What's New

December 2012

NEW! The Oxford Index Underbar is now available on each page of Oxford Bibliographies. The Oxford Index Underbar is a free search and discovery service, which shows links to related content from all Oxford University Press online content (journal articles, scholarly monographs, reference content, primary sources, etc.).

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Oxford Bibliographies in the Classroom

Learn how students and faculty from across the academic spectrum are using Oxford Bibliographies for their research and in the classroom. At all levels, researchers agree that Oxford Bibliographies is an innovative solution to the problem of information overload in the digital age.

New and Updated Articles

Oxford Bibliographies is regularly updated with new articles and additions to existing articles. This month, 53 new articles have been added and revised across the following subjects:

To learn more about the Oxford Bibliographies update program, including the peer-review process and the annual review of articles, please visit the Updating Program page.

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Immigration Policy Debates in the 2012 Election, by contributor to the forthcoming Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies, Louis Desipio.

Buddhism or Buddhisms? Part 1 by the Editor in Chief of Oxford Bibliographies: Buddhism, Richard Payne, on the effect of geo-politics on the structure of the Buddhist religion around the world.

Buddhism or Buddhisms? Part 2: Richard Payne continues his discussion of the structure of Buddhism in relation to globalization and politics.

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Oxford User Research Program

The Oxford User Research Program is a longitudinal, global initiative assessing the way librarians, academics, and students discover, view, evaluate, and interact with content. The feedback from this program informs the development and improvement of Oxford Bibliographies to ensure a positive and valuable experience for users. If you are interested in learning more and how you can get involved in the Oxford User Research Program, please contact our Market Research Department.

Previous Updates

• The November 2012 updated included 71 new and revised articles across 24 subjects. It also included the user videos featuring professors and students.
• The October 2012 update introduced Oxford Bibliographies in African Studies and included 34 new and revised articles across 18 subjects.
• The September 2012 update introduced Oxford Bibliographies in British and Irish Literature and included 13 new and revised articles across 10 subjects.
• The August 2012 update introduced Oxford Bibliographies in American Literature and Jewish Studies and included 50 new and revised articles across 17 subjects.
• The July 2012 update introduced 54 new and revised articles across 16 subjects.
• The June 2012 update introduced 106 new and revised articles across 16 subjects.
• The May 2012update introduced Ecology to Oxford Bibliographies along with new and revised articles across 13 subjects.
• The March 2012update introduced Childhood Studies and International Law to Oxford Bibliographies
• The February 2012 updated introduced Military History to Oxford Bibliographies
• The January 2012 update introduced several user-driven enhancements as well as Education to Oxford Bibliographies
• The December 2011 update introduced Education to Oxford Bibliographies
• The November 2011 update introduced Cinema and Media Studies, Latin American Studies, and Linguistics to Oxford Bibliographies.
• The September 2011 update introduced 75 new articles to Oxford Bibliographies across seven subject areas and the announcement of the launch of Oxford Bibliographies: Latino Studies.
• The July 2011 update introduced 91 new articles to Oxford Bibliographies across eight subject areas and the announcement of the launch of Oxford Bibliographies: Sociology.
• The June 2011 update introduced 115 new articles to Oxford Bibliographies across eight subject areas and the announcement of the new Geography module.
• The April 2011 update introduced more than 50 new articles to Oxford Bibliographies across eight subject areas.
• The March 2011 update introduced Communication, International Relations, Public Health, and Victorian Literature to Oxford Bibliographies.
• The February 2011 update introduced Hinduism to Oxford Bibliographies.
• The December 2010 update introduced Medieval Studies to Oxford Bibliographies.