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New Research Guide: Mythology in Art

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:42 +0000

A new research guide for the Latin I Mythology in Art project is available on the library’s website. Use this guide to identify and review: ARTstor, Oxford Art Online and library books.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) for a research consultation and/or to discuss any of the items in this guide.

ArtStor Update: Login to Save images

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earlier in the school year ArtStor made a minor change: Users wishing to save pictures from the ArtStor database must now log in to their user account. Thankfully, creating an account and logging in to it is very easy. There is a prompt in the upper right-hand corner of the ArtStor main page, immediately visible after a user enters the digital art library:

Registering must be done from an SPS networked computer. Following this, users may then access their ArtStor account from off the grounds.

ArtStor has written more detailed instructions about registering for an account HERE.

Or watch their YouTube video below:

New Reference Book: Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary by Roy Armes, Indiana U. Press, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.43 Ar5R

A helpful introduction on filmmaking in the Middle East is then followed by an alphabetical list of filmmakers in and from the Middle East. Each name is followed by a brief biography and filmography.

Examples:

Al-Rais, Maria Mohammad
Badr, Liana
Khill, Ibrahim
Tabari, Ula
Zureikat, Sima

Helpful for: Film Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Humanities, History, Global Studies, Gender Studies

New Database: Illustrated London News Archive

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:36 +0000

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to share its most recent digital purchase: the Illustrated London News Archive. This database provides access to the complete London Illustrated News from 1842 – 2003.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica the Illustrated London News was London’s first illustrated periodical and the first to use photographs. This title is noted for its coverage of global events.

The default search is keyword: keyword will look for search terms in the title and author fields.

To search the entire full-text of all newspaper articles, simply change the radio button to ‘entire document.’

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) with any questions about or to arrange for a personal tour of this product.

New Reference Book: Fashion – Critical and Primary Sources

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:50 +0000

Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources edited by Peter McNeil, Berg, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 M23F

This four volume set discusses and presents global fashion and accessories throughout four distinct time periods. Each volume is devoted to a particular point in time:

Volume 1: Late Medieval to Renaissance
Volume 2: The Eighteenth Century
Volume 3: The Nineteenth Century
Volume 4: The Twentieth Century to Today

Helpful for: Fashion Studies, Art, Humanities, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, History

New Reference Book: Fashion, Costume and Culture

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages edited by Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast, UXL, 2004.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 P37F

This five volume set discusses and presents global fashion and accessories through five distinct time periods. Each volume is devoted to a particular point in time.

Volume 1: The Ancient World
Volume 2: Early Cultures Across the Globe
Volume 3: European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era
Volume 4: Modern World Part I: 1900-1945
Volume 5: Modern World Part II: 1946-2003

Helpful for: Fashion Studies, Art, Humanities, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, History

Accessing eBooks at Ohrstrom

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:12 +0000

Ohrstrom Library provides access to an ever-growing collection of eBooks. The library currently has 86,000+ eBooks available, all with unlimited simultaneous user access.

There are two methods of locating eBooks: using the online catalog or by visiting any of the library’s individual eBook collections available on the library’s eBook page.

Library eBook collections are viewable on most versions of the following: PCs, tablets and hand-held devices.

This short video tutorial describes accessing the libraries eBooks and demonstrates two of the library’s current collections:

As always, when accessing the library’s digital collections when off the grounds, please log in with your SPS user credentials to: vpn.sps.edu

Please feel free to contact Lura Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) with your question(s) about the library’s eBook collections.

New Reference Book: The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:43 +0000

The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems by James Minahan, Greenwood, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 398.3 M66C

Provides symbols and corresponding explanations for over 200 countries/territories. Examples include:

Coat of Arms/Seal of Brunei
National Anthem of Kiribati
National colors of South Korea
Patron Saint of Honduras
Motto of Panama
National Bird of Iceland

Helpful for: Global Studies, Fine Arts, Humanities, History, Geography

New Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Herbs

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:00:24 +0000

The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance by Arthur O. Tucker and Thomas Debaggio, Timber Press, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 635 T79E

Noted as a best Reference of 2009 by Library Journal.

An alphabetical list of of herbs meant to identify and describe cultivation and uses. Examples include:

Artemisia
Cymbopogon citratus
Lavandula
Rosmarinus officinalis
Thymus
Zingiber mioga

Helpful for: Botany, Science, Fine Arts, Herbology

New Reference Book: The Disney Song Encyclopedia

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:00:06 +0000

The Disney Song Encyclopedia by Thomas S. Hischak and Mark A. Robinso, Scarecrow, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 780.92 D63S

An alphabetical list of Disney songs, from 1930 to the present day. Each song is briefly described and placed in it’s Disney context. Examples include:

Amigas Cheetahs
Cherry Tree Lane
Gummi Bears Theme
The Mickey Mouse Club March
Madagascar
1-2-Cha-Cha-Cha
Woody’s Roundup

Helpful for: Fine Arts, Music, Humanities, Popular Culture