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"John Adams Unbound" traveling exhibit has arrived!
"John Adams Unbound" is a national traveling panel exhibition that explores the personal library of one of our founding fathers. Adams' personal library -- a collection of 3500 books willed by Adams to the people of Massachusetts -- provides first-hand insight into how John Adams shaped American history and how he was shaped through his lifelong dedication to reading and books. The Boston Public Library and the American Library Association organized the exhibit with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours. Exhibit runs from October 28 - December 11, 2009.
blueREVIEWS - Quiverfull
Review by Professor Beth Younger, Drake University Department of English, of Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce.
blueREVIEWS - Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
Drake Relays Digital Archive Updated
Just added to the Drake Relays Digital Archive are the recently digitized Robert Spiegel books Drake Relays: 50 Golden Years, and Drake Relays: 75 Years of Excellence. Filled with pictures, statistics and stories, these books tell the tale of the first 75 years of the Drake Relays.
EBook Library (EBL) comes to Cowles!
Cowles Library announces an innovative new approach to building its collection, letting users decide which electronic books to purchase. The Library has added access to 25,000 e-books, available through the on-line catalog.
Cowles Library announces the availability of new academic content by being one of the first universities in the Mid-West and the nation to implement a Demand Driven Acquisitions pilot. This new approach in the selection of material for the library is in partnership with EBL (Ebook Library Corporation). EBL offers titles from over 320 leading Academic and Professional Publishers. The titles selected for inclusion in the Cowles catalog are geared to support Drake’s academic programs and curriculum.
EBL’s Demand Driven Acquisition model allows Cowles Library to make un-owned titles visible to users in the library catalog. Users discover titles like they would any other books they wish to use. At point-of-use, the library will be charged a pay-per-use fee, and on the 4th use will automatically purchase the item. “We view the EBL model as an exciting new service to the students, faculty, and staff of Drake University,” says Cowles Library Dean, Rod Henshaw. “While we have provided access to e-books for more than a decade, providing "on-demand" access to many thousands more titles is a significant development in our collection model. After all, today's scholars expect "on-demand" services in other parts of their lives; why should electronic texts be any different?” Cowles Library has a long history of technological innovation to support user services, from an initial Library Web site launched in 1994, to our current Web presence, which is powered by Open Source software and facilitates user feedback. EBL's user-driven model is an important addition to this rich tradition of service-driven progress at Cowles Library.
Kari Paulson, President of EBL says, “We are delighted to see our Demand-Driven model being adopted in the Mid-West by such innovative institutions as Cowles Library. Especially in times of economic restraint, this model provides a very efficient and cost-effective way for libraries to open access to a great range of content to students while ensuring funds are allocated to resources that are truly needed. ”
More specific information for students, faculty and stuff is available at :http://library.drake.edu/pages/eblibrary-faq
For more information please contact Teri Koch (teri.koch@drake.edu; 271-2941) or Bruce Gilbert (bruce.gilbert@drake.edu; 271-4821).
Free access to H1N1 information from EBSCO
As public concern about H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing have responded by offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free.
This free flu information resource will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed and Nursing Reference Center, EBSCO's clinical nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center. Please visit this site often and feel free to share, post, and email this link to your colleagues, family and friends.
Glassdoor
A comprehensive career resource with information on 26,000+ companies. Glassdoor includes salary and bonuses and details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details. Also included are reviews written by employees that highlight the pro's and con's of working for a particular employer. Reviews and data for this free database are posted anonymously by employees and job seekers.
Magnum Photos now available through ARTstor!
Magnum Photos International, Inc., the photographic cooperative responsible for some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, has partnered with the ARTstor database to provide access to over 73,000 high-quality photographs.
Of interest to those conducting research in a variety of disciplines, these photographic records of pivotal events and people constitute a very exciting addition to the existing ARTstor collections.
Messier Galaxies
Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky, call #QB65 .A8513 2008 Oversize - 2nd floor - West side
"The 110 star clusters, nebulae and galaxies of Messier's catalog are among the most popular of all the deep sky objects and are beautiful targets for amateur observers of all abilities. This stunning new atlas presents a complete and lively account of all of the Messier objects. Details for each object given include a thoroughly-researched history of its discovery, historical observations and anecdotes, the latest scientific data detailing its astrophysical findings, and clear observational descriptions from naked eye through to large telescopes. In addition, this atlas has some of the world's finest color astrophotos, inverted and labelled photos pointing to hidden details and neighboring objects, as well as historical sketches alongside new deep sky drawings. Quite simply, this is the most far-reaching and beautiful reference on the Messier objects there has ever been, and one that no observer should be without!"
New art books - April 2009
Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:
Interventions: Native American art for far-flung territories/Ostrowitz, Judith.
The art of Buddhism: an introduction to its history & meaning/Leidy, Denise Patry.
The Federal Art Project and the creation of middlebrow culture/Grieve, Victoria.
Outside in: Chinese x American x contemporary x art/Silbergeld, Jerome.
Flood!: a novel in pictures/Drooker, Eric.
