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Oxford University Press.
Available in printed form only via Annie.
Described by the publisher as "a stem-to-stern updating and expansion" of the 1993 edition, adding such terms as "Axis of Evil," "Triangulation," "Compassionate Conservatism," "Islamofascism," "Earmark," "Wingnuts and Moonbats," "Slam Dunk," "Hanging Chads, and, of course, "9/11."
When and if this becomes available as an online e-book, rest assured we will acquire that, too.
Washington and Lee University has gained access to a group of subscription-only databases which should further improve our abilty to retrieve articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers.
All these products are made available through our participation in the VIVA consortium of academic libraries in Virginia.
Journalism students and faculty might be particular interested in two of the newly-available databases -- Academic Search Complete and Newspaper Source Plus.
You can view a complete list of these new products, including specialized databases in business, law, and women's studies, by clicking on Continue reading...
Academic Search Complete
Note: This general-purpose database will replace two existing subscriptions -- Academic OneFile and Expanded Academic Index -- that will not be renewed.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
We already subscribe.
Humanities International Complete
Newspaper Source Plus
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Wiley-Blackwell / Blackwell Reference Online.
Available online.
Created under the auspices of the Interntional Communication Association and published in 2008 as a 12-volume set, this digital product contains over 1,300 signed entries, up to 6,000 words in length, "spanning the scholarship, evidence, and methodology of communication research."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
The library recently acquired online access to several of the most valuable reference sources on U.S. politics and government, all published by Congressional Quarterly Press. Most of these series are standards in the field, published for years as printed books and only now available in digital form.
CQ Guide to the Presidency
CQ Guide to Political Campaigns
Links to each of these items will be available in multiple locations in our Web site, such as here.
The Washington and Lee University Library has acquired significant additional coverage for our ongoing subscription to the commercially-published America's Historical Newspapers database.
The latest enhancement, Early American Newspapers, Series 2, gives us coverage of a total of about 1,000 newspapers dating from 1690 to about 1900. Here is a list of some of the notable newspapers included in this new addition.
America's Historical Newspapers is one of the databases available in the library's collection of historical newspaper information.