Lura Sanborn February 2nd, 2012
A newly updated research guide for the Literature of Witness project is available on the library’s website. Use this guide to identify and review: reference materials, Biography Database, library catalog (printed books & eBooks), newspaper collections, NBC newsreels, and Noodlebib citation tutorials.
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: eBooks, gender studies, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Literature of Witness, reference, Religion, Research, Research Guide
Lura Sanborn January 10th, 2012
Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary by Roy Armes, Indiana U. Press, 2010.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.43 Ar5R
A helpful introduction on filmmaking in the Middle East is then followed by an alphabetical list of filmmakers in and from the Middle East. Each name is followed by a brief biography and filmography.
Examples:
- Al-Rais, Maria Mohammad
- Badr, Liana
- Khill, Ibrahim
- Tabari, Ula
- Zureikat, Sima
Helpful for: Film Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Humanities, History, Global Studies, Gender Studies
Tags: Film Studies, gender studies, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Middle Eastern Studies, Middle Eastern Voices, New Reference Book, reference, Research
Lura Sanborn November 29th, 2011
Encyclopedia of Motherhood edited by Andrea O’Reilly, Sage, 2010.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 Or3M
This three volume set presents reference articles focusing on concepts, debates, and theories important to the field of global motherhood studies.
- Daugher-Centricity
- Ethics of Care
- Fairy Tales, Mothers in
- Islam and Motherhood
- Peace Movement and Mothers
Helpful for: Gender Studies, History, Humanities, Feminist Scholarship, Family Studies
Tags: child, children, family, Family Studies, Feminist Scholarship, gender studies, History, Humanities, Motherhood, New Reference Book, reference, Research
Lura Sanborn October 18th, 2011
Public Health in the 21st Century edited by Madelon L. Finkel, CQ Press, 2011.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 610 F49P
This three volume set presents topics,themes and concepts relevant to international and domestic public health. Each volume focuses on a specific arena:
- Volume 1 – Global Issues in Public Health
- Volume 2 – Disease Management
- Volume 3 – Current Issues in Public Health Policy
Helpful for: Political Science, Humanities, History, Social Sciences, Global Studies, Health Research, Gender Studies
Tags: gender studies, Global Studies, Health Research, History, Humanities, New Reference Book, Political Science, reference, Research, Social Sciences
Lura Sanborn October 4th, 2011
Milestone Documents of World Religions edited by David M. Fahey, Schlager, 2011.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 200 F14M
This 3-volume set combines primary religious sources with paired analysis. Almost 100 entries span the 3rd millennium BCE to the 21st Century.
Examples:
- Hymn to the Nile ca. 1990-1950 BCE
- Ptolemy: Letter to Flora: ca. 150 CE
- Shantideva: Bodhicaryavatara: ca. 700-763
- Allan Kardec: The Spirits’ Book: 1857
- Imar Schorsch: The Sacred Cluster: 1995
Helpful for: Religious Studies, Humanities, History, Global Studies, Gender Studies
Tags: gender studies, Global Studies, History, Humanities, New Reference Book, reference, Religion, Research, Social History
