Dancing in the Streets : A History of Collective Joy / Barbara Ehrenreich
GT 3940 E47 2006
This book is a fascinating read. The author looks at the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. She examines the way human brains are wired to create ecstasy when we move together as a group and discusses mass ecstatic festivities such as Carnival in a historical context.
Shel Silverstein’s:
Runny Babbit : A Billy Sook PZ 8.3 S58 R86 2005
Light in the Attic : Special Edition PZ 8.3 S58 L53 2009
Don’t Bump the Glump and Other Fantasies PZ 8.3 S58 D66 2008
A Giraffe and a Half PZ 8.3 S58 G57 1992
Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio : The Lion Who Shot Back PZ 7 S588 U53 1991
The Missing Piece PZ 7 S588 M56 2004
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O PZ 7 S588 M57 2005
The Giving Tree PZ 7 S588 G5 2004
I grew up on Shel Silverstein’s poetry and music so I’ll always have a soft spot for these books. I’m delighted that the Library has completed its collection of his children’s stories and poems.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Watershed [sound recording] / hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC Radio One's The Current
HD 1691 W39 2009 MEDIA
I listen to a lot of audio media and was very happy to see this set of CDs has been added to our collection. It is "an in-depth look at how water flows through everything we do. A simple twist of the tap influences global politics, international economics and the ecology of the entire planet."-Cover.
Evelyn Wood Note Taking and Study Skills for Great Grades [electronic resource] / Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics
LB 2395 W66 2006 MEDIA
This interactive CD-ROM is a more interesting way to learn some very important study and note taking skills such as identifying what is likely to be on the test, focusing on the most important to remember information and note taking that fits your learning style.
Children's Games in Street and Playground / Iona and Peter Opie
GV 1204.43 O65 2008 v.1 & v.2
This reprint, originally published in 1969, is a survey of the games children 6-12 were playing all over Great Britain in the 1960s. It has descriptions of classics such as What time is it, Mr. Wolf and British Bulldog and more obscure games like Get the coward. It might be fun to check these books out, gather some friends, embrace your inner child and go play some silly games in the park. Don't forget the bugspray.
HD 1691 W39 2009 MEDIA
I listen to a lot of audio media and was very happy to see this set of CDs has been added to our collection. It is "an in-depth look at how water flows through everything we do. A simple twist of the tap influences global politics, international economics and the ecology of the entire planet."-Cover.
Evelyn Wood Note Taking and Study Skills for Great Grades [electronic resource] / Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics
LB 2395 W66 2006 MEDIA
This interactive CD-ROM is a more interesting way to learn some very important study and note taking skills such as identifying what is likely to be on the test, focusing on the most important to remember information and note taking that fits your learning style.
Children's Games in Street and Playground / Iona and Peter Opie
GV 1204.43 O65 2008 v.1 & v.2
This reprint, originally published in 1969, is a survey of the games children 6-12 were playing all over Great Britain in the 1960s. It has descriptions of classics such as What time is it, Mr. Wolf and British Bulldog and more obscure games like Get the coward. It might be fun to check these books out, gather some friends, embrace your inner child and go play some silly games in the park. Don't forget the bugspray.
Friday, July 8, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Just a few more books that caught my eye this week:
American Gods, 10th Anniversary Edition / Neil Gaiman
PR 6057 A319 A84 2011
This is my favourite novel. I'm so excited that we have a copy of it in the library and look forward to reading this expanded "author's preferred text." Shadow, a recently released convict, takes a job as a body guard with a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a strange underworld populated by eccentric characters. He discovers that below the surface of everyday life a war is brewing for the soul of America and he is to play a fundamental role in the outcome.
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder has Endangered Our Food Supply / Michael Schacker
SF 538.5 C65 S33 2008
This book examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder which is wiping without beehives around the world and offers solutions to save the bees.
"Call a Spade a Spade": From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study / Wolfgang Mieder
PE 1599 S67 M54 2002
This book traces the origins, history, spread and meaning of the phrase, "to call a spade a spade." It looks at the various definitions of "spade" -- shovel, eunuch, playing card, "black" and traces the evolution of the phrase from innocuous to a racial slur.
