Archive for October, 2009

New Reference Book: GLBT Literature: A Genre Guide

October 8th, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Literature: A Genre Guide by Ellen Bosman and John P. Bradford, Greenwood Publishing, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 016.8 B65G

This single volume provides an overview of twentieth century GLBT literature, defined as “written by GLBT authors, or with GLBT protagonists or themes” (Bosman 3).  Three types of literature are included: Fiction (including but not limited to classics, science fiction, horror, mystery /  crime, graphic novels), Drama, and Biography/Autobiography. Entries include a summary of the book, influence, subject heading and read-a-likes. The back of the volume includes a bibliography as well as an Author/Title Index and a Subject Index.

Below are some selections given entry in this volume, along with corresponding Ohrstrom Library call numbers.

Come visit Ohrstrom to borrow any of these books and many others.

Aaron Copland : The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man 780.92 C79PO
Absolutely, positively not FICTION L32
And the band played on : politics, people, and the AIDS epidemic 616.9 SH6
Angels in America : a gay fantasia on national themes 812 K96
Bastard out of Carolina FICTION AL5
The beautiful room is empty FICTION W58
Black like us : a century of lesbian, gay, and bisexual African American fiction COLL. FICTION C17
A boy’s own story FICTION W58
Dangerous angels : the Weetzie Bat books FICTION B62
Daddy’s roommate JR. COLL. W66
Dress your family in corduroy and denim 814 SE2D
Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Café FICTION F59
Geography Club FICTION H25
Kiss of the spider woman FICTION P96
Middlesex FICTION EU4
Naked lunch FICTION B94
The perks of being a wallflower FICTION C39
The picture of Dorian Gray FICTION W64
Putting on the Ritz FICTION K25
Rent 782.8 L32
A separate peace; a novel FICTION K76

Helpful for: Social, Gender and Cultural studies, American History, GSA, Literature

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The New MLA Handbook is here!

October 5th, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

This spring, the new, updated version of the MLA Handbook was released.  Two important formatting changes of note:  the MLA has moved from underlining titles to italicizing titles and also, most citations now include media type somewhere in the citation.  Two examples are below (the red font color has been added for our example purposes only).

Stern, Robert A.M. “The Architecture of St. Paul’s School and Design of the

Ohrstrom Library.” Alumni Horae Fall 1992: 149. Print.

Weeks, Jennifer. “Buying Green: Does It Really Help the Environment?” CQ

Researcher 29 Feb. 2008: n. pag. CQ Researcher Online. Web. 2 Oct. 2009. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher>.

There are two copies of the new MLA Handbook available at the Library’s front desk.  Simply stop by and ask to borrow a copy for in-library use.  If you have already purchased your own copy then take advantage of a new feature in the 7th addition -  using the code located inside the back cover of the book to registered at the MLA website.  This will give you full access to the book online anytime you need it.

The library has also updated its MLA guides to reflect the changes made in the 7th edition MLA Handbook. See a full list of MLA Citation Guides HERE.

Noodlebib also went through an upgrade this summer and now too, reflects the changes made in the new MLA Handbook.  See the Noodlebib Citation Guide HERE.

And as always, you can ask anyone on the Library staff to help you with your citation questions.

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New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art

October 1st, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Continuum Publishing Co., 1996.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 704.9424

A quick, specialized dictionary focused on images, roles and symbols related to women in religious art. Over 2,000 brief entries focus on the world’s major religions.

Examples include: Bestiary, Golden Legend, Saint Mary Magdalene, and Willow.

An appendix lists variant names of “historical and legendary” women (Contents, iii).

Helpful for: Humanities, Religious Studies, Women’s Studies, Humanities V Art Paper

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