PsycNet – March Database of the Month

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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

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

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)

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

ProQuest Newsstand – February Database of the Month

ProQuest Newsstand

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Kodak / The NFL

Week of January 30, 2012

Kodak / The NFL

In the News: Eastman Kodak Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Based out of Rochester, New York, Kodak has served as an iconic player in photography, film processing, and the motion picture industry since the 1880s.

Also In the News: Super Bowl XLVI. Giants vs. Patriots. February 5. Some will watch for the football. Others will tune in for the commercials. (Or, will it be to see Madonna?) Also included this week are books and DVDs on the National Football League.

KODAK

Changing Focus: Kodak’s Brush with Death and the Battle to Save a Great American Company
By Alecia Swasy. Times Business, 1997
Call Number: HD9708 .U64 E277 1997

Cutting Photographic Paper Rolls: Kodak (VHS)
The Institute of Management Sciences, 1990
Call Number: VH 1514 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia
By Nancy Martha West. University Press of Virginia, 2000
Call Number: HF6161 .P36 W47 2000

Newt, Rick, Mitt & Ron (Herman and the other Rick, too)

Week of November 28, 2011

Newt, Rick, Mitt & Ron (Herman and the other Rick, too)

In the News: Newt Gingrich won South Carolina this past weekend, but there are many more primaries and caucuses to go before the Republican National Convention in August. (Take a look at our In the News posts from 2008: Democratic Presidential Race, Presidential Campaigns, and Third Party Politics.)

The Case for Gold: A Minority Report of the U.S. Gold Commission
By Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman. Cato Institute, 1982
Call Number: HG297 .P34

A Different God?: Mitt Romney, the Religious Right, and the Mormon Question
By Craig L. Foster. Greg Kofford Books, 2008
On Order

End the Fed
By Ron Paul. Grand Central Pub., 2009
Call Number: HG2563 .P384 2009

South Sudan / Kim Jong-il

Week of January 16, 2012

South Sudan / Kim Jong-il

In the News: Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan continue to rise and have resulted in violence and massacres throughout the country.

Also In the News: Now that Kim Jong-il has died, what is the fate of North Korea under the rule of Kim Jong-un?

SOUTH SEDAN

A Civil Society Deferred: the Tertiary Grip of Violence in the Sudan
By Abdullahi A. Gallab. University Press of Florida, 2011
Call Number: HM886 .G35 2011

The Darfur Conflict: Geography or Institutions?
By Osman Suliman. Routledge, 2011
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Darfur and the International Community: The Challenges of Conflict Resolution in Sudan
By Richard Barltrop. I.B. Tauris, 2011
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

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