Thursday, March 29, 2012

New Resources Related to Archival Materials & Digital Docs

We've linked to two new resources from NC Live: ArchiveGrid and OAIster.

ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers can discover the items in each of these collections, then contact the archives to learn how to access the materials. Provides access to primary source information, including birth and death records, ship logs, cemetery records, and more.

OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources from archive collections around the world. It represents multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,100 contributors worldwide. Records contain a digital object link allowing users access to the object. Includes items such as theses, technical reports, research papers, government documents, and images.

Enjoy, and let us know if you have any questions.

Monday, March 19, 2012

All invited to WWC faculty author celebration in the library, March 22 and 23


Publications Preview:
Thursday, 3:00-5:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m. - noon, McGuire Room, library

Reception:
Friday, 1:00 p.m.  VPAA Dr. Paula Garrett will speak, McGuire Room, library

Faculty Presentations:
Friday, 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.,  Kessinger Room and Group Study rooms, library [Presentations will be repeated three times, so visitors can see all]

Professor Melissa Blair, History:  “Revolutionizing expectations:  Women’s organizations, feminism, and the evolution of political Culture 1965-1980.”
          
Professor Amy Boyd, Biology:  “Stinky red flowers and the insects that love them.” 
          
Professor Jen Mozolik, Psychology:  “Improving brain function in healthy older adults.”

Faculty publications will be available for viewing in the McGuire room until 4:00 p.m., Friday.  They will subsequently be displayed in the Jensen display case.

All invited!

Friday, March 2, 2012

E-Audio Books Now Available

E-audio books have returned, this time on the Recorded Books platform.  There are also links to the site on the library home page, under "Articles & Databases."  The first time you use the service, you will need to create your personal account.  Books can be listened to on your computer, or you can transfer them to most mp3 players.  Mac users will need to download Media Manager (there is a link on the site for getting that software).

There is good support in the "help" section, and we are happy to assist you as well.  Enjoy!

New Resources for February

We are pleased to announce the addition of Siti Kusujiarti's new book, Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java: A Tale of Two Villages. Co-authored with Ann Tickamyer, published by Ohio University Press (2012), and based on research during three important historical and political periods in Indonesia, the book examines the contradictory status of women.  In some ways, women have high status and broad access to resources, but other situations suggest that Javanese women lack real power and autonomy. Javanese women have major responsibilities in supporting their families and controlling household finances. They may also own and manage their own property. Yet their independence and influence are determined by a culturally prescribed, state-reinforced, patriarchal gender ideology that limits women’s autonomy. Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java examines this contradiction as well as sources of stability and change in contemporary Javanese gender relations. 

Please join us in congratulating Siti, and view a list of the other titles we added in February.

Our database feature this month is Art & Architecture Complete, which provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books. In addition, this database offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as over 230 books. It includes an image collection of over 63,000 images. Last month we featured the Legal Information Reference Center.