Lura Sanborn April 17th, 2012
The Law and Politics of Sustainability edited by Klaus Bosselmann, et al. Berkshire, 2011.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 363.7 B455S
Volume 3 of a larger, projected, 10 volume set titled Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability. This volume, numbered 3 in the set, focuses on concepts, subjects and people related to environmental law. Entries fall within one of the following seven categories:
- Case Studies (Article examples: Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Silent Spring)
- Concepts and Theories (Article examples: Civil Disobedience, Environmental; Eco-Terrorism, Precautionary Principle)
- Conventions, Conferences, Reports and Protocols (Article examples: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Convention on Wetlands, Law of the Sea)
- Environmental Law by Nation/Region (Article examples: Environmental Law-Africa, Saharan; Environmental Law-Pacific Island Region; Environmental Law-Southeast Asia)
- Legal Instruments and Regulatory Law (Article examples: Biotechnology Legislation, Enforcement, Green Taxes)
- Social Issues (Article examples: Dark Sky Initiatives, Intergenerational Equity, Refugees-Environmental)
- Water/Maritime Issues (Article examples: Cod Wars (United Kingdom vs. Iceland), Fishing & Whaling Legislation, Ocean Zoning)
Helpful for: Ecology, Global Studies, Eco-Action, Environmental Literature and Ethics, Earth Day, Humanities, Economics
Tags: Earth Day, Eco-Action, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Literature and Ethics, Global Studies, Humanities, New Reference Book, reference, Research
Lura Sanborn March 27th, 2012
Gender and Women’s Leadership edited by Karen O’Conner, Sage, 2010.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 OC5G
This 2 volume set looks at the “…role leaders play in all facets of human activity…” (xiii). Most of the 101 entries have been written by women.
Article Examples:
- The Development of Children’s Perceptions of Leadership
- Women as Leaders in the Military
- Women’s Leadership in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
- Women’s Leadership in Asia
- Women’s Leadership in Psychology
Helpful for: Feminist Scholarship, Women’s Studies, Humanities, History, Leadership Studies, Women’s History, Global Studies
Tags: Feminist Scholarship, Global Studies, Humanities, Leadership Studies, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Women's History, Women's Studies
Lura Sanborn February 23rd, 2012
Love CQ Researcher for its direct, pithy yet thorough, presentation of current U.S. issues?
Ohrstrom Library recently began subscribing to CQ Global Researcher.
Like its long-respected counterpoint (80 years!), CQ Global provides in-depth, balanced reporting. The Global product presents reports on a wide variety of international issues.
Recent reports include:
- Future of the Gulf States
- Rising Food Prices
- Gendercide Crisis
- Weapons in Space
- Communism Today
- Organ Trafficking
This database can be search singularly or simultaneously with CQ Researcher.
Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) with any questions about or to arrange for a personal tour of this product.
Tags: CQ Global, CQ Researcher, Global Studies, History, Humanities, International, reference, Research, Topics in Global Events
Lura Sanborn February 9th, 2012
A new research guide for the Daughters of Eve project is available on the library’s website. Use this guide to identify and review: useful eReference sources, recommended library catalog searches (for both print and eBooks), journal collections, Artstor, 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: Daughters of Eve, Feminist Scholarship, gender studies, Global Studies, History, new research guide, reference, Religious Studies, Research
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
