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New Databases Now Available through the Marriott Library

The J. Willard Marriott Library has recently obtained access to four new databases. These are available at no cost to current University of Utah students, staff, & faculty.

Pro Sound Effects Core 2 Complete: Pro Sound Effects® (PSE – CORE2 Complete) is a database of curated sound effects.  The database contains over 800,000 sounds and  more than 357,000 files. The database draws on the feature films and TV shows across 30 years and from a global network of recordists.  Sound files are organized in more than 500 categories and include ambiences, urban and natural soundscapes, animals, vehicles, foley effects, sound design elements and much more. All sounds are royalty free.  Access is via a web-based Pro Sound Effects Library Access Portal. The interface permits searching, browsing, and previewing. Users can create playlists or projects, and can download files and sounds.

Colonial America Module 5 (Growth, Trade, and Development): Colonial America makes available all 1,450 volumes of the CO 5 series from The National Archives, UK, covering the period 1606 to 1822. CO 5 consists of the original correspondence between the British government and the governments of the American colonies, making it a uniquely rich resource for all historians of the period.

Thesaurus Linguae Latinae: The Thesaurus linguae Latinae is not only the largest Latin dictionary in the world, but also the first to cover all the Latin texts from the classical period up to about 600 A.D. 31 academies, and scholarly societies from 23 countries support the work of the Bayerische Akademie.

Denver Post Archive and current edition: (1894-current edition) All issues of the Denver Post dating back to 1894 including current editions.

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  • Knut Lindsley
    Posted at 18:46h, 15 July Reply

    This is incredible. Each one a wealth of information. Thank you~

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