American Gods, 10th Anniversary Edition / Neil Gaiman
PR 6057 A319 A84 2011
This is my favourite novel. I'm so excited that we have a copy of it in the library and look forward to reading this expanded "author's preferred text." Shadow, a recently released convict, takes a job as a body guard with a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a strange underworld populated by eccentric characters. He discovers that below the surface of everyday life a war is brewing for the soul of America and he is to play a fundamental role in the outcome.
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder has Endangered Our Food Supply / Michael Schacker
SF 538.5 C65 S33 2008
This book examines the evidence for Colony Collapse Disorder which is wiping without beehives around the world and offers solutions to save the bees.
"Call a Spade a Spade": From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study / Wolfgang Mieder
PE 1599 S67 M54 2002
This book traces the origins, history, spread and meaning of the phrase, "to call a spade a spade." It looks at the various definitions of "spade" -- shovel, eunuch, playing card, "black" and traces the evolution of the phrase from innocuous to a racial slur.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
10 everyday things that were impossible 20 years ago
Stephen Abram's blog pointed out this list of 10 everyday things that were impossible 20 years ago. I wonder what will be possible 20 years from now...?
1. Your entire music collection in your pocket.
2. Calling around the world for pennies per minute.
3. Worthwhile hybrid cars.
4. 64-bit processors.
5. Burning a CD or DVD.
6. A huge repository for the world’s video content.
7. Internet over the air.
8. Producing a movie in your living room.
9. DVR technology.
10. Practical Jetsons-style video chat.
1. Your entire music collection in your pocket.
2. Calling around the world for pennies per minute.
3. Worthwhile hybrid cars.
4. 64-bit processors.
5. Burning a CD or DVD.
6. A huge repository for the world’s video content.
7. Internet over the air.
8. Producing a movie in your living room.
9. DVR technology.
10. Practical Jetsons-style video chat.
Monday, July 4, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Last week I was cataloguing books donated to the library. These books are often a bit older but there are some "goodies" among them.
Universe on a T-shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything / Dan Falk
QC 173.7 F34 2002
This book is as much about history as it is about science. Dan Falk tells the story of the search for a unified “Theory of Everything” from the Ancient Greeks to the current efforts to merge quantum theory with general relativity.
The Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions / Captian M'Clintock
G 665 1857 M165 1972
This is a reprint of Francis Leopold M’Clintock’s 1857-59 journals from his voyage into the Arctic to discover the fate of the Franklin Expedition. It also documents many other discoveries about traveling and living in the North made along the way.
Wanderlust: A History of Walking / Rebecca Solnit
GV 199.5 S65 2002
Walking seems like such a simple thing but this book examines it’s the historical, cultural, sexual political, literary, sociological and philosophical aspects.
Universe on a T-shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything / Dan Falk
QC 173.7 F34 2002
This book is as much about history as it is about science. Dan Falk tells the story of the search for a unified “Theory of Everything” from the Ancient Greeks to the current efforts to merge quantum theory with general relativity.
The Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions / Captian M'Clintock
G 665 1857 M165 1972
This is a reprint of Francis Leopold M’Clintock’s 1857-59 journals from his voyage into the Arctic to discover the fate of the Franklin Expedition. It also documents many other discoveries about traveling and living in the North made along the way.
Wanderlust: A History of Walking / Rebecca Solnit
GV 199.5 S65 2002
Walking seems like such a simple thing but this book examines it’s the historical, cultural, sexual political, literary, sociological and philosophical aspects.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Changes to E-Resources Display
We've made some changes in the way e-resources are displayed on the Concordia Library website.
Staff members at the Concordia Library manage online access to over 100 licensed electronic resources, including full-text article databases, e-book collections, streaming audio/video collections and much more. To manage access to this increasingly complex digital collection in an efficient manner, the library will be implementing a new e-resource management system later this week.
You will notice some visual changes to the way the library’s e-resources are browsed and displayed. To get a sneak peak at the new e-resource finding interface, visit this page. Every effort has been made to replicate current finding functionality (and add new functionality as well), but we must also work within the new system’s parameters.
