The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy features articles from international experts across the discipline of philosophy. Topics include Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy. REP Online will be updated in a number of different ways, with new, revised and updated articles; refreshed bibliographies; introduction of more interdisciplinary subject guides; subject reviews and research news, and links to other philosophy web resources. The database features over 2000 original articles from over 1300 leading international experts across the discipline of philosophy. The summary provides a rapid orientation at the beginning of every in-depth article and the Encyclopedia is specially designed to meet the needs of all levels of researchers.
Category Archives: E-Books
Trial Database: EBSCO eBook Academic Collection
EBSCO eBook Academic Subscription provides access to thousands of ebooks. Integrated into the EBSCOhost platform, EBSCO ebooks are easily discoverable alongside the content in Academic Search Premier and other familiar EBSCO databases. The collection covers a broad range of subject matter by important publishers such as Springer, Wiley, CUP, ABC-CLIO, and Sage and more. Books can be view online or downloaded to eReaders (not including the Kindle).
This OSU Trial runs through 5/31/2012.
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Now Available: e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection
OSU Libraries has purchased the e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection which includes access to over 1,300 backlist titles and at least 100 new electronic books published by Duke University Press. Duke, a not-for-profit scholarly publisher, is internationally recognized as a prominent publisher of books in the humanities and social sciences.
Now Available: IEEE-Wiley eBooks Library
Through the use of gift funds, the OSU Libraries are pleased to announce that the campus has access to the entire IEEE eBook backlist through 2011 (over 400 titles). The Wiley-IEEE eBooks collection spans numerous content areas including Bioengineering, Power & Energy and Communication technologies, among other growing areas of research. Individual chapters are available in PDF format. Books are discoverable within the IEEE Xplore digital library alongside articles on related topics.
Now Available Online: Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development
Encyclopedia of child behavior and development breaks new ground as a continuously updated and timely reference work for students, educators, researchers and professionals. This three volume work is divided into major conceptual areas of child development: Learning, Behavior, and Emotions; offers extensive internal cross referencing and includes references and suggested works in most entries.
Scheduled Downtime: Proquest Products
All Proquest products and services will be unavailable due to critical infrastructure maintenance beginning Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 7:00 PM (PST) through Sunday June 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM (PST). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Now Available Online: Encyclopedia of Popular Music
This encyclopedia’s 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. The expanded Fourth Edition includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.
Now Available Online: Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature covers an interdisciplinary range of material, from ecology, theology, philosophy, and beyond. Entries cover major thinkers, religious traditions, and important events. The Encyclopedia critically explores the relationships among human beings, their environments, and the religious dimensions of life. This wide-ranging work, chronologically, geographically, and religiously, includes 1,000 entries from 520 international contributors.
Scheduled Downtime: Gale Products
All Gale products and services will be unavailable due to critical infrastructure maintenance beginning Friday, June 3, 2011 at 9:00 PM (PST) through Saturday June 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM (PST). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
EBL – Ebook Library: Brief Scheduled Downtime March 22nd 2011
Due to necessary system maintenance, Ebook Library titles will be unavailable for 10-30 minutes during the following scheduled time:
Tuesday March 22nd, 2011 – 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM