Lura Sanborn September 20th, 2011
A History of the U.S. Political System edited by Richard A. Harris and Daniel J. Tichenor, ABC-CLIO, 2010.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 320.973 H24
Divided in to seven major sections, this three-volume set discusses and describes the historical U.S. political system. Each of the seven sections includes supporting primary source documents.
Sections are titled as follows:
- Foundations
- Religion and American Politics
- Cities, States and American Federalism
- The Congress
- The Presidency
- The Federal Bureaucracy
- The Courts
Helpful for: Humanities IV, U.S. History, Government Studies, Young Democrats, Young Republicans
Tags: American History, Government Studies, Humanities 4, Humanities IV Research Paper, New Reference Book, primary sources, reference, Research, U.S. History, Young Democrats, Young Republicans
Lura Sanborn January 27th, 2011
From time to time fourth form students find helpful quote(s) located in something other than the quote’s original source. This is referred to as an indirect source. When parenthetically citing an indirect source, do give credit to the indirect source. To do so, use the term “qtd. in” (stands for “quoted in”) followed by the last name of the author of the indirect source, followed by the page number on which the quote was found.
For example:
Schoder concludes that in Millville, “everybody wears plaid” (qtd. in Smith 275).
The end-of-paper, complete bibliographic citation for this same item, would then begin with the author of the indirect source.
For example:
Smith, Harry. The Fashions of St. Paul’s School. Concord: St. Paul’s Press, 2011. Print.
For additional information please see the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, page 226, section 6.4.7. Two copies of this text are available at the Library’s front desk.
Tags: Bibliography, Citations, Humanities, Humanities IV Research Paper, MLA, Parenthetical citation, Research
Lura Sanborn January 13th, 2011
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 ending with 2002 CE. Articles are global in scope.
Examples: 1471-1493: Inca Empire Expands and Strengthens Its Economic System; 17th Century Pepper Trade Drives the Global Economy; 1894-1895: Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Launch Dry Cereal Industry; October 1990, Africanized Bees Threaten U.S. Agriculture
Helpful for: Eco-Action, Sustenance & Society, Global Studies, Humanities, Humanities V Research Paper, Humanities IV Research Paper, Social Justice Club.
Tags: Eco-Action, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Humanities IV Research Paper, Humanities V Research Paper, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Social Justice Club, Sustenance & Society
Lura Sanborn January 10th, 2011
A new Humanities IV research guide is available for those writing the Humanities IV research paper. Use this guide to identify chronologies, recommended catalog searches, historical newspaper articles, newsreel footage and online primary source collections.
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: American History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, primary sources, reference, Research, Research Guide, Web Resources
Lura Sanborn January 4th, 2011
American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade edited by Bob Batchelor, Greenwood, 2009.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.9 B21A
A four volume set presents decade-by-decade, articles related to specific areas of Pop Culture, including:
- An overview of each decade
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Books, Newspaper, Magazines and Comics
- Entertainment
- Fashion
- Food
- Music
- Sports and Leisure
- Travel
- Visual Arts
Examples: Ragtime (1920′s), The Pentagon (1940′s), Fads of the 1950′s, Music Festivals of the 1960′s, Dungeons and Dragons (1970′s), Harry Potter Mania (2000′s).
Helpful for: Humanities, Humanities IV Research Paper, American History, Art
Tags: American History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, New Reference Book, Pop Culture, popular culture, reference, Research, Timelines
