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Magazine Archive within Google Books

January 4th, 2012

Google Books contains a collection of magazines embedded within its larger Google Books tool.  Titles range from American Woodworker, Current Organic Chemistry to Texas Monthly with many title in between.  Date range varies widely by title.

This brief video describes how to extract and search Life from within Google Books.  The same technique can be applied to any magazine within this Google collection.

 

Helpful for: Humanities, History, Science, Art, Popular Culture

 

 

New Reference Book: Tis the Season TV

December 6th, 2011

Tis the Season TV: The Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials and Made-for-TV Movies by Joanna Wilson, 1701 Press, 2011.

 

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.45 W69T

A one volume set providing summaries of Christmas television.  Entries fall with three categories: TV Show, Specials and Movies.

Examples:

  • The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t (1966)
  • The Little Troll Prince: A Christmas Parable (1987)
  • The Nick at Night Holiday Special (2003)
  • Nick & Jessica’s Family Christmas (2004)
  • Pokemon: Winter Vacation (1999)
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
  • Xena Warrior Princess: A Solstice Carol (1996)

Helpful for: U.S. History, Popular Culture, Media Studies, Holiday Interests

 

 

 

New Reference Book: Fashion – Critical and Primary Sources

November 8th, 2011

Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources edited by Peter McNeil, Berg, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 M23F

This four volume set discusses and presents global fashion and accessories throughout four distinct time periods.  Each volume is devoted to a particular point in time:

  • Volume 1: Late Medieval to Renaissance
  • Volume 2: The Eighteenth Century
  • Volume 3: The Nineteenth Century
  • Volume 4: The Twentieth Century to Today

Helpful for: Fashion Studies, Art, Humanities, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, History

New Reference Book: Fashion, Costume and Culture

October 25th, 2011

Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages edited by Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast, UXL, 2004.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 391 P37F

This five volume set discusses and presents global fashion and accessories through five distinct time periods.  Each volume is devoted to a particular point in time.

  • Volume 1: The Ancient World
  • Volume 2: Early Cultures Across the Globe
  • Volume 3: European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era
  • Volume 4: Modern World Part I: 1900-1945
  • Volume 5: Modern World Part II: 1946-2003


Helpful for
: Fashion Studies, Art, Humanities, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, History

New Reference Book: The Disney Song Encyclopedia

April 5th, 2011

The Disney Song Encyclopedia by Thomas S. Hischak and Mark A. Robinso, Scarecrow, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 780.92 D63S

An alphabetical list of Disney songs, from 1930 to the present day.  Each song is briefly described and placed in it’s Disney context.  Examples include:

  • Amigas Cheetahs
  • Cherry Tree Lane
  • Gummi Bears Theme
  • The Mickey Mouse Club March
  • Madagascar
  • 1-2-Cha-Cha-Cha
  • Woody’s Roundup


Helpful for
:  Fine Arts, Music,  Humanities, Popular Culture

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