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New Reference Book: International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:21 +0000

International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities edited by Michael Flood, Routledge, 2007.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.31 F651

A one-volume guide devoted to the study of global masculinity. Articles are arranged alphabetically and range in length from half a page to several pages.

Examples include: Diasporic and Migrant Masculinities, Friendship, Gangs, Masculinity Politics, Police

Helpful for: Gender Studies, International Studies, Humanities IV, Humanities V, Social History

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:28:36 +0000

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

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:56 +0000

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

New Database: American History in Video

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:31 +0000

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. .

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of the United Nations

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:24 +0000

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.

Fourth Form Paper: Go with the Flowchart!

Lisa Laughy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:00:20 +0000

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!

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

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:31 +0000

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

New Reference Book: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:59:51 +0000

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

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

New Reference Book: On the Air

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:24 +0000

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

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.
.

New Reference Book: What People Wore When

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:18 +0000

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

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