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Lura Sanborn May 25th, 2010

The Eloquent Shakespeare by Gary Logan, University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 822.3 zL82E

A pronouncing dictionary to  Shakespeare’s complete dramatic works, with notes.  Written by the director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting this unique reference book seeks to standardize pronunciation for the stage.

Learn to pronounce:
•    Alphonso
•    cap-a-pe
•    eyas-musket
•    Oxfordshire
•    wolt

Helpful for:  Humanities III, Humanities V, Shakespeare, Theater, Fiske Cup

Tags: Drama, Fiske Cup, Humanities, Humanities III, Humanities V, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Shakespeare, theater

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Lura Sanborn May 20th, 2010

Are you too looking for primary sources? Most Humanities V teachers are requiring at least two for completion of a successful research paper.  If you’ve looked in all the usual places (such as those listed here in our primary source round-up), yet still aren’t finding quite what you want, consider OAIster.

What is it? OAIster is an online catalog of digitized sources.  It is made available by OCLC, a company that provides many library-related services.

It might help to compare this to Ohrstrom Library’s catalog.  The Ohrstrom Library catalog searches through the records of our 70,000 print titles.  OAIster searches through the records of 23 Million digitized sources from over 1,000 contributors.

What might you find?

• A copy of Redon’s journal, contributed by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
• Correspondence from Sigmund Freud to Albert Einstein regarding war contributed by I-Revues.
• Sanitary Statistics of Native Colonial Schools and Hospitals by Florence Nightingale contributed by University of California Libraries.
• An image of an Alice in Wonderland Float, from Mardi Gra 1938 contributed by the Indiana University Digital Library Program (see image above).
• An abstract of a report from the National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams regarding the St. Pauls School Dam contributed by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Repository.

Is it hard to use? The search function is very straightforward, offering a basic search or advanced search.  As always, if you would like a little help using this resource please be in touch!

Tags: Databases, Global Studies, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, primary sources, reference, Research, Web Resources

• Databases , History , Humanities , Research , Social Sciences , Web Resources
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Lura Sanborn May 18th, 2010

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography edited by Lynne Warren, Routledge, 2006.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 770.9 W25

Photography’s second century is recorded, analyzed and discussed in this new reference set.  Photography is placed in a variety of contexts such as: geography, institutions & exhibitions, inventions and people.  The set offers a glossary of photographic terms, bibliographies and B&W samples of artists work.

Check out entries on: Lotte Jacobi, Bracketing, Impressionism, Dada, and Works Progress Administration.

Looking for more examples of a particular artist’s work?  Try searching the artist’s name in ARTstor.

Helpful for: Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, Photographers, Art

Tags: American History, Art, Fine Arts, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities V, New Reference Book, photography, reference, Research

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Lura Sanborn May 11th, 2010

European Immigration edited by Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas, Ashgate, 2007.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.7 T73E

A presentation of immigration patterns as related to the 25 European Union member states.  Immigration policy(s), impact, history and related statistical data for each member state is included.

A sampling of included nations: Austria, Denmark, France, Latvia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom.

Helpful for: Humanities V, Global Studies, Statistics, European Studies

Tags: EU, Europe, European Union, Global Issues, Global Studies, Humanities, Humanities V, Immigration, New Reference Book, reference, Research, Statistics

• Geography , History , Humanities , Research , Social Sciences
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Lura Sanborn May 6th, 2010

Below are a few tips offered to those of you approaching the Humanities V research paper. Consider consulting the Humanities V Research Guide for a more detailed list of research sources including: reference books, magazines, databases, journal articles, and the free web.

Recommended Research Process

1. Explore your topic in reference books for a helpful, instant grounding in the topic.
2. As you locate useful material, cite it.  Consider using Noodlebib as your citation management tool.
3. Take note of special keywords that are specific to your topic.   Use these keywords when searching the material described below.
4. Use keyword and subject searches in Ohrstrom’s online catalog to locate books on your topic.
5. Use  JSTOR and ProQuest to find contemporary periodical articles on your topic.
6. Use the Times [of London] and the U.S. Historical Newspaper databases to search for primary source newspaper coverage on your topic.
7. Use American History in Video to search for U.S. newsreels on your topic.
8. Note: Research rarely goes exactly as planned.  You may find you need to veer from, re-sort or revisit the steps listed here.

Most importantly: Please feel free to ask a Librarian for help at any step along the way.

Tags: Databases, Humanities, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, reference, Research

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