Compass Collection

Essential online reviews journals surveying current research in the humanities and social sciences

Available now: 

• History Compass
• Literature Compass
• Philosophy Compass     
• Religion Compass
• Geography Compass
• Language and Linguistics Compass      

Coming in 2008: 

• Sociology Compass
• Social and Personality Psychology Compass  

The Compass Collection is a series of online-only journals publishing highly readable, peer-reviewed survey articles from across entire disciplines. Researchers, teaching faculty, and advanced students will all benefit from the accessible, informative articles which provide an ideal starting point for anyone who needs a quick entry into an unfamiliar field. In an increasingly specialized academic environment, there is a real need for essential overviews of current research within the humanities and social sciences.

By purchasing the Compass Collection, librarians will be offering their users a single source of extensive disciplinary knowledge that will amplify the power of their research as well as boost usage of library holdings. In addition, libraries will be providing their humanities and social science communities, sometimes underserved with online resources compared to the STM community, with an extremely valuable teaching and learning tool that meets the multiple needs of each institutions user community.

Explore Blackwell Compass for 

• A new kind of core content: state-of-the-art surveys of current research discuss the major topics, issues, viewpoints, and controversies within each area of the discipline
• Coverage of the entire field highlights connections across sub-disciplines
• Reference-linked bibliographies for each article, providing the ideal entry point into specialist literature
• Teaching Guides from article authors to inspire and engage students
• 100 articles per year: 3 times more than a standard journal
• Fast continuous publication: articles typically available 6-8 weeks after acceptance and as an online-only journal there are no issue restrictions   

For information about purchasing the Compass Collection of online reviews journals or to request a 60-day free trial for your institution, please contact libraryinfo@blackwellpublishing.com.