New E-Resources at Northwestern

Blackwell Reference Online

Blackwell Reference Online is a vast online library giving instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship across the social sciences. With more than 425 titles available, and dozens more added each year, it is the largest social science and humanities reference collection available online and includes: the critically-acclaimed Blackwell Companions and Handbooks;major reference works such as the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology and the Companion to Syntax;valuable reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and concise companions. – Publisher.

Access to individual titles available at the publisher’s website.  Individual titles will be accessible in NUcat and the Library’s new search tool shortly.

A list of titles is available at <http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/uid=55/whats_in_it_subscriber>.

Subject areas covered are:

Anthropology

Art

Business and Management

Classics

Communication and Media Studies

Cultural Studies

Economics

Gender Studies

Geography

History

International Studies

Law

Linguistics

Literature

Medicine

Museum Studies

Philosophy

Politics

Psychology

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Religion

Sociology

Major Companies of the Arab World (34th – 2011)

Provides information on the largest companies in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Algeria, Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, Fujairah, Gaza/West Bank, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Ras Al Khaimah, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Umm Al Quwain and Yemen. For each company, includes contact data, a description of business activities, financial information for the last two years and much more. – Publisher.

Wiener Studien

Известия  -  Izvestii︠a︡ archive (1917-2010)

Among the longest-running Russian newspapers, Izvestiia was founded in March 1917 and during the Soviet period was the official organ of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Remarkable for its serious and balanced treatment of subject matter, Izvestiia has traditionally been a popular news source within intellectual and academic circles. – Publisher.

Sprachkunst

Sprachkunst is an Austrian periodical for literary studies. As an international forum for the publication of articles on literary history and poetics it also includes critical discussions and scholarly reviews; in addition, literary dissertations and Habilitationsschriften at Austrian universities are annually listed in summarised form. – Publisher.

Agricultural History Review

Agricultural History Review is the leading journal for the publication of original research in all aspects of agricultural and rural history. First published in 1952, the Review reflects the diversity of approaches which are possible in rural history. Its editors welcome submissions in any aspect of the history of agriculture, rural society and rural economy over the past millennium. Whilst it is not concerned with current policy debates, it is interested in considering discussions of the historical dimensions of current problems in rural society and food supply. The Review is especially strong in British rural history, but actively seeks submissions in European and American rural history and has no bar on submissions concerning the remainder of the world. – Publisher.

IEEE Elearning Library

A collection of online short courses and conference workshops.  The IEEE eLearning Library offers advanced technology content only IEEE can provide. The convenient learning system delivers over 230 courses in core and emerging technologies, providing professionals, faculty and students across academic institutions, corporations and government agencies a better way to learn.  IEEE eLearning Library selects the best educational courses from IEEE conferences and workshops around the world and delivers them in engaging, instructional and interactive online courses. – Publisher.

Early European Books, Printed Sources to 1700

Diverse array of printed sources from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Opens the door to some of the world’s most significant collections of early printed books. All works printed in Europe before 1701, regardless of language, fall within the scope of the project, together with all pre-1701 works in European languages printed further afield. Builds upon and complements Early English Books Online (EEBO) and is largely concerned with non-Anglophone materials; however, books in English or printed in the English-speaking world that are already represented in EEBO are not omitted from Early European Books where they form an integral element of the predominantly non-Anglophone collections that have been made available for digital capture. Full-colour, high-resolution (400 ppi) facsimile images scanned directly from the original printed sources. Each item in the collection is captured in its entirety, complete with its binding, edges, endpapers, blank pages, and any loose inserts.

Cyber Bullying Searchable Information Center

Open access database of ebooks on subject of cyberbullying provided by ebrary.

“To help parents, educators, and others better understand, prevent, and take action against this growing concern, ebrary is subsidizing a collection of e-books on cyber bullying. Additionally, ebrary employees have uploaded a number of government documents from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, U.S. Department of Justice, and other organizations…” — Web page.

MRI+ – Mediamark Research University Internet Reporter

Users must register, wait for email response, and then click tab “Mediamark Reporter”.

MRI+ consolidates, in one convenient place, many of the databases used to evaluate magazines or seeking directory and editorial information. It has a powerful search and access capability, plus a cost-planning module.    MRI+ is a library of key magazine planning data resources providing an information link between the planner and publisher.    GfK Mediamark Research & Intelligence, LLC is the leading provider of magazine audience data to the advertising and marketing communities. We produce this data rich resource as an extension of our comprehensive single-source media/marketing database. MRI clients also get access to our Reporter database that provides summary tables of key audience and product usage data from our national probability sample of 25,000+ households. – Publisher.