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Online resource vendors periodically provide opportunities for librarians within the GALILEO communities to review vendor product offerings through the use of temporary trials.

GALILEO has made it possible to access current trial offerings via this password protected page because these products may be of interest for libraries for their own local purchase, for possible group cost-sharing purchase, or for possible consideration by the GALILEO Collection Development Committee. Therefore, while trials may not result in GALILEO access, your feedback is important to inform future decision makers.

GALILEO Database Trials Page
You will need to request an ASU username and password.
GALILEO STATISTICS - These statistics indicate the level of "links selected" by the users of the GALILEO databases and shown on a monthly basis..
Free trials on this page can only be accessed from workstations on ASU campus unless a username/password is given.

Current Free Trials

Access World News Research Collection
Beta version
Trial extended to May 15, 2010.
American Mosaic: the African-American Experience
2 Feb 2010 to 4 April, 2010. User name/password: AugustaState/AugustaState 520 book titles plus primary sources (photos, audio, speeches, legal cases and more)
eBooks Complete Set 2 Feb 2010 to 4 April, 2010. User name/password: AugustaState/AugustaState Over 6,000 titles, with cross-content searching, notes and bookmarks capability, published by ABC-CLIO, Greenwood Press, Praeger, and Libraries Unlimited/Linworth.
Oxford African American Studies Center January 7 to March 13, 2010. user Name/Password aug1/aug1 Core content from Oxford African American studies reference material, enhanced by bibliographies, interactive timelines, primary source materials, images, and selected links to Internet resources.
The Chronicle of Higher Education February 22 to March 31,2010.
LexisNexis Congressional (Base Service & Historic Indexes) User ID: LOUANNBLOCKER9 Password: R9BQ3B
March 1 to March 31,2010.
LexisNexis Congressional provides a comprehensive bibliographic record of all committee hearings and prints and Senate and House documents and reports from 1970-forward. Congressional Historical Indexes module contains bibliographic information for congressional publications from 1789-1984, as well as unpublished hearings which are updated periodically as the transcripts are released.
LexisNexis Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection
User ID: LOUANNBLOCKERB Password: R5MWJC
March 1 to March 31,2010.
The LexisNexis Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection will include full-text access to the complete bound version of the Congressional Record (1873-), as well as its predecessors: Congressional Globe (1833-1873), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and Annals of Congress (1789-1824). The bibliographic records for each day provide indexing of members of Congress, roll call votes, bills and resolutions, and other speakers and subjects enhanced with the CIS controlled vocabulary.
Art Full-Text and Cinema Image Gallery on-campus
Art Full-Text and Cinema Image Gallery off-campus February 24 to March 31,2010. Art Full-text includes periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, and indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
Cinema Image Gallery includes still images, links to film reviews and other articles about titles, links to biographies of the stars of film and TV, and portrait photography.
EBSCO Art and Architecture Complete This database provides full-text coverage of more than 330 periodicals and 215 books. In addition, Art & Architecture Complete offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for nearly 730 academic journals, magazines and trade publications.
CQ Researcher Username augustast/password augustast.
CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. CQ Researcher 's extensive database allows for basic and advanced searching, from quick searches to more sophisticated, enabling both novice and expert researchers. March 1 to March 31,2010.

Previous free trials

Facts on File African-American History Online Trial ended 28 Feb, 2010.
Research Starters
Interested in suggestions on how to begin your research?
Search EBSCO databases within GALILEO, then look for “Research Starters” in the right-hand column on the results page.
Trial of this product ended June 30, 2009.
A toZ Maps Database
- Trial Ended April 30, 2009
ACLS Humanities E-book - trial ended 28 Feb 2009
IOP Science -- Trial ended July 31, 2008
CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher
Access these databases at http://library.cqpress.com/ Trial ended September 24, 2009
CQ Weekly is the Congressional Quarterly Magazine, delivering information on Congress.
CQ Researcher is the publication that goes in-depth on a single issue each week.
Also included is CQ Global Researcher which expands the subject range of CQ researcher to international topics.
International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center -- Trial ended June 30, 2008
FAITS Database – Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies, FAITS, is a unique, very affordable, comprehensive, online computer and communications reference library for the academic community. This dynamic, feature-rich tool, will be a benefit to educators, administrators, researchers, students, IT staff, and others.
SMP Database – Security Management Practices (SMP) is an expert resource on the Web for learning about how to confront and manage organizational risk, plan for disruptions, deploy network security appliances, employ biometric technologies, safeguard intellectual property, establish security best practices, protect and train students, staff and much more.
Trial Ended October 5, 2009
Gale's Books and Authors -- Trial ended April 30, 2008
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts -- Trial ended March 31, 2008. Selected for purchase.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online -- Trial ended March 13, 2008
Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies -- Trial ended January 4, 2007
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus from H.W. Wilson -- Trial ended December 31, 2006
Ebrary -- Trial ended January 31, 2007
Early English Books Online -- Trial ended May 15, 2007. Selected for purchase.
Bibliography of the History of Art -- Trial ended April 27, 2007. Selected for purchase.
The Nation Archive -- Trial ended May 28, 2007
The New Republic Archive -- Trial ended May 28, 2007
The National Review Archive -- Trial ended May 28, 2007
Business Source Complete -- Trial ended May 28, 2007. Selected for purchase.
Education Research Complete -- Trial ended May 28, 2007
Xrefer -- Trial ended May 25, 2007. Selected for purchase. Now titled "Credo Reference."
Art Full Text -- Trial ended May 31, 2007
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus -- Trial ended June 9, 2007