Kom-mun-i-ka’-ti-o tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2007-12-18:/devoek//14 2008-05-13T11:41:57Z News for Temple English, BTMM, Communications, MMC, and Journalism departments. Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 New Literary Resources tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1551 2008-05-13T11:40:10Z 2008-05-13T11:41:57Z Kristina DeVoe Thumbnail image for New_pic.jpgCheck out the new literary-related resources added to the library collection in the past month!

View all new books added in the past month by topic, too!
]]> Science & Society Picture Library tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1549 2008-05-08T14:35:17Z 2008-05-08T14:50:42Z The Science and Society Picture Library in South Kensington, London, represents images from the UK Science Museum; the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television;... Kristina DeVoe RadioListening.JPGThe Science and Society Picture Library in South Kensington, London, represents images from the UK Science Museum; the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television; the National Railway Museum.

The collections include 4000 personalities, the Daily Herald and Manchester Daily Express archives, the Kodak collection, the Photographic Advertising Archive, and the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, William Henry Fox Talbot and Tony Ray-Jones.

Check out the galleries for highlights of the collections or browse the main subjects by using detailed categories.
]]> Most Challenged Books of 2007 tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1548 2008-05-08T13:56:50Z 2008-05-08T14:09:43Z The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom released its list of "10 Most Challenged Books of 2007": 1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by... Kristina DeVoe Office for Intellectual Freedom released its list of "10 Most Challenged Books of 2007":

1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 

Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group

 

2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence

 

3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language

 

4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman

Reasons:  Religious Viewpoint

 

5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain

Reasons:  Racism

 

6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,

 

7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

 

8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit

 

9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris

Reasons:  Sex Education, Sexually Explicit

 

10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky

Reasons:  Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group


]]> Top 20 Muse Journals in 2007 tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1547 2008-05-08T11:31:29Z 2008-05-08T11:48:00Z Kristina DeVoe MuseLogo.gifProject Muse recently released a list of its Top 20 journals accessed in the past year.  The journals included:


• Advertising & Society Review
• American Quarterly
• Bulletin of the History of Medicine
• Callaloo
• Eighteenth-Century Studies
• ELH
• Human Rights Quarterly
• International Security
• Journal of College Student Development
• Journal of Democracy
 • MFS: Modern Fiction Studies
• MLN
• Modernism/modernity
• New Literary History
• Postmodern Culture
• Reviews in American History
• Social Forces
• Technology and Culture
• Theatre Journal
• World Politics
]]> New Journals in Project Muse tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1546 2008-05-08T11:21:52Z 2008-05-08T11:31:18Z Project Muse recently added new titles to its collection, including:American Literary Realism (2007-present)Journal of Sports Media (2008-present)Journal of Film and Video (2008-present)Also, Project MUSE is... Kristina DeVoe Project Muse recently added new titles to its collection, including:


Also, Project MUSE is in the process of updating the look of its website in order to improve navigation and the user experience. The first phase of updating has just been unveiled: a new look for the journal articles.   MUSE has updated the look and format of the article page to provide users with more functionality and more information specific to the article. ]]> New Communications Journal! tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1544 2008-05-07T14:55:25Z 2008-05-07T15:02:43Z TU Libraries now has access to the journal, International Journal of Mobile Communications!International Journal of Mobile Communications publishes articles that present current practice and theory... Kristina DeVoe cover-medium.jpgTU Libraries now has access to the journal, International Journal of Mobile Communications!

International Journal of Mobile Communications publishes articles that present current practice and theory of mobile communications, mobile technology, and mobile commerce applications. The international dimension is emphasized in order to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global economy. 


]]> Alternative Press Index Archives tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1543 2008-05-07T14:47:04Z 2008-05-07T14:50:51Z TU Libraries now has access to Alternative Press Index Archives (1969-1990) which indexes roughly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines reporting... Kristina DeVoe TU Libraries now has access to Alternative Press Index Archives (1969-1990) which indexes roughly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines reporting and analyzing the practices of cultural, economic, political and social change. 

The Archives can be searched simultaneously with Alternative Press Index (1991-present), providing increased coverage.

