New for Sociology and Anthropology

CQ Press.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Published as a two-volume set in 2008, this resources contains signed entries by about 200 scholars and experts on "tatutes, rules, regulations, tribal laws, treaties, and agency and judicial decisions that make up Indian law and federal Indian relations," as well as key individuals, concepts such as sovereignty and assimilation, military policy and wars, and the impact of U.S. policies on Native culture and society.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Available online.
New analysis reveals that "as a group Mormons are among the most devout and conservative religious people in the country. The Mormon community is also internally diverse, with differences according to levels of religious commitment and educational attainment, regions of the country where Mormons live and between lifelong Mormons and those who have converted to the faith."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Available online.
"State-by-state review of racial and ethnic disparities in the adult criminal justice system."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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World Bank.
Available online.
Latest update of this database of "aggregate and individual governance indicators for 212 countries and territories over the period 1996-2008, for six dimensions of governance." ("Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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You may recall an earlier post about the effects of 2009-10 budget cuts for the Washington and Lee University Library.
We must reduce library acquisitions of all types, including books, but the greatest impact is going to be on subscription services -- those items which require year-to-year financial commitments (usually with ever-rising costs).
We have continued to work on ways to reduce our costs while minimally affecting the work of our students and faculty. The latest round of decision-making includes plans to drop our microfilm subscriptions to the following newspapers:

• Washington Post ($ 5,228.16/year)


• Richmond Times Dispatch ($ 4,396.35/year)


• Roanoke Times ($ 3,564.75)/year

If you have comments or concerns about this situation, I would be glad to discuss them with you.

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Academic Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Published as a three-volume set in 2008 (second edition), containing about 200 authoritative, signed articles "about antagonism and reconciliation in all contexts of public and personal life," including "topics as diverse as Arms Control, Peace Movements, Child Abuse, Folklore, Terrorism, and Political Assassinations."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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Scarecrow / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2008 volume includes "a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects" of Native Americans in the U.S.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

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