New Reference E-Books and Databases

Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Four-volume set (2009) contains nearly 500 entries on American writers which "analyze an author's work as a reflection of the heritage, traditions and experiences of the author's personal life and the beliefs, events, and lifestyles of the United States at the time."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Fourth edition is a "compilation of CQ voting studies and interest group rating data for every legislator who has served in Congress from 1947 to 2004."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Greenwood / ABC-Clio.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
Subtitled A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports, this two-volume set (2008) "explores the development and influence of sports in American culture, as well as how sports icons, commercial enterprises, organizations, sporting events, and even fan culture have changed from decade to decade and from era to era."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Grey House / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
This 2009 volume contains biographies on each of the 52 Speakers, as well as historical essays, primary source documents, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Third edition (2007) surveys about 100 nations, summarizing constitutional history and salient points of the latest form of the document. However, to see the actual complete texts of constitutional documents, check the University of Richmond's Constitution Finder.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Eight-volume set (2008) offers over 2,000 signed and alphabetically-arranged entries, providing coverage of social, economic, cultural and political topics, spanning the period from about 1750 to current times.
Includes an entry on the The Automobile Industry by W&L Professor of Economics Mike Smitka.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Five-volume set (2009) contains over 300 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries, providing "situation profiles and full coverage of the development of the movement, historical cases of abuse, the key figures, major organizations, and a range of other issues in economics, government, religion, and journalism that touch on human rights theory and practice."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Grey House / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Fourth edition (2009) provides the actual prices of thousands of items purchased by consumers in the U.S. over the past 150 years, as well as typical income levels for selected occupations.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.