A force for change: African American art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund/Schulman, Daniel.
Art in Eastern Africa/Arnold, Marion I.
Medieval ivories and works of art: the Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario/Art Gallery of Ontario.
New art books - June 2009
Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:
Architecture and art of the Deccan sultanates [electronic resource] / Michell, George.
Hans Burkhardt: the California State University, Northridge Collection/ Burkhardt, Hans Gustav.
The painter's chair: George Washington and the making of American art/ Howard, Hugh.
Punctuation: art, politics, and play /Brody,Jennifer DeVere.
Beauty/Scruton, Roger.
New art books - March 2009
Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:
Patronizing the arts/Garber, Marjorie B.
The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art/Thompson, Donald N.
Seven days in the art world/Thornton, Sarah.
Human futures : art in an age of uncertainty/Miah, Andy.
The art instinct : beauty, pleasure, & human evolution/Dutton, Denis.
The hearing eye : jazz and blues influences in African American visual art/Lock, Graham.
New art books - May 2009
Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:
Agitate! edu
cate! organize!: American labor posters /Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher.
Encyclopedia of Asian American artists /Hallmark, Kara Kelley.
The Gardner heist: a true story of the world's largest unsolved art theft /Boser, Ulrich.
The Eight and American modernisms /Kennedy, Elizabeth.
Transit Tehran: young Iran and its inspirations /Halasa, Malu.
New art books - October 2009
Cowles Library has recently acquired the following titles:
Really good packaging explained: top design professionals critique 250 package designs and explain what makes them work./Edwards, Bronwen.
The American Leonardo: a tale of obsession, art and money. /Brewer, John.
Preston Singletary: echoes, fire, and shadows./Post, Melissa G.
Georgia O'Keeffe: abstraction./O'Keeffe, Georgia.
Étant donnés: manual of instructions./Duchamp, Marcel.
On art and war and terror./Danchev, Alex.
James B. Thompson: the vanishing landscape./Sayre, Henry M.
New Botany Books
Functional plant ecology
Pugnaire, Francisco I., QK901 .H295 2007
“Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition remains the most authoritative resource in this multidisciplinary field. Extensively revised and updated, this book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It features the ecology and evolution of plant crowns and addresses approaches to generalization in functional plant ecology, including the species-sampling problem, plant ecology strategy schemes, and phylogeny. The book follows a bottom-up approach, from the more specific, detailed studies focusing on plant organs to the broadest ecosystem approaches. It offers the latest findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology, as well as consideration of classic topics in environmental science and ecology. A wide-ranging compendium, the book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum, from the leaf to the ecosystem levels.”
Pollen: the hidden sexuality of flowers
Kesseler, Rob, QK658 .K47 2006 Oversize - 2nd floor - West side
“Pollen, the minute building block of plant life, contain firmaments of otherworldly beauty. Through the marvel of scanning electron photomicroscopy, and in collaboration with two renowned experts, visual artist Kesseler unveils the delicate artistry and vibrant wizardry of this horticultural workhorses in an incandescent blend of exacting science and extraordinary art. Carried by wind, water, birds, and bees, microscopic pollen grains embark on a remarkable journey to fertilize an awaiting plant. Harley writes of the evolution and diversity of pollen and the process of pollination with both the precision of an academic text and the poetry of a heartfelt homage. Whether interpreting the intricacies of symbiotic relationships or extolling the miracle of parthenogenesis, Harley patiently and precisely opens this hidden world to novices and serious students alike. Carol Haggas.” - From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
A natural history of conifers
Farjon, Aljos, QK494 .F36 2008
“Leading expert Aljos Farjon provides a broader perspective with this compelling narrative that observes conifers from the standpoint of the curious naturalist. It starts with the basic question of what conifers are and continues to explore their evolution, taxonomy, ecology, distribution, human uses, and issues of conservation. As the story unfolds many popular misconceptions are dispelled, such as the notion that all conifers have cones (untrue), and the extraordinary diversity of conifers begins to dawn as Farjon describes the diminutive creeping shrub Microcachrys tetragona, whose strange seed cones resemble raspberries, and the prehistoric-looking Araucaria meulleri.
The taxonomic diversity of conifers is huge and Farjon goes on to relate how, over the course of three 300 million years, these trees and shrubs have adapted to survive geological upheavals, climatic extremes, and formidable competition from flowering plants. Scarcely less remarkable is his explanation of how conifers, with only 627 species, grew to occupy every continent on earth ranging from the high latitudes to the tropics.”
New Database! AMA Manual of Style
AMA Manual of Style contains everything medical and scientific researchers, writers, and editors need to produce well-organized, clear, readable, and authoritative manuscripts. This guide is an essential tool for physicians and other health professionals. In addition to the basics of grammar and citation, it leads writers through the maze of abbreviation, nomenclature, and quantitation.
A guided tour is available for first time users.
New Database! Science Online!
We have a new database! Science Online! Our subscription includes:
- Science: 1997-current issue, except Science Express PDF articles (Note: research papers in Science Express become available under this subscription after publication in the print version of the journal.)
