11. Karger Journal Archive Full Collection
12. LWW Medical Journals Archive
13. Nutrition Science Legacy Archive
14. PAO Foundation Collections 1-10 (Periodicals Archive Online Foundation)
15. Physics Today Digital Archive
16. SAGE History and Social Sciences and STM Backfiles upgrade
17. Synlett Archive
18. Synthesis Archive
19. Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice
20. National Review Archive (perpetual access)
21. Wiley-Blackwell Backfiles – additional collections

Databases

1. Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity Part I: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940
2. Artstor w/Shared Shelf
3. Building Types Online
4. Gale databases
   1. 19th Century British Newspapers
   2. American Fiction, 1774-1920
   3. Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity
   4. Associated Press Collections Online
   5. Brazilian and Portuguese History and Culture
   6. Financial Times Historical Archive
   7. Nineteenth Century Newspapers
   8. Smithsonian Collections Online
   9. Sunday Times Digital Archive 1822-2006
   10. Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive 1902-2011
5. Early European Books
6. Index Islamicus Online
7. Investext Snapshot
8. LatAm-Studies [LatAm-Estudios Texto Completo]
9. Latin American News Digest
10. Mintel Trends
11. Pidgeon Digital [videos]
12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers
    1. Atlanta Constitution (1868 – 1984)
    2. Atlanta Daily World (1931 – 2003)
    3. Baltimore African American  (1893 – 1988)
    4. Christian Science Monitor (1908 – 2002)
    5. Los Angeles Times  (1881 – 1991)
    6. Norfolk Journal & Guide (1916 – 2003)
    7. Wall Street Journal (1889 – 1998)
    8. Washington Post (1877-1999)
13. ProQuest SciTech Collection [10 databases plus ejournal packages]
14. SAGE Research Methods with Cases and Datasets 2016-2021
15. Social Explorer
16. Statistical Abstracts of the United States (1878-2012)
17. Reference USA
18. Routledge Performance Archive [videos]
19. Web of Science databases
    1. Emerging Sources Citation Index
    2. Russian Citation Index
20. Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers
21. ASTM Compass

Ebook Collections

1. ACM Digital Library Morgan & Claypool ebooks
2. ASCE ebook and standards collection
3. ASME International (e-book collection)
4. Birkhauser Construction (English-language e-books)
5. Early European Books – Collections 1-10
6. Elsevier Reference Works (perpetual access)
   1. International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
   2. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems
   3. Encyclopedia of Cell Biology
   4. Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology
   5. Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
   6. Encyclopedia of Mental Health
   7. Encyclopedia of Neurological Sciences
   8. Encyclopedia of Toxicology
   9. Encyclopedia of Food Grains (second edition)
   10. Treatise on Geophysics
   11. Comprehensive Materials Finishing
   12. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences
   13. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology
   14. Encyclopedia of Immunobiology
   15. Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
   16. Evolution of Nervous Systems
   17. Hormones, Brain and Behavior
   18. International Encyclopedia of Public Health
7. Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception
8. IEEE-Wiley Ebooks Library Frontlist 2017
9. Le Corbusier Online
10. Oxford University Press Scholarship Online ebook archive (16,000+ titles)
11. SEG Digital Library
12. SPIE eBooks Collection 1989—2016
13. Springer Ebooks Archives
    1. Behavioral Science
    2. Business and Economics
    3. Chemistry and Materials Science
    4. Computer Science (Including Apress)
    5. Earth and Environmental Science
    6. Engineering
    7. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    8. Mathematics and Statistics
    9. Medicine
    10. Physics and Astronomy
    11. Biomedical & Life Sciences
14. SpringerLINK Ebooks (Business & Management)
15. SpringerLINK Ebooks (Economics and Finance)
16. SpringerLINK Ebooks (Social Science)
17. Birkhauser Construction (34 English-language ebooks from De Gruyter)

Streaming Media

1. Gnomon Workshop
2. Henry Stewart Talks
3. JoVE  Neuroscience and JoVE Immunology and Infection
4. Psychotherapy.net

The Collections and Technical Services Department continues to explore options for making more of our collections online. We have recently completed one-time purchases of journal archives from two major publishers, DeGruyter and Wiley. Collectively these collections will add retrospective coverage to several hundred additional online journals. This greatly expands access to these materials and at the same time will enable space to be freed up in Newman Library for other needs.

Several VIVA databases changes were announced in July.  VIVA’s subscription to one of these resources,  the OVID Total Access LWW Collection just end on August 31st.  This collection contained many medical and nursing journals.  We had access to several years worth of usage data and have now picked up local subscriptions to 22 of the most heavily used titles from the collection here at Virginia Tech.

At least two universities in Virginia opted to maintain the full package so we should still be able to fill any remaining needs via Interlibrary Loan.