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New Stuff Tuesday – July 28

Al’ America: Travels Through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots By Jonathan Curiel E169.1 .C853 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor They don’t call the America the “melting pot” for nothing. As the land of opportunity, we have traditionally been a … Continue reading

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Presidential campaign TV commercials, 1952-2008

I know, I know, after the recent presidential election, we’ve probably all had our fill of campaign commercials. But this web site is worth a few minutes of your time, I promise. The Museum of the Moving Image put together … Continue reading

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World Digital Library: Cultural treasures, at your fingertips

On April 21, 2009, the World Digital Library debuted. Its mission: “[to make] available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.” Developed by the Library of Congress … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 28

Culture and Customs series: Greenwood Press New Book Island, 2nd floor and Main Collection, 3rd floor One of the recurring themes for research projects every year is to write about a country. As nice as it would be to just … Continue reading

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