Librement accessible, la base de données Sign@l référence maintenant les articles et les sommaires de 200 revues francophones en sciences humaines et sociales.

Grâce à un lien avec les principaux portails de revues francophones, dans la moitié des cas les sommaires de Sign@l vous permettent de rebondir directement sur l’article en texte intégral en ligne.

Portée par Sciences Po Lyon, cette base est alimentée par onze centres de documentation et bibliothèques ainsi que par le moissonnage de portails de revues.

N’hésitez pas à découvrir en profondeur les fonctionnalités de recherche avancée de Sign@l.

Sign@l est disponible dans l’onglet “Base de données” sous la lettre “S” ou en cliquant ici.  Vous trouverez également Sign@l dans la liste de bases de données par catégorie sous les catégories en Sciences Sociales.

Following on from the successful trial of Rock’s Backpages last month, Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of Rock’s Backpages to its Electronic Documentation Portal. Rock’s Backpages is an on-line library of popular music journalism, sourced from freelance contributions to the music and mainstream press from the 1950s to the present day. It is the ultimate rock & roll on-line library – an ever-growing archive of legendary interviews, classic features, and ground breaking reviews.

Rock’s Backpages is available via Consortium Luxembourg’s electronic documentation portal under the letter “R” on the “Find Database” tab.

 
Note: Except for materials in the public domain, all of the content of Rock’s Backpages is the property of Backpages or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright laws. This includes text, graphics, logos, icons, images and software. The compilation of all content on the Rock’s Backpages website at www.rocksbackpages.com is the exclusive property of Backpages and is also protected by copyright laws. The content and software on the website may be used for research or teaching purposes. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, performance, or for any commercial use not expressly permitted by Backpages is prohibited.
 

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the full collection of journals from Oxford University Press to its electronic documentation portal.

The 2011 Oxford Journals Collection includes 228 titles in the fields of medicine, life sciences, mathematics & physical sciences, law, humanities, and the social sciences. It contains some of the world’s most prestigious highly-cited titles, two-thirds of which are published in collaboration with learned societies and other international organizations.

What are the benefits to you, the user?

• High-quality content – according to the 2007 Journal Citation Reports, one fifth of these titles are in the top 10% and over two thirds in the top 50% of their subject category.
• Integrated searching via PubMed and Google Scholar
• OpenURL linking via CrossRef
• Supplementary material available such as video, audio, and images
• CiteTrack alerts users when chosen articles and authors are cited
• Links to similar articles help to guide research
• Download references using EndNote, ProCite, BibTeX, and RefWorks
• Widen author searches by linking directly to Google Scholar

More details are available here.

In 2012, you will automatically have access to the expanded 2012 Collection consisting of 238 titles.

You can access the Oxford University Press collection via the letter “O” in the Find Database tab, by clicking here or search for individual journals via the “Find e-journal” tab.
 

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the Library and Information Science Collection from Taylor & Francis to the BnU Portal.

This collection includes, among others:

• Collection Management;
• Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship;
• Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve;
• The Reference Librarian;
• The Serials Librarian.

For a full list of the journals available in this collection, click here.

These journals are available by searching for the journal name via the “Find e-journal” tab or by selecting the “Taylor and Francis Library and Information Science Collection” entry via the “Find databases” tab under the letter “T”.
 

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the journal Nature to the BnU Portal.  You now have access to not only the most recent 4 years via Nature itself but also most articles from 1997 to last year via Ebsco.

Access to Nature is available by searching on the title “Nature” under the “Find e-journal” tab of the BnU Portal.

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the 2011 Springer e-books to the Consortium Luxembourg Electronic Documentation Portal.

Access is provided to all English and German language Springer e-books from 2005 to 2011 inclusive. The books cover a variety of subjects including:

• Architecture and Design;
• Behavioral Science;
• Biomedical and Life Science;
• Business and Economics;
• Chemistry and Materials Science;
• Computer Science including Lecture Notes in Computer Science;
• Earth and Environmental Science;
• Engineering;
• Humanities, Social Science and Law,
• Mathematics and Statistics;
• Medicine;
• Physics and Astronomy; and
• Professional and Applied Computing.

