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Lura Sanborn October 23rd, 2008

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Popular Culture by Luca Prono, Greenwood Press, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: Ref. 306.76 P94

Provides close to 100 biographical and thematic entries related to Gay & Lesbian popular culture.  Articles are substantive; often 2-4 pages in length and feature a helpful bibliography.  Articles include: Beat generation, Queer as Folk, Nathan Lane and The Advocate.

HELPFUL FOR: Social, Gender and Cultural studies, American History, GSA members

Tags: American History, cultural studies, gay and lesbian studies, gender studies, GSA, New Reference Book, popular culture

• Research , Social Sciences
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Deb Baker October 22nd, 2008

Deb Baker – Interim Reference Librarian

The Atlas of Religion by Joanne O’Brien and Martin Palmer, consultant editor David B. Barrett, Univ. of California Press, 2007.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: Ref. 200 Ob6

Packed with visuals and maps, this atlas is divided into sections covering many aspects of the world’s major religions, nonbelievers, indigenous beliefs, and lesser known and emerging faiths. From the origins, development, and spread of religion to current issues and conflicts, this small volume’s scope is wide ranging.

HELPFUL FOR: Humanities III & V, Humanities electives

FUN FOR: news hounds, armchair theologians, devil’s advocates, debaters

Tags: Humanities, Humanities III, Humanities V, New Reference Book, Religion

• Humanities , Religion , Research
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Lisa Laughy October 21st, 2008

Lisa Laughy - Archives Assistant

The sidebar of Ohrstrom Blog now features feeds from all of the daily newspapers that we subscribe to with the exception of The Wall Street Journal.  If you are interested in a quick headline fix take a moment to check out today’s feeds, or add these feeds to your own feed reader using the links at the end of the post.

The Wall Street Journal doesn’t offer your average RSS feed, but instead has this overly clever flashy widget / gadget.  I can’t seem to format it to fit the width of the blog sidebar, so I have put it on this post page where it can spin and whirl in all its glory. You can change news categories by clicking on “Edit” in the upper right hand corner of the widget, which makes it whiz around like a slot machine.  You can then use the up and down arrows on the bottom to scroll through the headlines. I have included a permalink to this post in the sidebar with the rest of the RSS newspaper feeds.

Add these feeds to your reader and stay in touch with world beyond Millville:

Boston Globe Feeds

Concord Monitor Feed (local news feed – others available at www.concordmonitor.com by clicking the orange RSS feed buttons in the news category headings)

New York Times Feeds

Union Leader Feed

Wall Street Journal Newsreel Widget Add it to Facebook, Google, as a Vista desktop widget, and many other applications.

Tags: Boston Globe, Concord Monitor, Feeds, gadget, New York Times, newspapers, Periodical Picks, Periodicals, RSS, Union Leader, Wall Street Journal, widget

• Library Tech , Periodicals
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Lura Sanborn October 20th, 2008

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

There are several ways to access The New York Times through Ohrstrom Library – online or in the library, choose the one that fits your needs and stay connected to a great source of information.

Current News: Come to the library!  We love to see you!  The print version of  The New York Times is delivered to the library daily and is available in the periodicals room on the library’s main level.
Can’t make it in?  Try ProQuest (available from the library’s website HERE) providing access to the New York Times from 1980 to the present day.  Select the publications tab and search for “New York Times”.  Or, for instant gratification, use THIS LINK (so long as you’re online on campus).

Historical News: Feeling old-school?  We have The New York Times archive, 1851-2008, available on microfilm on the library’s lower level.

For Easier Access: Consider using The Historical Newspaper Collection.  This online database, available at the library’s website HERE, provides access to The New York Times from 1851-2001 (as well as a few other newspapers).

Fun search fact: Check out the search box in the upper right-hand corner to quickly search headlines appearing on your birthday.

RSS Feed: The Times offers a wide selection of RSS feeds in a variety of themes.  Customize the daily feed headlines coming to your feed reader to support your own special interests in news.  You can access the list of feeds HERE.

Tags: Databases, Feeds, Historical Newspaper Collection, microfilm, New York Times, newspapers, Periodicals, Proquest, RSS

• Databases , Periodicals , Research , Web Resources
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Lisa Laughy October 17th, 2008

Lisa Laughy - Archives Assistant
Ohrstrom Library website has just added examples of MLA citations for three types of image sources: images found in books, images found in the ARTstor database, and images found elsewhere online.  These examples are located in the “Other Citations” PDF accessible by clicking HERE.  These guidelines should be helpful for finishing up the Humanities V Renaissance Art papers, or ask any of the librarians on duty at Ohrstrom for help with your citations.

Tags: Citations, Humanities V, image citations, MLA Style, Ohrstrom Library

• Databases , Fine Arts , Humanities , Library News , Research , Web Resources
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