We have a trial of eBooks from Brill from 2007-2009 in seven humanities and social science subjects.
The trial is on until 15th November. The information page is here:
http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1593

The Victorian popular culture database is now available on a trial basis until 10 November.
The information page is at http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1592
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Trial period: 15th October – 10th November 2009
Description:
A collection of primary sources, together with interpretive essays, describing popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe in the period from 1779 to 1930. It consists of two sections; Spiritualism, Sensation and Magic and Circuses, Sideshows and Freaks.

Wilson is offering a free trial of the Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective (1900-1984) until October 31.
Give it a try here: www.hwwilson.com/eglretro.htm
(You’ll need to register first)
Here’s the blurb:
“This one-of-a-kind reference indexes tens of thousands of essays that might otherwise be all but inaccessible—unsung tracts in collections and anthologies back decades.”

EBSCO recently announced the launch of GreenFILE, a new free interdisciplinary database on the environment. You can access it from the indexes and databases list:

http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1398
Here’s the blurb:
GreenFILE, is a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. GreenFILE’s initial release includes abstracts and indexes for more than 600 titles, including comprehensive coverage from to volume 1, issue 1 to present for Bioscience (back to 1964), Conservation Biology (back to 1987), Journal of Ecology (back to 1913) and Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (back to 1948). The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles.