Albertsons Library Sociology Resources

End of this website, New beginning on Library Research Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:29:00 +0000

There is good news and there is bad news...

The bad news first, I am discontinuing this website/blog. In order to better create a centralized location where library resources are at faculty's fingertips, as well as have a space where collection development information is easily accessible, I am going to focus my efforts on the Sociology Library Guide which is available here: http://guides.boisestate.edu/sociology

You will note there is a faculty tab which contains much of the same information present on this website.

So the good news is, you only need to go to the Sociology Library Guide for all your research and collection development needs. There will be one space that will have everything you need.

This space on Blogger has been a fun experiment.

If you have questions or concerns, as always let me know.

New Books of Interest to Sociology

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:00 +0000

If you have suggestions for books to order, please let me know.

Cooney, Mark, 1955-
Is killing wrong? : a study in pure sociology / Mark Cooney.
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HV6515 .C65 2009

Layder, Derek.
Intimacy and power : the dynamics of personal relationships in modern society / Derek Layder.
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor
HM1106 .L39 2009

Costa, Dora L.
Heroes & cowards : the social face of war / Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 2nd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
E468.9 .C67 2008

Merrill, Barbara.
Using biographical methods in social research / Barbara Merrill and Linden West.
Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
H61.29 .M46 2009

Social theory : the multicultural and classic readings / edited with commentaries by Charles Lemert. , 4th ed.
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2010.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HM51 .S66235 2010

Christakis, Nicholas A.
Connected : the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives / Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler. , 1st ed.
New York : Little, Brown and Co./Hachette Book Group, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (use by patron.)
HM741 .C46 2009

Sternheimer, Karen.
Connecting social problems and popular culture : why media is not the answer / Karen Sternheimer.
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HN90.M3 .S75 2010

Thelwall, Michael Arijan.
Introduction to webometrics [electronic resource] : quantitative Web research for the social sciences / Michael Thelwall.
[San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library ebook -- Online
ZA4228 .T538 2009eb

Rysavy, Wayne Erik.
Virtually there : social structure over time and space / by Wayne Erik Rysavy.
2009.
BSU Albertsons Library Special Collections -- 2nd Floor
In Process

Sosna, Daniel.
Social differentiation in the late Copper Age and early Bronze Age in South Moravia (Czech Republic) / Daniel Sosna.
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library (Technical Services. Ask at Reference Desk)
In Process

New Books of interest...

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:05:00 +0000

New Books of interest...

Second opinion : an introduction to health sociology / edited by John Germov. , 4th ed.
South Melbourne, Vic., Australia ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 4th Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
RA418.3.A8 S43 2009

Chen Village : revolution to globalization / Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, and Jonathan Unger. , 3rd ed.
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HN733.5 .C423 2009

China and globalization : the social, economic and political transformation of Chinese society / Doug Guthrie. , Rev. ed.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HC427.95 .G87 2009

Complex deterrence : strategy in the global age / edited by T.V. Paul, Patrick M. Morgan, & James J. Wirtz.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 4th Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
U162.6 .C66 2009

Corruption, global security, and world order / Robert I. Rotberg, editor.
Cambridge, Mass. : World Peace Foundation : Harvard Kennedy School Program on Intrastate Conflict : American Academy of Arts & Sciences ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor
JF1081 .C6733 2009

Global technography : ethnography in the age of mobility / Grant Kien.
New York : Peter Lang, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 2nd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
GN307.5 .K54 2009

Globalization and the 'new' semi-peripheries / edited by Owen Worth, Phoebe Moore.
Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
JZ1318 .G56 2009

Hollow hegemony : rethinking global politics, power and resistance / David Chandler.
London ; New York, NY : Pluto Press, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor
JZ1310 .C474 2009

Managers of global change : the influence of international environmental bureaucracies / edited by Frank Biermann and Bernd SiebenhuÌˆner.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
JZ4850 .M35 2009

Who benefits from global violence and war : uncovering a destructive system / Marc Pilisuk ; with Jennifer Achord Rountree.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HM554 .W56 2008

Radical ambition : C. Wright Mills, the left, and American social thought / Daniel Geary.
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HM479.M55 G43 2009

Telling stories : the use of personal narratives in the social sciences and history / Mary Jo Maynes, Jennifer L. Pierce, and Barbara Laslett.
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
H61.29 .M39 2008

Gender, race, and ethnicity in the workplace : issues and challenges for today's organizations / edited by Margaret Foegen Karsten.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor
HF5549.5.M5 G46 2006

Displaced by development : confronting marginalisation and gender injustice / edited by Lyla Mehta.
New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HC435.3 .D57 2009

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'Sleepwalking to segregation'? : challenging myths about race and migration / by Nissa Finney, Ludi Simpson.
Bristol : Policy, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HM1271 .F565 2009

For jobs and freedom : race and labor in America since 1865 / Robert H. Zieger.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2007.
BSU Albertsons Library --- 3rd Floor (BSU Albertsons Library New Book Shelf -- 1st Floor)
HD8081.A65 Z54 2007

My "office hours" in the Sociology department

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000

As part of outreach to students and faculty, I will be spending as "office hours" in the Sociology Department this semester.

Weds 2-3pm
Thurs 2-3pm

I will start next week on Weds 9/16.

I will have a laptop to answer questions and will set up shop in some place still to be determined. You might just see me wandering the halls!

If you see me, say hi!

New Semester!

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:56:00 +0000

The New semester starts soon. Please let me know how I can help out best with your research or instruction efforts. Things to be aware of:

If you need library instruction, you can request it online.

There is a new library catalog which allows you to search for books and articles. View it here.

There library has revamped the library faculty page. View it here.

Our library guide research pages are growning. View them here.
(let me know if you would like me to create one for your class.)

As always, I am available to help. Just let me know.

Recent Additions to the Library...

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:08:00 +0000

New titles of interest...

After Parsons--a theory of social action for the 21st century / ReneÌe C. Fox, Victor Lidz, Harold J. Bershady, editors.
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2005.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HM585 .A45 2005

Diversity challenge : social identity and intergroup relations on the college campus / Jim Sidanius ... [et al.].
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
LC191.94 .D58 2008

NATO Advanced Study Institute on Evolution from Cellular to Social Scales (2007 : Geilo, Norway)
Evolution from cellular to social scales / edited by Arne T. Skjeltorp and Alexander V. Belushkin. Dordrecht : Springer, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
GN281 .N38 2008

Sharpes, Donald K.
Evolution of the social sciences / Donald K. Sharpes.
Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HM585 .S53 2009

Yu, Wei-Hsin.
Gendered trajectories : women, work, and social change in Japan and Taiwan / Wei-hsin Yu.
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HD6197 .Y8 2009

Allen, Chris, 1969-
Housing market renewal and social class / Chris Allen.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HD7287.8 .A44 2008

Latin American social movements in the twenty-first century : resistance, power, and democracy / edited by Richard Stahler-Sholk, Harry E. Vanden, and Glen David Kuecker. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HN110.5.A8 L398 2008

Vertigans, Stephen.
Militant Islam : a sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences / Stephen Vertigans ; with contributions from Donncha Marron and Philip W. Sutton.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HV6431 .V464 2009

Principles of knowledge creation : research methods in the social sciences / edited by Bengt Gustavsson.
Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2007.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
H62 .P6847 2007

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Role of social and behavioral sciences in public health [electronic resource] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, S
Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library U.S. Govt. Pubs. -- 1st Floor
Y 4.SCI 2:110-123

Nelson, Arthur C.
Social impacts of urban containment / Arthur C. Nelson, Casey J. Dawkins and Thomas W. Sanchez.
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, updated 2008, c2007.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HT371 .N45 2008

Parslow, Carla A. (Carla Ann,), 1967-
Social interaction in the prehistoric Natufian : generating an interactive agency model using GIS / Carla A. Parslow.
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library (Technical Services. Ask at Reference Desk)
In Process

Social learning theory and the explanation of crime : a guide for the new century / Ronald L. Akers, Gary F. Jensen, editors.
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction, c2003.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HV6018 .S67 2003

Sport, beer, and gender : promotional culture and contemporary social life / Lawrence A. Wenner and Steven J. Jackson, editors.
New York : Peter Lang, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
GV716 .S585 2009

Dyreson, Mark, 1959-
Crafting patriotism for global dominance : America at the Olympics / Mark Dyreson.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
GV706.35 .D96 2009

Football and community in the global context : studies in theory and practice / edited by Adam Brown, Tim Crabbe and Gavin Mellor.
London : Routledge, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
GV943.9.S64 F66 2009

Lowenthal, Abraham F.
Global California : rising to the cosmopolitan challenge / Abraham F. Lowenthal ; with a foreword by Kevin Starr.
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HC107.C2 L69 2009

Maswood, Syed Javed.
International political economy and globalization / S Javed Maswood. , 2nd ed.
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HF1359 .M378 2008

Irwin, LuAnn, 1949-
Essential guide to training global audiences : your planning resource of useful tips and techniques / LuAnn Irwin and Renie McClay.
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HF5549.5.T7 M36937 2008

Global public relations handbook : theory, research, and practice / edited by Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Dejan VercÌŒicÌŒ. , Expanded and rev. ed.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HM1221 .G57 2009

Illegal migration and gender in a global and historical perspective / edited by Marlou Schrover ... [et al.].
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
JV6029 .I45 2008

Cinema and the city : film and urban societies in a global context / edited by Mark Shiel and Tony Fitzmaurice.
Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2001.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
PN1995.9.C513 C45 2001

Faculty Delivery of Books and Articles

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:56:00 +0000

In case you weren't already aware:

In addition to book delivery, Albertsons Library will make copies of locally held journal articles, print or micorforms, and send them to faculty. They need only fill out an ILL request form. The ILL form is available here: http://library.boisestate.edu/ILL/

Student Library Advisory Committee

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:01:00 +0000

The library is recruiting students to participate on the Student Library Advisory Committee. This student group will help provide feedback on library services and work to make Albertsons Library as student relevant as possible.

If you know of a student who may be interested in participating, please have them contact me.

The first meeting is Weds., March 18th at 4:30pm in L201c in the library. Pizza will be served!

Reminder: Sociology Resources Website

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:28:00 +0000

Just a quick reminder about the online library guides that we have for Sociology. Let me know if you would like one created specifically for one of your courses. I am more than willing to work with you to make that happen!

http://guides.boisestate.edu/sociology

New Library Books of Interest to Sociology

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:02:00 +0000

AUTHOR/TITLE: Feingold, Henry L., 1931- Jewish power in America : myth and reality / Henry L. Feingold. Transaction Publishers, c2008.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
CALL NUMBER: E184.36.P64 F45 2008
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=716197

AUTHOR/TITLE: Edy, Jill A., 1966- Troubled pasts : news and the collective memory of social unrest / Jill A. Edy. Temple University Press, 2006.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HN59.2 .E28 2006
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=716164

AUTHOR/TITLE: Kiely, Ray, 1964- New political economy of development : globalization, imperialism, hegemony / Ray Kiely. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HD75 .K514 2007
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=715172

AUTHOR/TITLE: Asadi, Muhammed A. Global apartheid & the world economic order : racism, the West and the third world / Muhammed A Asadi. Writers Club Press, c2003
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HF1359 .A72 2003
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=721300

AUTHOR/TITLE: Smith, Jackie, 1968- Social movements for global democracy / Jackie Smith. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HN17.5 .S586 2008
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=715170

AUTHOR/TITLE: Goldberg, David Theo. Threat of race : reflections on racial neoliberalism / David Theo Goldberg. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HT1521 .G554 2009
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=721301

AUTHOR/TITLE: Racism : a global reader / edited by Kevin Reilly, Stephen Kaufman, and Angela Bodino. M.E. Sharpe, c2003.
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
CALL NUMBER: HT1521 .R323 2003
LINK: http://catalog.boisestate.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&DB=local&BBID=715978

Welcome to a NEW SEMESTER

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Welcome to a new semester!

Please let me know how the library can best serve your students,
courses, and research. As always, book and library resources requests can be sent directly to me or through your department contact.

A few reminders as you prepare your syllabi:

Library instruction is available for your classes:
http://library.boisestate.edu/instruction/

Specialized online library resources guides:
http://guides.boisestate.edu/sociology
(contact me if you would like one developed for specific courses or subject areas)

Putting materials on Library Reserves:
http://library.boisestate.edu/circulation/reserves.shtm

There will be some changes in our electronic resources this semester as the State of Idaho has gone with another provider for statewide databases. We have access to Proquest databases now instead of Gale. As far as I can tell this WILL NOT impact any of the specialized Sociology resources. Let me know if you have questions.

Have a great semester!

Updates to come

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Look for more frequent updates in the space in the Spring 2009 semester!

Two New Films of Interest

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:38:00 +0000

The two new film titles may be of interest.

AUTHOR/TITLE: Qualitative methods [videorecording] / Odyssey Productions LLC. Distributed by Insight Media, [2006].
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library Curriculum Resource Ctr -- 2nd Floor
CALL NUMBER:
RECD DATE: 10/30/2008

AUTHOR/TITLE: Quantitative research [videorecording] : methods in the social sciences Insight Media[2006].
LOCATION: BSU Albertsons Library Curriculum Resource Ctr -- 2nd Floor
CALL NUMBER:
RECD DATE: 10/30/2008

Library Resources Guides

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:31:00 +0000

I apologize for the delay in updating this site. Busy, busy, busy - as I am sure you all are.

If you haven't heard about these already, the library has developed new online resource guides for most subject areas.

All guides can be viewed from here: http://guides.boisestate.edu/

The specific guide for Sociology can be viewed here: http://guides.boisestate.edu/sociology

Please feel free to link to these for your classes. Let me know if you would like any changes to be made or if you would like me to create one for your specifc course.

Welcome BACK (FALL 2008)

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:23:00 +0000

Welcome back to another exciting semester!

Please let me know how I can help out with your teaching or research. I am available for library instruction to your classes, to help select resources for the library which support your research, and practically whatever else you can think up... I am there!

Some new things going on this semester:

1. New student library research guides: http://guides.boisestate.edu/sociology

2. Personalized Research Appointments: http://library.boisestate.edu/reference/research/appt.shtm

3. A more streamlined Reserves process: http://library.boisestate.edu/circulation/Reserve_Request_Form.shtm

Let me know how the Albertsons Library can help.

Database: ETHNIC NEWS WATCH

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:06:00 +0000

In case you missed the original post on the @thelibrary...

Do you want more than one point of view? Need a magazine or journal article written in Spanish for a class? Now you can get these and more! Albertsons Library proudly announces digital access to over 1,000,000 articles from minority and ethnic newspapers, magazines, and journals from 1990 to the present. Through the addition of Ethnic Newswatch (ENW) to our growing list of databases, we now offer faculty and students diverse perspectives and a valuable new resource for interdisciplinary study.

According to the publisher, Proquest, “ENW presents a comprehensive, full-text collection of nearly 1.6 million articles from more than 280 publications offering both national and regional coverage. While the content may mirror mainstream media coverage, the viewpoints are decidedly unique.” ENW offers the voices of “Asian-American, Jewish, African-American, Native-American, Arab-American, Eastern-European, and multi-ethnic communities.” With such a diverse list of resources, Ethnic Newswatch will prove to be an excellent resource supporting study in numerous disciplines including: ethnic studies, cultural studies, gender studies, history, political science, communication, current events, literatures, languages, philosophy, social sciences, education, music, fine arts, mathematics, and sciences.

