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

New ProQuest Platform

The new ProQuest platform is now live

Click here to check it out

The all-new, powerful, comprehensive and easy-to-navigate ProQuest platform brings together resources from ProQuest, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) and Chadwyck-Healey. Some of FAU’s most popular databases are now easily searchable alongside databases that were previously on other platforms. See selected list below, or see full list of FAU subscribed databases now available on the new platform (not all ProQuest products are included in the initial release). Send comments and report problems to Jane Strudwick, Electronic Resources Librarian.

See the links below for further information:

New ProQuest Platform Demo

Quick Start Reference Overview

All-New ProQuest Platform Highlights for Faculty

Popular Indexes:

Popular Indexes on the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Platform:

Popular Newspaper Databases:

ProQuest Newsstand (Includes national, regional and local newspapers)
Christian Science Monitor
New York Times
Palm Beach Post
Sun-Sentinel
Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post

Wilson Databases Moving to EBSCOhost

The database vendors H.W. Wilson and EBSCO have merged; on February 1st all Wilson databases will be integrated into the EBSCOhost platform. All links will redirect but some of the product names have changed, please see the list of databases below.

As of February your “My WilsonWeb” folders will no longer be accessible. We encourage you to save the content in your “My WilsonWeb” as you deem appropriate. Should you wish to establish a new “My EBSCOhost” folder, this would work very similarly to “My WilsonWeb.” For information on “My EBSCOhost”, please visit: http://support.ebscohost.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?topic=996&id=1275&page=1.

Please contact Jane Strudwick, Electronic Resources Librarian, with any questions or concerns. Continue reading

New DVDs

Week of January 9, 2012

New Documentary DVDs

In the News: Academy Award Nominations for Best Documentary won’t be announced until January 24^th. Until then, enjoy one of these films that have been recently added to the Media Center. Highlight: There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho, directed by FAU faculty member, Briar March. (Also included here are streaming videos that we have recently acquired through Films for the Humanities & Sciences.)

30 for 30 (volumes 1 and 2)
From ESPN Films. 12 discs. In celebration of ESPN’s 30^th anniversary.
Call Numbers vary

AbUSed: the Postville Raid
Directed by Luis Argueta. Maya Media, 2010
Call Number: JV6970 .P67 A28 2010
Weaves together the personal stories of the individuals, the children, the families, and the town directly affected by the most brutal, most expensive, and largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in the United States.

Afro-Iranian Lives
Directed by Ali Ghelichi and Behnaz A. Mizrai, 2008
Call Number: HT1286 .A37 2008
Explores the history of the African slave trade in the nineteenth century using maps and archival photos, the African diaspora and African cultural tradition in Iran, and pays particular attention to socio-economic activities, performances and local religious and traditional rituals of the descendants of African slaves in rural and urban communities.

Jewish Life in America c1654-1954 – January Database of the Month

Jewish Life in America is a database of original source materials exploring the history of Jewish communities in America, from the arrival of the first Jews in the 17th century through to the mid-20th century. This rich collection brings to life the communal and social aspects of Jewish identity and culture, whilst tracing Jewish involvement in the political life of American society as a whole. The material is based on a variety of original manuscript collections from the American Jewish Historical Society in New York, digitized and organized into six major collections and twenty-four collections of personal papers. In addition, Jewish Life in America contains a wealth of materials designed as supplementary resources; these include a chronology, interactive maps, essays by leading scholars, a selection of American Jewish Year Book articles, a visual resources gallery, biographies and links to other useful websites. Continue reading

Palm Beach County Counts – Find local data

Palm Beach County Counts is a comprehensive source for data and information about the county. The site is built around “topic centers” which include health, economy, education, environment, government & politics, public safety, and social environment. Key statistics are provided as “indicators” in numerous areas pertinent to the category. Comparisons are made with either U.S. or other Florida counties. Examples of the varied subjects include homeownership, families living below poverty level, adults unable to afford to see a doctor, educational attainment, juvenile violent crime rate, and single-parent households.

In many cases, local reports are provided which contain greater detail and analysis on a particular subject. This resource also provides access to information on a wide range of effective county-wide programs and policies from around the nation which could potentially benefit the county. In order to remain current and expand its scope, individuals and organizations are encouraged to contribute data and reports to Palm Beach County Counts. The many uses of this valuable resource include market research, community assessment, strategic planning, and compiling demographic surveys.

Datamonitor 360 – December Database of the Month

360 Datamonitor (formerly Marketline Business Information Centre) provides profiles on industries, countries, and private and public companies in multiple formats, including interactive reports. The reports cover a wide range of in-depth content such as market overviews, market trends analyses, and company and industry case studies. Users can find analyses of over 30,000 companies, with SWOT analyses for the largest 2,500, and over 3,000 industry profiles across more than 200 markets, or read expert opinions by the Datamonitor Group analysts on major industry events.

360 Datamonitor also includes a country statistics database providing macro/socio-economic and demographic data for 215 countries and the Market Data Analytics database, including data from across the global food, drinks, personal care, household products, pet care, news and magazine, and tobacco markets.