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Updated Research Guide: Literature of Witness

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:09 +0000

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.

New Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:54 +0000

The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars edited by Spencer C. Tucker, ABC-CLIO, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.928 T79M

A 5-volume set focusing on U.S. involvement and engagement in conflicts in the Middle East.

Entry Examples:

Aircraft, Reconnaissance
Casualties, Operation Enduring Freedom
Egypt, Armed Forces
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Warlords, Afghanistan

Helpful for: Political Studies, Military Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Humanities, History, Global Studies

New Research Guide: Cold War Speech Project

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:42:10 +0000

A new research guide for the humanities Cold War Speech 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), historical newspapers, historical 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.

New Reference Book: Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:09 +0000

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

Magazine Archive within Google Books

Lura Sanborn — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:24 +0000

Google Books contains a collection of magazines embedded within its larger Google Books tool. Titles range from American Woodworker, Current Organic Chemistry to Texas Monthly with many title in between. Date range varies widely by title.

This brief video describes how to extract and search Life from within Google Books. The same technique can be applied to any magazine within this Google collection.

Helpful for: Humanities, History, Science, Art, Popular Culture

eBooks in Project Muse Beta Site

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:00:39 +0000

We already love Project Muse for recent journal content, but very soon we will also have the opportunity to fall in love with Project Muse all over again – this time with eBooks! Earlier this year Project Muse announced it would be adding an eBook component to its database. Expected to launch in early 2012, the eBook content is projected to exceed 12,000 unique eBook titles, all searchable simultaneously within the existing journal content.

Project Muse has a beta site, currently containing 300 scholarly eBooks, available now at: http://beta.muse.jhu.edu/

Look for an announcement in 2012 regarding access to Project Muse eBook collections via Ohrstrom Library.

If you have questions about accessing Ohrstrom Library’s eBook or digital journal collections, please contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu).

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Motherhood

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:21 +0000

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

New Database: Illustrated London News Archive

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:36 +0000

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to share its most recent digital purchase: the Illustrated London News Archive. This database provides access to the complete London Illustrated News from 1842 – 2003.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica the Illustrated London News was London’s first illustrated periodical and the first to use photographs. This title is noted for its coverage of global events.

The default search is keyword: keyword will look for search terms in the title and author fields.

To search the entire full-text of all newspaper articles, simply change the radio button to ‘entire document.’

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.

eReference @ Ohrstrom

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00:31 +0000

Teacher says no Wikipedia allowed? Concerned about author credibility? Try searching Ohrstrom Library’s digital reference collections, available from the library’s eReference page.

These eReference collections will quickly provide essential background information, written by known experts and backed by an academic publishing house.

The Credo Reference product provides access to 500+ digital reference titles, all searchable simultaneously.

The Gale Reference product is being built title-by-title, and includes such classics as The Encyclopedia of Religion.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) to discuss or review the library’s eReference products.

New Reference Book: Fashion – Critical and Primary Sources

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:50 +0000

Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources edited by Peter McNeil, Berg, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 M23F

This four volume set discusses and presents global fashion and accessories throughout four distinct time periods. Each volume is devoted to a particular point in time:

Volume 1: Late Medieval to Renaissance
Volume 2: The Eighteenth Century
Volume 3: The Nineteenth Century
Volume 4: The Twentieth Century to Today

Helpful for: Fashion Studies, Art, Humanities, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, History