New E-Resources at Northwestern

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology publishes advances in biology such as the structure of DNA, the genetic code, the discovery of mobile genes, the PCR and RNAi techniques, and the feasibility of a human genome project.  The Symposia focus on a different and timely field of research each year, and the participants are handpicked luminaries and rising stars of that particular field. - publisher’s blurb.

Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa

The Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa aims to combine ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational and performance-based research in a unique way to promote the musical arts on the African continent. The journal provides practical suggestions for music teachers as well as general arts and culture practitioners on instrumental and vocal training. - publisher’s blurb.

Canadian Review of Sociology

The Canadian Review of Sociology/ Revue canadienne de sociologie is the journal of the Canadian Sociological Association/La Société canadienne de sociologie.  The CRS/RCS is committed to the dissemination of innovative ideas and research findings that are at the core of the discipline. The CRS/RCS publishes both theoretical and empirical work that reflects a wide range of methodological approaches.  - publisher’s blurb.

Stratigraphy

The international peer-reviewed journal Stratigraphy publishes research that applies to the history of the earth’s biosphere and physical environments, based on the evidence from the stratigraphic record. - publisher’s blurb.

Middle East Journal

The Middle East Journal provides original and objective research and analysis, as well as source material, on the area from Morocco to Pakistan and including Central Asia. The journal provides the background necessary for an understanding and appreciation of the region’s political and economic development, cultural heritage, and ethnic and religious diversity. - publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Marine Research

The Journal of Marine Research publishes peer-reviewed research articles covering a broad array of topics in physical, biological and chemical oceanography. Articles that deal with processes, as well as those that report significant observations, are welcome. In the area of biology, studies involving coupling between ecological and physical processes are preferred over those that report systematics. - publisher’s blurb.

Zeitschrift für Slawistik

“Zeitschrift für Slawistik” publishes critical essays on language and literature, on popular poetry and on the cultural history of Slavic people in the past and present.  Special attention is paid to German-Slavic linguistic, literary and cultural relations within their European context, to onomastics, history and poetology of literary genres, Baltic studies, Sorbic studies, and to the history of Slavic studies. - publisher’s blurb.

(Available on the Evanston campus only.)

Philologus

“Philologus” is one of the oldest and most respected periodicals in the field of classical studies. Its articles investigate Greek and Roman literature, historiography, philosophy, history of religion, linguistics, and history of science. The journal contributes to reconstructing and understanding ancient intellectual culture and its lasting influence on European civilization. - publisher’s blurb.

(Available on the Evanston campus only.)

Orientalistische Literaturzeitung

“Orientalistische Literaturzeitung” (OLZ) is the oldest international review of the entire field of Oriental studies. Founded in 1898, the journal widened it’s profile according to the development of research and takes into consideration all epochs. In articles and reviews recent monographs of the entire field of Oriental studies are critically discussed. - publisher’s blurb.

(Available on the Evanston campus only.)

Klio : Beiträge zur alten Geschichte

KLIO is one of the oldest journals in the German-speaking area and contains contributions on the history of ancient Greece and Rome. The essays present new interpretations of traditional sources concerning problems of political history as well as papers on the whole field of culture, economy and society. - publisher’s blurb.

(In German; available on the Evanston campus only.)