New Reference E-Books and Databases

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2008 volume is "intended to be a comprehensive source on education law... The primary focus is on developments since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. At the same time, because education law is a component in a much larger legal system, the encyclopedia includes entries on the historical development of the laws that impact education." Alphabetically-arranged signed entries cover court cases, controversial issues, individuals, concepts, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Facts on File / Infobase.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2009 guide includes alphabetically-arranged entries on books of the Bible, on important people, places, concepts, topics, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing .

Greenwood.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2009 guide "traces the genesis and development of affirmative action and the continuing controversy that constitutes the story of racial and gender preferences."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. / NetLibrary.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
"Student version" of the 4th edition (2007) covers such subject areas as academic freedom, faculty employment and tenure, student misconduct, affirmative action, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Kogan Page / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Subtitled Practical PR Strategies for Reputation Management and Company Survival, this 2008 volume "advises organisations how to limit the damage of crises effectively by acting quicly and positively." Provides information on accountability, crisis communication planning, building corporate image, natural disasters, accidents, financial crises, legal issues, etc
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2006 volume focuses "on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span." Alphabetically-arranged entries, with an interdisciplinary scope, cover such topics as leading religious and spiritual figures, traditions, texts, places, religious and spiritual practices and concepts, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Associated Press.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Sometimes called the "journalist's bible," this multifaceted resource "provides fundamental guidelines on spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage, with special sections on reporting business and sports," as well as a guide to media law. Unlike the annual printed editions, this online version (2009 edition) is continually revised.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

St. James / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
W&L recently received access to Volume 102 of this set, which now provides more than 10,000 company histories.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Scribner's / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Four-volume set (2009) contains about 800 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries on the history and culture of China since about 1800.
Among the contributors is W&L Professor Emeritus Roger Jeans.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.