Four New Electronic Encyclopedias Now Available

Olympic College Librarians have selected and purchased subscriptions to four new electronic encyclopedias that we feel will be of high value to the studies of OC students. These encyclopedias will likely be useful tools to many assignments given in English classes as well as psychology, history, philosophy, sociology, and more. In fact, the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime has already been used for Jody Delay's English 102 assignment for articles on "Ethnic Cleansing" "Genocide" and "War Crimes". The four encyclopedias are:

Encyclopedia of Journalism
"The encyclopedia...present[s] a current and comprehensive analysis on all aspects of journalism—including the trends, issues, concepts, individuals, institutions, media outlets, and events that go into making journalism a pivotal part of contemporary media." --referenceworld.com

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
450 academic multidisciplinary articles explore the major cultural form of play. Includes fields such as learning theory, game theory, history, psychology/sociology, and education.

Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Examines historical and contemporary issues involved with race and crime. It covers 14 categories including biographies, cases, concepts and theories, courts, drugs, juveniles, media, police, violence and crime, and specific populations.

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
"Editor O'Brien (Seattle Univ.) provides readers with a "gender lens" on society, while emphasizing both individual and global aspects of social life."--Choice