It's summer -- catch up on a good film!

The Library has recently collected a run of films from the Toronto International Film Festival.  Check out one of these foreign and independent film titles:

 

 

Alamar

AV PN1997.2 A42452627x 2010

 

Bad Day to Go Fishing

AV PN1997.2 M351352x 2010

 

Clandestine Childhood

AV PN1997.2 I6426735235x 2012

 

The Colors of the Mountain

AV PN1997.2 C6467473456x 2012

 

Come Undone

AV PN1997.2 C68478645x 2012

 

The Country Teacher

AV PN1997.2 V4656875x 2009

 

The Dynamiter

AV PN1997.2 D96265847x

 

Eldorado

AV PN1997.2 E43673x 2009

 

Foreign Letters

AV PN1997.2 F6745462548x

 

Found Memories

AV PN1997.2 H5726784764x 2012

 

Free Men

AV PN1997.2 H645664725x 2012

 

Gigante

AV PN1997.2 G542684x 2009

 

The Grocer’s Son

AV PN1997.2 F55734x 2008

 

Helena from the Wedding

AV PN1997.2 H454546247x

 

Hospitalité: Welcome to our house

AV PN1997.2 K366825x 2012

 

How I Ended This Summer

AV PN1997.2 K352529277x 2010

 

Illegal

AV PN1997.2 I4554425x 2011

 

In Love We Trust

AV PN1997.2 Z86968x 2009

 

Inch’Allah Dimanche

AV PN1997.2 I623435x 2002

 

Jaffa

AV PN1997.2 J33442x 2010

 

Karen Cries on the Bus

AV PN1997.2 K374623754x 2011

 

King of Devil’s Island

AV PN1997.2 K664462837x 2011

 

Little Sparrows

AV PN1997.2 L587727768x

 

The Piano in a Factory

AV PN1997.2 G35934756x 2011

 

A Screaming Man

AV PN1997.2 H6456642785x 2011

 

Storm

AV PN1997.2 S7576x 2010

 

The Trap

AV PN1997.2 K576753x 2008

 

Troubled Water

AV PN 1997.2 U896544x 2009

 

Under the Bombs

AV PN1997.2 S6687536x 2008

 

Vasermil

AV PN1997.2 V37847655x 2011

 

Viva Laldjérie

AV PN1997.2 V58952534x 2004

 

The Wind Journeys

AV PN1997.2 V51244738x 2010

 

 

 

 

Brighter Lights!!

You asked! 

In response to satisfaction and use surveys, students frequently requested more and better lighting in the Library.

We heard you!

Please excuse the noise and disruption as the campus electrician crew install new lights throughout the library.

Ramadan

Muslims begin the observation of the holy month of Ramadan at sunset today.

Read more about Ramadan and Islam with one of these titles:

Bakhtiar, Lalen.  Ramadan: Motivating Believers to Action.  BP186.4 R46 1995

Haddad, Yvonne.  Muslims in the West: from Sojourners to Citizens.  BP52.5 M885 2002

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane.  Celebrating Ramadan.  BP186.4 H69 2001

Robinson, Neal.  Islam: A Concise Introduction.  BP161.5 R59 1999

Shu'aib, Tajuddin.  Essentials of Ramadan: the Fasting Month.  BP186.4 S47x 1991

Zimmerman, Trayvon, and American Justice

As the Zimmerman trial proceeds, and the national media and American conscience debate race, justice and society, read up on the issues:

·         The Murder of Emmett Till, AV E185.61 .M973x 2004

·         Community Policing: A Police-Citizen Partnership, Michael Palmiotto, HV7936.C83 P353 2011

·         Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction (3^rd Ed.), Robert Ogle, Jr, HV8073 .O382 2012

·         Racial Profiling (Opposing Viewpoints), HV7936 .R3 R323 2009

·         Profiling and Criminal Justice in America, Jeffrey Bumgarner, HV9950 .B86 2004

·         In the Margins: Special Populations and American Justice, Reid Toth, Gordon Crews and Catherine Burton, KF9223 .I5 2008

·         Rights of the Accused, Michelle Lewis (Ed.), KF9618 .R543 2007

·         American Juries, Neil Vidmar and Valerie Hans, KF8972 .V56 2007

·         Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Wayne LaFave, Jerold Israel, Nancy King, and Orin Kerr, KF9619 .L348 2009

