Library Collections

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 additions in FY17

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 we replace declining resources with new and requested resources. And, with one-time or end-of-year money we purchase archives to fill-in collection gaps. We do 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.  During the 2017 fiscal year, Collection Management added over 100 new e-resources to the collection, review the list of linked titles below to explore.

Journals

1. Arboricultural Journal
2. Dix-Neuf
3. Economics and Philosophy
4. Interiors : Design, Architecture and Culture
5. International Journal of Forest Engineering
6. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education
7. International Review of Qualitative Research
8. Journal of Arts Management Law and Society
9. Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
10. Journal of Linguistic Geography
11. Journal of the Royal Musical Association
12. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry
13. Language in Society
14. Material Religion
15. Mathematical Research Letters
16. Mathematical Thinking and Learning
17. Nature Microbiology
18. Polar Geography
19. Science & Global Security
20. Social Currents
21. Social Philosophy & Policy
22. Statistical Journal of the IAOS
23. Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes
24. Utilitas

Journal Archives and Backfiles

1. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Science Backfile (1921-1956)
2. Annual Review of Statistics and Its Applications Backfile (2014-2016)
3. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Backfile (1901-1979)
4. Chemical & Engineering News archive (1923-2015)
5. CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923-present)
6. Institution of Engineering and Technology – Journal Archive Complete Collection Plus (1872–2006)
7. Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering archive (1994-present)
8. JSTOR Sustainability Collection (112 journals & 342 ebooks)
9. LWW (Ovid) Comprehensive Archive Collection 2016
10. Mergent Historical Bond Record Collection
11. Mergent Hoovers Archives (1994-present)
12. Mergent SEC Historical Collection (1960-present)
13. Optical Society of America Digital Archive 2 (2006-2015)
14. Publishers Weekly Digital Archive (1872-2013)
15. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Papers Archive 1906-2005
16. SAGE HSS and STM Backfiles upgrade 2017
17. Springer Journal Archives Supplement (thru 1996) 2011-2017
18. Springer/Nature 2017 (all Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, & Nature Academic journals)
19. Oxford Journals Archive 2017 supplement
20. Wiley Journal backfiles (1865-1996)

Databases

1. Academic OneFile from Gale
2. Archivision Digital Research Library (modules 10-11)
3. Biography and Genealogy Master Index from Gale
4. Book Review Index Plus from Gale
5. Business Insights: Global from Gale
6. Chilton Library from Gale
7. Computer Database from Gale
8. Contemporary Women’s Issues from Gale
9. Drama Online
10. Educator’s Reference Complete from Gale
11. Fastcase
12. General OneFile from Gale
13. Geopolitical Monitor
14. Global Issues in Context from Gale
15. GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) from Gale
16. Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module from Gale
17. Health Reference Center Academic from Gale
18. Independent Voices from Reveal Digital
19. Informe Académico from Gale
20. InfoTrac Newsstand from Gale
21. LegalTrac from Gale
22. LitFinder from Gale
23. Military and Intelligence Database from Gale
24. PolicyMap
25. Society of Automotive Engineers Ground Vehicle Standards
26. Science in Context from Gale
27. STAPP Car Crash Technical Papers Historical Full Collection (1966-2016)
28. Student Resources in Context from Gale
29. U.S. History in Context from Gale
30. Voxgov
31. World History In Context from Gale
32. World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean Portal from Gale

Ebook Collections

1. CRC Computer Science netBASE (2014 & prior content)
2. De Gruyter and Princeton Mathematical Book Series
3. De Gruyter Asian Studies Art/Arch EBooks 2017
4. De Gruyter Architecture Basics Online Pkg 2017 (35 titles)
5. DeGruyter Fine Arts EBooks 2017 (22 selected titles)
6. Institution of Engineering & Technology Ultimate ebook Collection (1979-2017) 515 titles
7. Oxford University Press Scholarship Online backfile
8. Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Collection
9. SAGE / CQ Press Online Editions Gap Analysis purchase 2017
   1. America Votes 32
   2. CQ Almanac 2016
   3. Historic Documents of 2005, 2015, 2016
   4. Political Handbook of the World (2005-2017)
   5. Politics in America (2004-2018)
   6. Supreme Court Yearbook (1989-2017)
   7. Vital Statistics on American Politics (2005, 2009, 2017-2018)
10. SAGE Business Cases
11. Solid State Physics ebook series backfile (Elsevier)
12. Thieme Chemistry eBooks (selected)
13. Wiley Reference Works Online

Streaming Media

1. Alexander Street Press DDA
2. Films on Demand
3. IEEE eLearning Library Course Series
4. Journal of Visualized Experiments: Bioengineering
5. Kanopy DDA
6. Meet the Press Archive
7. SAGE Research Methods Video
8. Skillsoft IT & Desktop videos

From Print to Online

1. Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing
2. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
3. Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers

This month Collection Highlights featured the streaming media collection.

Virginia Tech Libraries provides access to over 60,000 streaming videos. Documentaries, foreign films, kids films, historical footage, classics, animated, and instructional videos can all be streamed and watched anytime, anywhere. No special equipment or software is required, only an up to date browser. Most of our streaming platforms allow our users to extract clips from their videos and create playlists of multiple videos. Search for a specific title using Summon, our primary search interface.

Share information about the streaming collection with students and faculty in your departments.

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.