We welcome any feedback you may have on this change, please email or call if you have questions or comments:
Dan Mirau Library Director Concordia University College of Alberta
Phone: 780.479.9334 Fax: 780.471.6796 http://library.concordia.ab.ca
Staff members at the Concordia Library manage online access to over 100 licensed electronic resources, including full-text article databases, e-book collections, streaming audio/video collections and much more. To manage access to this increasingly complex digital collection in an efficient manner, the library will be implementing a new e-resource management system later this week.
You will notice some visual changes to the way the library’s e-resources are browsed and displayed. To get a sneak peak at the new e-resource finding interface, visit this page. Every effort has been made to replicate current finding functionality (and add new functionality as well), but we must also work within the new system’s parameters.
We welcome any feedback you may have on this change, please email or call if you have questions or comments:
Dan Mirau Library Director Concordia University College of Alberta
Phone: 780.479.9334 Fax: 780.471.6796 http://library.concordia.ab.ca
Monday, June 27, 2011
The Cataloguer's New Book Picks
Here are a few new books that caught my eye this week:
Froth!: the Science of Beer / Mark Denny
TP 577 D476 2009
This book explains the history, physics and chemistry of how beer is made in a scientifically sound but accessible way.
Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys / Kay S. Hymowitz
HQ 1090.3 H96 2011
This book examines the way young men have been affected by the social trend of delayed adulthood and an increasingly female-friendly economy.
American Born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang, color by Lark Pien
PZ 7 Y16 A44 2006
This graphic novel brings together the seemingly unrelated stories of Jin Wang (a bullied Chinese-American child), the Monkey King (the fabled ruler of all the monkeys who wants to be hailed as a god) and Danny ( a popular basketball player whose cousin, Chin-Kee, is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype and is ruining Danny's life).
Russian Fairy Tales / retold by Gillian Avery, with illustrations by Ivan Bilibin
PZ 8 A927 R87 1995
This is a lushly illustrated collection of Russian fairy tales such as Vassilissa the Beautiful and the Witch Baba Yaga and Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf.
It's a Book / Lane Smith
PZ 7 S399 I87 2010 (Curriculum Library)
In this picture book, a monkey and a mouse explain the features and benefits of a book to a tech savvy jackass.
Froth!: the Science of Beer / Mark Denny
TP 577 D476 2009
This book explains the history, physics and chemistry of how beer is made in a scientifically sound but accessible way.
Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys / Kay S. Hymowitz
HQ 1090.3 H96 2011
This book examines the way young men have been affected by the social trend of delayed adulthood and an increasingly female-friendly economy.
American Born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang, color by Lark Pien
PZ 7 Y16 A44 2006
This graphic novel brings together the seemingly unrelated stories of Jin Wang (a bullied Chinese-American child), the Monkey King (the fabled ruler of all the monkeys who wants to be hailed as a god) and Danny ( a popular basketball player whose cousin, Chin-Kee, is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype and is ruining Danny's life).
Russian Fairy Tales / retold by Gillian Avery, with illustrations by Ivan Bilibin
PZ 8 A927 R87 1995
This is a lushly illustrated collection of Russian fairy tales such as Vassilissa the Beautiful and the Witch Baba Yaga and Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf.
It's a Book / Lane Smith
PZ 7 S399 I87 2010 (Curriculum Library)
In this picture book, a monkey and a mouse explain the features and benefits of a book to a tech savvy jackass.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
ebrary adds 16,000 titles
ebrary has added over 16,000 e-books, now offering access to over 70,000 titles. The newly added selection spans all academic subject areas from Amsterdam University Press, Brill Academic Publishers, MIT Press, National Academies Press, Oxford University Press, University of Minnesota Press, World Scientific, and other leading publishers.Explore the ebrary collection brought to you by Concordia Library.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day
It's National Aboriginal Day - take a look at the items on display at Concordia Library and celebrate the contribution of Aboriginal Peoples.
Find out more from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Thursday, June 2, 2011
SCOPUS introduces iPhone App
For those of you who can't get enough SCOPUS searching from your desktop computer, Elsevier has released a new iPhone app to allow mobile SCOPUS searching. You can grab the App from iTunes here or read about its functionality on the SCOPUS Mobile FAQ page here.
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