·         Criminal Procedure: Post-Investigation, LaFave et al, KF9619 .L344 2009

·         Law and Evidence: A Primer for Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law, and Legal Studies, Charles Nemeth, KF9660 .N46 2011

·         Psychology and Law, Andreas Kapardis, K487 .P75 K36 2010

Supreme Court

SCOTUS is busily handing down rulings & making news.  Whether it's voting rights, affirmative action or gay marriage, you can read up on the Supreme Court, study landmark cases and investigate the US Legal system with these titles:

 

 

Aaseng, Nathan.  Great Justices of the Supreme Court.  KF8744.A18 1992

Epstein, Lee and Kobylka, Joseph F.   The Supreme Court and Legal Change: Abortion and the death penalty.  KF8742.E67 1992

Greenberg, Jan Crawford.  Supreme Conflict: The inside story of the struggle for control of the United States Supreme Court.  KF8742.G74 2008

 

Hall,  Kermit L.   The Law of the Land: A history of the Supreme Court.  AV KF8742.H35 2003

Judicial Opinions: The Supreme Court justices.  AV KF8742.J836x 2007

Lazarus, Edward.  Closed Chambers: The first eyewitness account of the epic struggles inside the Supreme Court.  KF8742.L39 1998

 

Levy, Robert A. and Mellor, William.  The Dirty Dozen: How twelve Supreme Court cases radically expanded government and eroded freedom.  KF8742.L485 2009 

McCaffrey, Paul and Lynn M. Messina.  The Reference Shelf: The United States Supreme Court. KF8742.Z9 U55 2005

Nemacheck, Christine L.  Strategic Selection: Presidential nomination of Supreme Court justices from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush.  KF8742.N46 2007

 

O’Connor, Sandra Day.  The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.

KF8742.O274 2003

 

Opposing Viewpoints: The U.S. Supreme Court.  KF8742.U18 2010

Rehnquist, William H.  The Supreme Court.  KF8742.R47 2001

Schwartz, Bernard.  A History of the Supreme Court.  KF8742.S39 1993



NASA Selects 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class

Read up on NASA, the triumphs & tragedies,  the history of the space program, and all about extra-terrestrial exploration.

Bilefeld, Marjolin.  It Came from Outer Space. TL865.I83 2003

Dubbs, Chris.  Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight. TL790.D79 2011

Evans, Kim Masters. Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies. TL789.8 .U5 S573x 2012

Furniss, Tim.  A History of Space Exploration and Its Future. TL788.5 .F868 2005

Gorn, Michael.  NASA: The Complete Illustrated History.  TL798.8 .U5 G67 2005

Mari, Christopher.  The Next Space Age.  TL790 N45 2008

NASA: A Retrospective (DVD).  AV TL521.312 N333x 2010

NASA (Opposing Viewpoints Series). TL521.312 .N333 2012

Smith, Cameron.  Emigrating Beyond Earth: Human Adaptation and Space Colonization. TL795.7 .S63 2012

Space Exploration. TL787.5 .S63 2005

Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years.  TL795.5 .S6147x 2002

Reach for the Clouds

Getting some summertime inspiration from the main Library reading room -- looking towards the new wing of the Bisdorf Building on a Monday afternoon.

Farewell intern Laura

Alexandria Campus Library Staff wished a fond farewell to Laura, our "Transition to Independence" intern who spent the Fall and Spring semester helping out in the Library.  Laura was especially helpful with our scanning/ archive project.

Happy Birthday Marion

Library Specialist Marion Mirehouse celebrates a birthday – her 80th! Marion’s been at the College for 35 years and as she celebrates EIGHT DECADES we selected some titles reflecting her interests, background, and pass-times.


