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June 17, 2008

New Article Databases

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.

Sociology and Anthropology students and faculty might be particular interested in two of the newly-available databases -- Academic Search Complete and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.

You can view a complete list of these new products, including specialized databases in environmental issues, women's studies, and religion, 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.

Business Source Complete

Communication & Mass Media Complete
We already subscribe.

Education Research Complete

Environment Complete

Humanities International Complete

Legal Collection

Newspaper Source Plus

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Religion and Philosophy Collection

Women's Studies International

Consumer Health Complete

June 12, 2008

Encyclopedia Of Social Work

Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Created by the National Association of Social Workers, this 20th edition (2008) is a four-volume set, containing about 400 articles which "cover all aspects of social, work from practice and interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history."
Links will be maintained in various locations in our Web site, including here.