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New Research Guide: L.A. Riots

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:26 +0000

A new research guide for the Humanities IV L.A. Riots project is available on the library’s website. Use this guide to identify and review: reference materials, library catalog (printed books & eBooks), newspaper collections, NBC newsreels, and Noodlebib citation tutorials.

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.

New Reference Book: Tis the Season TV

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:26 +0000

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: Milestone Documents of World Religions

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:23 +0000

Milestone Documents of World Religions edited by David M. Fahey, Schlager, 2011.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 200 F14M

This 3-volume set combines primary religious sources with paired analysis. Almost 100 entries span the 3rd millennium BCE to the 21st Century.

Examples:

Hymn to the Nile ca. 1990-1950 BCE
Ptolemy: Letter to Flora: ca. 150 CE
Shantideva: Bodhicaryavatara: ca. 700-763
Allan Kardec: The Spirits’ Book: 1857
Imar Schorsch: The Sacred Cluster: 1995

Helpful for: Religious Studies, Humanities, History, Global Studies, Gender Studies

New Reference Book: Pirates of the Americas

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:38:10 +0000

Pirates of the Americas by David F. Marley, ABC-Clio, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.2 Ab3

A two volume set discussing historical pirates and privateering. These volumes cover the “golden age of piracy” in the Caribbean basin from 1650 to 1725. Each era of piracy is further documented with a chronology and a bibliography, and a glossary provides helpful definitions for unfamiliar terms. Some primary source documents are included in each volume.

Examples from the five hundred entries include:

Capitaine Archambaud
Barre’s Tavern
Freebooter
Half-way Tree
Madagascar
Pieces of Eight
Skull and Crossbones

Helpful for: Global Studies, Humanities, Naval History, Economics, Talk Like a Pirate Day

New Reference Book: The History of British Art

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:17 +0000

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

Project Muse @ Ohrstrom Library

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:48 +0000

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.

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts

Lura Sanborn — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:28:36 +0000

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

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:56 +0000

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society edited by Jodi O’Brien, Sage Publications, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 306.7 Ob6G

A 2-volume set focusing on gender scholarship. Articles cover many categories including: art, popular culture, sports, body image and health, economics, politics, race and ethnicity, relationships, religion, science and sexuality.

Examples: Bachelors and Spinsters, Body Hair, GI Joe, Nuns, “Personal is Political,” Sports and Homosexuality, Tomboy/Sissy

Helpful for: Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Humanities, Social History, U.S. History, Science

New Reference Book: The Measure of America

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:00:45 +0000

The Measure of America written and edited by Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis and Eduardo Borges Martins, Columbia U. Press, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom: REF 317 B89M

A collection of data, statistics and interpretive text that reflects upon and measures the well-being of Americans. The report focuses, using a variety of different measurements, on three main areas: health, education & standard of living.

Chapter/Essay Titles Include: The Essential Conditions for Good Health, Health Insurance: The Policy That Unlocks Many Doors, Access to Knowledge: How We Fare Internationally, Factors That Fuel Growth in Earnings InEquality.

Helpful for: Humanities IV, American History, Social History, Statistics, Gender Studies

New Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television

Lura Sanborn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:30 +0000

The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television by John Kenneth Muir, McFarland, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.43 M91S

A one-volume guide discussing superheroes from American film and television. Each article focuses on a particular superhero, their history, creation and appearance in TV and/or film(s). When applicable, a complete TV episode-by-episode synopsis follows each entry.

Examples include:

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
The Bionic Woman
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Doctor Strange
Swamp Thing

Helpful for: Humanities IV, Art, Gender Studies, Social History, Pop Culture, Superhero Fans