Ancona, George. POWWOW. E99 C92 A53 1993

Better Homes and Gardens Blue Ribbon Crafts. TT157 B654 1987

Budiansky, Stephen. The Character of Cats. SF446.5 B84 2002

Budiansky, Stephen. The Nature of Horses. SF285 B798 1977

Campbell, Julie. The Horse in Virginia. SF284 U5 C36 2010

Cracknell, Kenneth. Introduction to World Methodism. BX8231 C73 2005

Dubin, Lois. North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment. E98 J48 D83 1999

Dubpos, Laurent. Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. F1921 D83 2012

Ellis, Clyde. A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. E98 P86 E55 2003

Fehrenbach, T.R. Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans. F386 F4 2000

Great Gifts to Make & Great Ways to Wrap Them. TT157 G635 1998

Hine, Robert. The American West: A New Interpretive History. F591 H662 2000

Innes, Miranda. Traditional Country Crafts. TT157 I565x 2001

Jay, Roni. The Kingdom of the Cat. SF442 J39x 2000

Johnson, Benjamin. Making of the American West. F591 M28 2007

Kirby, James. The Methodists. BX8382.2 A4 K57 1996

McComb, David. Texas: A Modern History. F386 M337 1989

Markin, Bill. How to Fix Just About Everything. TT151 M37 2002

Owings, Alison. Indian Voices: Listening to Native Americans. E98 E85 O85 2011

Penney, David. Art of the American Indian Frontier. E98 A7 A77 1992

Pickeral, Tamsin. The Majesty of the Horse. SF291 P43 2011

Reader’s Digest Illustrated Book of Cats. SF442 R33x 1992

Schuert, Frank. Buffalo Soldiers, Braves and the Brass. F674 F7 S35 1993

Townsend, Richard, ed. Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand. E78 M67 H47 2004

Happy Birthday Marion!

Congratulations graduates

Learning and Technology Resources would like to congratulate all NOVA students who graduated on Sunday May 19th.  Library faculty turned out in force to honor the graduates:

pictured left-to-right: Kerry Cotter (WO), Tamatha Lambert (LO), Anne Anderson (AL), Matt Todd (AL), Katie Seeler (AL).

America's Natural Wonders

Whether it's close to home like Virginia's Natural Bridge (below) or further afield to the Grand Canyon or even Denali National Park on the other side of Canada (i.e. Alaska!) America has many natural wonders to explore and the Alexandria Campus Library has many books to help you do just that -- whether you'll be taking a road trip or spending the summer as an arm-chair tourist.  Check out one of these titles.

Bauer, Erwin A.  Denali: the wild beauty of Denali National Park.  QH105.A4 B38 2000

Breining, Greg.  Super volcano: the ticking time bomb beneath Yellowstone National Park.  QE524 .B74 2007

Bryson, Bill.  A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.  F106 .B92 1998

Duncan, Dayton.  The national parks: America's best idea: an illustrated history.  SB482.A4 D85 2009

Dunn, Jerry Camarillo.  The Rocky Mountain States.  F721 .D86 1989

Fishbein, Seymour L.  Yellowstone country: the enduring wonder.  F722 .F57 1989

Franke, Mary Ann.  To save the wild bison: life on the edge in Yellowstone.  QL737.U53 F73 2005

Ghiglieri, Michael Patrick.  Canyon.  F788 .G45 1992

Horgan, Paul.  Great River: the Rio Grande in North American history.  F392.R5 H65 1991

How the Earth was made. The complete season two.  DVD QE501.H728432x 2010

Jaffe, Andrew.  Alaska--Southeast to McKinley.  F902.3 .J34 1986

Klett, Mark.  Yosemite in time: ice ages, tree clocks, ghost rivers.  F868.Y6 K55 2005

McNeese, Tim.  The Mississippi River.  F351 .M17 2004

McNeese, Tim.  The Rio Grande.  F392.R5 M39 2005

McNeese, Tim.  The Yukon River.  F912.Y9 M38 2005

Madden, Ryan.  Alaska.  F904 .M33 2005

National parks collection.  E160 .N3236x 2009

Powell, John Wesley.  Down the Colorado; diary of the first trip through the Grand Canyon, 1869. F788 .P886 1969

Powell, James Lawrence.  Grand Canyon: solving Earth's grandest puzzle.  QE86.G73 P68 2005

Schullery, Paul.  America’s National Parks: The spectacular forces that shaped our treasured lands. E160.A5794 2001

Wallace, Robert.  The Grand Canyon.  F788.W23

Winckler, Suzanne.  The Great Lakes states.  F551 .W56 1989



End of Term

The entire campus breathed a sigh of relief on Monday 13 May when the last Final Exam concluded, term came to an end, intersession began (no classes!!) and the College turned thoughts to Graduation on Sunday the 19th.

