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

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

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 11^th 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

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

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