You can access Ethnic Newswatch any time by going to the Alberstons Library database page and clicking on “Ethnic Newswatch" from the A-Z list. The library also offers access to ENW (and most of our other databases) from your home computer; you merely need your BroncoWeb ID and password to login....

If you need more information about this library resource or others, please be sure to contact me.

End Of Semester

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:51:00 +0000

We made it through another semester!

It is not too early to begin thinking about how the library can fit into your courses and research for next Fall. Let me know how I can help you or your students with library instruction, an individualized course webpage with links to library resources and research help, or other needs. As always, I am at your service.

Have a great summer.

Database Trials Page

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:04:00 +0000

Check out the newest feature on the library's "Find Articles, Databases" page: database trials.

On this page you can see what new online products the library is thinking about buying that we have made available for you to use on a trial basis.

Now you can tell us what you think -- just fill out the comment form at the bottom of the page.

Your feedback will help us support the academic pursuits of the Boise State University community.

(post taken from the @theLibrary blog)

Endnote Web Workshop For Faculty

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:42:00 +0000

Need a way to manage your references? EndNote Web can keep, organize and export references and is now freely available to all BSU faculty, staff and students through the BSU Libraries’ Web of Science database.

Librarians are offering workshops for faculty on how to get started with EndNote Web:

Tuesday, April 22nd, 1:00-2:00 pm
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-2:00 pm

Please RSVP to:
Sara R. Seely
Reference Librarian
6-1263
saraseely@boisestate.edu

Here’s a link to a product description for more information on EndNote Web, or please feel free to contact Sara (saraseely@boisestate.edu ) for further details:
< http://www.endnoteweb.com/enwebinfo.asp >

New Sociology Books in the Library

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:59:00 +0000

Introduction to action research : social research for social change

/ Davydd J. Greenwood, Morten Levin. , 2nd ed.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HM571 .G74 2007

Writing a successful thesis or dissertation : tips and strategies for students in the social and behavioral sciences

/ Fred C. Lunenburg, Beverly J. Irby.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
LB2369 .L814 2008

Bridging race divides : Black nationalism, feminism, and integration in the United States, 1896-1935

/ Kate Dossett.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2008.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
E185.6 .D69 2008

Global unions : challenging transnational capital through cross-border campaigns

/ edited by Kate Bronfenbrenner.
Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2007.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 3rd Floor
HD6475.A1 G57 2007
Di Leonardo, Micaela, 1949-

Varieties of ethnic experience : kinship, class, and gender among California Italian-Americans

/ Micaela di Leonardo.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1984.
BSU Albertsons Library McCain Reading Room -- 2nd Floor
McCain F868.S156 D48 1984

Race and ethnicity : across time, space, and discipline

/ edited by Rodney D. Coates.
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
BSU Albertsons Library -- 2nd Floor
GN495.6 .R313 2004

Collection Development Grant Due Date Coming Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:36:00 +0000

It is not free money, but almost...

The Albertsons Library collection development grants for faculty due date is April 15th. If you have interest in helping to expand the library collection in areas you see need work, let me know as soon as possible so I can begin working on it for you.

Database Trials

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:59:00 +0000

Albertsons Library has trial access to the databases listed below. Access from off-campus is limited to current Boise State University faculty, students and staff. Give these resources a whirl and let us know what you think.