The last two weeks were busy ones in the Library as students finished final papers and projects and studied for final exams.  Because of the closure of the Tyler Building, several final were actually given in the Library!

From April 29 through May 10 the Library opened half an hour early and closed an hour late to provide more time for students to study, conduct research, seek assistance from library staff, use Course Reserve materials (textbooks!!), copy and print.

127 students used the Library before 8.30am and 335 stayed after 10pm for a grand total of 462 students using the Library at times it would otherwise be closed.



Lemonade, iced tea and sweet & savory snacks were also served as a study break toward the end of the evening.

Extended hours are made possible by the willingness of Library staff to re-arrange their schedules: come in early, go home late or cover extra shifts during "normal" hours.   

O'Hagan wins Netherton Award!

Congratulations to Library Specialist Kevin O'Hagan on winning the Jean C Netherton Award for Excellence in Service to the Campus.  The award was presented by Campus Council Vice-Chair Matt Todd and Alexandria Provost Dr Ron Buchanan on Thursday 2 May.

Kevin joins the roll-call of Library Netherton Winners (above) l-r: Bruce Carroll (2010), Marion Mirehouse (1990 -- the award looked a little different back then!), Matt Todd (2009), Kevin O'Hagan (2013), Kim Gross (2012).

The Library also sends a shout-out to our dean, Frances Villagran-Glover, who won for Administrative Faculty!

Study Early - Study Late!!

Once again the Alexandria Campus Library will open early and close late to provide additional time to study in the last week of classes and final exams.

For the week of 29 April and 6 May the Library hours will be:

Monday 29 April - Thursday 2 May:  8am - 11pm

Friday 3 May: 8am - 5pm

Saturday 4 May: 9am - 4pm

Monday 6 May - Thursday 9 May: 8am - 11pm

Friday 10 May: 8am - 5pm

Saturday 11 May: 9am - 4pm

Students are invited to enjoy a late-night study break of snacks and soft drinks in the 10pm hour.

Good luck in exams!!

Unity in Diversity

We asked Library users to put a pin on a world map to show where they were from -- results below:

Truly a global community!

National Library Week 2013

The Alexandria Campus Library celebrates National Library Week April 15 - 20. 

In order to visually demonstrate the breadth and variety of our community, we ask library users to tell us where they are from by placing a pin on a map:

Find some fun facts about Your Library:

Did you know over 170,000 visits are made to this Library each semester?

And that students check out more materials from the Alexandria Campus Library than from any other campus?

The Alexandria Campus Library checks out more Course Reserve items (textbooks) than the libraries at Loudoun, Manassas, the MedicalEd and Woodbridge combined.

Our librarians and library staff have nine masters degrees between them. (and that’s just six people)

The Alexandria Library contains over 70,000 items.
Students searched Proquest over 210,000 times last year.

The Library adds over 2,000 books to the collection per semester.

Librarians teach over 130 classes per semester.

Almost 3,000 students receive research instruction in a classroom setting from campus librarians.

Use of online library resources has increased over 7 times in the last 7 years.

Library Makeover; kick-stools edition

Sometimes it's the all about the small stuff.

When the Alexandria Campus Library opened over 40 years ago it came equipped with a number of kick-stools to help the vertically-challenged reach the books on the top shelves and help the non-vertically-challenged have a temporary seat in the stacks.

Since that time those stools have been well-kicked:

The Library once again would like to thank the Netherton Trust for the funding to replace the old stools with a quantity of brand new ones for both levels (see below):

Alexandria Campus Celebrates a New Look

Thanks to the generosity of former Alexandria Provost Jean C. Netherton the Alexandria Campus Library was able to replace the existing chairs in student study spaces:

Yes, the old chairs pictured above were literally held together with duct tape, so the new furniture was a very welcome addition.

Thanks to the Jean C. Netherton Memorial Trust the Library was able to completely re-furnish the most heavily-used student spaces (and with over 170,000 visits made to the Library every semester they take a lot of wear and tear!).

