Electronic Resources

TRIAL RESOURCE: Academic Writer - APA Style Writing Platform

Academic Writer

Available from 3/14/2025 to 5/13/2025

Academic Writer is an institution-wide APA style writing platform that is aligned with the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). This tool supports users in conducting research, structuring papers, and formatting their writing. Features include:

• The Learning Center offers a library of hundreds of learning objects (including quick guides, tutorials, knowledge checks, and samples) for scaffolded support that can be used for independent learning or in course curriculum.
  • Demo: Academic Writer's Learning Center
• The Reference Center provides expertly created templates for proper APA Style formatting of citations, regularly updated forms for emerging reference types, and options to store and tag a collection of references.
  • Demo: Academic Writer's Reference Center
• The Writing Center provides a structured and collaborative writing environment that features templated support for scholarly writing for disciplines in the behavioral and social sciences. Contextual APA Style guidance is provided.
  • Academic Writer's Writing Center

Access Academic Writer

https://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=https://academicwriter.apa.org/

Follow the link above to access Boise State University's trial access of Academic Writer. To create and save references and papers, users must create an Academic Writer Account. The Learning Center lessons and samples may be accessed without creating an account. Follow the Academic Writer User Checklist to get started!

The Academic Writer trial is available from 3/14/2025 to 5/13/2025. Please send any feedback on this resource to Kristi Schirrmacher at kristischirrmach@boisestate.edu.

TRIAL RESOURCE: MLA Handbook Plus

MLA Handbook Plus

Available 02/05/2025 - 03/07/2025

We are excited to bring you a trial of MLA Handbook Plus, the only authorized subscription-based digital resource featuring unlimited simultaneous access to the 9th edition MLA Handbook. MLA Handbook Plus site offers tools that teach key principles of MLA style, including: 

• MLA Handbook 9th Edition
• MLA Guide to Digital Literacy
• MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature
• MLA Video Courses
• MLA Quick Guides
• 100+ new citation examples
• Sample student papers
• and more!

Please send any feedback on MLA Handbook Plus to Kristi Schirrmacher at kristischirrmach@boisestate.edu. 

New Resource: DSM 5 Library Package

DSM 5 Library Package

Available 02/01/2025

The DSM Library Package from the American Psychiatric Association provides full-text, unlimited access to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and related materials. Titles within the DSM Library serve as essential and authoritative reference resources for mental health professionals seeking evidence-based information on diagnosing and understanding mental disorders. Titles in the DSM 5 Library include:

• DSM-5-TR (ISBN: 9780890425787)
• DSM-5 (ISBN: 9780890425541)
• DSM-5-TR Clinical Cases (ISBN: 9781615375295)
• DSM-5-TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis (ISBN: 9781615373604)
• DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview (ISBN: 9781585624928)
• Spanish Edition of the Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria (ISBN: 9780890425510)

New Resource: APA PsycTests

APA PsycTests

Available 01/01/2025

APA PsycTests is an authoritative source of structured information about tests of interest to a variety of fields. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it provides access to thousands of actual test instruments, most of which are available for immediate download and use in teaching and research. Includes a wide variety of test types and instruments including aptitude tests, personality scales, and cognitive functioning measures. 

Visit our A-Z Database page to view the full list of databases available to Boise State.

OverDrive and Libby Privacy Policy Update

OverDrive, creator of the Libby App, recently published the Libby Privacy Statement. This statement specifically describes data privacy and security practices for Libby users. Libby is the reading app that was launched by OverDrive in 2017 and allows users to easily browse titles, checkout and download books, and enjoy content on the go.

The Libby Privacy Statement supplements the overarching OverDrive Privacy Policy that covers all OverDrive services, including Libby, Kanopy, Sora, and TeachingBooks. OverDrive states, "We have also added a new “Diagnostics and Analytics” section to the Libby menu, where users can learn more about our practices and make their own decisions about what to share. OverDrive believes that every user should be able to opt out of non-essential data collection, like app feature-usage analytics. When we begin to collect app analytics data in Libby, in accordance with industry best practices, it will be minimal, anonymous, and optional." 

The Libby Privacy Statement and Diagnostics & Analytics information can also be found in the Libby Menu when you access Libby to browse Boise State Libby Content.

Please contact eresources@boisestate.edu with any questions.

EBSCOhost Databases: New Platform Coming Soon!

Preview the New EBSCOhost Platform Today!

The EBSCOhost database platform will migrate to a new interface on December 18, 2024. The updated interface will provide access to the same content but includes many new features such as personalized dashboards, new ways to share and like resources, intuitive limiters and facets, improved translation features, and enhanced accessibility standards. 

Preview the new EBSCOhost platform before the migration by visiting https://research.ebsco.com/c/ivm4yd. Watch the Introduction to the New EBSCOhost Tutorial to get started and visit The New EBSCOhost Interface Quick Start Guide to learn more about searching, applying filters, creating projects, and much more. 

