Sharon Whitfield
Good day,
Due to low usage and changes in information needs, the University Library have opted to discontinue access to Dynamed and ProQuest SciTech databases.
Please contact reference@rider.edu if you have any questions.
The subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education has been cancelled.. This decision was made after careful consideration of resource allocation and usage. We understand that The Chronicle of Higher Education is a valuable resource for many of you. Please be aware of the following options for accessing its content going forward:
1. Personal Subscriptions: Individuals who wish to maintain continuous access to The Chronicle of Higher Education may purchase a personal subscription directly. Please note that these personal subscriptions cannot be paid for using departmental or university funds. You can find information on personal subscriptions here.
2. Interlibrary Loan (ILL): You can continue to request specific articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service (https://guides.rider.edu/ill)
Education Resources Information Center, or ERIC, is a bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information, including peer-reviewed journals and reports from education organizations. This database, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is used by researchers in education and other social sciences fields.
According to the ERIC Help Desk, resources covered by this database will be reduced effective April 24, 2025. When asked about content becoming unavailable, the ERIC Help Desk’s response was as follows:
| “The Department of Education is working with the Department of Government Efficiency to “reduce overall Federal spending” and “reallocate spending to promote efficiency” (EO 14222). As a result, the number of records added to the ERIC collection will be significantly reduced going forward. The number of actively cataloged sources will be reduced by approximately 45% starting April 24, 2025. Subject matter was not considered during the process to identify which sources would be made inactive. Please note that all records currently in ERIC will remain available. There has been a delay in notifying publishers impacted by this content reduction due to the government reduction in force. Once publishers have been notified, a final list of retained sources (journals and non-journals) will be posted.” |
Project MUSE is a provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. MUSE is a trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating. However, in the past two fiscal years, only 20-25 unique titles had been requested. University Library believes it may support the curriculum by canceling this database that has significant overlap (e.g. same titles) with other databases.
