tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref/129 2008-11-11T17:10:55Z The following is a list of reference works recently added to the Washington and Lee University Library collection in online form, usually as electronic books ("ebooks"). Each of these items is accessible via Annie and our Web site. Movable Type 3.32 tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3757 2008-11-11T17:08:49Z 2008-11-11T17:10:55Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Nine-volume set (still in publication) provides "the first complete chronological account of the development of Christianity in all its aspects -– theological, social, political, regional, global -- from the time of Christ to the present day." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3751 2008-11-10T15:54:15Z 2008-11-10T15:57:25Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Eighth edition (2008) "provides up-to-date descriptions and data about careers in the global workplace and how to find them—along with nearly 300 organization profiles." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3749 2008-11-10T15:51:07Z 2008-11-10T15:53:18Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This 2005 volume is reputed to be "the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3741 2008-11-06T01:16:46Z 2008-11-06T01:22:13Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Three volume-set (2007) contains essays covering the history of clothing throughout the world from pre-historic times to 2006. Coverage is chronological and the above link takes you to Volume 1. Links to each volume: Volume 1, Pre-History to 1500; Volume 2, 1500 to 1800; Volume 3, 1800 to the present. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3740 2008-11-06T01:14:55Z 2008-11-06T01:16:36Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This authoritative introduction (2008) includes a discussion of how children's folklore is defined, classifications of various types of children's folklore, a selection of examples and texts, scholars' views on children's folklore since the 19th century, and how children's folklore has become popular in popular culture. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3739 2008-11-06T01:11:14Z 2008-11-06T01:14:47Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Fifth edition (2008) offers "statistics on more than 600 NAICS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3738 2008-11-06T01:08:48Z 2008-11-06T01:10:57Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) 2008 volume provides "accessible and balanced synopses of every major person, organization and place involved in the long history of the evolution-creationism controversies." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3729 2008-10-30T01:05:10Z 2008-10-30T01:06:44Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Two-volume set (2008) offers alphabetically-arranged signed essays on cultural aspects of parts of the human body -- "how the parts are understood, what they mean to disparate societies, how they are managed, treated, and transformed, and how they are depicted and represented." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3728 2008-10-30T01:00:06Z 2008-10-30T01:04:46Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This six-volume set is "the first major collaborative synthesis to present the current state of knowledge of Japanese history for the English-reading world." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3727 2008-10-30T00:57:34Z 2008-10-30T00:59:56Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Ongoing series is "the largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3725 2008-10-30T00:53:45Z 2008-10-30T00:55:18Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Philip Swanson's 2004 volume "presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts... Combines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3724 2008-10-30T00:51:20Z 2008-10-30T00:53:09Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Two-volume set (2008) provides regional and state-by-state discussions of folk songs about the lives and times of each state. "For each state there are from four to fifteen songs presented, with an average of 10 songs per state. For each song, a full text is reprented, followed by discussion of the song in its historical context." A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3723 2008-10-30T00:42:46Z 2008-10-30T00:50:41Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This 2007 volume contains alphabetically-arranged entries by cultural historian Sander Gilman on concepts, issues, and personalities associated with the history of diets and dieting. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3722 2008-10-30T00:37:20Z 2008-10-30T00:42:37Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) 2008 volume arranges "frequently used characters under the phonetic element they have in common, rather than only under their radical," encouraging students to link characters according to their phonetic. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/newref//129.3713 2008-10-24T14:43:27Z 2008-10-24T14:45:30Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This 2008 volume by Adbullah Saeed is a "concise introduction to all aspects of the Qur'an -- history, understanding and interpretation," with coverage of both pre-modern and modern periods, timelines, and a glossary. Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.]]>