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Trial access has been established for the Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies through EbscoHost Trial Expires October 31st 2007.

To access the database, point your browser to: Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies

*Trial access is on-campus only*

Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies, produced by NISC, is a systematic and non-evaluative bibliographic index of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa . This database contains more than 413,530 records and coverage spans from 1900 and earlier to present.

For more information, contact Natasha Cooper

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Combining South African and African Studies, NiPAD provides access to two million records and integrates information from over 40 smaller databases published in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Subject coverage includes politics, history, economics, business, mining, natural sciences, environment, development, social issues, anthropology, literature, language, law, music, tourism, and many more. The database includes sources such as books, journal articles, government and NGO reports; includes some fulltext.

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The Library Arts & Humanities Services Department presents "Freedom Under Fire: Book Banning Past and Present," a display showcasing prominent books that have been challenged or banned by public institutions for religious, political, social, or sexual reasons. Offered in recognition of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week (September 29 - October 6, 2007), and in conjunction with the S.I. Newhouse School's year-long celebration of the First Amendment, the display on the 4th floor of Bird Library will remain up through October 6, 2007.

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Trial access has been established for Family & Society Studies Worldwide Database through EbscoHost. Trial is available through September 15,2007.

To access the database, point your browser to: Family & Society Studies Worldwide .

*On-campus access only*

Family & Society Studies Worldwide, produced by NISC, is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues as well as meeting the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, statistical documents, theses & dissertations and other sources. FSSW is an anthology of 4 database files providing access to more than 844,780 records.

For more information, contact Adina Mulliken

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Trial access has been established for the SocINDEX with Full Text through EbscoHost . Trial is available through September 15,2007.

To access the database, point your browser to: SocINDEX with Full Text

*On-campus access only*

SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. Its extensive scope and content provide users with a wealth of extremely useful information encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study. The database features more than 1,918,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 845 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 670 "priority" coverage journals as well as from 2,800 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included. Searchable cited references are also provided. SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These 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.

For more information, contact Adina Mulliken

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Trial access has been established for Social Work Abstracts database through EbscoHost . Trial is available through September 15,2007.

To access the database, point your browser to: Social Work Abstracts

*On-campus access only*

Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1977. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems. Researchers seeking scholarly and professional perspectives on subjects such as therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil and legal rights, and more will find Social Work Abstracts to be an indispensable resource.

For more information, contact Adina Mulliken

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