New Research Guide: Literature of Witness

A new Literature of Witness research guide is available for those writing the accompanying research paper.  Use this guide to identify reference materials, recommended catalog searches to retrieve physical and ebooks, as well as contemporary and historical journal, magazine and … Continued

New Reference Book: Agriculture in History

Agriculture in History edited by R. Kent Rasmussen, Salem, 2010. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 630.9 R18A A three-volume set presenting articles related to food production.  Close to 200 chronologically arranged articles beginning with the 10th millennium BCE and … Continued

New Reference Book: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World edited by John L. Esposito, Oxford, 2009. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 956 Ox2I This comprehensive six volume set covers religious, historical and contemporary Islamic world topics. Also: Consider using the library … Continued

New Reference Book: The 9/11 Encyclopedia

The 9/11 Encyclopedia edited by Stephen E. Atkins, Praeger, 2008. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.931 At5 This encyclopedia includes 169 entries covering a wide range of topics connected to the events that took place on September 11th, 2001.  … Continued

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Women’s Folklore and Folklife

Encyclopedia of Women’s Folklore and Folklife, edited by Liz Locke, Theresa A. Vaughan, and Pauline Greenhill,  Greenwood, 2009. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 L79W Folklore about and related to women and their lives. This two volume set includes … Continued