Stay connected and learn about any upcoming enhancements to the new interface by visiting the platform roadmap. Please send any questions or concerns to eresources@boisestate.edu. 

New Resource: Art Song Transpositions

Art Song Transpositions

10/23/2024

Art Song Transpositions offers professionally crafted scores of public domain art songs, arias, and musical theatre titles in any key, edited by professional musicians. Includes digital PDF access to more than 13,000 scores that have already been transposed by AST and the ability to request new transpositions.

Platform Update: Birds of the World

Birds of the World

October 10, 2024

The Birds of the World team recently announced the Birds of the World platform is now available in Spanish. They are proud to make this resource accessible to a new audience and shared that there are plans to include translation options to additional languages in the future. Visit the BIG NEWS! Birds of the World is now available in Spanish! news post from October 8, 2024, to learn more about the new technology behind translations, how to toggle the website between English and Spanish, and what will translate and what will not on the page. 

Albertsons Library Collection News

Collection Strategy

With the successful adoption of the student library materials and subscription fees, Albertsons Library has the amazing opportunity to review our collections and find areas that need improvement and strategic growth. Heather Grevatt, Marlena Hooyboer, and Mary Aagard formed a working group to create collection development strategies that use multiple sources of data. The data includes:

• Choreo Insights library holdings and print retention commitments
• comparison to institutional and IPEDS peers
• reviewing the average age of the materials
• vendor packages and materials lists
• Voyager data; required course materials
• growth in academic programs and graduation rates across disciplines

The different sources of data will be packaged into subject areas for librarians and library liaisons to build collection lists for potential purchase and to identify areas of further development. This initiative is in addition to work we are doing with the Bronco Shop and \their textbook team to reduce textbook costs for students. The working group will share more to get feedback and to test the methodology. Albertsons Library is very excited about the opportunity to provide more current and relevant resources to our students.

As work is underway to create a strategic path for collection development, we are currently evaluating resources that may be beneficial to our campus community. If there are resources you would like to suggest, please complete the Purchase Request Form to submit the resource for consideration. The form can be used to submit purchase requests or quotes for books, e-books, physical media, streaming media, serials, or databases that the library does not own. Please see below for a list of new resources we added to our collections in fiscal 2024, as well as resources that will be cancelled due to low use. 

New Collections

At the end of fiscal year 2024, we were able to add several valuable resources to our collections:

• The New York Times Online: Get started browsing The New York Times today for international, national, business, and New York regional news as well as science, medicine, arts, sports, and lifestyle news. The New York Times is available to students, faculty, and staff with access provided by Albertsons Library. Activate your complimentary access by creating an account with your Boise State email address.
• Academic Video Online (AVON): Academic Video Online provides access to more than 80,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Includes every kind of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, and thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners.
• ASM Alloy Center Online: Search the ASM Alloy Center across ASM property data, performance charts, and processing guidelines for metals and alloys. The ASM Alloy Center includes five content areas: alloy finder, coatings data, corrosion performance data, data sheets and diagrams, and materials property data. 
• ASM Technical Books: Discover practical guides and reference resources from experts in the field on a wide variety of subjects within materials science and engineering.
• Access World News 2024 Research Edition: Access World News by NewsBank was upgraded from the 2022 Research Edition to the 2024 Research Edition in April 2024. This upgrade brings with it almost 900 additional news sources, as well as almost 130 new full-color PDF image editions, including the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press. 
• Asian Life in America: Series 3: 2018-today: Asian Life in America by NewsBank features the experience and impact of Asian Americans as reported by the news media. This is a comprehensive digital collection of primary resources and documents from and about Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, including Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans, South Asians, Vietnamese, and many others. Content is sourced from more than 18,962 American and global news sources.
• IEEE Wiley Semiconductors eBooks Collection: The Wiley Semiconductors eBooks Library focuses on key content areas that lead today's cutting-edge technologies and help set the standards for future advancements. Title List
• IEEE Packt 2024 Frontlist eBooks:  Stay informed about a wide variety of computer science and technology topics. This collection provides essential information and practical learning for computer programmers, IT professionals, and undergraduate and graduate students. Title List
• Elsevier Evidence-Based Selection eBook Package: Browse titles from 2019-2023 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, Environmental Science, and Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences. View the titles list to see what is available in the Elsevier Evidence-Based Selection package: Title List

Cancellations

• ArtBibliographies Modern (ABM): The final day this database will be available is October 31, 2024. Browse the A-Z Database page to find more art-related resources. 
• ComAbstracts: The final day this database will be available is January 31, 2025. Browse the A-Z Database page to find more communication and media resources.  

Planned Service Interruption: Taylor & Francis Online

Taylor & Francis Online

Taylor & Francis Online will be making site updates on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 04:00 – 10:00 GMT. During this time, users will still be able to search, browse, and read articles, where access rights already apply. Registration, purchasing, activation of tokens, eprints, and other features will be unavailable during this scheduled work. Developers will be working as quickly as possible to restore full access.