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Lura Sanborn May 19th, 2011

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 340 Ox21

This 6-volume set focuses on concepts and subjects related to international legal history from ancient times to the present day.  Examples include:

• Adoption – Ancient Greek Law
• Doctors’ Commons
• Gambling in Chinese Law
• Land – Leases of Land in English Common Law
• Punishment – United States Law
• Succession – Hindu Law

Helpful for: Historical legal research, Global Studies,  Humanities, Social Justice Club

Tags: American History, Humanities, Humanities V, Law, legal history, legal research, New Reference Book, reference, Research

• General Works , History , Humanities , Religion , Research , Social Sciences , Uncategorized
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Lura Sanborn May 4th, 2011

E-Journal Finder:  What is it?

The library’s database collection provides access to tens of thousands of digital magazines, newspapers and journals.

The library’s e-journal finder is a master list of all these thousands of magazines, newspapers and journals housed within the library’s database collection.

Use the e-journal finder to determine if the library’s databases provide access to titles such as: the Concord Monitor, American Fern Journal or Western Folklore.

The e-journal finder will not only identify if and where particular titles can be found, it will also link to that same title as housed within the associated database(s).

Tags: American Fern Journal, Concord Monitor, Databases, eJournal Finder, Hum V, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Western Folklore

• Databases , Humanities , Library Tech , Periodicals , Research , Social Sciences , Web Resources
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Lura Sanborn April 28th, 2011

A new Humanities V research guide is available for those writing the Humanities V research paper.  Use this guide to identify useful reference sources, recommended library catalog searches, newspaper, magazine and journal articles, as well as online primary source collections.  Also included: Research Flow Chart, Noodlebib tutorials and an xtranormal animated intro to the library’s new e-journal finder.

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: Hum V, Humanities, Humanities V, Humanities V Flowchart, Humanities V Research Paper, Noodlebib

• Databases , History , Humanities , Literature , Research , Web Resources
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Lura Sanborn February 15th, 2011

The History of British Art by edited by Tim Ayers, Yale, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 709.41 B51H

A 3-volume set that chronologically discusses British Art from 600 to the present.

Examples include: Westminster Abbey, Signs of the Cross; Medieval Religious Images and the Interpretation of Scripture, British Art and the Social World, Watercolour Painting in the Eighteenth Century, Going Modern

Helpful for: Humanities, Humanities V,  European  History, Humanities V Art Paper, Fine Arts

Tags: Art, Humanities, Humanities V, Humanities V Art Paper, reference, Religion, Research, Social History

• Fine Arts , History , Humanities , Religion , Research , Social Sciences
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Lura Sanborn December 14th, 2010

Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus edited by Craig A. Evans, Routledge, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 232.9 Ev1H

A reference volume dissecting the life and world of Jesus.  Particular focus is given to the teaching of Jesus, the titles of Jesus, and important events and people in the life of Jesus.

A sampling of included articles: Baptism of Jesus, Curses and Woe, Death and Burial of Jesus, Family, Love, and Mary, mother of Jesus.

Helpful for: Humanities V, Humanities IV, Humanities III, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies

Tags: Bible, Humanities, Humanities III, Humanities IV, Humanities V, Jesus, Jewish Studies, New Reference Book, reference, Religion, Religious Studies, Research, Roman Empire

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