New E-Resources at Northwestern

New Catholic Encyclopedia, Supplement 2009

This supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the theme of science and the church.

Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent

The Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent provides numerous entries containing research findings on giftedness and creativity and their applications in education, training, science and the arts, athletics, and everyday life. Covers topics such as ability grouping, achievement and aptitude testing, emotional intelligence, gender differences, genius, intelligence testing, learning styles, minority gifted education, multiple intelligences, musical ability, Olympic athletes and thinking skills. – Publisher’s blurb.

Encyclopedia of Modern China

The Encyclopedia of Modern China provides critical information on the most populous country and most dynamic trade market in the world: the people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day. – Publisher’s blurb.

Journal of Mathematics of Kyoto University

The Journal of Mathematics of Kyoto University publishes original research papers at the forefront of pure mathematics, including surveys that contribute to advances in pure mathematics. – Publisher’s blurb.

Lexicons of Early Modern English

Lexicons of Early Modern English (LEME) is a historical database of monolingual, bilingual, and polyglot dictionaries, lexical encyclopedias, hard-word glossaries, spelling lists, and lexically-valuable treatises surviving in print or manuscript from the Tudor, Stuart, Caroline, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods. Texts of word-entries whose headword (source) or explanation (target) language is English tell us what speakers of English thought about their tongue in the period served by the Short-title and Wing catalogues, from the advent of printing to about 1700. – Publisher’s blurb.

Choice Reviews Online

Choice Reviews Online provides access to 145,000 Choice reviews, as well as all editorial content from recent issues of Choice.   Online exclusives section contains content that is not included in the magazine. – Publisher’s blurb.

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Rivista di Studi Italiani

RSI is a peer reviewed international publication dedicated to offering  a wider and more articulated forum with which to further the study and the knowledge of Italian language and culture in the world.

Pictorial Record of the Qing Dynasty : Rivers and Sites

Includes two major categories of maps: river maps and maps of historical sites. Depicts the rivers and areas along the banks while at the same time tracing the shapes of city walls, places of historical interest, and beauty spots along the rivers. – Publisher’s blurb.

National Technical Reports Library (NTRL)

The National Technical Reports Library provides indexing and access to a collection of more than two million historical and current government technical reports archived by the National Technical Information Service. Over 500,000 documents are available in full-text format.

Encyclopedia of Communication Theory

The Encyclopedia of Communication Theory provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of contemporary communication theory. More than 300 entries address topics related not only to paradigms, traditions, and schools, but also metatheory, methodology, inquiry, and applications and contexts. – Publisher’s blurb.