Month: February 2012

PsycNet – March Database of the Month

“Go rest, young man”
In late 1800s, men were sent West to cure excessive nervousness

Discover authoritative and comprehensive resources in the behavioral sciences with APA PsycNET databases. PsycNET provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines by bringing together the PsycINFO index and the full text of PsycARTICLES. This database includes literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Continue reading

Vladimir Putin

Week of February 27, 2012

Vladimir Putin

In the News: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is running for his third, though not consecutive, term as president. He had previously served in 1999 following Boris Yeltsin’s resignation. Putin held that office until 2008, at which time he was immediately appointed as Prime Minister.

After Putin’s Russia: Past Imperfect, Future Uncertain
Edited by Stephen K. Wegren and Dale R. Herspring. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Document Russia, Part 1: Putin: Stairway to Power (DVD)
Directed by Shojun Hata et al. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004
Call Number: DK510.766 .P88 D6322 2004 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Inside Putin’s Russia
By Andrew Jack. Oxford University Press, 2006
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

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The Mob Museum

Week of February 20, 2012

Gangsters, Mobsters, the Mafia, and Organized Crime

In the News: The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is now open for business.

Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia
By Sean Patrick Griffin. Milo Books, 2005
Call Number: HV6452 .P4 B534 2005 (At Jupiter)

Bringing Down the Mob: The War Against the American Mafia
By Thomas A. Reppetto. H. Holt, 2006
Call Number: HV6446 .R473 2006

Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s
By Jim Ridings. Arcadia Publishing, 2010
Call Number: Available online via Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts

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Mormons

Week of February 13, 2012

Mormons

In the News: The New York Times recently featured an article on Mormon voters who are supporting Mitt Romney, also a Mormon, in his quest for the Republication presidential nomination.

The 19th Wife: A Novel
By David Ebershoff. Random House, 2008
Call Number: PS3555 .B4824 A615 2008

Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
Edited by Alexander L. Baugh and Susan Easton Black. Brigham Young University, 2010
Call Number: BX8695 .W55 B75 2010

Big Love: The Complete First, Second, and Third Seasons (DVD)
HBO Entertainment
Call Number: PN1992.77 .B52422 2006 / PN1992.77 .B52423 2007 / PN2992.77 .B52424 2010 (Boca Raton Media Center)

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Soul Train / Susan G. Komen

Week of February 6, 2012

Soul Train / Susan G. Komen

In the News: Don Cornelius, creator and host of Soul Train, has died at the age of 75.

Also In the News: The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation had initially announced that it would eliminate most of its grants to Planned Parenthood. It has since reversed its controversial decision.

 

SOUL TRAIN

African American Music Reference (Database)
Alexander Street Press
Available online

All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul
Edited by Vladimir Bogdanov et al. All Media Guide/Backbeat Books, 2003
Call Number: ML156.4 .S6 A45 2003

Black Popular Music in America: From the Spirituals, Minstrels, and Ragtime to Soul, Disco and Hip-Hop
By Arnold Shaw. Schirmer Books, 1986
Call Number: ML3556 .S5 1986

A Critical History of Soul Train on Television
By Christopher P. Lehman. McFarland, 2008
Call Number: PN1992.77 .S664 L44 2008

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Call for Abstracts: 3rd Annual FAU Graduate Student Research Day

FAU’s Graduate Student Association is hosting the Third Annual Graduate Student Research Day March 30, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Live Oak Pavilion on Boca Raton Campus. Graduate students engaged in various kinds of research projects from across the University will present posters for awards and prizes.  All students interested in submitting original research abstracts are encouraged to do so before the February 17, 2012 deadline due to limited space for participation. FAU’s Digital Library will preserve and provide access to abstracts and poster images in a digital collection for Student Research.  Contact GSAResearchDay2012@gmail.com .