Author: Maris Hayashi

Hallowe’en

Week of October 31, 2011

Hallowe’en

In the News: Happy Halloween!

American Nightmares: The Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction
By Dale Bailey. Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1999
Call Number: PS374 .H33 B35 1999 (At Jupiter)

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Edited by Harold Bloom. Bloom’s Literary Criticism, 2010
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Celluloid Vampires: Life after Death in the Modern World
By Stacey Abbott. University of Texas Press, 2007
Call Number: PN1995.9 .V3 A23 2007 Continue reading

The Amish

Week of October 24, 2011

The Amish

In the News: At least five Amish men have been charged with kidnapping and burglary after a series of attacks on other Amish citizens in the eastern Ohio area. The men have been accused of cutting their victims’ beards and hair.

The America of the Amish (DVD)
Directed by Alexandre Fronty. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2006
Call Number: E184 .M45 A447 2006 (Boca Raton Media Center)

The Amish: Not to Be Modern (Streaming Media)
Directed by Victoria Larimore & Michael Taylor. Filmakers Library, 1985
Call Number: Available online via Filmakers Library Online

Amish in Michigan
By Gertrude Enders Huntington. Michigan State University Press, 2001
Call Number: F575 .M45 H86 2001 Continue reading

Multiracialism

Week of October 17, 2011

Multiracialism

In the News: The New York Times recently featured an article on families throughout the U.S. who consider themselves mixed-race whether through marriage, adoption, or other relationships. The article also mentioned that the multiracial population of American children sits at around 4.2 million, up by at least 50 percent since 2000.

Almighty God Created the Races: Christianity, Interracial Marriage, & American Law
By Fay Botham. University of North Carolina Press, 2009
Call Number: KF511 .B68 2009 (At Jupiter)

Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America
By Kerry Ann Rockquemore and David Brunsma. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008 (2nd ed.)
Call Number: E184 .A1 R62 2008

Black Enough/White Enough: The Obama Dilemma
By Rickey Hendon. Third World Press, 2009
Call Number: E901.1 .O23 H46 2009 Continue reading

Soap Operas

Week of October 10, 2011

Soap Operas

In the News: Long-running daytime soaps All My Children and One Life to Live canceled

All My Children ended its 41 year run in September while One Life to Live will air its final television episode in January 2012. While this may signal the demise of daytime TV soaps, both series are scheduled to resurface in early 2012 via The Online Network.

The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960
By Jim Cox. McFarland, 2006
Call Number: PN1992.8 .S4 C69 2006

Drugs, Thugs, and Divas: Telenovelas and Narco-Dramas in Latin America
By O. Hugo Benavides. University of Texas Press, 2008
Call Number: PN1992.8 .S4 B47 2008

The Dynasty Years: Hollywood Television and Critical Media Studies
By Jostein Gripsrud. Routledge, 1995
Call Number: PN1992.77 .D9 G75 1995 Continue reading

RefWorks Training, 11/1 & 11/2

The FAU Libraries are offering four training sessions by a professional RefWorks trainer:
November 1st and November 2nd.

RefWorks allows you to create a personal database that can be used to manage, store, and share your research. Learn how to quickly and easily import references from online databases, automatically insert references into papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds. RefMobile and the in-text citation tool Write-N-Cite will also be covered.

Boca Campus
RefWorks Best Practices (See description below)
Tuesday, November 1st
9:00 and 11:00
S.E. Wimberly Library Instruction Lab, Room 136
RSVP or contact Jane Strudwick for more information

Treasure Coast Campus
Wednesday,  November 2nd
9:30 – Using RefWorks to Quickly Import Citations and Write a Paper (See description below)
11:00 – Beyond Direct Export (See description below)
JU 134/Library Computer Lab (TCC JU Library)
RSVP:  Pam Alderman or Deb Fink

For ongoing RefWorks Workshops, see the FAU Libraries Workshop Schedule:  http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/instsrv/mainwksh.htm, or contact Instructional Services at LYILIS@fau.edu.

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Wangari Maathai

Week of October 3, 2011

Wangari Maathai

In the News: Kenyan environmentalist, feminist, Nobel Laureate, and political activist Wangari Maathai died on September 25, 2011. She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. During this time, trees were planted throughout Kenya to stop soil erosion and to provide firewood for fuel and jobs for women. Educated in the United States and Africa, Dr. Maathai also served as a veterinary anatomy faculty member in the 1970s at the University of Nairobi.

The Challenge for Africa
By Wangari Maathai. Pantheon Books, 2009
Call Number: JQ1875 .M33 2009

Champions for Peace: Women Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
By Judith Hicks Stiehm. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006
Call Number: JZ5540 .S74 2006

Eco-Heroes: Twelve Tales of Environmental Victory
By Aubrey Wallace. Mercury House, 1993
Call Number: HC79 .E5 W27 1993 (At Jupiter) Continue reading

GEOBASE – October Database of the Month

GEOBASE is a multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation.  The  2.2 million earth sciences abstracts provide  information needed for comprehensive evaluation of a region, including geographical structure and relation to natural resources. Thousands of peer-reviewed journals, trade publications, book series and conference proceedings are indexed. Continue reading

Death Penalty

Week of September 26, 2011

Death Penalty

In the News: With the recent executions of Troy Davis in Georgia and Lawrence Brewer in Texas, discussions of the pros and cons of capital punishment have been cropping up in the news media and blogosphere and through social networks like Twitter and Facebook.

The Autobiography of an Execution
By David R. Dow. Twelve, 2010
Call Number: KF373 .D635 A3 2010

China’s Death Penalty: History, Law, and Contemporary Practices
By Hong Lu and Terance D. Miethe. Routledge, 2007
Call Number: HV8699 .C6 L8 2007

The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective
By Roger Hood and Carolyn Hoyle. Oxford University Press, 2008
Call Number: HV8694 .H657 2008

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Heavy Metal Music

Week of September 19, 2011

Heavy Metal Music

In the News: Big Four Makes Stop at Yankee Stadium
Featuring Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer, (four of the most popular heavy – some would say, “thrash” – metal bands of the 1980s) the Big Four have showcased their top hits and fan favorites since it began its U.S. tour in April.

Arlen Roth’s Heavy Metal Guitar
By Arlen Roth. Schirmer Books, 1991
Call Number: MT582 .R814 1991

Damage Incorporated: Metallica and the Production of Musical Identity
By Glenn T. Pillsbury. Routledge, 2006
Call Number: ML421 .M48 P55 2006

Death Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture
By Natalie J. Purcell. McFarland, 2003
Call Number: ML3534 .P91 2003

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Living In a Post-9/11 World

September 11, 2011

Living in a Post-9/11 World

In the News: In 2009 we shared a list of September 11th books and videos available in our collection. Here are some that have been published in the interim.

The 9/11 Encyclopedia
Edited by Stephen E. Atkins. ABC-CLIO, 2011
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Abuse of Power: How Cold War Surveillance and Secrecy Policy Shaped the Response to 9/11
By Athan G. Theoharis. Temple University Press, 2011
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era
Edited by Edward J. Carvalho and David B. Downing. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Call Number: LC72.2 .A325 2010 Continue reading