Proquest is offering training webinars during September and October on a number of resources to which York University Libraries subscribes. Click on the links to register!
Twentieth-Century American Poetry – Sept 9, 1:00pm
Twentieth-Century American Poetry is a comprehensive collection of copyrighted, American, twentieth-century poetry, which includes the works of most major twentieth-century American poets, beginning with the traditionalists, continuing through the modernists, and moving on to the contemporary works of the 1990s. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Browse and search functions
- View and output options, durable URLs
- Questions?
Canadian Poetry - Sept 9, 2:00pm
Canadian Poetry charts the formation of Canadian poetry over a period of some 400 years, opening with the writings of colonists and reluctant exiles and ending in the early 20th century.The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Browse and search functions, including filter options
- View and output options, durable URLs
- Questions?
Early English Books Online (EEBO) – Sept 13, 9:00am
Digitized directly from the UMI Early English Books collection in microform, Early English Books Online (EEBO) presents classic early English works as they appeared in their original format and includes works ranging from Galileo to Purcell to Shakespeare. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Browse and search functions
- View and output options, durable URLs
- Tips for promotion
- Questions?
Literature Online (LION) – Sept 21, 9:00am, Sept 29, 11:00am, Oct 05, 11:00am
The leading online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English, Literature Online (LION) is a fully integrated service that combines the texts from works of literature with huge resources of criticism and reference. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review – including new multi-media
- Search – quick and focused
- Browsing
- Results and display options
- My Archive
- Questions?
American Drama, 1714-1915 - Sept 21, 1:00pm
American Drama, 1714-1915, is a unique collection that incorporates all dramatic genres from this time period in one cross-searchable database. Users will find both rare and modern works, including many first edition, hard-to-find, and out-of-print works, as well as extensive coverage of women and ethnic playwrights. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Browse and search functions
- View and output options, durable URLs
- Questions?
Early English Books Online (EEBO) – Sept 22 – 1:00pm
Digitized directly from the UMI Early English Books collection in microform, Early English Books Online (EEBO) presents classic early English works as they appeared in their original format, and including works ranging from Galileo to Purcell to Shakespeare. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Search – basic and advanced
- Browsing
- Results and display options
- Printing, email and download
- Tips for promotion
- Questions?
Nineteenth-Century Fiction – Sept 28 – 11:00am
Nineteenth-Century Fiction represents the great achievements of Victorian fiction and features the landmarks of Gothic, Jacobean, and other fiction of the Romantic period in fully-searchable, digital form. This extensive collection includes a large number of classic novels and many examples of hugely popular but critically neglected novels of the day. The session is scheduled for 60 minutes to cover:
- Content review
- Browse and search functions
- View and output options, durable URLs
- Questions?
