January 26th, 2012 by neweresources
IBFD Tax Research Platform – Africa sections
Searchable database providing the latest international taxation news, arranged by countries, regions, international organizations, and topics. Northwestern University Library subscribes to the Africa portions only.
Includes:
Tax News Service
Tax Treaty Case Law
Global Tax Analyses
Global Tax Surveys
International Tax Glossary
Tax Treaties Database
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January 24th, 2012 by neweresources
Semantics : An International Handbook of Natural Language Meaning
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3 (to be published late 2012)
This handbook comprises, in three volumes, an in-depth presentation of the state of the art in linguistic semantics from a wide variety of perspectives. It contains 112 articles written by leading scholars from around the world. These articles present detailed, yet accessible, introductions to key issues, including the analysis of specific semantic categories and constructions, the history of semantic research, theories and theoretical frameworks, methodology, and relationships with related fields. – Publisher.
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January 24th, 2012 by neweresources
Learning and Teaching
Learning and Teaching : The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences (LATISS) is a peer-reviewed journal that uses the social sciences to reflect critically on learning and teaching in the changing context of higher education. – Publisher.
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January 24th, 2012 by neweresources
Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory
Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality original corpus-based research focusing on theoretically relevant issues in all core areas of linguistic research (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), or other recognized topic areas. – Publisher.
Access to this title is restricted to the Northwestern University Evanston campus.
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January 24th, 2012 by neweresources
Quan Tang shi – 全唐诗
The Tang Poetry database includes complete collection of Tang dynasty poems (more than 57,000. total poems). The database provides full-text search and analysis of the poems, such as automatic punctuations, and word and phrase usage statistics. The Tang Poetry Database is designed by Data Analysis Center of Peking University and Beijing Sinogtech Technology Co. Ltd.
Access for one simultaneous user at a time, please log out when done.
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January 24th, 2012 by neweresources
Quan Song shi – 全宋詩
The Song Poetry database includes complete Song dynasty poems (254,240. total poems). The database provides full-text search and analysis of the poems, such as automatic punctuations, and word and phrase usage statistics. The Song Poetry Database is designed by Data Analysis Center of Peking University and Beijing Sinogtech Technology Co. Ltd.
Access for one simultaneous user at a time, please log out when done.
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January 23rd, 2012 by neweresources
Science Fiction Studies
Science Fiction Studies (SFS) is a scholarly journal that publishes articles and book reviews on science fiction (sf), broadly defined. A representative issue contains 5-6 articles ranging in length from 5,000 to 15,000 words, 2-3 review-essays, and two dozen book reviews covering scholarly works about sf, plus a “Notes and Correspondence” section. – Publisher.
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January 23rd, 2012 by neweresources
Teaching Children Mathematics
Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM) is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is intended as a resource for elementary school students, teachers, and teacher educators. – Publisher.
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January 23rd, 2012 by neweresources
Slavonic and East European Review
An international, peer-reviewed quarterly, SEER publishes scholarly articles on all subjects related to Russia, Central and Eastern Europe — languages & linguistics, literature, art, cinema, theatre, music, history, politics, social sciences, economics, anthropology — as well as reviews of new books in the field. – Publisher.
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January 23rd, 2012 by neweresources
Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa
A journal of the British Institute in Eastern Africa , Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa has, since its foundation in 1966, built up a strong track record in publishing papers on the archaeology and precolonial history of Eastern Africa. Now expanded in scope, since 2009 it has covered all aspects of African archaeology, regardless of temporal or spatial boundaries, and welcomes contributions in both English and French. – Publisher.
Access to this title is restricted to the Northwestern University Evanston campus.
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