SPIE.Digital Library

http://spiedigitallibrary.org/

Looking for extensive resources on optics and photonics?  Check out the SPIE. Digital Library.  It’s your one-stop shop for getting the latest news and research updates on optics and photonics.  What makes SPIE Digital Library so great?  It gives you access to more than 230,000 technical papers from SPIE journals and conference proceedings from 1990 to the present.  The SPIE Digital Library has over 17,000 new research papers added annually.

You can find the SPIE Digital Library on the J. Murrey Atkins Library webpage by searching the A-Z databases: S directory, using the library search engine portal on the Atkins Library homepage.  Take some time to explore the great features on the SPIE.Digital Library dashboard, which provides quick links to proceedings, journals, eBooks, and topic collections.  On the left side of the homepage, you’ll discover more quick links under the heading, Top Downloads from SPIE Journals and Proceedings.  Some of the topic headings include quick links to resources on Astronomy, Biomedical Optics; Medical Imaging, Communications; Information Technology, Defense and Security, Energy, Lasers, Lithography and Microelectronics, and more.

Look to the right of the SPIE Digital Library webpage to find links to the featured video, conference presentations, SPIE Spotlights on new eBooks, the most cited proceedings articles, and author profiles.  You can create a personal account to receive email alerts on new journal articles and new papers by Topic Collection.   If you need good ideas for a research topic for your next class assignment, browse some of the newsworthy science and technology articles from the SPIE Digital Library.   

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Database

In honor of Earth Day (April 24^th) Atkins library would like to feature Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.

This multidisciplinary database provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 10,000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. ProQuest Deep Indexing: Environmental Science supplements the database with access to over a million indexed charts, figures, graphs, maps, photographs, and tables from the scholarly research and technical literature for selected records. (http://search.proquest.com/espm?accountid=14605)

Subject coverage

• Agricultural biotechnology
• Air quality
• Aquatic pollution
• Bacteriology
• Ecology
• Energy resources
• Environmental biotechnology
• Environmental engineering
• Environmental impact statements (U.S.)
• Hazardous waste
• Industrial hygiene
• Microbiology related to industrial & environmental issues
• Pollution: land, air, water, noise, solid waste, radioactive
• Risk assessment
• Safety science
• Toxicology & toxic emissions
• Water pollution
• Waste management
• Water resource issues

CQ Researcher Online

Are you starting to work on a research paper on current events but having a hard time coming up with a topic?  Do you have a topic but are looking for a place to start you research, with an overview of your topic?  If so CQ Researcher might be a good place to start.

“CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Our reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.” (source)

Along with “Hot Topics” CQ Researcher provides other ways for you to browse their material including:

• Topic: Roughly 30 different topic categories
• Date: Reports going back to 1923 for over 90 years worth of content at your fingertips
• Issue Tracker: Relevant reports on similar topics, making it easy to follow key topics through time
• Pro/Con: Arguments typically written by leading experts, commissioned exclusively for CQ Researcher and organized by topic (source)

As the semester gears up, now is a great time to explore research topics or get in depth information on current events to discuss.  Explore CQ Researcher today!

Films on Demand Collection - Expanded

UNCC’s collection of streaming video provided Films on Demand has been significantly expanded for 2015.  In addition to increasing the number of titles in our Films on Demand Academic Collection, we have also started subscribing to two specialized video libraries dedicated to Nursing and World Cinema.

Films on Demand Combined Collection

This collection provides over 21,000 thousand high quality streaming videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. The videos include Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries plus interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

Films on Demand Nursing Video Collection

This carefully selected, expansive compilation of over 1300 full-length programs and short-form video clips addresses the multifaceted needs of tomorrow’s nurses. With the most comprehensive range of any nursing streaming video service available, this collection is designed not only to help nursing students excel in their studies and pass licensure exams, but also to prepare them for long-term job success in an increasingly complex health care system.  The collection covers subjects including Nursing Skills, Patient Care and Intervention, Diseases, Disorders, and Disabilities, and Nursing Foundations, to name a few. (source)

Films on World Cinema Video Collection

With more than 380 feature films from the most renowned directors across the globe, this unique collection includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, American and European masterpieces from the mid-20^th century, and award-winning contemporary films featured by Global Lens. The collection shines a light on the history of cinema while also providing a glimpse into the cultures and issues of countries around the world, making it useful beyond film studies departments by bringing value to programs in area studies, political science, history, world languages, and more. (source)

We encourage you to explore our video collections, which will sure provide with an additional lens to the subjects you are most passionate.

National Geographic Magazine, 1888-1994

“National Geographic magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. Recognized for some of the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography in the world, this award-winning, iconic magazine is famous for providing unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment.

Featuring the complete archive of the magazine to the mid-1990s, the National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994, includes every page of this vast knowledge base – all fully searchable through an intuitive interface. This incomparable archive is an essential resource for researchers of all ages as well as a fascinating collection for general readers.”(source)

National Geographic is not an unknown magazine, but this compilation is the first of its kind and will help users navigate the vast catalog of issues and explore the rich content within.  If you are interested in jumping into the vast rabbit hole that is the National Geographic, start searching the database today!