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Author Archives: Martha
November Book Sale
This month the deals are divine! Not only are small books and maps on sale for ten cents, but there are freebies too. As usual, there are also $1 books. Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – November 5, 2013
November is American Indian Heritage Month so it seemed fitting to choose a book that tied in with that theme for the first week of the month…George Caitlin: American Indian Portraits Continue reading
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Tagged american indians, george catlin, native americans, new stuff tuesdays, paintings, portraits
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What American Dialect Do You Speak?
The Interactive Dialect Maps by Joshua Katz of North Carolina State University show aggregate results to questions such as “What is ‘The City’? and “What do you call the night before Halloween?” for the whole United States of America… Continue reading
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Tagged American, dialects, English, language
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New Stuff Tuesday – October 1, 2013
How English Became the Global Language by David Northrup PE1073 .N67 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Thoughts of this book and last week’s new book, Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing, brought up memories of my first time visiting … Continue reading
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Tagged books, English language, globalization, new stuff
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New(er) Book Sale Books
October is well-nigh upon us and the books for that most scary of months have been put out on the book sale carts. What ghoulish topics have we chosen this month? Continue reading
Can Environmental Justice and Economic Development Co-exist in the African American Community?
September 25, 2013 Linda Loubert will be giving a lecture titled “Can Environmental Justice and Economic Development Co-exist in the African American Community?” in the UC. Whether or not you can attend this intriguing presentation, the Andersen Library is the best place to go to find articles related to the topic being discussed. Continue reading
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Tagged African American Heritage Lecture Series, African Americans, articles, economic development, environmental justice
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Caribbean Immigrants and Latino Identities
On September 24, Francisco A. Scarano will be giving a lecture on “Caribbean Immigrants and Latino Identities” in the UC. Whether or not you are able to attend the event, you might be interested in getting more familiar with the Caribbean, immigration, Latino identies, or some combination thereof. This is where Andersen Library can help you out. Continue reading
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Tagged books, Caribbean, ebooks, Latino Heritage Lecture Series, Latinos, lectures
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New Stuff Tuesday – August 27, 2013
Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness by Newton Lee QA76.575 .L44 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor This was my second choice for a book this week, as I discovered that Ellen wrote about Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True … Continue reading
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Book Sale – September 2013
New books for the book sale will be here until the end of September and sell for the low, low price of $1 each. This time around we’re focusing on history, literature and psychology. Continue reading
4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence Continue reading
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Tagged AP style, APA Style, Chicago style, humor in libraries, MLA style, The Onion, Turabian style
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