May 6, 2009

Worried about swine flu?

Get the latest facts about the world epidemic. Check out the Gale/Cengage Learning database “Global Issues in Context”: there you will find a newly created information portal exclusively devoted to the swine flu outbreak. Includes overview, news, magazine articles, academic journal articles, podcasts, primary sources, websites and more. Stay calm, stay informed. Read only authoritative sources.
April 30, 2009

Books for Our Community Gardeners

The Library is pleased to present a select bibliography of printed and e-books on the theme of “Gardening and Horticulture, with Emphasis on Organic Gardening”.  This selection is mostly of titles published within the past ten years; it is intended as a reference resource to all participants and supporters of our new college-wide initiative of the Community Garden.  Also for anyone who would like to create a green, organic garden in their own back yard!  Have you ever wondered how to keep bugs and other pests from destroying your garden without using poisonous chemicals?   Then peruse this bibliography by clicking here.  All the books listed here can either be checked out of the library, or accessed on site. You can also navigate to this link from the Library Home Page, by clicking on Subject Resources, then Green Studies.
April 22, 2009

Make Every Day Earth Day!

Well, today is Earth Day, 2009, and the Library is joining in on the campus wide celebration of this wonderful festival of Gaia.  Come in to the Library and check out an exhibition we have put up of recent and not-so-recent books on the subject of the earth, ecology, and sustainability.  We also honor our American nature writers from Muir and Burroughs to Rachel Carson.  All books can be circulated.  We have also prepared a small bibliography of titles from our book collection; to see the bibliography, click here.

John Muir, American naturalist and writer

(Above) Public Domain Photo of John Muir, American naturalist and writer

Please visit the Library Website, and click on Subject Resources, and then click on Green Studies to see a brand new page of links to internal and external resources on this topic.  Especially useful to students is the EBSCOHost database called GreenFILE, which contains thousands of articles on ecological and environmental topics—ideal for researching an essay.

March 23, 2009

Celebrate the Achievements of Women!

women's historyThe Hermann Memorial Library is currently displaying a selection of books from its circulating collection on the theme of women’s history in the first floor reference area.  This exhibition is only a small sample of our holdings on the subject of women’s studies; a bibliography of many more print and electronic books is available online.  All books in the exhibition may be checked out. Included are new titles such as Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say About Effective Leadership, which includes a chapter on our own college president, Dr. Mamie Howard Golladay.