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• New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World

  19Nov

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  By Lura Sanborn - Reference Librarian
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  Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World edited by Pam J. Crabtree, Facts on File, 2008.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 909.07 F11S

  A 4-volume set comprised of more than 70 articles focused on Medieval society and culture.  Each entry discusses the article topic from the viewpoint of the following geographic areas:
  •    Africa
  •    The Americas
  •    Asia and the Pacific
  •    Europe
  •    The Islamic World

  Illustrations, maps and a smattering of primary source documents are included throughout.

  Examples include: Calendars and Clocks, Education, Food and Diet, Gender Structures and Roles, Money and Coinage, Weaponry and Armor.
  
  Helpful for:  Humanities III, History, European History, Medieval Studies, Medieval Enthusiasts

  Tags: Art, Culture, Europe, Humanities, Humanities III, Humanities V, Islamic Studies, Medieval, New Reference Book, reference, Religion, Research

• New Reference Book: U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior

  12Nov

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  U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior edited by Kenneth F. Warren, Sage, 2008.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 324.973 W25

  This two volume set features essays in three major categories: campaigns, elections, and electoral behavior.

  Read about: The Band-Wagon Effect, Candidate Image, The Bull Moose Party, Bellwether States (among which NH is listed), and the Whig Party.

  A glossary and an appendix of voting related statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau are also included.

  Helpful for: Humanities IV, Political Studies, Young Democrats, Young Republicans

  Tags: Campaigns, Elections, Humanities IV, New Reference Book, Politics, reference, Research, voting, Young Democrats, Young Republicans

• Twenty Years After the Fall

  09Nov

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  By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services
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  Today marks twenty years since the Berlin wall began to come down. To commemorate this significant event, Ohrstrom has two displays in the Library. Come in and see the selection of books on the Berlin wall on display in the Baker Reading Room. On the lower level in the lobby you can see the ongoing Berlin Wall display put together by ASP teacher Richard Schade, ‘62. You can read more about that display in an earlier Ohrstrom Blog post HERE.

  

  Online you can see a slide show of images from the Google Life Image Archives HERE.

  Tags: Berlin Wall, Google, LIFE Magazine, LIFE Photo Archive

• New Reference Book: On the Air

  05Nov

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  On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John Dunning, Oxford U. Press, 1998.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.44 D920

  Over 1,500 entries focus on radio programs and personalities from American radio during the 1920’s – 1960’s.
  Examples include: A&P Gypsies, The Bing Crosby Show, Earplay and This is Your Life.

  Click HERE to listen to some new-time radio on the SPS radio station: WSPS, 90.5 FM.

  Helpful for: Humanities IV, Music, Radio Enthusiasts, WSPS

  Photo credit:
  

  French, Herbert E. Atwater Kent, Standing By Radio, and Seven Other People
  Listening to the Radio. Between 1920 and 1930. Prints and Photographs Div.,
  Lib. of Congress, Washington, D.C. America’s Library. Web. 11 Aug. 2009.
  <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_radio_3_e.html>.

  Tags: History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Music, New Reference Book, Radio, reference, Research, WSPS

• Ohrstrom Library on Facebook: Your New BFF!

  02Nov

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  Ohrstrom Library has a page on Facebook and you are invited to become a fan!

  

  The Ohrstrom Library Facebook Page has been set up for a few months now and the number of fans is growing every day.  If you spend time on Facebook, becoming a fan of the Ohrstrom Library page is a great way to stay in touch with library-related news and information.  Links are added to new Ohrstrom Blog posts as soon as they become available.  New links added to Ohrstrom Library’s Delicious account are posted as well.  When you become a fan of Ohrstrom Library you will receive updated notices of these postings on your account’s Home page News / Live Feed.  You will then be able to keep track of all of the great new reference books, reliable online resources, and the latest news from Ohrstrom Library.  It is an effortless way to stay connected while networking on Facebook.

  To become a fan of Ohrstrom Library, log into your Facebook account and type “Ohrstrom Library” into the search box.  Look for the familiar Ohrstrom logo under the “Pages” heading.  Or – click the link located further down in the Ohrstrom Blog sidebar where it says “Ohrstrom Library on Facebook”.  Once you are a fan, invite your friends to join too!

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