New! Electronic Subject Encyclopedias on Social Problems and Business Ethics

The Library has subscribed to two additional electronic subject encyclopedias which are now available for searching both on and off campus via the library website listing of reference works!

Search Features:
1) Browsable "Readers Guide" - This groups subject entries by broad categories under which the specific articles will be found such as: Aging, Crime, Education, Gender, Health, Politics, Poverty, Race, Social Movements and more.
2) A-Z topic list - Alphabetical index of all 600+ topic entries
3) Subject Index - Alphabetical list of words that will lead you to the most relevant topic entries. For example, the index may have the word "Alzheimer's" but the heading for the entry itself is "Dementia".

Brief descriptions:
Encyclopedia of Social Problems New!
This encyclopedia contains articles on over 600 social issues and discusses how these issues get defined as “social problems” as well as the ways different people and organizations view and try to solve them. Articles cover issues such as child neglect, euthanasia, genetic engineering, hate groups, human trafficking, racial profiling, smoking and many more.

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society New!
Covers ethical issues of social and political relevance such as corporate accountability, deceptive advertising, environmental ethics, executive compensation, workplace privacy, and much more.