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Study of Culture & Society
18th Havana International Book Fair - February 14-21, 2009
In February, I was privileged to be part of a group of North American librarians who visited Cuba on the occasion of the 18th Havana International Book Fair, known in Spanish as the Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana. This trip was generously supported by Cowles Library and the Drake University Center for the Humanities.
The Book Fair attracts a huge number of visitors every year from all segments of Cuban society and all parts of the island.
Crowd at the 2009 Havana International Book Fair - Havana, Cuba from M Djenno on Vimeo.
Cubans seem to seek and acquire reading material at any and every opportunity!
Academic Search Complete - EBSCO
Academic Search Complete includes more than 8,992 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format
blueREVIEWS - Outcasts United
Review by Sean Holmes, Drake University Head Men's Soccer Coach, of Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town by Warren St.John.
blueREVIEWS - Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town 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.
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.
blueREVIEWS - The Ugly American
Review by Carrie Lewis, Drake University Assistant Director of International Admission, of The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick.
blueREVIEWS - The Ugly American 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.
Cambridge Histories Online
Chronicle of Higher Education
Full-text access to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Content is updated daily. Also, you may set up "email alerts" and have them delivered to your in-box regularly.
Clase and Periodica - OCLC
A FirstSearch database from OCLC, CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities while PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology.
CountryWatch
Demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information about individual countries. Also includes daily news coverage.
CQ Researcher
Looking for a "hot topic" on which to do a research paper? This database is a great place to start! It offers pros & cons, background information, and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics, issues, and controversies currently in the news.
CREDO Reference
CREDO Reference contains a variety of reference sources in subjects ranging from Art to History to Law to Technology and almost everything in between. It is a portal to a multitude of highly regarded reference sources, drawing on 244 titles by 55 publishers and providing access to tens of thousands of images and audio clips. At a loss for a paper topic? Search the Concept Map for ideas.
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports
CRS Reports (Congressional Research Service) was established to provide members, committees and congressional staff with nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues. Research divisions include: American Law, Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry. Many CRS reports are updated at varying intervals, so it is always important to note the exact date of issuance rather than just the title and year of publication.
Duke Scholarly Collection
Full-text of approximately 35 scholarly journals published by Duke University Press.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text coverage of 240 valuable resources for providing different viewpoints & perspectives from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Access over 100 standard Gale Reference works online! Includes reference materials in the subject areas of: Arts, Business, Education, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, and Social Science.
Historical Abstracts - EBSCO
Indexing and abstracts of over 2,100 scholarly journals in world history, from 1492 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Links to some full text where available.
ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Established in 1962, ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data.
NOTE: (1) To be viewed or manipulated, data may require SAS or SPSS programs which are not currently available on library computers. (2) Users must create a free account to view data. The account must be created on campus. Once an account is created, it can be accessed on or off campus.
In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives
In the First Person is a new library index that lets users perform in-depth field and keyword searches across all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web and Alexander Street databases. With a single search, users can access thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and repositories everywhere. The search returns citation information and links to full text, audio, and video whenever available.
JSTOR (JournalSTORage)
Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of over 500 journal titles in over 20 academic disciplines.
Original Sources
Published by Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes original source documents across U.S. & world history, literature, social sciences, science, math, religion, and more.
Oxford Classical Dictionary
Written by the very best of classical scholars from all over the world, the Oxford Classical Dictionary provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies and late antiquity. The approach is interdisciplinary: all areas, regions, and cultures are represented beyond the core areas of Greece and Rome. As well as providing factual information, the Dictionary contains many thematic entries on subjects relevant to the 21st century such as nationalism, race, and ecology. The text is written in an accessible style and all Latin and Greek words have been translated.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
Available on-line through Oxford Reference Online this encyclopedia "provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics."
Oxford Reference Online
Online access to over 100 dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Project Muse
Full-text of 200 scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses.
Learn how to use Subject Headings in Project Muse by watching the vodast
RefWorks
RefWorks automates the tasks of citing information & creating bibliographies for research papers. Allows you to create your own citations or import from online databases. For remote access, call the All Serices Desk at 271-2113 and ask to speak with the librarian on duty to obtain the site code.
Need help exporting from a particular database? Check out our information page featuring many of our databases.
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