Topics covered in the German collection include:

• Medizin;
• Technik & Informatik;
• Natur- und Basiswissenschaften incl. Mathematik;
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften; und
• Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.

The e-books are accessible in one of two ways:

1. If the print edition of the book is in bibnet.lu catalogue, then access to the electronic version is automatically provided from book’s details screen.

2. Connect directly to SpringerLink e-books using the link that can be found under “S” in the “Find Database” section of the portal or by clicking here.

And don’t forget, if you want a working copy of the book for your own personal use, you can order it via Springer MyCopy.

MyCopy allows library patrons to order their own personal soft cover edition of those Springer eBooks included in their library’s eBook package. More than 16,000 eBooks are available in this format. Best of all, MyCopy is available to end users for just 24.95€. The price includes shipping and handling. Local VAT and Sales Tax will be added.

To access MyCopy, first connect to Springer e-Books via Consortium Luxembourg’s portal by clicking here.  For full instructions on how to order, click:  How to order MyCopy.

Note: in Windows XP, you may receive a message indicating a certificate problem. It is not a problem to accept the exception and continue with your MyCopy purchase.
 

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of over 200 business and management titles to its electronic documentation portal.

This collection covers the following subject areas:

• Accounting and Finance;
• Built Environment;
• Business Ethics and Law;
• Economics;
• Education;
• Enterprise and Innovation;
• Environmental Management/Environment;
• Health Care Management/Healthcare;
• Human Resource Management;
• Industry and Public Sector Management;
• Information and Knowledge Management;
• International Business;
• Learning and Development;
• Library and Information Studies;
• Management Science/Management Studies;
• Managing Quality;
• Marketing;
• Operations and Logistics Management;
• Organization Studies;
• Performance Management and Measurement;
• Regional Management Studies;
• Strategy; and
• Tourism and Hospitality.

Some highlights:

• Business Ethics and Law eJournal Collection
  A collection of journals covering areas such as corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate governance, business in society and environmental responsibilities.
• Management Science/Management Studies eJournal Collection
  A collection of journals covering a range of issues including: management history, managing projects and modelling in management.
• Managing Quality eJournal Collection
  A collection of journals covering topics such as business process management, environmental quality, maintenance engineering, service quality, Six Sigma and TQM.
• Organization Studies eJournal Collection
  A collection of journals encompassing all areas of organizational behaviour and analysis, as well as change, leadership and learning within organizations.

Click here for the full list of journals sorted either alphabetically or by subject area.  Access to these journals is available via the “Find e-Journal” tab using the name of the journal or searching with Vendor = Emerald in the “Locate” tab or by using the link provided in the “Find Database” tab under the letter “E”.
 

Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the Naxos Video Library to its offering via the bnu Portal.

The Naxos Video Library brings you an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Watch the world’s greatest opera houses, ballet companies, orchestras and artists perform on demand! Stream any video in the library from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.

Key features include:

• Over 1190 full-length videos, available anytime, anywhere
• Create custom clips: edit and add them to individual playlists
• Subtitles available in over 5 languages
• Search videos by category, role, composer, artist, production personnel, work, venue or festival
• Access pre-defined video chapters and other points of interest including individual arias and scene breaks
• View video as Full Screen, 2/3 Screen or 1/4 Screen
• Videos stream at 700 Kbps (standard quality) and 2 Mbps (high quality)
• Libretto/text included when available
• Compatible with both PC and Mac

The Naxos Video Library can be found right under the Naxos Music Library under the letter “N” in the “Find Database” tab or by clicking here.

Video tutorials on how to use the Naxos Music Library (NML) and the Naxos Video Library (NVL) are available on-line via You Tube in both English and German:

Naxos Music Library

• Basic overview of the NML
• Einführung in die NML
• Suchoptionen im Browser

Naxos Video Library

• Basic overview of the NVL
• Einführung in die NVL

To see what Naxos can offer you, check out this infographic: