Oxford Bibliographies Online — Social Work

Bibliography of topics in social work and related disciplines. Entries have an introduction to the topic before identifying introductory works, journals, theoretical works and citations to key literature of sub-topics.

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New Online, Old Book Review, Art, and Education Indexes

Extend your research further back in time with three recent additions to the University Libraries’ Electronic Resources that complement current databases: Art Retrospective 1929 -1984, Book Review Digest Retro 1905 – 1982, and Education Index Retrospective 1929 – 1983. Each “retro” database, including Readers’ Guide Retrospective 1890 – 1982, allows one searcher at a time.

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Listener Historical Archive

The Listener was a weekly publication, established by the BBC in 1929 as the medium for reproducing radio – and later, television – programs in print. It is our only record and means of accessing the content of many early broadcasts. With major contributors including E. M. Forster, George Orwell and Bertrand Russell, it also provided an important platform for new writers and poets; W. H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Philip Larkin being notable examples.

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Presidential recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson: Digital Edition

Nearly 5,000 hours of recorded conversations. Essays on the War on Poverty, civil rights, and Vietnam present additional context.

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Masterplots

Contains short summaries of fiction (short stories and novels), non-fiction, drama, and poetry. Works come from a wide range of time periods and places. Entries include a discussion of themes and meaning and give a list of sources for further reading. Browse by genre or geographic location.

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Middle Ages and Renaissance database

The Iter Bibliography, with citations to research in archaeology, art, history, literature, philosophy, religion, and the history of science during the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400 – 1700) is now available to USC researchers on or off campus.

To see if we have the materials, open up a new window or tab and search the Libraries Ejournals and library catalog.

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Some standard reference directories now available through Gale Directory Library

The University Libraries now subscribes to some standard “ready reference” titles electronically.

Encyclopedia of Associations-National Organizations of the U.S.,
Gale Directory of Databases,
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media,
Market Share Reporter,
National Faculty Directory

They are accessible from the Electronic Resources page under the package, Gale Directory Library.  Records for each title are in the library catalog and link to the package.


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Update to name and URL, Source OECD now OECD iLibrary

The online library of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has changed its name, interface and URL. Best known for its publications and its statistics, the OECD’s work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development, science and innovation.

It is listed under its new name OECD iLibrary.

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200 years of The Times (London) now at your fingertips

The Times Digital Archive is a full-image online archive of every page published by The Times [London] from 1785-1985.  The complete page of every issue of the world’s newspaper of record is full-text searchable — every headline, article (including daily reports of Parliamentary debates), editorial, book & theater review, obituary, image, and advertisement.  You can even find the first Times’ crossword puzzle published on February 1, 1930.
Content also includes: Times or Daily Universal Register–Jan 1-Mar 17, 1788 and Daily Universal Register–Jan 1, 1785-Dec 31, 1787.

The Sunday Times (a separate publication) is not a part of the Times Digital Archive.

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Journal of Visualized Experiments, JoVE

JoVE, is a peer reviewed journal indexed by PubMed.  With visualized experiments you get real-life training on difficult techniques in:
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Developmental Biology
• Cellular Biology
• Plant Biology
• Microbiology
• Immunology
• Basic Protocols

Examples include: Electron Spin Resonance Micro-imaging of Live Species for Oxygen Mapping, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting of Plant Protoplasts, and Electroeluting DNA Fragments.

JoVE makes it easy for users to stay current. You can join the group via facebook or subscribe via RSS feed or email newsletter (look in the left column under Follow).

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