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Lura Sanborn 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

Tags: American History, Disney, Fine Arts, Humanities, Music, New Reference Book, popular culture, reference, Research

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Lura Sanborn February 22nd, 2011

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Play in Today’s Society edited by Rodney P. Carlisle, Sage, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 790 C19P

A 2-volume set containing 450 articles focused on play, including: “games, toys, sports and entertainments found around the world.” (xii).

Examples include:  Academic Learning & Play, Hide & Seek, Highland Games, I Spy, Mother-Child Play, Play & Evolution

Helpful for:  Global Studies, Humanities, History, Social Studies, Sports, Anthropology

Tags: American History, Games, gender studies, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Humanities V Research Paper, New Reference Book, Play, popular culture, reference, Research, Sports

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Lura Sanborn January 18th, 2011

Encyclopedia of Sports in America: A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports by Murry R. Nelson, Greenwood, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 796 N33

This 2-volume set identifies and describes American sports, sporting events and key athletes from 1607 through the 2000′s.

Examples include: Auto Racing in the 1910′s, College Basketball in the 1930′s, Horse Racing in the 1950′s, The Houston Astrodome and Wayne Gretzky

Helpful for: Humanities, Humanities IV,  American History, Sports History

Tags: American History, history of sports, Humanities, Humanities IV, Major League sports, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Sports

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Lura Sanborn January 10th, 2011

A new Humanities IV research guide is available for those writing the Humanities IV research paper.  Use this guide to identify chronologies, recommended catalog searches, historical newspaper articles, newsreel footage and online primary source collections.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu)for a research consultation and/or to discuss any of the items in this guide.

Tags: American History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, primary sources, reference, Research, Research Guide, Web Resources

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Lura Sanborn January 4th, 2011

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade edited by Bob Batchelor, Greenwood, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.9 B21A

A four volume set presents decade-by-decade, articles related to specific areas of Pop Culture, including:

• An overview of each decade
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Books, Newspaper, Magazines and Comics
• Entertainment
• Fashion
• Food
• Music
• Sports and Leisure
• Travel
• Visual Arts

Examples: Ragtime (1920′s), The Pentagon (1940′s), Fads of the 1950′s, Music Festivals of the 1960′s, Dungeons and Dragons (1970′s), Harry Potter Mania (2000′s).

Helpful for:   Humanities, Humanities IV Research Paper, American History, Art

Tags: American History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, New Reference Book, Pop Culture, popular culture, reference, Research, Timelines

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