Macdonald-Kelce Library: Databases: Trials, Access Issues, New Acquisitions: Database Updates

Database Access Issues

If you are having trouble accessing any databases, please sign into MyUTampa first.

Please contact Darla Asher, Digital Access Librarian at dasher@ut.edu if you encounter any further issues.

New Databases: 2020-2021

PitchBook
PitchBook is a data analytic tool for mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. The database has in depth analysis of private markets including industry intelligence, fundraising, investments, acquisitions, IPOs, fund performance and due diligence.

It is commonly used by finance professionals in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and alternative asset management.
TRACFED
TRACFED (tracfed.syr.edu) is a subscription site offering direct dynamic access to a wide range of federal data concerning enforcement, staffing, spending,and other matters.

Data collected from the federal government, mostly under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is made available to the American people via TRACs massive data warehouse
World Cinema
This unique collection includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.

The collection shines a light on the history of cinema while also providing a glimpse into the cultures and issues of countries worldwide—making it useful beyond film studies departments by bringing value to programs in area studies, political science, history, world languages, and more.

Current Database Trials

Occasionally, the Macdonald-Kelce Library is able to offer temporary access to research databases. This provides students, faculty, staff, and librarians a trial period to review them for possible acquisition. University of Tampa patrons will have temporary access from campus to these database trials.

Access to trial databases is restricted to users that are on campus, unless otherwise noted.

Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992
From 1841 to 1992, Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity—and how the rest of the world saw the British nation.

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Trial ends Friday, September 17
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals
The Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals series covers the events, lives, values, and themes that shaped the nineteenth century world. It provides an invaluable, fully-searchable facsimile resource for the study of British life in the nineteenth century—from art to business, and from children to politics.

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Trial ends Friday, September 17
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 includes every published issue, from the first in 1842 to the last in 2003. Entirely full-text searchable with high-quality digital imaging from flat unbound print sets, it combines information and the power of pictures to provide unique perspective on virtually every aspect of modern life and those who helped shape it over more than 160 years.

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Trial ends Friday, September 17
The Times Digital Archive
The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage. This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context.

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Trial ends Friday, September 17

Database Trial Evaluation Form

The Macdonald-Kelce Library appreciates your time and feedback regarding our database trials. Your response will help us determine how to allocate our resources for future electronic resource purchases.

Thank you for answering the following survey:

Database Trial Evaluation