9 New E-Encyclopedias

The following e-encyclopedias are now available:

21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook (Sage)
This e-reference work covers includes entries in four communication areas: 1) the different processes of person-to-person communication (such as message creation, information processing, and identity construction); (2) forms and types of communication (such as conversation, public speaking, interviewing, and decision making); (3) the characteristics (such as strategy, style, and the interplay of verbal and nonverbal codes) of communication; and (4) how communication changes depending on relationships (such as familial, work, and romantic).

21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (Sage)
21st Century Criminology provides overviews of nearly 100 key criminology topics. Areas covered include the discipline of criminology, crime and victimization, theories of crime and justice, measurement and research in criminology, types of crime, and criminology and the justice system.

Encyclopedia of Business In Today’s World (Sage)
This encyclopedia includes entries on a variety of business-related topics including: key companies, business policies, dimensions of globalization, economic factors, international agreements, financial instruments, accounting regulations and approaches, theories, legislation, management practices and approaches, ethical and social responsibility issues, legal and contractual structures, professional organizations, marketing and advertising topics, as well as research and development practices.

Encyclopedia of Communication Theory (Sage)
With over 300 entries, this encyclopedia offers current descriptions, background issues and concepts of communication theories.

Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience (Sage)
This e-encyclopedia includes over 300 entries on thanatological knowledge to provide information and a social context for death and related themes.

Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (Sage)
This e-encyclopedia covers multiple topics on human relationships including: Cognitive Processes in Relationships | Communication Processes | Creating and Maintaining Closeness | The Dark Side of Relationships | Dating, Courtship, and Marriage | Emotion Processes in Relationships | Family | Friendship and Caregiving in Adulthood | Health and the Biology of Relationships | Methods for Studying Relationships | Personality and Individual Differences | Prevention and Repair of Relationship Problems | Psychological Processes | Sexuality | Social Context of Relationships | Social Relations in Childhood and Adolescence | Theoretical Approaches to Studying Relationships | Types of Relationship.

Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (Sage)
This e-encyclopedia includes entries on race and crime such as: Biographies | Cases | Concepts and Theories | Corrections | Courts | Drugs | Juvenile Justice | Media | Organizations | Police | Public Policy | Race Riots | Specific Populations | Violence and Crime. All entries include a definition of the term and explains how it is related to race and crime.

Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery (Sage)
This encyclopedia includes entries on criminal justice, counseling, social work, public health, nursing, medicine, other health care professions, education, and family studies as related to substance abuse treatment, prevention and recovery.

Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture (Sage)
Surveying the major facts, concepts, theories, and speculations that infuse our present comprehension of time, this e-encyclopedia explores the contributions of scientists, philosophers, theologians, and creative artists from ancient times to the present.

Celebrate Open Access Week: October 19-23

You’re researching a topic in Google Scholar.  You find a great article, click on the link, and end up on a publisher’s web site asking for $25 before you can view the article.  While your first course of action should be to check local holdings through the Murphy Library web site and explore the fabulous interlibrary loan/document delivery service we have at UW-L, wouldn’t it just be easier to get access to the article wherever you find it for free?    The open access movement aims to unlock scientific and scholarly research, making it freely available to all immediately after publication.

You may not have realized that this week marks the first International Open Access Week.   Open Access Week celebrates the progress of institutions and individuals working together to unlock barriers to scholarly and scientific research.   Murphy’s librarians will be communicating more about scholarly communication issues and how open access can benefit us all later in the year, but this week is an excellent time to get better versed in all things open access.  Here are some links to learn more about open access:

Open Access 101 – from SPARC (video)

Top 5 Open Access Myths (University of Minnesota)

Check out the thousands of open access, scholarly journals already available (DOAJ)

Explore the Public Library of Science (PLOS), a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world’s scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

8 New E-Encyclopedias

The following e-reference books are now available:

Encyclopedia of Archaeology (Elsevier)
The Encyclopedia of Archaeology covers all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline. Included are articles by leading authors that summarize archaeological knowledge at the beginning the 21st century, highlighting important sites and issues, and tracing the development of prehistoric cultures around the globe.

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Elsevier)
This encyclopedia covers the evolution of biodiversity, systems for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological patterns and theories of biodiversity, and an assessment of contemporary patterns and trends in biodiversity.

Encyclopedia of Ecology (Elsevier)
Entries in this encyclopedia cover a range of topics, including: Behavioral Ecology, Ecological Processes, Ecological Modeling, Ecological Engineering, Ecological Indicators, Ecological Informatics, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, Evolutionary Ecology, General Ecology, Global Ecology, Human Ecology, and System Ecology.

