Wednesday, March 28, 2012

New E-books: History & Religion

Our collection has expanded yet again!  The following titles are our latest additions in the fields of history and religion.  We hope you find them informative and enjoyable.

These books can be accessed by using a browse title search in the catalog (exclude the subtitle). Should you have any trouble accessing any of these titles, please feel free to contact us at library@myunion.edu

                       


History
  • Before Auschwitz: Irene Nemirovsky and the cultural landscape of inter-war France
  • Benjamin Franklin and the American revolution
  • Common law in colonial America, volume 1: The Chesapeake and New England, 1607-1660
  • Description of New Netherland
  • Education of blacks in the south, 1860-1935
  • Freedom's journey: African-American voices of the Civil War
  • Lakota ghost dance of 1890
  • Learning native wisdom: what traditional cultures teach us about subsistence, sustainability, and spirituality
  • Living the revolution: Italian women's resistance and radicalism in New York City, 1880-1945
  • Mr. Jefferson's lost cause: land, farmers, slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase
  • Mrs. Dred Scott: a life on slavery's frontier
  • Self-taught: African American education in slavery and freedom
  • Song for the horse nation: horses in Native American culture
  • Specter of Salem: remembering the witch trials in nineteenth century America
  • Stormy weather: middle class African American marriages between the two world wars
  • To make our world anew, volume II: a history of African Americans since 1880
  • What should we do with the Negro? Lincoln, white racism, and Civil War America
  • Whites of their eyes: the Tea Party's revolution and the battle over American history
Religion
  • Blackwell companion to the study of religion
  • Expose of polygamy: a lady’s life among the Mormons
  • God and race in American politics: a short history
  • Introducing philosophy of religion
  • Is the good book good enough? Evangelical perspectives on public policy
  • Israel in Egypt: the evidence for the authenticity of the Exodus tradition
  • Learning native wisdom: what traditional cultures teach us about subsistence, sustainability, and spirituality
  • Of god and gods: Egypt, Israel, and the rise of monotheism
  • Religion: the basics (2nd edition)

Friday, March 23, 2012

Journal access on Saturday, March 24

Access to most library journals will be unavailable for about an hour on Saturday, March 24, starting at 2:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time).

This will affect the search options from the Journals tab on the library home page, "Search for Full Text" links from within various databases, and the Ulrich's Periodical Directory.  Access to library databases and e-books, and journal articles accessed through "Full Text" (or "PDF Full Text") links within library databases should not be affected.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

March Spotlight: Counseling and Therapy in Video

The UI&U Library’s Counseling and Therapy in Video database contains an extensive collection of video resources, including 403 hours of therapy sessions, lectures, and technique demonstrations.  The Counseling and Therapy in Video database can be accessed from the library's Databases by Subject page.  Once in the database, you can use the left-hand menu to browse by video type (therapy types, counseling sessions, etc.) or theme (family and relationships, substance abuse, etc.).  

Questions?
E-mail: library@myunion.edu
Phone: 888-828-8557, extension 8758

About Counseling and Therapy in Video. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ctiv.alexanderstreet.com/help/view/about_counseling_and_therapy_in_video

March Online Workshops

Brush-up on your research skills and learn how to confidently locate the scholarly resources you need. Register for an online workshop.

Basic Research Skills
Tuesday, March 13, 5:20-6:10PM EST
This workshop for new researchers will review how to locate books, articles, dissertations, and other scholarly resources.

Advanced Research Skills
Tuesday, March 20, 12:05-12:55PM EST
This workshop for experienced researchers will explore citation tools, simultaneous database searches, reverse-citation searches, and other research strategies.

Faculty Collection Development
Tuesday, March 27, 3-4:30PM EST
The UI&U Library believes that faculty participation is an essential component of library collection development and we invite you to help us by recommending specific e-books for purchase.  This workshop will demonstrate the various collection development resources available, including Choice Reviews Online and the ebrary Title Preview website.

Basic Research Skills
Tuesday, April 10, 12:05-12:55PM EST
This workshop for new researchers will review how to locate books, articles, dissertations, and other scholarly resources.

Advanced Research Skills
Tuesday, April 24, 5:20-6:10PM EST
This workshop for experienced researchers will explore citation tools, simultaneous database searches, reverse-citation searches, and other research strategies.