- ScienceNOW
- All Free Content on the site:
- Science, Science Classic, Science Signaling, SAGE KE Table of Contents of current issues and back issues
- Science, Science Classic, Science Signaling, SAGE KE, abstracts and summaries
- Science Supporting Online Material
- Science Technical Comments
- ScienceCareers.org including Next Wave and GrantsNet
- ScienceNOW stories published within the past four weeks
- Searching
You can access the content via the link from our Databases page or the Journal list.
New Database! American History in Video
Cowles Library has purchased a new database called: American History in Video.
American History in Video includes over 2,000 hours of streaming newsreels (United, Universal, Chronoscope, and others) and documentaries from The History Channel, Bullfrog, Ambrose, and California Newsreel -- with more to come. Keyword-searchable with synchronized transcripts, it's possible to make customized, annotated clips that can be saved to a personal playlist and shared in a class, cited in papers, or embedded on a web site.
New Database: Black Studies Center
In celebration of Black History Month, Cowles Library is excited to anounce that we have begun a subscription to the Black Studies Center
Information taken from publisher web site:
Black Studies Center brings together essential historical and current material for researching the past, present and future of African-Americans, the wider African Diaspora, and Africa itself. It is comprised of several cross-searchable component databases.
New Database: Naxos Spoken Word Library
The Naxos Spoke Word Library "comprises one of the most comprehensive collections of classic audiobook material available online." It is a component of the Naxos Music Library. The Naxos Spoken Word Library contains over 1,170 classic titles. Over 340 Authors, Playwrights, and Poets are included. All are read by "literary greats."
Brief blurb excerpted from publisher web site:
--The world's greatest literature-many classic novels, plays and poetry, from medieval times to the twentieth century.
--21 categories, from Children's classics, Classic fiction, to Shakespeare's Plays, Music Education, and many more.
--All works read by professional actors/actresses, English literature by English, American literature by American.
New Database: Times (London) Digital Archive (1785-1985)
Cowles Library is excited to announce the purchase of a new database: Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785-1985.
This is the fully-digitized version of 200 years of the London Times. The Times has often been called the "world's newspaper of record." This database covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War.
New Database: United States Serials Set
Cowles Library has purchased a major database called: the United States Serials Set.
To search the Serials Set select the "Advanced Search" tab, and then "Serial Set" from the list of choices. This database also includes Serials Set High Resolution Maps (1789-1969). To search this component of the database, go to the "Advanced Search" tab. Then, select "Serial Set Maps." Note: you will need to de-select the other components to search ONLY the Maps.
From publisher web site:
Considered one of the most important sources for the study of American history, politics and society, the U.S. Serial Set gives you the thinking behind the events to add context and insight to your research studies.
This collection of government publications captures key aspects of American life from the early 19th century onward - from agriculture, to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business and manufacturing. Few, if any, research collections compare to the Serial Set in time span, subject variety, source authority and diversity or relevance to the modern studies of yesterday's activities and attitudes.
Product Overview
The LexisNexis collection begins in 1789 with the American State Papers and details Congressional business through 1969. It includes reports and documents either produced or ordered by Congress, as well as presidential communications and treaty materials. Of particular importance to those who study law, the Serial Set contains Congressional legislative reports that provide unrivaled insight into the legislative intent of laws enacted before 1969.
For more information go to the Insider's View of the U.S. Serials Set.
New Database: Cambridge Histories Online
Cambridge Histories online contains over 250 volumes published since 1960, equating to around 196,000 pages of scholarship. (excerpted from publisher web site):
- Covers over 15 different academic subjects: Americn History, British History, Economic History, General History, History of Science, History of the Book, Language & Linguistics, Literary Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political & Social Theory, Regional History, Religious Studies, Theatre Studies & Performing Arts, and Warfare).
- Search and browse content (basic & advanced search and a content specific browse)
- Personalisation including, saved & most recent searches, workspaces and bookmarks
- Citation export functionality
New Database: Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Cowles Library is excited to announce the purchase of a new database: Eighteenth Century Collections Online.
Taken from publisher web site:
The American Revolution. The French Revolution. The Industrial Revolution.
The Eighteenth Century saw what many scholars believe to be the three most significant events in world history. The most ambitious digitization project ever undertaken, Eighteenth Century Collections Online vividly brings this period to life with materials ranging from books and directories to Bibles, sheet music, sermons and advertisements.
- 26 million pages of text from more than 138,000 titles (155,000 volumes)
- Full-text search capabilities
- Well-known and lesser-known authors
- Canonical titles of the period as well as contemporary works that analyze and debate those titles
Material found in this revolutionary resource is based on the English Short Title Catalogue bibliography and is derived from some of the world’s largest and most prestigious university, private, public and research libraries.
New Database: Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
Cowles Library is pleased to announce that we have purchased the following database: Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1986).
This is the digitized version of the Chicago Tribune, covering over 137 years.
Select "News-The Historical Chicago Tribune" from database pull-down menu.
