Pepperdine University Libraries are pleased to announce that we now offer the Mango Languages online language-learning system to our patrons. Find it in the list of electronic resources Learning a new language with Mango Languages is free for all library patrons, and offers a fast and convenient solution for our community’s increasing language-learning needs. Each [...]
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Pepperdine Digital Commons reaches 100,000th download milestone!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Pepperdine Digital Commons, the University’s centralized e-publishing platform and repository, celebrated its 100,000th article download this week. Launched only last February, Pepperdine Digital Commons offers full-text downloads of faculty and student scholarship, including articles in Pepperdine produced journals, such as Global Tides, Pepperdine Policy Review, and Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal. Lucky download number 100,000 [...]
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824 – 1900 now available
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
The Pepperdine University Libraries have acquired the online version of the Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824 – 1900. The vast majority of articles written for Victorian periodicals were published anonymously, or under pseudonyms. The Wellesley Index is an index to the authorship of articles, and a bibliography of articles written by each contributor, and [...]
NEW: Counseling and Therapy in Video
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Pepperdine University Libraries has acquired Alexander Street Press’ streaming video collection, Counseling and Therapy in Video. These 352 videos range from approximately 20 minutes to over an hour; the average length is just under an hour. The content includes therapy sessions (actual, reenacted, or scripted), experts discussing therapeutic approaches and analyzing examples, and presentations in [...]
PsycTESTS database now available
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
PsycTESTS ™ serves as a repository for the full text of psychological tests and measures, as well as a rich source of structured information about the tests. A wide variety of test types are included in the database, including achievement and aptitude tests, intelligence tests, tests of cognitive functioning, occupational tests, personality tests, and so [...]
IBISWorld provides industry research and analysis
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Pepperdine University Libraries recently subscribed to the IBISWorld database that covers over 700 industries of the U.S. economy. Also available are Global Market Research Reports that analyze 75 of the largest industries on a world-wide scale. The U.S. Industry Market Research Reports contain key statistics, industry conditions, market characteristics, industry performance, external market drivers, key [...]
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online now available
Friday, August 26th, 2011
The Pepperdine University Libraries have purchased the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online. This is a great resource if you are looking for authoritative, in-depth definitions for concepts such as “sovereign debt” or “arbitrage pricing theory.” The entries are detailed and written by experts in the field of economics. For example, the entry on “principal [...]
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Now Available
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Pepperdine University Libraries recently purchased access to the online version of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR). This comprehensive and in-depth encyclopedia offers entries related to the Bible and its origins, development, and influence in religion and culture. Each entry defines the person, place, or other topic and discusses it from several [...]
GenderWatch database now available to Pepperdine patrons
Monday, January 10th, 2011
GenderWatch is a full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With its archival material dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of an historical perspective on the evolution of the women’s movement and the changes in gender roles. [...]
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by browsing the database: Asian American Drama
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Asian American Drama brings together more than 250 plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information. The collection begins with the works of Sadakichi Hartmann in the late nineteenth century and includes contemporary playwrights, such as Philip Kan Gotanda, Elizabeth Wong, and Jeannie Barroga. Some 50% of these plays have never been published before. [...]
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