Encyclopedia of Gerontology (Elsevier)
This e-reference work covers all areas related to aging and populations over 65 years old including influences of a biological, behavioral, social, and environmental nature.

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (Elsevier)
This e-encyclopedia covers the scope of human nutrition including the epidemiology of diet-related diseases, functional foods, food safety, clinical nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (Elsevier)
This e-encyclopedia provides a comprehensive entry point into all of the existing literature on child development from the fields of psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and sociology. The scope of this work is to understand the developmental changes, when they occur, why they occur, how they occur, and those factors that influence that development. Although some medical information is included, the emphasis is on normal growth and is primarily from a psychological perspective.

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Elsevier)
This resource is geared to anyone involved in managing water resources. Select contents includes: Surface and groundwater hydrology; Hydrologic balance; Lakes of the world; Rivers of the world; Light and heat in aquatic ecosystems; Hydrodynamics and mixing in rivers, reservoirs, and lakes; Inorganic chemicals: cycles and dynamics; Organic compounds: Cycles and dynamics; Bacteria and Fungi; Algae; Zooplankton; Invertebrates; Vertebrates; Air-water and land-water interface/wetland/littoral interactions; Pollution and remediation.

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Elsevier)
This e-encyclopedia covers neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other related areas of neuroscience. Each article is written by an expert in that specific domain and peer reviewed by the advisory board before acceptance into the encyclopedia. Each article contains a glossary, introduction, a reference section, and cross-references to other related encyclopedia articles.

PubMed: New Interface Coming Soon

PubMed has a new interface to explore. New interfaces can be vexing as you try to familiarize yourself with all the changes. To help get you through the transition, Patricia Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian at the University of Michigan, has created this visual showing changes in several of the most frequently areas:

Click on the visual to view a larger size.

New E-Reference> Encyclopedia of Health Services Research

Now available:

Encyclopedia of Health Services Research (Sage)
This e-encyclopedia includes articles for the field of health services research, an area of research that strives to “…improve the equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare, mainly by influencing and developing public policies.”

E-Resource Trial> Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
This is a full-text database that includes essays covering multiple sides of a current issue. 250 topics are included, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument),counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Select topics: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more. In addition to essays, articles from political magazines different points of view, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books are included.
Should we add this database? Please let us know.
Reason for Trial: Librarian request
Trial ends: October 1, 2009

E-Encyclopedia Trail> Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law (CQ Press)

Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law (CQ Press)
Created by a culturally diverse editorial board of major scholars and containing invaluable bibliographic material not found in other publications, this definitive resource examines the history and impact of U.S. relations with Native Americans. Extensive essays and A to Z entries cover everything critical to a full understanding of the context to U.S./Native American relations, from history, politics, and sociology to civil rights and culture.
Password: click here for password
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Reason for Trial: Library request. Trial ends: September 25, 2009

Article Database Trial> Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCOhost)

Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCOhost)
This database includes scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. The collection contains more than 828,000 records, with full text for more than 480 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books. Sources are both domestic and international in range and scope, with material collected from countries and regions such as Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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Trial> Political Science Complete (EBSCOhost)

Political Science Complete (EBSCOhost)
This database contains full text for over 400 journals, and cover-to-cover citations and abstracts for more than 800 journals. The database has a worldwide focus and features more than 180 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 27,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. PSC includes a subject-specific thesaurus with 10,453 terms.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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Article Database Trials> 5 Family, Gender, Ethnic Studies Databases

Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCOhost)
This database covers research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare focusing on popular issues important to the fields anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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Family Studies Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
Family Studies Abstracts includes citations and abstracts for resources covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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LGBT Life with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
This database includes citations and abstracts as well as some full text for articles, books, and reference works on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues. LGBT Life was created with the assistance of the One National Gay & Lesbian Archives. The Lesbian Herstory Archives of the Lesbian Herstory Education Foundation also helped with content development. Full text is included for Classics in Lesbian Studies, Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research, Handbook of Research with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Populations, Queer Theory & Social Change, etc. Also included is a specialized LGBT Thesaurus containing over 6,400 terms. Additionally, all relevant bibliographic data from NISC’s Sexual Diversity Studies is also included.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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Race Relations Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
This database includes citations and abstracts for articles on race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 43,000 records from sources such as: Race & Class, Ethnic & Racial Studies, Journal of Social Issues, etc.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 777 journals and includes full text for more than 820 books and monographs, full text for 13,947 conference papers, and profiles for 25,000 scholars in the field. Topics covered include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
Trial ends: October 1, 2009
Reason for Trial: By library request.
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