The University Libraries have acquired two new health sciences resources that may be of interest–and useful–to all. Natural Standard contains five evidence-based databases on complementary and alternative therapies. From the latest uses of aloe to the ingredients in your granola bar, you can find it here. Besides information on foods, herbs, and supplements, Natural Standard also includes:

• graded effectiveness for alternative therapies such as acupuncture, along with the safety of household products like hair dye
• graded comparative effectiveness of various natural medications for specific conditions
• current overviews of medical conditions with diagnosis, treatment, and integrative therapies
• ingredients of brand name products in detail
• interactions between drugs, natural products and brand name products
• symptom checker for connection symptoms with possible conditions

Other features include audio podcasts, an alternative health dictionary, and a blog.

Another new resource, MedInfoNow, provides reviews of new health sciences books. Once you’ve set up your profile indicating subjects of interest, you’ll receive a new book alert email with reviews of books in your interest area each week. Additionally, the website can be accessed for health sciences book reviews in all subject categories. MedInfoNow is produced by Doody’s Book Reviews^TM, a highly regarded medical publication review service.

Links to both Natural Standard and MedInfoNow can be found in the library’s database list.

The University Libraries are pleased to announce the addition of two new historical newspapers, the Chicago Tribune (1849-1986) and the Washington Post (1877-1991). Both of these newspapers are on the same platform as the historical New York Times (1851-2003), providing the same features and usability, including the complete, full images of the newspapers from cover to cover. You can search each newspaper separately, or you can search all three ProQuest Historical Newspapers simultaneously.

These newspapers continue to expand the Libraries’ collection of historical newspapers, which in addition to the ProQuest Historical Newspapers, includes America’s Historical Newspapers. America’s Historical Newspapers is a collection of newspapers from all 50 states covering 1690-1922. Users can search across the entire collection, select a specific state or region to search or select a specific time period, allowing you to significantly refine or focus your search. America’s Historical Newspapers is part of the Archive of Americana, which is a collection of primary source documents from American History, including newspapers, books, pamphlets and broadsides.

The University Libraries are happy to announce the addition of two large new journal packages, one of which being the Project Muse Standard Collection. This collection along with the addition of a newly acquired package of Oxford University Press journals will add more than 300 journals to the Libraries’ collection. Project Muse has long been known for its strength in the humanities and social sciences, while the Oxford University Press journals cover a broad spectrum of disciplines from the sciences to the humanities. Both of these collections will add to and strengthen the Libraries’ periodicals collection, which consists of more than 70,000 print and online publications.

If you have any questions about these collections or any other library resources, please contact your subject librarian or the Libraries’ reference desk.