Planned Parenthood

February 21, 2011

Planned Parenthood

In the News: Planned Parenthood, a provider of reproductive healthcare, may be in jeopardy of losing its federal funding. The House of Representatives is proposing a cut to the entire $317 million program of family planning aid, known as Title X, that Planned Parenthood receives.

Abortion in Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics
Edited by Andrea Whittaker. Berghahn Books, 2010
Call Number: HQ767.5 .A7 A26 2010

Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook
By Dorothy McBride. ABC-CLIO, 2008
Call Number: HQ767.5 .U5 M3727 2008

America and the Pill: A history of Promise, Peril, and Liberation
By Elaine Tyler May. Basic Books, 2010
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Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011

Valentine’s Day

In the News: This week we cover St. Valentine’s Day: Love • Lust • Romance • Infatuation • Affection • Crushes • Intimacy • Courtship • Marriage • Spouse • Partner • Companion • Mate • Chocolate • Flowers •

We also consider the other end of the spectrum: Breakups • Broken Hearts • Divorce

Fiction/Drama Titles • Non-Fiction Titles

FICTION/DRAMA

03: A Novel
By Jean-Christophe Valtat. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
Call Number: PQ2682 .A438 O1813 2010

The Act of Love
By Howard Jacobson. Simon & Schuster, 2009
Call Number: PR6060 .A32 A64 2009

Angst Essen Seele Auf (Ali, Fear Eats the Soul) (DVD)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Criterion Collection, 2003
Call Number: PN1997 .A535 2003 (Boca Raton Media Center)

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Protests in Egypt

February 7, 2011

Protests in Egypt

In the News: Cairo – Since mass protests began in Egypt on January 25, President Hosni Mubarak has announced that he would not seek re-election for a sixth term. It has been reported that protests were organized by opposition groups using various forms of social media. Among the leading critics of the Mubarak government are the Muslim Brotherhood and Nobel Laureate Mohammed ElBaradei.

The Building of Consensus in Egypt’s Transition Process
By Noha El-Mikawy. American University in Cairo, 1999
Call Number: JQ3881 .M54 1999

Civil Society Exposed: The Politics of NGOs in Egypt
By Maha Abdelrahman. I. B. Tauris, 2004
Call Number: JQ3847 .A23 2004

Confronting Fascism in Egypt: Dictatorship versus Democracy in the 1930s
By Israel Gershoni and James Jankowski. Stanford University Press, 2010
Call Number: DT107.82 .G425 2010

Egypt During the Sadat Years
By Kirk J. Beattie. Palgrave, 2000
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eHRAF World Cultures – February Database of the Month

Whether you are interested in learning about the North American Hmong’s beliefs in the causes and cures of diseases or the Pashtun’s religious views, eHRAF World Cultures provides you with in-depth information on all aspects of cultural and social life.

This database is a systematically organized collection of thousands of books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world. eHRAF World Cultures may be used to find information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups,  or to find information on beliefs, superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns.

eHRAF Search uses HRAF’s Outline of World Cultures (OWC) culture and HRAF’s Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM) subject indexing to enhance the power of your search. Every paragraph in the 2000 plus eHRAF documents is indexed by OWC culture and OCM subject categories according to the relevancy of the paragraph discussion regardless of the specific paragraph text.

New to eHRAF? See the eHRAF User Guides.

Jafar Panahi and Iranian Cinema

January 31, 2011

Jafar Panahi and Iranian Cinema

In the News: Jafar Panahi, a renowned Iranian filmmaker, was recently sentenced to six years in prison on charges that have never been made clear although it is believed that Panahi’s support of the antigovernment movement was a factor. Panahi is also banned from writing scripts and directing films for the next twenty years.

