Resources

The 2010 Journal Citation Reports are now available.  JCR provides a combination of impact and influence metrics and millions of cited and citing journal data points that comprise the complete journal citation network of Web of Science.

The 2010 JCR includes:

• More than 10,000 of the world's most highly cited, peer reviewed journals in 238 disciplines
• Nearly 2,500 publishers and 84 countries represented
• Over 1,300 regional journals
• 1,075 journals receiving their first Journal Impact Factor

JCR present quantitative data that supports a systematic, objective review of the world's leading journals.

For more information, please contact the library.

The California Digital Library (CDL) has recently acquired several new databases which are available through the UC Merced Library:

17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers (Gale platform)
Represents the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media available from the British Library. Includes more than 1000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale platform)
Provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers. Emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life.

Archives Unbound: Global Missions and Theology (Gale platform)
1800 - 1899. Documents nineteenth century religious missionary activities, practices and thought in the United States through personal narratives, organizational records and biographies of the essential leaders, simple missionaries and churches.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences IX  (Available in JSTOR)
With a minimum of 150 titles available by the end of 2012, the Arts & Sciences IX Collection widens JSTOR’s coverage in business and the social sciences.  Journals from over 25 countries provide outstanding international diversity, and rare materials bring unique depth to the collection, with research covering archaeology, anthropology, sociology, business, economics, population studies, and political science.

Pravda Digital Archive
1912-2009. Founded in 1912 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Pravda originated as an underground, daily workers' newspaper, and soon became the main newspaper of the revolutionary wing of the Russian socialist movement.

Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TTL) Online 
The largest dictionary of the Latin language encompassing the use of Latin from its origin to the 7th century A.D.

Please contact the Library if you have any questions about these or other resources. 

Curious about SCR? Here is what you need to know.

SCR stands for Supplemental Course Resources. This is an excellent tool for instructors to digitize their resources and make them available for students on UCMCROPS or any other network. Instructors only need to submit this form to the second floor Services Desk of the Library, with attached course syllabus and the item to be digitized, and then wait until they are posted on CROPS. The item will be mail back through the on-campus system, unless otherwise noted on the SCR request form.
You don’t have to worry about whether or not you are abiding by copyright laws; the Library will make sure copyright is followed in this process. Remember, you can’t copy large portions of books; however you can scan a few parts. For more on our textbook policy, see here.

For more information see this FAQ.