APA PsycNET - Trial 3/10/2008 - 4/09/2008
Britannica Online Academic Edition - Trial exires 3/31/2008
Britannica's Original Sources - Trial exires 3/31/2008
Contemporary Women's Issues - Trial 2/27/2008 - 3/28/2008
PsycARTICLES via APA PsycNET - Trial 3/10/2008 - 4/09/2008
PsycARTICLES via EBSCO - Trial 3/10/2008 - 4/09/2008
PsycINFO via APA PsycNET - Trial 3/10/2008 - 4/09/2008
PsycINFO via EBSCO - Trial 3/10/2008 - 4/09/2008
Spanish Reference Center - Trial exires 3/31/2008
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering & Computer Science - Trial starting - 3/03/2008
World Book Advanced - Trial expires 3/31/2008

Go to the Trials page for additional database and login/password information. Any feedback that you can provide would be appreciated as we contemplate the ability of these databases to support programs at Boise State University.

Faculty Collection Development Grants

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:57:00 +0000

This is a great opportunity to "win" additional funding for your department. Please contact me if you are interested and I will work to fill out an application.

Albertsons Library awards competitive annual grants of up to $3,000.00 for the purchase of library materials in specified subject areas. The intent of these grants is to work with faculty members to identify areas of the collection in need of special attention. The goal is to promote the use of library resources by making collections more relevant to the coursework and research interests of faculty and students.

Who may apply? Applications are made by a team consisting of a library liaison and any one of the following:

• A department’s library representative

• An individual faculty member

• Groups of faculty members with a common interest in a scholarly discipline or an interdisciplinary topic

• An academic department

Eligible materials. Books (print or online) and other media (DVDs, CD-ROMs, scores, etc.) are eligible for purchase through this program. Due to ongoing costs, databases, journals and other serial titles are not eligible for these funds.

WestLaw adds News & Business

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Westlaw, one of the premier legal research databases available to you via the Library's website, has added a new collection of databases known as News and Business:

* Newspapers - Includes current and archival newspapers like The New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Boston Globe, Financial Times, and hundreds more!

* Magazines -Provides current and archival issues of sought-after sources like Newsweek, the Economist, Consumer Reports, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Spectator, Publishers Weekly, and Business Week.

* Trade Journals -Offers current and archival issues for virtually any discipline. Includes titles like U.S. Banker, Securities Industries News, Accountancy Age, Advertising Age, PR Week, Modern Physician, and many more.

* Company Information - Provides SEC filings and Hoover’s company records, including profiles for thousands of private and public U.S. corporations.

* International Publications - Includes popular international sources like European Report, Middle East Observer and World News Connection.

* Newswires - Get the most current news from more than 400 newswires, including the Associated Press, U.S. Newswire, and numerous international wires.

* Newsletters -Access timely information across many specialties, including Alternative Medicine Alert, Agriculture Chemical News, White House press releases, Wireless News, and many others. -

* Broadcast Transcripts -Offers more than 900 television and radio transcripts that includes national and local news content from ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, NBC, PBS, and BBC radio.

* Foreign Language Publications. Search non-English news sources available in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Let us know if you need assistance to access this or any of the 230+ research databases available to you at Albertsons Library.

CTL Workshop: The Information Quagmire

noreply@blogger.com (Rick) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:13:00 +0000

This would be a good opportunity to discuss the success and pitfalls of student research and to find common ground with faculty across campus. The idea is start a discussion of common problems and the resources available or needed to address them...

http://ctl.boisestate.edu/events/details.asp?377

Date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Time: 12:00 PM (Duration: 2 Hours)
Location: ILC 315
Contact: Deborah OlsonEmail: deboraholson1@boisestate.edu
Phone: 426-4610
Office: CTL, ILC 315

Description: Cosponsored by CTL and Albertson’s Library
Good research is not easy and many students don’t know where to start searching when faced with an overwhelming information landscape. Some students have difficulty identifying relevant and authoritative information to inform their work. Others might struggle when attempting to respectfully incorporate an author’s ideas and cite sources.

This workshop discussion will be facilitated by faculty from Albertsons Library and will involve a panel of faculty from across campus. The session will focus on problems encountered in the student research process.
The discussion will be prompted by these questions:

When and where do you see students get stopped or stuck while conducting academic research?
How can educators work together to develop student research skills and promote information competency?

Hopefully, I will see you there....