Fashion, Journalism and More: New Oxford Databases Coming Soon
BBC College of Journalism, Berg Fashion Library, and Oxford Bibliographies Online are new databases from Oxford University Press that will be launching soon, and available at a discount through Nylink. Here’s a preview of what these databases will offer:
BBC College of Journalism (spring 2010) – Over its 80-year history, the BBC has earned an unmatched, global reputation for its journalism. For the very first time, the learning and development materials created for its journalists are being made available outside the BBC. The BBC College of Journalism includes hundreds of videos, audio clips, discussion pages, interactive modules, and text pages covering every aspect of TV, radio, and online journalism. The subjects covered range from craft skills (e.g. writing or directing video) to subject briefings on critical events and topics such as climate change and the conflict in the Middle East, to the many ethical issues now facing journalists.
Berg Fashion Library (summer 2010; http://www.bergpublishers.com/) — The Berg Fashion Library is a cross-searchable online portal that incorporates a full range of resources essential for anyone working on dress or fashion from a broad range of disciplinary bases – anthropology and material culture, art history, theatre studies, history, sociology, cultural studies, human geography, folklore, and fashion studies. Content includes the online edition of the soon-to-be-published 10-volume reference work, the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.
Oxford Bibliographies Online (spring 2010; http://aboutobo.com/) – OBO is a library of authoritative, discipline-focused, online guides to the essential literature in subjects across the humanities and social sciences. Each module is a dynamic bibliographic tool containing a hierarchical body of interwoven entries designed to help students and scholars move through the most important scholarship, commentary, and resources in a specific area of research. Subject modules available at launch: Classics, Criminology, Islamic Studies, and Social Work. Modules to be released later in 2010 and beyond include Public Health, Business Management, Philosophy, International Relations, Linguistics, and Education.
Look for future announcements from Nylink as these new databases are launched! In the meantime, please feel free to contact us with questions at services@nylink.org.
