New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature

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Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature by James Wyatt Cook, Facts on File, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 820.9 C77A This volume focuses on the standard ancient texts and their authors from ancient Greece, Rome, … Continued

New Reference Book: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History edited by Bonnie G. Smith, Oxford University Press, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 Ox25W Browse through this new 4-volume set with 1250 entries focused … Continued

New Reference Book: Student’s Encyclopedia of American Literary Characters

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Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Student’s Encyclopedia of American Literary Characters edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli and Judith S Baughman, Facts on File, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 810.9 B83S Read about your favorite characters in classic American … Continued

Selected Websites: They’re “Delicious” and Good For You Too!

Ohrstrom Library is now collecting links to high-quality web sites and storing them in our own Delicious account. For those of you unfamiliar with Delicious, it is the leading social bookmarking website where users store, share and discover bookmarked websites.  … Continued

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography edited by John Hannavy, Routledge, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 770.9 H19 Photography’s first century is recorded, analyzed and discussed in this new reference set.  Photography is placed in … Continued