New Art Exhibit

Some wonderful art from the art department was set up in the library yesterday. Featuring art from students and faculty, there's something for everyone. Be sure and take a close look at the pencil drawing of the branch and leaf as well as the ceramics and pottery in the bottom of the case. The art is located in the display case across from the reference desk.

Two new titles debut in Project Muse

Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute (Print ISSN: 0001-9720 E-ISSN: 1750-0184) Published by the Edinburgh University Press Africa is the premier journal devoted to the study of African societies and culture. Printed quarterly, each issue contains four or five major articles, extensive review essays, and substantial book reviews.

The George Herbert Journal (Print ISSN: 0161-7435 E-ISSN: 1931-1192) publishes essays and notes on the life and work of George Herbert and also features occasional special issues related to mid-17th century poetry.

Free E-Books this Summer

From ResourceShelf

Coming This Summer: The World eBook Fair, Free Access to Over 350,000 PDF eBooks

As Project Gutenberg celebrates its 35th anniversary this summer (yes, e-books are hardly a new idea and congrats to Gutenberg founder, Michael Hart) the World eBook Fair will work to promote eBooks around the globe. From the World eBook Fair site, "July 4th to August 4, 2006 marks a month long celebration of the 35th anniversary of the first step taken towards today's eBooks. 35 years ago the United States Declaration of Independence was a first example of hundreds of thousands of eBooks downloadable on the Internet today in a variety of languages totalling over 100. The World eBook Fair welcomes you to absolutely free access to a variety of eBook unparalleled by any other source. 1/3 million eBooks await you, all free of charge [as PDF files] for the month of July.

This event is brought to you by the oldest and largest free eBook source on the Internet, Project Gutenberg, with the assistance of The World eBook Library, the providers of the largest collection, and a number of other eBook efforts around the world. The World eBook Library normally charges $8.95 per year for their online collection, and allows unlimited permanent downloading. During The World eBook Fair all these books are available free of charge through a gateway at http://www.gutenberg.org.

8 New JSTOR Titles

Eight new journals have been added to the JSTOR archive. They are:

• African Arts: Vols. 1 – 33, 1967-2000
• Bulletin of Latin American Research: Vols. 1 – 14, 1981-1995
• The Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie: Vols. 1 – 28, 1975-2003
• Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies: Vols. 1 – 21, 1975-2000
• Indonesia: Vols. 1 – 70, 1966-2000
• Journal of Public Health Policy: Vols. 1 – 23, 1980-2002
  
• Journal of Research in Music Education: Vols. 1 – 53 (Issue 2), 1953-2005
• The Milbank Quarterly: Vols. 1 – 80, 1923-2002

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development has been updated to include the previously missing issues: Vol. 50, nos. 1/2 - 4/5, 1985.

More New MUSE Titles

***From the Johns Hopkins University Press: L'Esprit Créateur

For more than forty years, L'Esprit Créateur has published studies on French and Francophone literature, film, criticism, and culture. The journal features articles representing a variety of methodologies and critical approaches. Exploring all periods of French literature and thought, L'Esprit Créateur focuses on topics that define French and Francophone Studies today. Edited by John D. Erickson.

For more information about the journal: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/esp/

For the Table of Contents: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/esp/toc/esp46.1.html


***From the Oxford University Press: Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Journal of the American Academy of Religion is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Academy of Religion. This international quarterly journal publishes top scholarly articles that cover the full range of world religious traditions together with provocative studies of the methodologies by which these traditions are explored. Each issue also contains a large and valuable book review section. Edited by Charles Mathewes.

For more information about the journal: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/aar/

For the Table of Contents: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/aar/toc/aar74.1.html

Shakespeare Bulletin debuts in Project MUSE

Shakespeare Bulletin, a peer-reviewed journal of performance criticism and scholarship, provides commentary on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama through feature articles, theatre and film reviews, and book reviews. Begun in 1982 as the organ of the New York Shakespeare Society, which became the Columbia University Seminar, the journal formerly appeared bimonthly; since 1990 it has been appearing as a quarterly. In 1992, it incorporated Shakespeare on Film Newsletter, which began publication in 1976. Shakespeare Bulletin’s theatre coverage serves as a record of production in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and throughout the world. Edited by Andrew James Hartley.

For more information on the journal: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/shb/

For the Table of Contents: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/shb/toc/shb24.1.html