New for Politics

Routledge / NetLibrary.
Available online.
Second edition (2007) contains substantial entries on dozens of concepts, such as "Balance of Power," "Arab League," "CNN Factor," "Isolationism," and more.
Links will be maintained in various locations in our library Web site, including here.

U.S. Strategic Studies Institute.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to the library collection.
"If possible, it would be useful to enhance the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) ability to detect and prevent nuclear diversions. This would not only reduce the current risk of nuclear proliferation, it would make the further expansion of nuclear power much less risky. The question is what is possible? To date, little has been attempted to answer this basic question."

During this Winter Term, we in the W&L University Library are conducting a title-by-title examination of the serially-published publications (journals, magazine, yearbooks, etc.) to which we subscribe.
The last such review was in 2002. We do not do this as a cost-cutting measure, but to try to make sure that we are subscribing to the most appropriate publications.

Each title is "assigned" to the academic department which originally requested it and/or which is most likely to utilize it.

We would like to drop subscriptions to the 3 publication series listed below which are presently associated with the Politics Department. We seek your counsel on these decisions, so please let me know by Wednesday 26 March if you think there are good reasons to continue these subscriptions.

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"The United States has long recognized the dangers inherent in the spread of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons, and missiles. This report, which analyzes NBC weapons programs potential threat patterns around the globe, is updated as needed."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

U.S. Department of State.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to the U.S. Government Depository collection.
Latest volume in this documentary series of publicly-accessible diplomatic papers. "While the general focus is on European security, the specific focus is on two overriding issues that faced the Nixon and Ford administrations: 1) whether to hold a conference on European security attended by the United States and its NATO allies, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies; and 2) whether the United States and its European allies would negotiate an agreement with the Soviet Union and its European allies on mutual and balanced force reductions (MBFR) in Europe, which would ensure security but reduce the costs of defending Europe."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to the collection.
This extensive survey, based on over 35,000 interviews with Americans over 18, "details the religious affiliation of the American public and explores the shifts taking place in the U.S. religious landscape." Pew also provides a summary of the findings. Alan Wolfe wrote in the Chronicle of Higher Education, "As surveys go, this is one of the most careful and comprehensive ever conducted on the American religious landscape."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

Stateline. org.
Available online.
Annual overview of trends, policies, and issues in state government in the U.S.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.