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Blackwell Reference Online (Trial)

Until March 1, 2008, the Dalhousie Libraries are hosting a trial of Blackwell Reference Online, the new online reference collection from Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Nearly 300 reference volumes are currently available in BRO, making it the largest academic reference collection of its kind available online.

Subject coverage includes Business & Economics, History, Language & Linguistics, Literature & Cultural Studies, Philosophy & Religion, Sociology & Psychology, and Classics. The interface incorporates sophisticated functionalities such as: search options and innovative classification – by subject, person, period, key topic and place; ‘quick search’ on every page allows searching of individual titles or the whole database; numerous illustrations enhance and illuminate the content.

Access during the trial period is available on campus only.

Project MUSE Adds Back Issues

Project MUSE recently added the full range of back issues of two of its long-held journals, “Journal of the History of Philosophy” and “Journal of Democracy.”

The addition of the back issues of these two journals is part of a pilot program to determine the feasibility of expanding coverage to include back issues. The pilot program is in the early stages and MUSE developers anticipate adding additional back issues for selected journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

For the “Journal of the History of Philosophy,” the back issues added are Volume 1, 1963, through Volume 37, 1999. For the “Journal of Democracy,” the back issues added are Volume 1, 1990, through Volume 5, 1994.