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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

• History , Humanities , Religion , Research
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Lura Sanborn November 30th, 2010

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.  Also includes a chronology of events and a few dozen primary sources.

Examples include: American Airlines Flight 11, Conspiracy Theories, Economic Impact of September 11, Freedom Tower, Phoenix Memo, Victim’s Compensation Fund

Helpful for: U.S. History, Humanities, Global Studies, 9/11 Research, American Foreign Policy

Tags: 9/11, al-Qaeda, American Foreign Policy, Global Studies, History, Humanities, New Reference Book, reference, Religion, Research, September 11

• History , Humanities , Religion , Research , Social Sciences , Uncategorized
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Lura Sanborn September 30th, 2010

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce the addition of 400 new journals to our digital holdings.

Project Muse contains the full-text of 400 journals covering research in the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, International Studies and Social Sciences.

A complete title list is available by clicking  HERE, or browse a list of journals by discipline located HERE.

In most cases, articles are added to the Project Muse database before the corresponding print issue is even mailed.

To access Project Muse, please visit Ohrstrom’s website HERE and select Project Muse from the database menu:

Contact Ohrstrom Library with questions about Project Muse or any of the Library’s other digital research collections by clicking HERE.

Tags: American History, Databases, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Humanities V Research Paper, reference, Religion, Science, Social History

• Databases , General Works , History , Humanities , Language , Library News , Literature , Natural Sciences , Periodicals , Religion , Research , Social Sciences , Uncategorized
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Lura Sanborn September 23rd, 2010

Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce our inaugural collection of eBooks.

To utilize these digital texts, please visit the Library’s website: library.sps.edu

Using the eBooks link, pictured above, one may then exclusively search the eBook collection.  The eBooks have also been integrated into the Library catalog and are searchable and accessible alongside the print collection.

This eBook collection is from the American Council of Learned Societies and contains 2,800 scholarly texts with a focus on the Humanities including the following areas: History, Art, Religion, Folklore, Musicology, Literature and Science history.

As you try this new eBook collection the library encourages you to share your experience with us.  Your feedback would be particularly helpful as the Library is investigating and evaluating additional eBook packages.

Tags: Art, eBooks, History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Research

• Databases , Fine Arts , General Works , History , Humanities , Literature , Mathematics , Natural Sciences , Religion , Research , Social Sciences , Technology , Web Resources
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Lura Sanborn February 24th, 2010

Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts edited by Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr., Greenwood, 2003.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.8 R83

A one-volume guide concerning the study of global ethnic conflict during the 20th Century.  Each of the thirty-eight individual entries discusses the historical background of a particular ethnic conflict, how the conflict was managed, and the impact of the conflict.

Examples include:

• Canada: The Nationalist Movement in Quebec
• China: Ethnic Conflict and the International System
• France: The “Foreigner” Issue
• Middle East: The Arab-Jewish Struggle for Palestine to 1948
• Rwanda: Hutu-Tutsi Conflict and Genocide in Central Africa
• United States: The United States – Puerto Rico Relationship

Helpful for:  Literature of Witness, Middle Eastern Voices, Gender Studies, International Studies, Social History, World Politics, Humanities

Tags: Conflict, gender studies, Genocide, History, Humanities, Literature of Witness, Middle Eastern Voices, New Reference Book, Politics, reference, Religion, Religion and Ethics, Research, Social History

• Geography , History , Humanities , Religion , Research , Social Sciences
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