NTU Library is currently conducting trials of the databases listed below. Please try out the databases if they are relevant to your area of study / research.
* Please note that the databases will only be available during the trial period. Your feedback is important and would help us to decide whether we should subscribe to these databases.
Should you have any queries regarding the database trials, please contact the corresponding subject librarian.
The Philosopher’s Index
This is a bibliographic database owned and published by the Philosopher’s Information Center which seeks to include all articles in philosophy journals and selected articles in interdisciplinary journals. The literature coverage dates back to 1940 and includes print and electronic journals, books, anthologies, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews.
Major areas of philosophy covered: aesthetics, axiology, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, metaphilosophy, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of education, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, political philosophy and social philosophy.
Users can expect informative, author-written abstracts, and extensive indexing which includes proper names along with subject terms.
The Philosopher's Index database is offered online by three database vendors - Ebsco, Ovid, and ProQuest, and can be accessed at the links provided below:
| Vendor: |
Ebsco |
OVID
*Please log off (button near top of the page) after use. |
ProQuest |
| Duration of trial: |
30 Jan to 30 Mar 2012 |
30 Jan to 30 Mar 2012 |
29 Jan to 28 Feb 2012 |
After trying out the database offered by the three vendors, please let us know:
1. Whether you find The Philosopher's Index database useful, and
2. Which is your preferred vendor
Click here to submit your feedback.
Should you have any queries regarding the database trial, please contact the subject librarian, Ms Ng Kiak Peng, at kpng@ntu.edu.sg.
Faculty of 1000 (F1000)
F1000 is a post-publication peer review service that provides rating and commentary of scientific research articles published in the biomedical sciences based on the recommendations of a faculty of 5000 world scientists and clinical researchers. Faculty of 1000 Biology and Faculty of 1000 Medicine were merged in 2009 to form F1000.
| Database trial period: |
7 Feb to 6 Mar 2012 |
| Access to database: |
F1000 |
| Feedback Form: |
F1000 feedback |
| Access: |
All NTU staff and students |
Should you have any queries regarding the database trial, please contact the subject librarian, Ms Er Bee Eng, at beeeng@ntu.edu.sg.
Henry Stewart Talks : Marketing & Management collection
Henry Stewart Talks publishes animated audio visual presentations by experts. Talks cover biomedicine, life sciences, advertising, management, marketing, finance and transnational crime. Every talk has been specially commissioned with informative visuals and synchronized narration.
Should you have any queries regarding the database trial, please contact the subject librarian, Ms Catherine Tan, at catherinetan@ntu.edu.sg.
