Solar Energy

September 6, 2011

Solar Energy

In the News: Chinese solar energy companies are dominating the industry in production capacity and lower costs due, in part, to local subsidized land and extensive tax breaks from the Chinese government. This has negatively impacted many U.S. solar power companies, including three that recently filed for bankruptcy in August.

Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design
By Peter Gevorkian. McGraw-Hill, 2010
Call Number: TK1005 .G469 2009

Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home (DVD)
Directed by Ted Owens. Syncronos Design, 2005
Call Number: TH4818 .S77 B85 2005 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Design e2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious
Produced by Kontentreal, LLC. PBS Home Video, 2006
Call Number: GE195 .D47 2006 Continue reading

Ethnographic Video Online – September Database of the Month

Ethnographic Video Online provides a comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior, and will contain 1,000 streaming videos at completion (this release includes 687 videos). The collection includes footage from every continent and hundreds of unique cultures, and is particularly rich in its coverage of the developing world. The work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century is featured, as are hundreds of the most frequently assigned films in anthropology and other social science courses (browse titles). Continue reading

Dick Cheney / Steve Jobs

August 29, 2011 – Our 200th post!

Dick Cheney / Steve Jobs

In the News: Dick Cheney’s long-awaited memoir hits bookstores this Tuesday, August 30. Before the FAU Libraries obtains a copy of it, take a look at some of the titles we have on the former vice-president, congressman, White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of Defense. (“In the News” highlighted a few titles about Cheney in November 2010.)

Also In the News: Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, Inc. and Pixar, resigned from his position as Apple’s CEO due to health reasons. (“In the News” profiled the launch of the iPad in late March 2010.)

DICK CHENEY

The Bush-Cheney Administration’s Assault on Open Government
By Bruce P. Montgomery. Praeger, 2008
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

Cheney’s Law (DVD)
PBS Home Video, 2007
Call Number: E902 .C3644 2007 (At Jupiter)

The Dark Side (DVD)
Directed by Michael Kirk. PBS Home Video, 2006
Call Number: HV6432 .D37 2006 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Back to School

August 22, 2011

Back to School!

In the News: It’s Back-to-School time at Florida Atlantic University. We welcome new freshmen and transfer students as well as those returning for their second, third, and even last (!) year. Of course, we can’t forget to welcome new faculty, too. Take a look at some of the books the library has on college life. Some of them are electronic, but many more are in the “old school” paper format. Settle down with one when time permits and enjoy the rest of the year.

Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
Edited by Michael Solem, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009
Call Number: LB2332.72 .A87 2008

Between Speaking and Silence: A Study of Quiet Students
By Mary M. Reda. State University of New York Press, 2009
Call Number: LB1033.5 .R43 2009

Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0: New Directions in the Study of African American Fraternities and Sororities
Edited by Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks. University Press of Mississippi, 2011
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

NetLibrary is now eBooks on EBSCOhost

All NetLibrary ebooks are now on the ESBCOhost platform, allowing for a comprehensive search experience for ebooks and EBSCO databases.

Key New Features:

Browsing by subject, genre, language, & more.
Enhanced viewer for examining documents.
Table of Contents viewing from the Result List and Detail Record.
“Search-within” functionality to find specific terms within a book.
Searching across eBooks and other EBSCOhost content for integrated results.

Please note that your old NetLibrary folder will not be available on the new platform, you will need to create a new folder. For a tutorial on searching for ebooks, click here.

Preview RefWorks 2.0

Preview the redesigned Refworks interface by clicking the Refworks 2.0 link from the toolbar of the login page, or from your account (see below). Your personal database will carry over to the new interface and no information will be lost. You can also toggle between the “classic” interface and RefWorks 2.0.

Access RefWorks 2.0 from your account

The preview will be available until the fall semester, when the FAU account will default to RefWorks 2.0. Don’t panic, you will still be able to enjoy the retro offerings of the classic view for the rest of the year by clicking the “RefWorks Classic” link.

The new interface is clean and intuitive, and brings frequently used features to the forefront. New features include tabbed functions, improved menu navigation and a quick access toolbar. For more information view the RefWorks 2.0 Preview video. Note that Write-N-Cite, RefShare, and RefGrab will work the same, but for now the look of these tools will remain the same.

The new Refworks 2.0

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 – May Database of the Month

The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of 200 years of The Times (London), one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th-century history. The entire newspaper from 1785 to 1985 is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching. This archive is a good resource for teachers, students and researchers of Irish history, politics, social and cultural history, law, genealogy and criminology. Continue reading

Mother’s Day & Motherhood

April 18, 2011

Mother’s Day & Motherhood

In the News: Mother’s Day comes early this year. Of course, that holiday is not until May 8^th – still a few weeks away – but, since the author of this blog post will soon be on maternity leave, it is indeed a timely topic. In the News will be on hiatus through the summer and will return at the beginning of the Fall semester. Until then enjoy these books and DVDs that explore the beauty, joys, and pains of motherhood.

The Art of Motherhood
By Marta Alvarez González. Translated by Anthony Shugaar. J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010
Call Number: NX652 .M64 A48 2010

Baby on Board: Becoming a Mother Without Losing Yourself: A Guide for Moms-to-Be
By Joelle Jay and Amy Kovarick. AMACOM, American Management Association, 2007
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
By Ayelet Waldman. Doubleday, 2009
Call Number: PS3573 .A42124 Z46 2009

Teachers and Merit Pay

April 11, 2011

Teachers and Merit Pay

In the News: Florida has adopted a new law that changes the way teachers will be evaluated and paid. It ties teachers’ pay to their overall effectiveness and relies heavily on student test scores as a way of judging teacher quality.

Conflicting Missions?: Teachers Union and Educational Reform
Edited by Tom Loveless. Brookings Institution Press, 20000
Call Number: LB2844.53 .U62 C66 2000

Curriculum Alignment: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
By David A. Squires. Corwin Press, 2009
Call Number: LB2806.15 .S732 2009

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education
By Diane Ravitch. Basic Books, 2010
Call Number: LA217.2 .R38 2010

Ronald Reagan

March 21, 2011

Ronald Reagan

In the News: 2011 marks the 100^th birthday of Ronald Reagan, former Hollywood actor, California governor, and President of the United States.

The Age of Reagan. The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989
By Steven F. Hayward. Crown Forum, 2009
Call Number: E876 .H39 2009

The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980
By Steven F. Hayward. Forum, 2001
Call Number: E839.5 .H39 2001

The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008
By Sean Wilentz. Harper, 2008
Call Number: E839.5 .W535 2008 Continue reading

On & Off the Shelf

Author: Maris Hayashi