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Lisa Laughy May 21st, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Nature and the Environment in 20th-Century American Life by Brian Black, Westport: Greenwood, 2006.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 304.2 B56N20

Did recent Earth Day activities generate an interest in topics related to the environment?  This new reference book is a great way to continue fueling the inspiration.  Read about oil and the automobile, the evolution of the National Park Service and/or the Donora Smog of 1948.  Dozens of additional topics are covered and discussed in this new source.  Photos and primary texts are scattered throughout the volume.

Helpful for: Humanities IV, U.S. History Research, Environmental Research

Tags: environment, environmental science, Humanities IV, nature, New Reference Book, Research, U.S. History, United States

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Lura Sanborn February 27th, 2009

The Ohrstrom Library gang wishes you ALL an enjoyable and healthy break.

Happy Trails in particular to the SPS:

• Baseball Team – traveling to Florida for spring training and early games
• Choir Members – traveling to South Africa
• Habitat for Humanity – traveling to Mississippi
• French students – traveling to Paris to study at Ecole Alsacienne
• German students – traveling to Leipzig to study at Humboldt Schule
• England Cultural Exchange students – traveling to London to study at Eton College and St. Paul’s Girls School
• Sweden Cultural Exchange students – traveling to Sweden to study at Sigtuna School

Enjoy your journeys, and we look forward to your safe return.

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Tags: Florida, Happy Trails, Leipzig, London, Mississippi, Paris, South Africa, Sweden

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Deb Baker February 26th, 2009

Deb Baker – Interim Reference Librarian

New Encyclopedia of Africa edited by John Middleton and Joseph C. Miller, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: Ref. 960 M858 2008 v.1-v.5.

A comprehensive introduction to Africa past and present, these five volumes contain over 1200 cross referenced entries with bibliographies, covering geography, human and natural history, politics, and culture, from ancient times to the present. The fifth volume’s reference aids include a chronology, charts of ethnic and other identity groups, a detailed index, and a thematic outline, grouping related entries.

HELPFUL FOR: Humanities III & V, Leadership for Social Justice, American Foreign Policy, The Cold War World, Introduction to Islam: Its Literature and Practice, Topics in Global Events

FUN FOR: global citizens, armchair travelers

Tags: Africa, American Foreign Policy, Humanities III, Humanities V, Introduction to Islam, Leadership for Social Justice, New Reference Book, The Cold War World

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