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Available trials for electronic resources are listed below. Trials allow searching during a limited time period. These trials are often initiated by Minitex, which works to negotiate the lowest price possible for groups of libraries in the state that wish to subscribe to the resource. While the trial is underway, prices are usually unavailable to participating libraries because Minitex is uncertain about the potential number of subscribers and the various pricing options available from vendors. However, during the weeks of the trial MSU users can take advantage of the opportunity to advance their study and research.

ABC-Clio E-book Collection
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ABC-CLIO's new Ebook collection offers over 6,000 titles from ABC-CLIO, Greenwood, Praeger, and Libraries Unlimited. Ebooks are sold on an ownership model and all prices include free MARC records, unlimited simultaneous users, and remote access. Features include custom Bookmarks and Notes for students, Collection Management tools for librarians, and an RSS feed to alert staff of new titles appropriate for their library. Trial ends October 31, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Access Engineering Library
AccessEngineering is a redesign of the online resource formerly known as McGraw-Hill's Digital Engineering Library. It features content from a broad range of engineering publications, including Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, and many more.
Trial ends November 5, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

American History in Video
American History in Video provides the largest collection of video available online for the study of American history. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release now provides 1526 titles, with new videos from California Newsreel and PBS.
Trial ends November 2, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Counseling and Therapy in Video
Counseling and Therapy in Video provides the largest online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.
Trial ends November 2, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Documents on British Policy Overseas
Documents on British Policy Overseas provides users with access to a wide range of primary source documents from Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It contains three distinct collections, which together form a continuous exploration of British foreign policy and diplomatic history: British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914, Documents on British Foreign Policy 1918-1939, and Documents on British Policy Overseas
Trial ends November 5, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Film Index International
Film Index International is an information resource for entertainment films and personalities produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies, it provides international coverage, indexing films from over 170 countries.
Trial ends November 5, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Grzimek's Animals Online
This is the online version of Grzimek's 17-volume Animal Life Encyclopedia, which is the print standard for conventional animal reference collections. It is constantly updated with facts, figures, news and views and offers information on more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insects, Invertebrates, Mammals and Reptiles, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.
Trial ends November 11, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

ProQuest Central
An aggregated full-text database with more than 12,665 titles—with over 9,745 titles in full text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets.
Trial ends November 5, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

ProQuest Entrepreneurship
ProQuest Entrepreneurship delivers a unique and powerful database collection designed to arm entrepreneurs with resources for developing and researching their ideas while providing insight to help progress and grow their product or service.
Trial ends November 5, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Short Story Index Retrospective
Short Story Index Retrospective includes bibliographic entries on more than 150,000 short stories published over the past 150 years and content from the Short Story Index back to its beginning in 1915.
Trial ends November 1, 2009. Comments on this trial? Complete our Feedback Form!

Librarian Trial Feedback Survey
Librarians, please use this link to provide feedback for the Fall 2009 trials. Survey closing date is TBD.