Classical Music Library – May Database of the Month

Classical Music Library is a fully searchable classical music resource — a comprehensive collection of distinguished classical recordings from renowned classical music labels such as EMI, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon. You can also search Classical Music Library along with other music reference databases at Music Online.

Especially useful features are the Playlists and clip-making tools which allow you to organize content and integrate a group of selected works or movements into course assignments. For information on other features see Classical Music Library has a new look.

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Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia

Library titles related to the latest headlines…Week of April 26, 2010

Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia

In the News: Al Pacino plays the title character in the new HBO film You Don’t Know Jack: The Life and Deaths of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Although he had been tried numerous times for his roles in other suicides, Kevorkian was eventually convicted in 1999 and served eight years in prison on a second-degree murder conviction. Upon his release, he agreed not to assist in future suicides.

Aiming to Kill: The Ethics of Suicide and Euthanasia
By Nigel Biggar. Pilgrim Press, 2004
Call Number: R726 .B54 2004

Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die: The Interface of Social Science, Public Policy, and Medical Ethics
By Barry Rosenfeld. American Psychological Association, 2004
Call Number: R726 .R64 2004

Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia
By Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie. University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, 2006
Call Number: R726 .N53 2006 (At Treasure Coast)

Women and the Catholic Church/Oklahoma City Bombing, 1995

Library titles related to the latest headlines…Week of April 19, 2010

Women and the Catholic Church / Oklahoma City Bombing, 1995

In the News: A recent Newsweek cover story focuses on “how women can save the Catholic Church from its sins.” This week, we offer titles about the sex abuse scandals that have plagued the Church and the role women play in Catholicism overall.

Also In the News: April 19 marks the 15^th anniversary of the Oklahoma City, bombing.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Agony in the Garden: Sex, Lies, and Redemption from the Troubled Heart of the American Catholic Church
By John van der Zee. Thunder’s Mouth Press/Nation Books, 2002
Call Number: BX1912.9 .V36 2002

Catholic and Feminist: The Surprising History of the American Catholic Feminist Movement
By Mary J. Henold. University of North Carolina Press, 2008
Call Number: BX1406.3 .H46 2008

The Catholic Church and the Sex Problem: the Stupidity, Futility, and Insolence of its Ethic
By Joseph McCabe. See Sharp Press, 1986
Call Number: BX1765 .M25 1986

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Titles & New Fiction

The FAU Libraries has the following 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning titles in the collection. Find reviews of these books and others at Book Review Digest Plus.

FICTION – Tinkers, by Paul Harding – (Currently shelved on the New Fiction shelf) PS3608 .A72535 T56 2009 (At Boca)

HISTORY – Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, by Liaquat Ahamed – HG172 .A2 A43 2009 (At Jupiter)

BIOGRAPHY – The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T. J. Stiles – PN1993.5 .U6 M188 1987 (At Boca)

POETRY – Versed, by Rae Armantrout – PS3551 .R455 V47 2009 (At Boca)

Also find a select number of fiction titles published in 2009 and 2010 (reviewed in the NY Times Book Review, Library Journal, NY Review of Books, mentioned on NPR or in the blogosphere, etc.) on the New Books Shelf in the lobby of the S. E. Wimberly Library. Enjoy!

Coal Mines / Mankiller

Library titles related to the latest headlines…

Week of April 12, 2010

Coal Mines / Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010)

In the News: At least 25 people were killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Massey Energy owns the mine and, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, had been cited over 400 times for safety violations in 2009.

Also In the News: Also In the News: Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995, has died at the age of 64.

COAL MINES

African American Miners and Migrants: the Eastern Kentucky Social Club
By Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller. University of Illinois Press, 2004
Call Number: E185.5 .W34 2004

Another Civil War: Labor, Capital, and the State in the Anthracite Regions of Pennsylvania, 1840-68
By Grace Palladino. University Illinois Press, 1990
Call Number: HD8039 .M62 U6493 1990 (Also available online via NetLibrary)

Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future
By Jeff Goodell. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006
Call Number: TN805 .A5 G685 2006

EBSCO brings back the browsing experience

The enhanced features of the new EBSCOhost viewer bring a real browsing experience to the online journal. I was impressed by the clean navigation — seamlessly jumping from one issue to the next, and skimming a hyperlinked table of contents while the selected article remains in view. FAU’s subscription EBSCO databases include CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, and Business Source Premier (see EBSCOhost for a complete list of databases). View a short demonstration here.

Bullying / Militias

Library titles related to the latest headlines…

Week of April 5, 2010

Bullying / Militia Movements

In the News: Prosecutors in Massachusetts, as well as the high school classmates of Phoebe Prince, believe that the bullying actions of nine South Hadley students brought on the suicide of the fifteen-year-old Prince this past January. The nine students were charged last week.

Also In the News: Nine members of the Hutaree militia group were indicted on charges of seditious conspiracy and weapons possession. Authorities say the group was plotting to kill an unnamed law enforcement officer, then later attack that officer’s funeral procession with Improvised Explosive Devises as a way of inciting violence against the U.S. government.

BULLYING

Anti and Pro-Social Communication: Theories, Methods, and Applications
Edited by Terry A. Kinney & Maili Pörhölä. Peter Lang, 2009
Call Number: HM1206 .A58 2009

Behaving Badly: Aversive Behaviors in Interpersonal Relationships
Edited by Robin M. Kowalski. American Psychological Association, 2001
Call Number: HM1106 .B45 2001

The Breakfast Club (VHS)
Directed by John Hughes. MCA Home Video, 1990 (released 1985)
Call Number: VH 3721 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Building a Culture of Respect: Managing Bullying at Work
Edited by Noreen Tehrani. Taylor & Francis, 2003
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

On & Off the Shelf

Month: April 2010