Current Issues: Reference Shelf
Plus Now Available on WilsonWeb
New WilsonWeb Database Streamlines Research on Today's
Most Important Topics
New York, New York, October 10, 2006
H.W. Wilson today announced that
Current Issues: Reference
Shelf Plus, a new full-text database, is now available on
WilsonWeb. Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus presents
carefully selected articles from key publications on social,
scientific, health, political, and global issues, chosen to make up
a well-rounded overview. Organized by topic for easy access, and
presented in an attractive infographic display, the database also
allows users to launch searches for new information on each topic
via WilsonWeb or the Internet, and links to biographical profiles of
prominent figures for each topic from the acclaimed reference
Current Biography. With in-depth, balanced examinations of
modern issues, background information on key players, plus updating
of each topic at a click, Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
will serve as an "information hub" for students, educators, debate
clubs, journalists, and others.
 Issues
covered are selected to support the curriculum in social studies,
current events, and sociology, for school, college, and general
research. Users will find some 30 articles per topic from respected
magazines and journals, hand-picked by Wilson editors to provide
impartial and thorough research. Feature articles, editorials,
scholarly papers, and more are included, to convey a wealth of
relevant facts and perspectives. Authoritative Web sites are
highlighted, including links to primary sources (e.g. the text of
the Kyoto Accord in coverage of Global Climate Change).
Visually exciting interface engages student
interest.
To make research easy, primary topics are divided
into important subtopics, each presenting a selection of informative
and insightful articles that, taken together, offer an authoritative
overview. Page images deliver important information in the charts,
graphs, illustrations, and other graphics that accompany the
full-text articles.
Beyond the solid grounding, coverage stays current
for each topic. New developments, new players, and new perspectives
covered in any of the more than 2,200 periodicals delivered in full
text on other Wilson databases are also part of Current Issues,
via links to automatic searches of these databases. Current
Issues also links to relevant biographies from Wilson's
Current Biography, noted as a definitive source for in-depth
profiles as far back as World War II.
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus will
cover some 80 topics by year-end: global climate change, torture,
physical fitness trends, doping in sports, ethics in business and
industry, globalization, HIV/AIDS, homeland security, immigration
and emigration, the Internet, the paranormal, space exploration,
U.S. and the Middle East, and many more. It will grow by 20 topics
each year thereafter. The database will also cover the topic of the
National High School Policy Debate each year.
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus builds
on the convenience and accessibility of the Reference Shelf book
series, which remains popular in libraries. Current Issues
complements Reference Shelf print subscriptions, featuring a largely
different selection of articles and topics, and savings are
available for libraries that subscribe to both. Free 30-day trials
are available. For more information, see
Current Issues:
Reference Shelf Plus.
Contact:
Roseward Sky
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2272
Email:
rsky@hwwilson.com
Eileen Sutter
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2312
Email:
esutter@hwwilson.com
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