Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian The Oxford Companion to the Year by Bonnie Blackburn & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Oxford, 2003. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 529.3 B560 The first half of this volume offers a day-by-day listing of associated events … Continued
Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Handbook to Life in the Medieval World by Madeleine Pelner Cosman and Linda Gale Jones, Facts On File, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 909.07 F11H Divided into twelve topics, this reference set presents … Continued
Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture edited by Carole Boyce Davies, ABC-Clio, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.896 B69 From the introduction: “The term African Diaspora refers to the dispersal … Continued
Here are two new reference books in Ohrstrom Library’s collection with special significance for Earth Day: Human Development Report 2007/2008 Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), director and lead … Continued
Patti Lynn – Library Assistant, Periodicals In honor of the upcoming Earth Day Celebration Ohrstrom Library would like to highlight two environmental magazines in the periodicals collection. First up is The Ecologist, a magazine that proclaims itself to be “The … Continued