Updated Research Guide: Humanities IV

A new research guide for the Humanities IV project  is available on the library’s website.  Use this guide to identify and review: Reference materials Library catalog (printed books & eBooks) Newspaper collections NBC newsreels Journal & magazine articles Research flow … Continued

New Reference Book: World of a Slave

World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States edited by Martha B. Katz-Hyman and Kym S. Rice, Greenwood, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.896 K159W A two-volume set studying U.S. “slave … Continued

New Reference Book: Gender and Women’s Leadership

Gender and Women’s Leadership edited by Karen O’Conner, Sage, 2010. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 OC5G This 2 volume set looks at the “…role leaders play in all facets of human activity…” (xiii).  Most of the 101 entries … Continued

ebrary eBook Reader – There’s an App for that!

ebrary recently released an app for iOS devices.  After downloading the app, one can then download & read offline, up to 10 ebrary ebooks for up to 2 weeks. Ohrstrom Library’s ebrary collection currently contains 72,000 ebooks, predominantly academic titles … Continued