New Databases & Trials

Database Trials

Database Trials are accessible from off-campus via the .

Oxford Bibliographies Online — Evaluate this database

Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is a research tool for the social sciences and humanities providing scholar-curated discipline-based subject modules, OBO is designed to help researchers find reliable sources by directing them to exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive, or data set they need for their research. Each entry is a selective guided tour through the key literature on a topic, receives multiple peer-reviews as well as Editorial Board approval, and is designed to facilitate a research experience with no dead ends.

Trial runs through May 19, 2012.

New Databases Added Since January 2012

Coloribus from AdMe Group

Access is limited to 15 users at a time.
Coloribus is an advertising archive containing more than 2 million ads and videos from around the world.
Natural Standard from Natural Standard

Natural Standard is a clinical resource that provides evidence-based information on natural and alternative therapies, a medical dictionary, interaction checker, medical calculators, and other interactive tools. Grades reflect the level of available evidence for or against the use of each therapy.
Social Explorer from Oxford Univ. Press


Social Explorer is a research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information. It creates maps and reports to help visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.