Month: April 2009

In the News: Reproductive Technology

Week of April 27, 2009

News Item: A few months have passed since a Southern California woman gave birth to eight babies, all of whom were conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). What are the social, cultural, political, medical, ethical, and economic ramifications of IVF and other reproductive technologies? Some starting points…

Babies in Bottles: Twentieth-Century Visions of Reproductive Technology
By Susan Merrill Squier. Rutgers UP, 1994
Call Number: RG133.5 .S98 1994 (At Jupiter)

Beyond Second Opinions: Making Choices about Fertility Treatment
By Judith Steinberg Turiel. U of California Press, 1998
Call Number: RC889 .T87 1998

Bodies of Technology: Women’s Involvement with Reproductive Medicine
Edited by Ann Rudinow Saetnan et al. Ohio State UP, 2000
Call Number: RG133.5 .B625 2000

Continue reading

In the News: Earth Day

Week of April 20, 2009

News Item: April 22nd is Earth Day…Green Living •  Sustainability • Recycling • No Pesticides • Ecofeminism • Environmentally Friendly • Hybrid Vehicles • Paper or Plastic? Neither–Bring Your Own Bags! •  No PEG Compounds • Community Supported Agriculture • Stainless Steel Water Bottles • Carbon Footprint Reduction • Public Transportation • Fair Trade • Renewable Energy…

Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise
By Gaylord Nelson. U of Wisconsin P, 2002
Call Number: GE195 .N45 2002

Bringing Society Back in: Grassroots Ecosystem Management, Accountability, and Sustainability Communities
By Edward P. Weber. MIT Press, 2003
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home (DVD)
Directed by Ted Owens. Syncronos Design, 2005
Call Number: TH4818 .S77 B85 2005 (Media Center)
Continue reading

National Library Week

Checking-out, shelving, answering, searching, finding, collecting, researching, interlibrary loaning, cataloging, reserving, instructing, a little shushing (not too much), and a lot of help

Join us in wishing our hard working colleagues at the FAU Libraries a Happy National Library Workers Day, and remember to show appreciation for your public and school librarians—all, unsung heroes of the information madness.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 12-18 2009


Continue reading

In the News: Social Networking Tools

Week of April 13, 2009

News Item: Facebook now has 200 million-plus active users who, when they’re not updating their FB profiles, are most likely sending tweets to their Twitter followers, or reading the latest entry on their favorite blog. What social networking tools do you use? Need a starting point? Visit the FAU Libraries’ blog, On and Off the Shelf (Oh look, you’re already here!).

Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World
By Naomi S. Baron. Oxford UP, 2008
Call Number: P107 .B37 2008

Blogging America: The New Public Sphere
By Aaron Barlow. Praeger, 2008
Call Number: Available online via Greenwood eBooks

Blogging, Citizenship, and the Future of Media
Edited by Mark Tremayne. Routledge, 2007
Call Number: HM851 .B59 2007 and NetLibrary
Continue reading

From Astrochemistry to Zoology

The FAU Libraries now has Von Nostrand’s Scientific Encylopedia available online.  Since 1938 this reference has been an important and comprehensive scientific resource for scientists, consultants, teachers, and students. Over 10,000 up-to-date entries include topics ranging across disciplines, including animal science, anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric science, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, information science, life science, materials, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, mining, physics, physiology, planetary science, plant science, power technology, space science,  and structural engineering.
Continue reading

Digital Collections@FAU Libraries Celebrates Earth Day

The Digital Library celebrates Earth Day by highlighting the Department of History’s Oral History Collection. Noted scholar, author, environmentalist, FAU faculty member, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 1987-1993, Dr. Leonard Berry reveals a career that emphasized teaching from a global perspective to foster an awareness of environmental issues. The 2002 interview highlights Dr. Berry’s experiences working in Africa and with various international development agencies. Berry’s research has included the following areas: dry soil research, land management, and water scarcity. In 1994, Dr. Berry became the Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies.

To listen or read Dr. Berry’s interview click here.

In the News: College Athletics

Week of April 6, 2009

News Item: March Madness is over. Now it’s on to the Big Dance for the Michigan State Spartans, the UConn Huskies, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the Villanova Wildcats. The 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball champion will be crowned on April 6 in Detroit. Have some spare time before the final game tip-off? – check out some of these books on sports in higher education.

 

 
Air Ball: American Education’s Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics
By John R. Gerdy. UP of Mississippi, 2006
Call Number: GV346 .G468 2006 (also available online via NetLibrary)

Athletics and Academe: An Anatomy of Abuses and a Prescription for Reform
By Wilford S. Bailey and Taylor D. Littleton. Maxwell Macmillan, 1991
Call Number: GV351 .B34 1991

Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education
By Murray Sperber. Henry Holt, 2000
Call Number: GV351 .S63 2000

Continue reading