]]> BBC Monitoring Library Trial tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1542 2008-05-07T14:30:13Z 2008-05-07T14:35:35Z TU Libraries is currently trialing the database, BBC Monitoring Library.BBC Monitoring Library reports news from state owned, independent and clandestine media sources in over 150... Kristina DeVoe bbc-logo.gifTU Libraries is currently trialing the database, BBC Monitoring Library.

BBC Monitoring Library reports news from state owned, independent and clandestine media sources in over 150 countries, in more than 100 languages to provide a distinctive and internationally respected news service.  BBC Monitoring operates around the clock, reporting on political and economic events that have an impact upon internal affairs, international relations, human rights and business.  News is translated in to English without additional analysis or editorial comment to ensure the impartiality and authority expected from the BBC.

The trial ends May 30th.  Let us know if this database would be useful to you in your research/projects!
]]> Literature Online (LION) Updates! tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1541 2008-05-07T14:10:08Z 2008-05-07T14:29:40Z Kristina DeVoe lion_trademark_colour.gifLiterature Online (LION) recently added four new full-text journals to its collection:

Literature Online also released 47 new or revised author biographies.  Specially commissioned these biographies give an authoritative and accessible overview of the author's life, work and critical reception. The biographies can be found by following links from Author Pages, by using Search: Criticism and Reference, or simply by entering an author's name in Quick Search.
 ]]> Find Counterarguments Faster in CQ Researcher! tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1540 2008-05-07T14:01:46Z 2008-05-07T14:09:10Z Kristina DeVoe CQResearcher.jpgAccessing and understanding multiple viewpoints on controversial issues has just gotten easier with a new browseable Pro/Con section in CQ Researcher.  Browse Pro/Cons in over 200 topic areas including: abortion, air pollution, elections, Iraq, privacy, television, and many more. 

Users can access this new browse feature from the left navigational menu on the homepage.  ]]> Lexis-Nexis Academic Updates tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1539 2008-05-07T13:46:44Z 2008-05-07T13:59:36Z Kristina DeVoe Lexis-Nexis Academic recently released a new design.  While the display looks different, the functionality remains the same.  More information about the new interface is available here.

Lexis-Nexis Academic also recently expanded its foreign press coverage, including six new publications: Bundesanzeiger Zentralhandelsregister, Der Tagesspiegel, La Lettre A, Evening Herald (Ireland), J/M, and Der Standard.  More information about these news publications is available here.
]]> Branding Wilde tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1516 2008-04-15T19:34:41Z 2008-04-15T19:56:48Z In his Times article, Gyles Brandreth points out that, because of his myth-making personality and behaviors, Oscar Wilde is "like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola - he... Kristina DeVoe wilde.JPGIn his Times article, Gyles Brandreth points out that, because of his myth-making personality and behaviors, Oscar Wilde is "like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola - he is a brand, with brand values we respond to." ]]> Emory Receives Alice Walker Archive tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1515 2008-04-15T19:10:54Z 2008-04-15T19:26:56Z Kristina DeVoe walker.jpgPulitzer Prize winning author, Alice Walker has placed her personal archive with Emory University. 

Included in the archive are journals Walker had kept over the years, drafts of many of her early works of fiction, and correspondence between her and the editors of her books.  Rudolph Byrd, professor of American studies at Emory, said at the time of the acquisition that Walker's papers "give you a sense of the process for creating fiction, creating poetry."

]]> New Literary Resources! tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1509 2008-04-11T13:46:11Z 2008-04-11T13:55:34Z Kristina DeVoe Thumbnail image for New_pic.jpgCheck out the new literary-related resources added to the library collection in the past month!

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]]> Encyclopedia of Semiotics Now Online tag:blog.library.temple.edu,2008:/devoek//14.1506 2008-04-05T02:41:30Z 2008-04-05T02:48:05Z The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is now available online via Oxford Reference Online. The encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory,... Kristina DeVoe The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is now available online via Oxford Reference Online.

The encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies, including hundreds of entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields—from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy—surveying the study of signs and symbols in human culture.

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