11/1/2008 :: Booklist

"STARRED REVIEW: "PCU’s home page has a fun vibe that should attract users, especially if elements are changed frequently. There are a variety of graphics, colors, and fonts; mouse-over decade images and highlights (e.g., Rosie the Riveter, Nixon); the latest entries from the PCU Blog, with commentary, YouTube videos, and photos; and lists of most-viewed pages and top searches.... Pop Culture Universe has something for everyone and is appropriate for high-school, public and undergraduate library collections."

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10/15/2008 :: Library Journal review

"CAN YOU USE IT? Talk about a kid in a candy shop—this file may have put a permanent grin on my face despite keeping me up way past my bedtime. … I came across so much that was in some way related to what I was searching for. It is quite amazing that I’m not still working my way through the Fads category; my fingers are itching to go back to it. …

"HOW GOOD IS IT? … The result? A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (oh, yes, it’s in there) ten!

BOTTOM LINE … highly recommended for all libraries. It will serve every user with a pulse."

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09/23/2008 :: School Library Journal review

"Greenwood’s Pop Culture Universe database deserves an A+ for making research about our history, culture, and lives much more fun to experience the second time around."

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06/05/2008 :: Pop Culture Universe opens for an Open Trials Period

Pop Culture Universe opens for an Open Trials Period, to run until the official launch of the product July 15, 2008.

06/01/2008 :: Pop Culture Universe featured in Library Journal

Library Journal previews Pop Culture Universe with a glowing feature in their June 1, 2008 Issue. They say, in part, "It's colorful, vibrant, interactive, and difficult to log out of for anyone who loves, lives, studies, or teaches pop culture. As such, it deserves a special mention in LJ's pages, for rarely does a database come along promising not only to inform and keep us up to date but also to entertain and even inspire." Read the entire preview

01/03/2008 :: Pop Culture Universe announced!

Greenwood Publishing Group is excited to announce its latest electronic resource, Pop Culture Universe (PCU)! Expected to release for open trials in late May 2008, PCU is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers.

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