Dear ARBAonline Subscribers and Trial Users:

The September 2005 update to ARBAonline provides about 80 new reviews of the most recent reference sources published from both prominent publishers in the field as well as those from small press and college and university presses. Our goal is to provide users with the most comprehensive coverage of reference sources available, while also providing you with the critical, high quality reviews youve come to expect from ARBAonline.

As you know, ARBAonline currently features more than 14,000 reviews in a quick, easy-to-use database format. All reviews are written by experts in the subject field, most of whom are academic, public, and school librarians. Our reviewers are known for their eye for high-quality, useful reference sources that will make the most out of your librarys budget. Below are just a few of the new reviews featured this month. For a full list of new reviews just click on Browse New Reviews and then on September 2005 in the ARBAonline database.

Arizona Breeding and Bird Atlas (University of New Mexico Press) The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution (Cambridge University Press) Dorling Kindersley Travelers Atlas (DK Publishing) Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking (Idea Group Publishing) The Eugenics Movement (Greenwood Press) The Handbook of Genome Research (John Wiley) The Jewish Story Finder (McFarland) The Mountain Encyclopedia (Scarecrow Press) The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, 2d edition (Oxford University Press) Swingin on the Ether Waves (Scarecrow Press) WHO: A Directory of Prominent People (Omnigraphics)

We are currently working on reviews of the following resources along with many more:

American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators (Greenwood Press) Cambridge Companion to American Judaism (Cambridge University Press) Capturing Readers with Children's Choice Book Awards: A Directory of State Programs (Linworth) A Companion to Science Fiction (Blackwell) Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English (Houghton Mifflin) The Encyclopedia of Native Music (University of Arizona Press) Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World (Facts on File) Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms (University of Nebraska Press) International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis (Gale Group) U.S.A. Fifties (Grolier) World War II: A Student Encyclopedia (ABC-CLIO)

We hope youve had the opportunity to check out the new design and layout of ARBAonline, which was launched in February 2005. With its new intuitive interface, additional search functions, and new browse features, ARBAonline is now easier to use and more up-to-date than ever. If youd like to offer feedback on our new design please contact the ARBA staff at webmaster@arbaonline.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Shannon Hysell, Associate Editor

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