Archive for the ‘Social Sciences’ Category

Social Work Abstracts - Backfile added

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Ebsco has added citations and abstracts from 1966 - present to the Social Work Abstracts database. The online version now includes all content in the print index Social Work Abstracts, back to the first volume and issue.

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American Civil War Research Database

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The American Civil War Research Database is an online resource for researching the individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and officer profiles, the database will continue to grow as new information is loaded semiannually.

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GreenFILE

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

This freely accessible research database focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.

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Charleston Advisor

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The Charleston Advisor publishes critical reviews of online resources for libraries. To maintain a high level of accuracy and integrity, all reviews are peer-reviewed by experienced librarians.

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Book Review Index Online Plus

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.

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Educator’s Reference Complete

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Educator’s Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.

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History Resource Center: World

Monday, January 28th, 2008

History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronlogic research materials for the study of world history.

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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills and information literacy. This online library that allows students to investigate current issues and topics from a number of perspectives.

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International Political Science Abstracts

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Backfile content has been added to our subscription to International Political Science Abstracts. The database now includes records from 1975 - present.

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American Foreign Relations since 1600

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

In the American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature, a team of distinguished historians has culled the most important published and unpublished works in U.S diplomatic literature and thoroughly annotated them. The work comprehensively covers five centuries, from America’s colonial era into the 21st century.

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