http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/E/countries-cultures.html en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:18 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/ethnic-newswatch-from-proquest.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/P/S_proquest.gif" alt="ProQuest search screen" height="134px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/proquest/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.proquest.com/ethicnewswatch/advanced?accountid=14826" title="Ethnic NewsWatch from ProQuest" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.proquest.com/ethicnewswatch/advanced?accountid=14826')" shape="rect">Ethnic NewsWatch from ProQuest</a> </span></h2><p><i>Ethnic NewsWatch</i> indexes English- and Spanish-language, full-text articles from newspapers, magazine, and journals from around the U.S. and the world. News coverage is from Asian-American, Jewish, African-American, Native-American, Arab-American, Eastern-European, Appalachian, and multi-ethnic communities. 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It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. 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As the <em>Encyclopedia</em> grows, it will also explore areas of science, medicine, education, and technology. 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Each report examines and explains in depth the issues shaping these countries: the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. Detailed 2 year forecasts complement the analysis and pinpoint political and economic developments and trends. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000454"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/economist-intelligence-unit-eiu.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/economist-intelligence-unit-eiu.html Countries and cultures Reports, standards, and financials Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon