The Lubin Files

Springer E-Books

David Lubin Memorial Library has procured free access to Springer E-Books until the 30th of September 2009. Springer provides access to more than 10,000 electronic books on subjects such as: Business and Economics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Professional and Applied Computing, and more. It is accessible to all the FAO HQ and Field staff via IP recognition.

You can search by keyword or browse by topic or publication type.

EIU City Data

FAO Staff members have access to a trial of the Economist Intelligence Unit- City Data. 

EIU City Data contains price data on more than 160 products and services in 140 cities worldwide from 1990 to the present. It provides an excellent overview of global price levels.

Trial lasts until 18 May, 2008.

Industry forecasts, investment flows, and market figures

The library has received a trial subscription to the following products offered as part of the Economist Intelligence Unit:

World Data combines the economic and industry forecasts of the Economist Intelligence Unit with updates throughout the day from EcoWin. The result is a comprehensive global database of economic and market figures and forecasts on 150 countries and 45 regions.

World Investment Service features a detailed database containing flows of investment by country and industry, overseas mergers and acquisitions and business costs. This service covers the world's 60 largest economies and provides detailed analysis on political and economic background, business environment, foreign investment regulations and trends in foreign investment. It covers 60 countries.

EIU Industry Forecasts provide five-year forecasts for eight key industries, along with relevant background information. Forecasts cover the world's 60 major economies that account for more than 95% of global output and trade. Forecasts are based on the latest data and in-depth analysis of sectoral trends.

Please contact us at fao-library-reference@fao.org if you find these products interesting and would like to see them installed permanently for FAO staff use.

International Law in Domestic Courts

Until May 15, 2007, the library has trial access to Oxford University Press' International Law in Domestic Courts.

This is an online law reporting service focusing on the way that courts from countries  around the world deal with matters of international law.  It currently contains 160 cases. Approximately 150 new cases are added each year.

Contact fao-virtual-library@fao.org for username and password.

Trial Access to Oxford University Press Publications

Until 15 May, 2007, we have trial access to Oxford Scholarship Online.

This is a collection of e-books published by Oxford University Press on the subjects of: Economics, Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.

Scopus

Our trial period of access to the Scopus database has been extended.

The database can be accessed from computers at headquarters until April 25.

Trial: Sage Online Journals

The library has received a trial subscription to Sage Journals Online.  Sage Publications publishes over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Technology, and Medicine.

Trial ends 28 February, 2007.

E-books!

We have a trial subscription to Proquest's Safari Tech Books Online.

This is an extensive collection of reference material in the information technology field, published by O'Reilly Associates, Inc. and The Pearson Technology Group.

I was finally able to get what I needed from that O'Reilly manual on cascading stylesheets that I had put on my Amazon wish list.

Check it out!

The trial ends on July 19, 2006