House of Commons Parliamentary Papers – April Database of the Month

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1900 provides a complete historical record of nineteenth century Britain, its former colonies and the wider world. The primary source material is the most complete collection of its kind and provides insight into the background of current legislation, policy decision making and the political environment. Woven through the collection is the social philosophy and opinion of the time. The political thinking of Jenner, Arnold, Trollope, Mill, Faraday, Babbage, Telford and Brunel, among others, makes the collection exciting for serious researchers. Continue reading

The iPad & Digital Culture

Week of March 29, 2010

In the News: Apple, the company that, decades ago, brought you the Apple II C, recently unveiled its latest creation. Apple’s iPad, which starts at $499, will be available in early April. Weighing less than two pounds, this tablet computer is destined to become a competitor to Amazon’s Kindle, the Sony Reader,  and Barnes and Noble’s Nook, not to mention the many netbooks that are on the market. As it becomes yet another high-tech gadget in our overly-saturated digital world, will the iPad be THE ONE that everyone has to have? What will be next?

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Tablet PCs
By Craig F. Mathews. Que, 2004
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob
By Lee Siegel. Spiegel & Grau, 2008
Call Number: HM851 .S5484 2008 (At Jupiter)

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
By Steve Knopper. Free Press, 2009
Call Number: ML3790 .K57 2009

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Women’s History Month – Women’s Health

Week of March 22, 2010

In the News: Women’s History Month at FAU concludes with the Women’s Leadership Forum on Friday, March 26: “Issues in Women’s Health: Research, Public Health Policy and Advocacy” https://fauf.fau.edu/women.

Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook
By Dorothy E. McBride. ABC-CLIO, 2008
Call Number: HQ767.5.U5 M3727 2008

All My Babies: A Midwife’s Own Story
Directed by Othello C. Wilson. Image Entertainment, 2007
Call Number: RG950 .A45 2007

African American Women’s Health and Social Issues
Edited by Catherine Fisher Collins.  Praeger Publishers, 2006
Call Number: RA448.5.N4 A445 2006

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Women’s History Month – Women Film Directors

Week of March 1, 2010 (updated version)

In the News: To kick off Women’s History Month, we offer titles on women film directors. Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to receive the Director’s Guild of America Award for Best Feature Film, is one of the nominees for this year’s Oscar for Best Director (The Hurt Locker, 2009). She is only the fourth woman to be nominated in this category and, this Sunday, could become the first ever winner.

Black Women Film and Video Artists
Edited by Jacqueline Bobo.  Routledge, 1998
Call Number: PN1998.2 .B57 1998

Calling the Shots
Produced and Directed by Janis Cole and Holly Dale.  Direct Cinema, 1989
Call Number: VH 967

Calling the Shots: Profiles of Women Filmmakers
By Janis Cole and Holly Dale.  Quarry Press, 1993
Call Number: PN1995.9.W6 C64 1993

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Women’s History Month – Videos on Women and Feminism

Week of March 15, 2010

In the News: Week 3 of Women’s History Month: Featuring powerful, controversial, timeless, and moving documentaries and narrative films on women and feminism. All are housed in the Boca Raton Media Center, first floor, west wing.


10 (Also known as Ten on Ten) (DVD)
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Zeitgeist Video, 2004
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A122 2004

Abused (DVD)
Braverman Productions, 2007
Call Number: KF224 .G74 A28 2007

Āfsāīd: Offside (DVD)
Directed by Jafar Panahi. Sony Pictures, 2006
Call Number: PN1977.2 .A3373 2007

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Women’s History Month – Books

Week of March 8, 2010

In the News: It’s Women’s History Month! This week: Newly-acquired books related to women and feminist studies.

Also In the News: FAU has a new President (a woman!) Mary Jane Saunders, PhD, was recently named as the University’s sixth president.

Advice from the Top: What Minority Women Say about their Career Success
By Valencia Campbell.  Praeger Publishers, 2009.
Call Number: HD6054.3 .C36 2009

African American Women Voters: Racializing Religiosity, Political Consciousness, and Progressive Political Action in U.S. Presidential Elections from 1964 through 2008.
By: Lisa Nikol Nealy.  University Press of America, 2009.
Call Number: JK1924 .N43 2009

The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change
By Angela McRobbie. Sage, 2009
Call Number: HQ1155 .M37 2009

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