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Databases On Trial (2007/12/03)

Dear All,

In order to support faculty members and students in their teaching, learning and research, the Library has already acquired a substantial number of electronic databases. To further develop along this line, the Library constantly liaises with database vendors to have their new products tried out by our users before we decide to purchase them or not. The following databases are the latest ones.

(1) Academic Search Complete -- It provides more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals and also offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals. 
Website: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
Valid Until: 31st December 2007

(2) Associations Unlimited -- It covers 22,000 U.S. national associations, 23,000 international associations, 106,000 U.S. regional, state, and local associations as well as 300,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data on nonprofit organizations.
Website: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/macau?db=AU-31
Valid Until: 31st December 2007 

(3) Computers & Applied Sciences Complete -- It provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,300 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 500 periodicals. 
Website: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=iih
Valid Until: 31st December 2007

(4) EconLit with Full Text -- It contains all of the indexing available in EconLit, plus full text for more than 400 journals. It provides indexing and full text for articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, and much more. 
Website: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=eoh 
Valid Until: 31st December 2007


(5) Net Languages -- It offers access to the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) preparation course and practice test, along with General English, English for Work, and Grammar Practice in various levels for learning. 
Website: http://hku.netlanguages.com/
User name: macau
Password: lang2008 (For user name and password, both are case-sensitive)
Valid Until: 31st December 2007

(6) 中國年鑒全文資料庫 -- 該資料庫內容覆蓋中國地理、歷史、政治軍事外交、法律、經濟、科學技術、教育、文化體育事業、醫療衛生、社會生活、人物、統計資料與法律法規等各個地區和領域的年鑒資源。
網址: http://dlib.cnki.net/kns50/Navigator.aspx?ID=7
試用限期:2007年12月31日

(7) 中國年鑒資源全文資料庫 -- 該資料庫收錄的年鑒資源覆蓋了中國國民經濟及社會發展的各個地區和領域,綜合反映中國國情的年鑒資源。(該資料庫僅可以簡體字查閱)。
網址: http://yearbook.idoican.com.cn/user/userenter.asp
機構代碼:000 (零零零)
用戶名:umac
密碼:umacuy
試用限期:2007年12月31日 

You are cordially invited to try out these databases via the campus network. Please use the links provided in "Trial Databases" at the Library's web page or directly access by the websites above-mentioned.

Kindly let us know at lib_ref@umac.mo if you have any comments or encountered any problem in your search and use of these online databases.

Regards,
UM Library