Check out this walk through of our helpful and interesting database, New York Times Historical, by renowned librarian, Tim Bishop. Tim shows you how to access old issues of The New York Times from key moments in history.
We also have some new books. Please ask a librarian or a member of our staff to help you locate books in the library. Here is a sampling of some new arrivals:
Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche: "The most devastating consequence of the spread of American culture across the globe has not been our golden arches or our bomb craters, but our bulldozing of the human psyche itself. American-style depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anorexia have begun to spread around the world like contagions, and the virus is us. Traveling from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka to Zanzibar to Japan, acclaimed journalist Ethan Watters witnesses firsthand how Western healers often steamroll indigenous expressions of mental health and madness and replace them with our own. In teaching the rest of the world to think like us, we have been homogenizing the way the world goes mad." - Amazon.com
Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines---and How It Will Change Our Lives: "Imagine living in a world where people use their computers, drive their cars, and communicate with one another simply by thinking. In this stunning and inspiring work, Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis shares his revolutionary insights into how the brain creates thought and the human sense of self—and how this might be augmented by machines, so that the entire universe will be within our reach." - Amazon.com
Christ to Coke: How Image Becomes Icon: "How does an image become iconic? In Christ to Coke, eminent art historian Martin Kemp offers a highly original look at the main types of visual icons. Lavishly illustrated with 165 color images, this marvelous work illuminates eleven universally recognized images, both historical and contemporary, to see how they arose and how they continue to function in our culture." - Amazon.com
Communists and Perverts Under the Palms: "Clearly and closely analyzes the actions and motivations of one of the segregationist South’s most formidable institutions. Based on archival source materials, this is an original and important addition to our expanding knowledge of the mechanics of southern resistance to desegregation and the development of modern conservatism."--George Lewis, University of Leicester
Education and the Crisis of Public Values: Challenging the Assault on Teachers, Students, & Public Education: Education and the Crisis of Public Values examines the shift in American society away from democratic public values, the ensuing move toward a market-driven mode of education, and the growing social disinvestment in youth in the last decade. - Amazon.com
Here is one of our new E-books. Access this book from home or anywhere with an internet connection. Just log in with your student ID number and library PIN number.
Creative People Must Be Stopped: "Everybody wants innovation—or do they? Creative People Must Be Stopped shows how individuals and organizations sabotage their own best intentions to encourage "outside the box" thinking. It shows that the antidote to this self-defeating behavior is to identify which of the six major types of constraints are hindering innovation: individual, group, organizational, industry-wide, societal, or technological. Once innovators and other leaders understand exactly which constraints are working against them and how to overcome them, they can create conditions that foster innovation instead of stopping it in its tracks." - Amazon.com
The library also has an extensive collection of DVDs to choose from. This one was just featured in The Rush Library Film Series:
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide: "Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope. You will be shocked, outraged, brought to tears. Most important, you will be inspired by the resilience of the human spirit and the capabilities of women and girls to realize their staggering potential." - Amazon.com
With Films on Demand, you can watch quality educational videos from home or anywhere. Just log in to the Edison databases here with your student ID library PIN number. Films on Demand is listed under the "Streaming Video" heading.