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eReference @ Ohrstrom

November 10th, 2011

Teacher says no Wikipedia allowed?  Concerned about author credibility?  Try searching Ohrstrom Library’s digital reference collections, available from the library’s eReference page.

These eReference collections will quickly provide essential background information, written by known experts and backed by an academic publishing house.

The Credo Reference product provides access to 500+ digital reference titles, all searchable simultaneously.

The Gale Reference product is being built title-by-title, and includes such classics as The Encyclopedia of Religion.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) to discuss or review the library’s eReference products.

 

 

 

 

New Reference Book: A History of the U.S. Political System

September 20th, 2011

A History of the U.S. Political System edited by Richard A. Harris and Daniel J. Tichenor, ABC-CLIO, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 320.973 H24

Divided in to seven major sections, this three-volume set discusses and describes the historical U.S. political system.  Each of the seven sections includes supporting primary source documents.

Sections are titled as follows:

  • Foundations
  • Religion and American Politics
  • Cities, States and American Federalism
  • The Congress
  • The Presidency
  • The Federal Bureaucracy
  • The Courts


Helpful for
:  Humanities IV, U.S. History, Government Studies, Young Democrats, Young Republicans

New Reference Book: The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

May 19th, 2011

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 340 Ox21

This 6-volume set focuses on concepts and subjects related to international legal history from ancient times to the present day.  Examples include:

  • Adoption – Ancient Greek Law
  • Doctors’ Commons
  • Gambling in Chinese Law
  • Land – Leases of Land in English Common Law
  • Punishment – United States Law
  • Succession – Hindu Law


Helpful for
: Historical legal research, Global Studies,  Humanities, Social Justice Club

Access the New York Times via Library Resource

April 14th, 2011

Several folks have inquired recently about accessing the New York Times via library resources.

Presumably, this is due to recent changes in access-related policy at the New York Times.

The full archive is no longer freely available on the NYTs website.  Currently, those with an existing print subscription have full access to online content.  Personal digital-only subscriptions are also offered. Those without any subscription may view up to 20 articles per month.

The library’s Proquest Periodicals subscription will provide access to the NYTimes (East Coast edition).  This is the fastest way to get there: Click HERE.

Although it does look/navigate differently than the old NYTimes.com interface, the article content is the same.

If you are off-campus & need access to this resource, please take the following steps:

  • Login in to vpn.sps.edu using your SPS username and password.
  • Click the Ohrstrom Library link.
  • Select Proquest Periodicals from the database menu (see below):
  • Once in Proquest Periodicals, use the Publications search tool to locate the New York Times:

Click and browse/search!

If you are an educator, you may be interested in the New York Times classroom edition program.

Please email lsanborn at sps dot edu with any questions about locating periodicals from library databases.

New Reference Book: The Disney Song Encyclopedia

April 5th, 2011

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

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