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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum encyclopedia of camps and ghettos, 1933-1945
[general editor, Geoffrey P. Megargee].
Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press : [Washington, D.C.] : United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Call no.
Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference D805.A2 U55 2009 Lib Use Only
Subject
Concentration camps — Europe — Encyclopedias.
World War, 1939-1945 — Concentration camps — Europe — Encyclopedias.
The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world : [1750 to the present]
Peter N. Stearns, editor in chief.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
8 Volumes
Call no.
Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference D205 .O94 2008 Lib Use Only
Contents
Aborigines-business — Cairo-dust — Earth Day-heart disease — Hebrew language and literature-luxury — Macau-Oxfam — Pachinko-skyscrapers — Slave rebellions, American-white slavery — Wildlife-Zulu War ; index.
History, Modern — Encyclopedias.
Civilization, Modern — Encyclopedias.
From publisher’s web site…”
The breadth of knowledge offered within this multivolume set is astounding, with features spanning articles on countries, regions, and ethnic groups; themes involving social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture; events such as major wars; and extensive coverage of the United States. Detailed articles cover not only the major facts but the interpretations as well and are written for readers who are not specialists in the particular area. Enriched with over 800 halftones and 50 maps, this reference work is essential for any scholar, general reader, collector or curator interested in this rich and varied time in history…”
The New York Public Library’s excellent online exhibit on the year of gay liberation opens with an inviting digital poster with all the names of the gay liberation groups represented in the exhibit. Visitors can click anywhere on the poster to enter the exhibit. Take a look at the “Introduction” to learn about the history of gay liberation groups. About half a dozen or so of the groups are featured on the left side of the page, and the visitor can click on each one to read the story of their involvement in the gay liberation movement. Visitors who will be in New York City July through November can catch the “Traveling Panel Exhibition” at various libraries throughout the city, however, those visitors who won’t be anywhere near the Big Apple during those months, can “Download a PDF of the Panel Exhibition”. Finally, visitors should definitely not miss out on the link to the “LGBT Resources at the NYPL”, located in the lower left hand corner of the page. There are collections devoted to LGBT health, seniors, history and teens, as well as a list of other digital collections that are available.
Funded with substantial monies provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council in the United Kingdom, the Diasporas, Migrations & Identities research program is designed “to research, discuss and present issues related to diasporas and migration, and their past and present impact on subjectivity and identity, culture and the imagination, place and space, emotion, politics and sociality.” While the program is no longer actively funded, visitors can view the fruits of their academic labors on this site in the “Publications” area. Visitors to this section can view their annual reports and their working papers. Scholars and others can make their way through ten working papers, which include the titles “Here we go-but where? The possibilities of diaspora in the field of sport” and “London’s Chinatown: Diaspora, Identity and Belonging”. The site also contains a “Links” area, which contains a healthy selection of external links to other like-minded research institutes and centers.
Access: http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/
The Library has recently acquired the long awaited Encyclopedia of gender and society, (Sage 2009) edited by Jodi O’Brien. This well constructed two volume encyclopedia provides both framing essays on major topics, such as “Economy: history of women’s participation” and more specific entries, on a wide array of social topics, such a “Cheerleading”. It is recommended to gender studies scholars as well as others seeking to apply the dimension of gender to their research. The entries are cross-referenced and elaborated with important “further reading” lists.
Encyclopedia of gender and society
edited by Jodi O’Brien.
Los Angeles : SAGE, c2009.
2 v. (xxxii, 976 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Call no.
Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference HQ1115 .E54 2009 Lib Use Only
Note
“A Sage reference publication.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women — Encyclopedias.
Men — Encyclopedias.
Social history — 1970- — Encyclopedias.
The latest edition of eJournal USA focuses on distinguished American writers from various ethnic backgrounds who add immeasurably to mutual understanding and appreciation through tales of their native lands and their experiences as Americans.
