EBSCO Partners with NISC, Producer of Sexual Diversity Studies

EBSCO Partners with NISC, Producer of Sexual Diversity Studies
~ GLBT Life^® Greatly Enhanced through Database Partnership ~ EBSCO and National Information Services Corporation (NISC) announce a cooperative effort to produce the single definitive research database covering Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) studies. As such, over 50,000 records relevant to all areas of GLBT studies selected from Sexual Diversity Studies, a critical GLBT resource produced by NISC, will be incorporated with the EBSCOhost database, GLBT Life^®.

About Sexual Diversity Studies
Sexual Diversity Studies offers a balanced, objective, and thorough review of scholarly as well as popular print, electronic, and Internet publications of the GLBT press. Most topics of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities are covered in depth. Of paramount importance is the coverage of history, culture, social issues, interests, and concerns of the GLBT community. The database is an essential guide to the ongoing intellectual and scholarly discussions of subjects that reflect the diversity of the GLBT community. Sexual Diversity Studies primarily indexes publications addressing the social, legal, economic, political, cultural, historical, and literary concerns of the GLBT community. A variety of materials are indexed, including non-fiction, reviews, and essays; only fiction and erotica are excluded. Coverage in the database represents a variety of source types, including: journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, dissertations, studies, important websites & web documents, and multi-media publications. Over 80,000 records from more than 3,500 periodical sources are indexed in Sexual Diversity Studies.

About GLBT Life
GLBT Life is the authoritative index to the world's literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues. This database contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 GLBT-specific core periodicals. The product also contains data from over 40 priority periodicals and over 1,200 select titles. GLBT Life currently provides abstracting and indexing for over 175,000 records. GLBT Life was created with the assistance of the One National Gay & Lesbian Archives, which holds a very significant collection of archival and present content in the area of GLBT studies. In addition, Lesbian Herstory Archives of the Lesbian Herstory Education Foundation is assisting EBSCO to further develop the collection. GLBT Life provides comprehensive coverage of traditional academic, lifestyle, and regional publications, including The Advocate, Lesbian News, Washington Blade, Bay Area Reporter, etc. GLBT Life also indexes & abstracts the full run of many historically significant titles such as ONE (1953 - 1967), The Ladder (1956 - 1972), Mattachine Review (1955 - 1964), Christopher Street (1976 - 1995) and Body Politic (1971 - 1987). In addition, other source-types such as monographs and reference books as well as grey literature, including newsletters, case studies, speeches, etc. are represented. Disciplines covered by GLBT Life include civil liberties, culture, employment, family, history, politics, psychology, religion, sociology and more.

About the EBSCO/NISC GLBT Database Partnership
In depth discussions between the two companies revealed identical interests - to develop and make available the premier GLBT resource. By combining resources and eliminating duplicate efforts, coverage can be extended to other important areas of scholarly research to the benefit of all users.

Libraries will be able to access GLBT Life via EBSCOhost, with the inclusion of Sexual Diversity Studies content by the end of 2004.

About NISC
National Information Services Corporation (NISC USA) publishes information products for access through BiblioLine, an internet search service, or on CD-ROM. Some of the abstract and index services are available in print. NISC's databases cover a wide range of topics in the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities. NISC is dedicated to serving the public with top-quality products at reasonable rates. NISC is the consistent choice of thousands of users in a variety of research settings worldwide. Key to NISC's success is an uncompromising zeal for quality throughout all phases of product production from thorough data preparation to one of the most advanced search and retrieval software technologies in the industry.

About EBSCO
EBSCO Publishing, EBSCO Subscription Services and EBSCO Book Services form the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access to approximately 150 databases and thousands of e-journals, and online book purchasing. EBSCO has specialized products and services for academic, medical, government, public and school libraries as well as for corporations and other organizations. EBSCO maintains a comprehensive database of more than 282,000 serial titles and upholds active relationships with more than 60,000 publishers worldwide. 2004 marks EBSCO's 60th year of serving the library and business communities. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

 

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