Resource Updates
Due to a stagnant materials budget that can't keep up with annual price increases for databases, journals, and other subscriptions, the MSU Library has actively been reviewing our subscriptions to ensure we are providing access to the resources used by our community.
When making these decisions, we are considering factors such as price, overlap with other resources in content and use, and usage of the resource. A list of any changes, including new resources, will be posted here, along with suggestions for alternative access to a specific resource that may not have been renewed.
If you have questions or feedback about a resource listed on this page, please contact Rachelle McLain, Collection Development Librarian.
New Resources & Subscriptions
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Name of Resource: |
Description: |
| Chicago Defender (Historical) |
The newspaper was a proponent of The Great Migration, the move of over 1.5 million African Americans from the segregated South to the industrial North from 1915 to 1925. It reported on the Red Summer race riots of 1919 and editorialized for anti-lynching legislation and the integration of blacks into the U.S. military. This newspaper also supported the... |
| Medieval Family Life: The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor and Armburgh Papers |
Only five major letter collections exist from fifteenth-century England, and they are all available here in Medieval Family Life. These letter collections and associated manuscripts take the user into the world of medieval families, businesses, relationships, trade, politics and communities. A plethora of topics are covered in these collections, f... |
| Medieval Travel Writing |
This collection presents manuscripts of European travel writing from the later medieval period. The chief focus is on journeys to central Asia and the Far East, including accounts of travel to Mongolia, Persia, India, China and South-East Asia. It is a source for scholars of medieval travel, geography, exploration, trade, literature and medieval post... |
| Mergent Market Atlas |
Mergent Market Atlas offers access to a multitude of company, industry, country, index, ESG and economic data analysis tools and reports. The following data sources are included: <br> <ul> <li>Reuters global fundamentals – deep and timely financial content including standardized and as reported financials, along with accomp... |
| Nineteenth Century Literary Society |
Nineteenth Century Literary Society offers access to over 1,400 items from the historic John Murray publishing archive, held by the National Library of Scotland and recognized by UNESCO. Spanning the long nineteenth century, the collection highlights the influential eras of John Murray II and III, featuring key works like Darwin’s On the Origin of... |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
The Oxford DNB is the national record of people who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. The Dictionary offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors. It is overseen by academic editors at Oxford University, UK, and published by Oxford University Press. |
| Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape |
Discover the working methods of Romantic poets and trace the evolution of celebrated verse. Presenting the manuscript collections of the Wordsworth Trust, this digital collection offers students and researchers of the Romantic period access to the working notebooks, verse manuscripts and correspondence of William Wordsworth and his fellow writers, inclu... |
| Theatre Record |
Theatre Record is an online publication where you can view theatre production listings from the West End, the rest of London, Scotland and regional theatres in England and Wales. You can search for a particular production or theatre and see press night dates and press contacts where available. |
Changes to Existing Subscriptions
| Name of Resource: | Changes: |
| EBSCOhost Art Full Text |
The MSU Library has upgraded their subscription to Art Abstracts from an index-only to full-text database. |
| EBSCOhost Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text |
The MSU Library has upgraded their subscription to Criminal Justice Abstracts from an index-only to full-text database. |
| EBSCOhost America: History and Life |
The MSU Library has upgraded their subscription to America: History and Life from an index-only to full-text database. |
| EBSCOhost Historical Abstracts |
The MSU Library has upgraded their subscription to Historical Abstracts from an index-only to full-text database. |
| Wiley Online Library Journals |
The MSU Library now only has current access (January 01, 2021 - current) to select Wiley journals. Please check our catalog to see exact dates of access for individual titles. |
Resources Under Review
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Subscription Expires: |
Suggested Alternative: | Status: |
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Firsthand (Vault Career Library) |
07/31/2022 | The Library will no longer subscribe due to low usage and lack of user engagement with this resource. |
Subscription Ended / Not Renewed |
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Bloomberg BNA Tax and Accounting Center |
07/31/2022 | Library will no longer subscribe due to low usage. As of July 2022, only 2/100 available seats were in use. |
Subscription Ended / Not Renewed |
| 01/25/2022 | Library will no longer subscribe to resource as there is now open source software available. |
Subscription Ended / Not Renewed |
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ARAS Online |
11/23/2021 | Library will no longer subscribe to resource due to low usage. | Subscription Ended / Not Renewed |
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Nexis Uni |
06/30/2021 |
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Subscription Ended / Not Renewed |
Alternative Access
Most of the time, the MSU Library will have access to articles you are looking for. However, if we do not have access, either due to a cancellation or because we do not subscribe, there are several options you can try to obtain a copy of the article.