Abbas Kiarostami
By Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum. University of Illinois Press, 2003
Call Number: PN1993.3 .K58 S23 2003

Āfsāīd : Offside (DVD)
Directed by Jafar Panahi. Sony Pictures, 2007 (released 2006)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A3373 2007 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Ayneh : The Mirror (DVD)
Directed by Jafar Panahi. Kimstim Films, 2005 (released 1997)
Call Number: PN1997. A9644 2005 (Boca Raton Media Center)

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U.S. Civil War

January 24, 2011

United States Civil War

In the News: 2011 is the 150th anniversary of the United States Civil War. The FAU Libraries has a plethora of resources devoted to this subject, but here are just a few of our newly acquired titles – and some of our not-so-new DVDs.

Wait!  Before you review the list, don’t forget about a few electronic resources we have devoted exclusively to the Civil War:

At Death’s Door: A Yankee Soldier’s Story of Survival in Confederate Captivity
By Jasper Newton Hall. Blue Acorn Press, 2010
Call Number: E615 .H355 2010

Baring the Iron Hand: Discipline in the Union Army
By Steven J. Ramold. Northern Illinois University Press, 2010
Call Number: E491 .R36 2010

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Freemasonry in the American Civil War
By Michael A. Halleran. University of Alabama Press, 2010
Call Number: HS529 .H357 2010

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Shootings in Tucson, Arizona

January 18, 2011

Shootings in Tucson, Arizona

In the News: A gunman opened fire at a “Congress on Your Corner” meeting held in Tucson, Arizona on January 8. Six people were killed and 14 others were wounded. Among those who were shot include Gabrielle Giffords, a United States Congresswoman from Arizona’s Eight District. In the aftermath of the shootings, some of the issues raised include gun control, freedom of speech, mass shootings, and mental health services.

ABC of Mental Health
Edited by Teifion Davies and Tom Craig. Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2009
Call Number: RA790.5 .A225 2009

April 16th: Virginia Tech Remembers
Edited by Roland Lazenby. Plume, 2007
Call Number: HV6534 .B53 A67 2007

Art and Freedom of Speech
By Randall P. Bezanson. University of Illinois Press, 2009
Call Number: KF4770 .B487 2009 (At Jupiter)

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John Adams

January 10, 2011

John Adams

In the News: John Adams, the second President of the United States and Vice President under George Washington, is at the S. E. Wimberly Library!

John Adams Unbound is a traveling panel exhibition that has made its way to the FAU Libraries. Please stop by the library atrium lobby during regular hours to view it. And while you’re there, check out these titles.

Abigail and John Adams: The Americanization of Sensibility
By G. J. Barker-Benfield. University of Chicago Press, 2010
Call Number: E322 .B37 2010

Abigail Adams: A Biography
By Phyllis Lee Levin. St. Martin’s Press, 1987
Call Number: E322.1 .A38 L48 1987

Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman
By Charles W. Akers. Pearson Longman, 2007
Call Number: E32.1 .A38 A35 2006

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Web of Science – January Database of the Month

Explore the world’s leading citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. FAU’s edition of Web of Science consists of the following  three citation databases containing references cited by the authors of the articles.

You can conduct traditional searches across the databases  or  do cited reference searching. This type of search allows you to find articles that cite a previously published work.  Other tools include Citation Maps, a graphic representation of citation relationships, and the Analyze Tool. Also see Web of  Science Training Opportunities.

Notable and Award-Winning Books for 2010

December 13, 2010

In the News: Book review editors are sharing their lists of favorite titles for 2010 just in time for the holiday season. You’ll find a number of these at the FAU Libraries. Also, check out the National Book Award and Man Booker Prize-winning titles which were announced in November and October respectively.

Happy Holidays to our blog readers. In the News will return in January 2011.

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National Book Awards 2010
Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Financial Times Books of the Year
The New York Times 10 Best Lists
O, the Oprah Magazine: Favorite Reads

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

FICTION WINNER

  • Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon (On Order)

FICTION FINALISTS

  • Great House, by Nicole Krauss. W. W. Norton & Co., 2010. Call Number: PS3611 .R38 G74 2010
  • I Hotel, by Karen Tei Yamashita. Coffee House Press, 2010 (On Order)
  • Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Call Number: PR9619.3 .C36 P37 2010
  • So Much for That, by Lionel Shriver. Harper, 2010 (On Order)

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