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• New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts

  24Feb

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  By Lura Sanborn - Reference Librarian
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  Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts edited by Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr., Greenwood, 2003.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.8 R83

  A one-volume guide concerning the study of global ethnic conflict during the 20th Century.  Each of the thirty-eight individual entries discusses the historical background of a particular ethnic conflict, how the conflict was managed, and the impact of the conflict.

  Examples include:

  • Canada: The Nationalist Movement in Quebec
  • China: Ethnic Conflict and the International System
  • France: The “Foreigner” Issue
  • Middle East: The Arab-Jewish Struggle for Palestine to 1948
  • Rwanda: Hutu-Tutsi Conflict and Genocide in Central Africa
  • United States: The United States – Puerto Rico Relationship

  Helpful for:  Literature of Witness, Middle Eastern Voices, Gender Studies, International Studies, Social History, World Politics, Humanities

  Tags: Conflict, gender studies, Genocide, History, Humanities, Literature of Witness, Middle Eastern Voices, New Reference Book, Politics, reference, Religion, Religion and Ethics, Research, Social History

• New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society

  23Feb

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  Encyclopedia of Gender and Society edited by Jodi O’Brien, Sage Publications, 2009.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 306.7 Ob6G

  A 2-volume set focusing on gender scholarship.  Articles cover many categories including: art, popular culture, sports, body image and health, economics, politics, race and ethnicity, relationships, religion, science and sexuality.

  Examples: Bachelors and Spinsters, Body Hair, GI Joe, Nuns, “Personal is Political,” Sports and Homosexuality, Tomboy/Sissy
  
  Helpful for:  Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Humanities, Social History, U.S. History, Science

  Tags: Gender, gender studies, History, Humanities, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Science, Social History, Social Science, Women's Studies

• New Database: American History in Video

  21Jan

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  Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce its subscription to American History in Video.  This database provides access to over 5,000 titles from the 1920s to 2008 including: newsreels, documentaries and government footage.

  

  Every video includes a complete and fully searchable transcript, readable alongside the video.

  

  Videos can be selected from the database by keyword searching, or by multiple categories, including: subjects, historical eras, years, historical events, people, places and topics.  Consider browsing by year to locate primary source videos created during the time period you are studying.

  

  Click HERE to access the database.

  To cite this source, be sure to give credit to both the creator of the video and to the database.
  Example:

  Burns, Ken, dir. Civil War. Episode 3, Forever Free (1862). PBS, 1990.

  American History in Video. Web. 12 Dec. 2009. <http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com/Playlists/326964>.

  Tags: American History, Databases, History, Humanities, Humanities IV, primary sources, reference, Research, U.S. History, Web Resources

• New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of the United Nations

  19Jan

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  Encyclopedia of the United Nations 2nd ed., by Jerry Pubantz and John Allphin Moore, Jr., Facts on File, 2008.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 341.23 M78U

  Two volumes of essays related to the U.N. including topics about and related to:

  • International law
  • Disarmament W
  • Women
  • Sustainable development
  • Human rights and more

  A variety of appendixes conclude the second volume including:

  • Charter of the United Nations
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • United Nations Member States and year of admission
  • Statute of the International Court of Justice
  • Important United Nations Resolutions
  • Selected U.N. Conventions and Declarations
  • United Nations web sites
  • United Nations Chronology.

  Helpful for: Humanities IV, Model U.N., Global Awareness, Humanities IV.

  Tags: History, Humanities IV, Humanities V, Model U.N., New Reference Book, reference, Research, Topics in Global Events, United Nations

• Fourth Form Paper: Go with the Flowchart!

  13Jan

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  By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services
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  You’ve received your assignment and had your class with Ms. Sanborn in the library, but where do you go from there?  Go with the flowchart – the Fourth Form Paper Flowchart, that is.

  

  The Fourth Form Paper Flowchart was developed as a companion to the Fourth Form Paper Research guide – as an easy way to visualize the process of writing your Humanities paper.   The flowchart is available as a one page PDF document (click HERE) that can be downloaded, saved to your computer desktop, printed out for ready reference, and/or hung on the wall as a constant guide.  Hypertext links have been embedded into the PDF for the online elements, making it possible to click through to the resource described.  Following the flowchart step-by-step will help you see where you are in the research process and what still needs to be done – assisting with time management so you can avoid a last minute crunch.

  Save it, print it, post it, bookmark it, or favorite it, just be sure to take advantage of this great new reference resource!

  Tags: American History, Databases, flowchart, History, Humanities, Humanities IV, reference, Research, U.S. History, Web Resources

• New Reference Book: Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents

  12Jan

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  Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents edited by Lawrence Morris, Greenwood Press, 2009.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 909 M832D

  Each volume in this three-volume set features worldwide primary source documents from a different time period.

