{"id":8464,"date":"2012-02-03T07:05:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T13:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=8464"},"modified":"2012-01-31T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T00:08:02","slug":"the-silent-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/8464","title":{"rendered":"The Silent World"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day in 1953, French oceanographer and marine conservationist Jacques-Yves Cousteau<\/a> published his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure<\/em><\/a> (co-authored by Frederic Dumas). Three years later the documentary film<\/a> was released, and it won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

Alas, Andersen Library has neither the book nor the film. However, UWW students, staff, and faculty may borrow the book from other UW campus libraries by using the free Universal Borrowing<\/a> service. Requested items arrive in 2-4 weekdays. There also is this video available from the Cousteau Society<\/a>‘s YouTube channel<\/a> that talks about the film and contains excerpts:<\/p>\n

\"YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Andersen Library does have many other titles, both by Mr. Cousteau and about marine biology. Search HALCat<\/a> to find titles such as The living sea<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, QH91 .C628) and The living ocean: Understanding and protecting marine biodiversity<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, QH91 .T49 1992). Search article databases to find articles including “State of the marine environment reports\u2013\u2013a need to evaluate their role in marine environmental protection and conservation<\/a>”
\n(Marine Pollution Bulletin<\/em>, 2003, vol.46:no.10, pp.219-1223), “Ocean” (National Geographic<\/em>, 1981, vol.160, pp.780-791; available in Andersen Library’s 1st-floor Bound Periodicals Collection).<\/p>\n

Please ask a librarian<\/a> for assistance with finding materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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