New Reference Book: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture edited by Gary Hoppenstand, Greenwood Press, 2007. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 306.03 G85W Each volume in this 6-volume set  discusses popular culture from a particular area … Continued

New Reference Book: The Eighties in America

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian The Eighties in America edited by Milton Berman, Salem Press, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.927 B45E Almost 700 essays span this 3-volume set.  Essays focus on important people, ideas, and innovations of … Continued

New Reference Set: Statistical Encyclopedia of North American Professional Sports

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Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Statistical Encyclopedia of North American Professional Sports: All Major League Teams and Major Non-Team Events Year by Year, 1876 through 2006 2nd ed. Edited by K. Michael Gaschnitz. McFarland, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: … Continued

New Book Acquisition: Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt

Ohrstrom Library has acquired a copy of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt published by Cambridge University Press in 2009 (133.43 R72R).  One of the ten Associate Editors for this ambitious publishing project is St. Paul’s own Language Center Director, Margo … Continued

New Reference Set: Milestone Documents in American History

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Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian Milestone Documents in American History (four volumes) edited by Paul Finkelman.  Dallas: Schlager, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973 F495M 133 primary source documents key to U.S. history are included in this set.  … Continued