Blackwell Reference Online

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Blackwell Reference Online is a vast new online library of reference material giving instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship across the humanities and social sciences. With its unbeatable functionality, undergraduate and graduate students, lecturers, and researchers will find Blackwell Reference Online an invaluable learning and teaching resource and an indispensable addition to any university library. 

Blackwell Reference Online, with almost 300 volumes, is the largest academic reference collection in the Humanities and Social Sciences to be made available online. 

• Authoritative - written by the leading experts in the field.
• Comprehensive - full coverage of the key debates which define the subject.
• Ground-breaking - original essays which not only chart and summarize existing scholarship but provide new perspectives.
• Proven - many of the titles will already have featured on undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists.
• International - with contributions from scholars all over the world, Blackwell Reference Online gives a truly international perspective.
• A perfect starting point for further research - bibliographies, further reading lists, illustrations and glossaries make Blackwell Reference Online an ideal springboard for further research                  

For a list of the titles available in Blackwell Reference Online, click here.

For an overview of the functionality of Blackwell Reference Online, click here.

Reference Resource Covering 6 Major Disciplines

Blackwell Reference Online contains: 

Unbeatable Functionality

Access to Blackwell Reference Online is through a specially designed online reference platform providing readers with simple navigation and useful research tools. This is a separate platform to the online journals platform, Blackwell Synergy. Sophisticated content classification by subject, person, period, key topic and place enables the Blackwell Reference Online user to find information quickly and easily. 

Full Range of Library Services

• Institutional usage reports compliant with the COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works and ICOLC standards are provided.
• Unlimited access through IP recognition, username/password, referring URL and Athens.
• DOIs at book and chapter/entry level ensure permanent URLs for easy upload into your librarys OPAC system.
• MARC records available to download.
• OpenURL compliance.
• Library branding can be added to the site.                 

Purchasing Options

Blackwell Reference Online is available as a one-time purchase giving your library unlimited access to the resource. 

• You can choose to buy the Complete Collection or any of the six subject collections: Business and Economics, History, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Religion, and Sociology and Psychology.
• New titles and editions published during the course of 2007 will be automatically included in Blackwell Reference Online at no extra charge.
• You will be able to upgrade Blackwell Reference Online with additional new titles and editions in subsequent years for a fee.
• Access includes perpetual archival rights.
• Licensing terms include walk-in users and course pack use.
• Pricing based on the size of the institution.
• 60 day trials available on request.                 

The pricing of the Complete Collection is calculated at ~50% of the lowest price at which the titles are available in print. Subject collection prices are calculated at ~75% of the lowest print price. 

Also Available - Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online

Edited by George Ritzer, University of Maryland 

This ground-breaking project brings together 1800 specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology is the key new reference resource for students, researchers, librarians, and academics in the field, and is available in print and online.

• Clear, concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts.
• Entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics.
• Covers both classical sociology and contemporary developments in the field.
• Introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe.                 

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology online is available either by annual subscription or as a one-time purchase with an annual fee covering hosting and updates. It is available to purchase separately to Blackwell Reference Online. 

For more information about The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology visit: www.sociologyencyclopedia.com. 

To request a Free Trial or Price Quotation

For more information on Blackwell Reference Online or Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Sociology Online contact your usual Blackwell Publishing Account Manager or email libraryinfo@blackwellpublishing.com.