New E-Resources at Northwestern

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

Fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. Articles include brief descriptions of each issue’s historical background, profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations, details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state, and comprehensive bibliographies that include print and Web resources and lists of relevant organizations. – Publisher’s blurb.

British Periodicals

British Periodicals (Collection I) provides access to the searchable full text of more than 160 British periodicals from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century (the same periodicals as are covered in the UMI microfilm collection “Early British Periodicals”). It includes millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. Subject areas covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences. (Collection II) UMI’s English Literary Periodicals, which includes 341 titles (totaling 2.2 million pages) published primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries.  UMI’s British Periodicals in the Creative Arts, which includes 71 titles (totaling 600,000 pages).  Thirty-four titles focus on music, 15 on art, nine on drama, seven on archaeology and six on architecture.

Kodikas = Code, Ars Semeiotica

Focuses on the research and discussion of semiotical subjects related to the constitution of signs.  Articles in English, French, German.

Iraq 1914-1974

Fully searchable database of original source material from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers covering the period from the Anglo-Indian landing in Basra in 1914 through the British Mandate in Iraq of 1920-32 to the rise of Saddam Hussein in 1974.

Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970

Fully searchable database of primary source documents from the British National Archives that chronicle the politics, wars, administration, and diplomacy surrounding the Palestine Mandate and the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Topics covered include the background to the establishment of the State of Israel, Black September, the Border wars of the 1950s, the British capture of Jerusalem, the Cold War in the Middle East, the formation of the United Arab Republic, Jewish terror groups, and milestones in the Palestine-Zionist tension and their impact on British policy leading to the Partition of 1948.

National Research Council Canada backfiles

Northwestern University Library has purchased the backfile content to the National Research Council Canada journals.   The titles and coverage of access are:

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism (1993-1996)
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (1954-1996)
Canadian Journal of Botany (1951-1997)
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1964-1997)
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (1980-1995)
Canadian Journal of Forest Research (1971-1996)
Canadian Journal of Microbiology (1955-1997)
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (1954-1995)
Canadian Journal of Zoology (1951-1997)
Environmental Reviews (1993-1996)
Genome (1959-1997)

Forschungen zur Brandenburgischen und Preussischen Geschichte

Forschungen zur Brandenburgischen und Preussischen Geschichte publishes articles on the history of Prussia and Brandenburg Germany.  Published on behalf the Prussian historical commission and secret public records Prussian cultural possession of W. Neugebauer and F. – L. Kroll.   Articles are in German.

Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society

The Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society aims at quick publication of original research in all branches of mathematics. Papers are accepted only after peer review but editorial decisions on acceptance or otherwise are taken quickly, normally within a month of receipt of the paper. The Bulletin concentrates on presenting new and interesting results in a clear and attractive way. – publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Information Technology & Politics

The Journal of Information Technology & Politics examines how information technology (IT) impacts politics and government, how politics and government influence the development and use of IT, and how IT can be used to advance research and education, particularly in political science. – publisher’s blurb.

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

The American Indian Culture and Research Journal is an internationally renowned multidisciplinary journal designed for scholars and the general public. The premier journal in Native American studies, it publishes book reviews, literature, and original scholarly papers on a wide range of issues in the fields of history, anthropology, geography, sociology, political science, health, literature, law, education, and the arts. – publisher’s blurb.