Book Spotlight: Moorhead Collection

Review of The Essential HBO Reader by Gary Edgerton
For the cinema lover, cable’s movie channels are heaven on Earth. Over the last fifteen years, HBO has built a strong and enduring reputation for edgy and evolving programming. In this book, a reader will be taken through the major categories of HBO programming from drama to comedy to sports with examples of the major successes in each category. In addition, the reader will take a backstage look at the background and history of the productions, including the budget, director selection and in some cases, what inspired the production. For example, did you know Tom Hanks was inspired to create From the Earth to the Moon when he was reading Andrew Chaikins’ A Man on the Moon as part of his research into Jim Lovell for Apollo 13? Read more in this cinema history!

This book can be found in the Moorhead Circulating Collection 384.5552 ESS.
--Read and reviewed by Dan Hoare, Moorhead Campus Librarian

Book Spotlight: Richfield Collection

Review of Postmodernism for Beginners by Jim Powell, Illustrated by Joe Lee
“Postmodern” is a word that gets used in many different places and in different ways, but do you know what it means? Books about Postmodernism tend to be full of very dense, difficult language, but the Beginners series seeks to demystify and explain complex ideas and people. (If you like the book’s style, check your local public library for other books in the series – there are dozens!) Powell and Lee’s presentation of the foundations and concepts that have shaped Postmodernism and how it relates to our everyday lives is supplemented with pictures and examples you’ll actually be able to wrap your head around. Do not, however, assume that this will be a very easy read, or a short one – you may need to have one of our libraries’ dictionaries of philosophy or Wikipedia on hand if you can’t tell Nietzsche from Freud, but you’ll come away with a much clearer understanding of what “postmodern” means, and how it applies to you.
This book can be found in the Richfield Circulating Collection 149.97 POW.
--Read and reviewed by Mary Burns

Websites Added!

We've added websites to our collection of Recommended Websites! You can search or browse by topic!


Here are the new additions:

• CineFiles
  http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cinefiles/
  "CineFiles is a database of reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents from the Pacific Film Archive Library's collection. The collection contains documents from a broad range of sources covering world cinema, past and present."


• EPA's Climate Change Site
  http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
  "EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments."


• Climate Change: Discovery of Global Warming
  http://www.aip.org/history/climate/
  This site explores the history of climate change science. Find links to summaries, essays, and other climate change resources.


• Chem 1 Virtual Textbook
  http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html
  A reference text for general chemistry.


• PsychScholar
  http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/
  "A Collection of Web Resources for Psychological Scholars and Budding Psychological Scholars."


• MetaVid
  http://metavid.ucsc.edu/
  MetaVid offers video clips from congressional sessions and legislative proceedings.


• Economic Indicators
  http://www.economicindicators.gov/
  This website is a service of the U.S. federal government. "Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Our mission is to provide timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau."


• Chronicling America
  http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/
  Historic American newspapers sponsored by the Library of Congress. "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present."

Happy researching!

-Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian

New Research Guides

New research guides have been added!

One is about finding information about novels for HU310: The Novel.
The other is a guide to microeconomics research for SS200: Introduction to Microeconomics.

Happy researching!
-Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian

New Database!

by Elaine Settergren



I'm happy to annouce that we've added a new database to our collection. It's called Daily Life Premium. Search it HERE.

Try it out for topics like: sociology, history, women’s studies, arts, economics, and more! Click HERE for more topic ideas.

This database has won numerous awards:

• 2004 Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editor's Choice Reference (DLtH)
• 2004 Library Journal Best Reference Source (DLtH)
• 2004 New York Public Library Best Reference (DLtH)
• 2005 Library Journal Best Reference Sources (WCT)
• 2005 Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editor's Choice (WCT)

Do you want to know more about this database? Click HERE.

If you have any questions about this or any other database, be sure to contact your librarian.