Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Over 30 E-books Added-Many Disciplines Represented

The following new electronic books have been added to the Gumberg Library. You can access individual book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu/).

· Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology
· Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression
· Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology
· Dictionary of Forensic Psychology
· Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
· Encyclopedia of Public Choice
· Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
· Encyclopedia of the Human Genome
· Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia

AND...
· All Things Chaucer: An Encyclopedia of Chaucer's World
· Biographical Dictionary of Transcendentalism
· Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues since 1945
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Great Plains Region
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Mid-Atlantic Region
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Midwest
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: New England
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Pacific Region
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Rocky Mountain Region
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The South
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: The Southwest
· Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature
· A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures: Continental Europe and its Empires
· Keywords for American Cultural Studies

PLUS...
· Blackwell Guide to Theology and Popular Culture
· Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought
· Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology
· Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an
· Blackwell Companion to Postmodern Theology
· Blackwell Companion to Religion in America
· Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature
· Blackwell Companion to Nineteenth-Century Theology

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Over Forty New E-Books Added to Library Collection

The following new electronic books have been added to the Gumberg Library. You can access individual book titles by searching the library’s catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu).

The new titles are:
· Fifty Years of Forensic Science: A Commentary
· Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought

Sage “Green” titles:
· Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide
· Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide
· Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide
· Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide
· Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide
· Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide

Sage 2009 Encyclopedia Collection:
· Encyclopedia of Time
· Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
· Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History
· Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
· Encyclopedia of Health Services Research
· 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook
· Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
· Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World
· 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook
· Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience
· Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making
· Encyclopedia of African American Education
· Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
· Encyclopedia of Perception
· Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
· SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
· Encyclopedia of Journalism
· Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education
· Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
· Encyclopedia of Communication Theory

Sage Handbook Collection:
· SAGE Handbook of Quantitative Methods in Psychology
· Handbook of Feminist Family Studies
· Handbook of Communication Science
· SAGE Handbook of International Marketing
· SAGE Handbook of Power
· SAGE Handbook of Educational Action Research
· SAGE Handbook of Management Learning, Education and Development
· SAGE Handbook of European Studies
· SAGE Handbook of Remote Sensing
· SAGE Handbook of Writing Development
· SAGE Handbook of Tourism Studies
· SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics
· SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management
· SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Geography
· SAGE Handbook of Social Work Research
· SAGE Handbook of Social Geographies
· SAGE Handbook of Spatial Analysis
· SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution

Monday, May 17, 2010

Gumberg Library Hosts Phi Kappa Phi Meeting

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Regional meeting will be held on May 26, fom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 202 of the library.

New JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collections Added!

Titles within the Arts and Science Collections V and VI are now available by searching in the library’s online catalog, DuCat (http://ducat.library.duq.edu/) or by accessing JSTOR on the Gumberg Library’s databases page (http://www.duq.edu/library/find/findDatabasesAlphabetical.shtml).

Arts & Sciences V Collection
This collection builds on previously introduced disciplines, adding important literary reviews and state historical journals. It will also widen the scope of core disciplines in the arts and humanities, such as philosophy, history, classics, religion, art and art history, and language and literature. When complete, the collection will number at least 120 titles.

Arts & Sciences VI Collection
With a minimum of 120 titles, the Arts & Sciences VI Collection will extend JSTOR's coverage in disciplines across the social sciences, with clusters focused in economics, education, linguistics, political science, and area studies.