Archive for the 'Natural Sciences' Category

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy

April 18th, 2011

Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy edited by J. Baird Callicott and Robert Frodeman, Gale, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 363.7 C13E

A 2-volume set focused on concepts, subjects and people related to environmental ethics and philosophy.  Examples include:

  • Caves
  • Economic Discounting
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Habitat Loss
  • Tragedy of the Commons
  • Wilderness


Helpful for: Ecology, Global Studies, Eco-Action, Environmental Literature and Ethics, Humanities

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

New Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Herbs

April 12th, 2011

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

Tags: , , , , , , ,

New Reference Book: Agriculture in History

January 13th, 2011

Agriculture in History edited by R. Kent Rasmussen, Salem, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 630.9 R18A

A three-volume set presenting articles related to food production.  Close to 200 chronologically arranged articles beginning with the 10th millennium BCE and ending with 2002 CE.  Articles are global in scope.

Examples: 1471-1493: Inca Empire Expands and Strengthens Its Economic System; 17th Century Pepper Trade Drives the Global Economy; 1894-1895: Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Launch Dry Cereal Industry; October 1990, Africanized Bees Threaten U.S. Agriculture

Helpful for:  Eco-Action, Sustenance & Society, Global Studies, Humanities, Humanities V Research Paper, Humanities IV Research Paper, Social Justice Club.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

New Reference Book: Energy, Transportation & the Environment

October 5th, 2010

Energy, Transportation & the Environment: A Statistical Sourcebook and Guide to Government Data: Information Publications, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 363.7 In3E

Largely focusing on three main areas:
1.    Energy
2.    Transportation
3.    Environment

This guide contains the most pertinent statistics from the vast information resource gathered by the federal government. Each section is broken down into additional subsections.  For example, read about:
•    Energy production and consumption by source, 1949-2007
•    Fossil fuel production on federally-run land, 1980-2007
•    Alternative-fueled vehicles on the road, 1995-2006
•    Alternative fueling stations by state and type, 2008
•    Projected world oil supply and use, 2006-2030

Helpful for: Eco-Action, Global Issues, Sustainability Studies, Ecology, Statistics

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Project Muse @ Ohrstrom Library

September 30th, 2010

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce the addition of 400 new journals to our digital holdings.

Project Muse contains the full-text of 400 journals covering research in the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, International Studies and Social Sciences.

A complete title list is available by clicking  HERE, or browse a list of journals by discipline located HERE.

In most cases, articles are added to the Project Muse database before the corresponding print issue is even mailed.

To access Project Muse, please visit Ohrstrom’s website HERE and select Project Muse from the database menu:

Contact Ohrstrom Library with questions about Project Muse or any of the Library’s other digital research collections by clicking HERE.

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

« Prev - Next »