  • Volume 1 – The Ancient World
  • Volume 2 – The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
  • Volume 3 – The Modern World

  
  Examples include:

  • An excerpt from the first-century A.D. text Jewish Antiquities: “Jewish Laws on Marriage and Family.”
  • A passage from Lankavatara Sutra, a Buddhist religious text estimated to be from the fourth century B.C.: “Do Not Eat Meat.”
  • A document written by a third-century Egyptian lentil merchant, requesting tax relief.
  • A poem by Chinese poet Po Chu-I (A.D. 772-846): “The Charcoal-Seller.”
  • An excerpt from the writings of a millworker, Harriet H. Robinson: Loom and Spindle, or Life Among the Early Mill Girls.
  • An excerpt about fast food from Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal.

  Helpful for: Humanities III, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Topic Finding, Global Studies

  Tags: American History, Global Studies, History, Humanities III, Humanities IV, Humanities V, New Reference Book, primary sources, reference, Research, Topic Fining

• New Reference Book: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture

  03Dec

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  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 of the world.

  Included are:
  • Volume 1 – North America
  • Volume 2 – Latin America
  • Volume 3 – Europe
  • Volume 4 – North Africa and the Middle East
  • Volume 5 – Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Volume 6 – Asia and Pacific Oceania

  Each volume then discusses the following topics:
  •    Architecture
  •    Art
  •    Dance
  •    Fashion and Appearance
  •    Film
  •    Food and Foodways
  •    Games, Toys and Pastimes
  •    Literature
  •    Love, Sex and Marriage
  •    Music
  •    Periodicals
  •    Radio and Television
  •    Sports and Recreation
  •    Theater and Performance
  •    Transportation and Travel

  Helpful for: Humanities III, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Topic Finding, History, Middle Eastern Voices, Global Studies

  Tags: Africa, American History, Asia, Europe, Global Awareness, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Humanities III, Humanities IV, Humanities V, Latin America, Middle East, Middle Eastern Voices, New Reference Book, North America, popular culture, reference, Religion, Research, TV, U.S. History

• New Reference Book: On the Air

  05Nov

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  On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John Dunning, Oxford U. Press, 1998.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.44 D920

  Over 1,500 entries focus on radio programs and personalities from American radio during the 1920’s – 1960’s.
  Examples include: A&P Gypsies, The Bing Crosby Show, Earplay and This is Your Life.

  Click HERE to listen to some new-time radio on the SPS radio station: WSPS, 90.5 FM.

  Helpful for: Humanities IV, Music, Radio Enthusiasts, WSPS

  Photo credit:
  

  French, Herbert E. Atwater Kent, Standing By Radio, and Seven Other People
  Listening to the Radio. Between 1920 and 1930. Prints and Photographs Div.,
  Lib. of Congress, Washington, D.C. America’s Library. Web. 11 Aug. 2009.
  <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_radio_3_e.html>.

  Tags: History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Music, New Reference Book, Radio, reference, Research, WSPS

• New Reference Book: What People Wore When

  15Oct

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  What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume edited by Melissa Leventon, St. Martin’s Press, 2008.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 L57W

  Presented geographically (Egypt, Italy, India, et al.), area fashions are then presented chronologically, often spanning several centuries.  Color drawings are included throughout.

  Images are accompanied by brief text descriptions including: Knights, 11th Century [England]; Campaign Wig [France, 1650-1780], Samurai Woman, [Japan, 19th Century].

  The final 30 pages of the volume is divided into two sections.  The first focuses on Western clothing details (sleeves, doublets, hose, et al) from 1300-1800.  The second section focuses on Western accessories (footwear, belts, hairstyles, et al.).

  Helpful for: Humanities IV, Humanities V, Fashion Enthusiasts, Art

  Tags: Art, Clothing, costume, Fashion, History, Humanities IV, Humanities V, New Reference Book, reference, Research

• Postcards from the Past: SPS Historic Postcard Exhibit

  15May

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  The Historic Postcard online exhibit has now been updated to reflect the redesign of the Ohrstrom Library website.  Originally created in 2006, the exhibit has a new look as well as some new features.

  Here is a description of the exhibit excerpted from the “About” page:

  The SPS Historical Postcard exhibit presents images of St. Paul’s School from the late 1800s to the present. The scenes and buildings depicted by these postcards provide glimpses of the School as it has grown and changed over the decades. Images of vanished buildings, unfamiliar perspectives on buildings still in service, and of the School’s changing landscape (for example, the School’s stately elm trees from the days before Dutch Elm disease) offer an evocative mixture of the familiar and the unfamiliar, and invite us to view the School today with a fresh perspective.

  The exhibit contains 79 postcard images gathered from the SPS Archives and loaned by friends of St. Paul’s School.  It includes individual pages for each postcard and a slideshow of all 79 postcard images.  Images are of vistas of years past, including familiar as well as “vanished” buildings.

  Read more about the Postcard Exhibit HERE.

  Access the Postcard Exhibit Galleries and Slideshow HERE.

  Tags: Archives, archives exhibit, History, Ohrstrom Library, postcards, St. Paul's School