In addition to all new lounge chairs in the Library "living room," (above) the Quiet Study Space got new chairs with tablet arms to acccommodate laptops and devices -- as well as books!! (see below) 

Finally, the Library Instructional Space also got a makeover with new chairs for students learning the finer points of library resarch (below):

Replacing the worn-out, uncomfortabe furniture was a request from the Student Government Association on behalf of all Library users.  Thanks to the Jean C. Netherton Trust for making one of the most heavily-used student spaces on campus conducive to learning and success.

Globalization Week at Alexandria

March 25 - 29 is GLOBALIZATION week at the Alexandria Campus, with several seminars and other great educational opportunities on offer.  In honor of Globalization Week, why not check out one of these titles?

Allen, Robert C. Global Economic History: A Very short introduction.  HC51 .A56 2011

Appleby, Joyce. The Relentless Revolution: A History of capitalism.  HB501 .A648 2010

Eichengreen, Barry, Poonam Gupta, and Rajiv Kumar (editors). Emerging Giants: China and India in the world economy.  HC427.95 .E44 2010

Featherstone, Mike (editor). Global Culture: Nationalism, globalization and modernity.  HM101 .G56 1990

Findlay, Ronald and Kevin H. O’Rourke.  Power and Plenty: Trade, war, and the world economy in the second millennium.  HF1379 .F559 2007

Greenwald, Bruce C. and Judd Kahn. Globalization: The Irrational fear that someone in China will take your job.  HF1379 .G744 2009

Holbrook, Kate, Ann S. Kim, Brian Palmer, and Anna Portnoy (editors). Global Values 101: A Short course.  HM681 .G55 2006

Jacques, Martin. When China Rules the World: The End of the western world and the birth of a new global order.  JZ1734 .J33 2009

Lechner, Frank J. and John Boli (editors). The Globalization Reader, 4th edition.  HF1359 .G59 2012

Muldoon, Jr., James P., JoAnn Fagot Aviel, Richard Reitano, and Earl Sullivan (editors). The New Dynamics of Multilateralism: Diplomacy, international organizations, and global governance. JZ1305 .N46 2011

Polanyi, Karl. The Great Transformation: The Political and economic origins of our time.  HC53 .P6 2001

Polet, François and CETRI (editors). Globalizing Resistance: The State of struggle.  HM881 .G5596 2004

Rivoli, Peitra.  The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy.  HD9969.S6 R58 2005

Singer, Peter. One World: The Ethics of globalization.  JZ1318 .S583 2002

Sjursen, Katie (editor). Globalization: The Reference shelf.  JZ1318 .G579 2000

Skidelsky, Robert and Christian Westerlind Wigström (editors). The Economic Crisis and the State of Economics.  HB3717 2008 .E36 2010

Spence, Michael. The Next Convergence: The Future of economic growth in a multispeed world.  HD82 .S694 2011

Stiglitz, Joseph E. Freefall: America, free markets, and the sinking of the world economy. HB3722 .S842 2010

Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work.  HF1359 .S753 2006

Tétreault, Mary Ann and Robert A. Denemark (editors). Gods, Guns, and Globalization: Religious radicalism and international political economy.  BL238 .G637x 2004

Turner, Bryan S. (editor). The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. HM626 .R68x 2010

Walk a Mile in Someone Else's Shoes...

...read an autobiography!  From sports stars to singers to writer, artists & architects, the Alexandria Campus Library has a wealth of biographical information.  Check one out today (there are even some videos for Spring Break).

Anderson, Marian.  My Lord, what a morning, an autobiography.  ML420.A6 A3

Auchincloss, Louis.  Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders, an autobiography.  E725.45.1st. R64 2004

Chaplin, Joyce E., editor.  Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography.  E302.6.F7 A2 2012

Clemens, Samuel.  Autobiography of Mark Twain.  PS1331.A2 2010

Corbijn, Anton.  Control: The Tragic tale of the singer of Joy Division.  AV ML420.C987 C872x 2008

Eggers, David.  What is the what: A Novel.  PS3605.G48 W43 2007

Evers-Williams, Myrlie and Manning Marable.  The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero’s life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches.   F349.J13 E92 2005

Franklin, John Hope.  Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin.  E175.5.F73 A3 2005

Gidding, Joshua.  Failure: An autobiography.  PS3557.I24 Z46x 2007

Holiday, Billie.  Lady Day: The Many faces of Billie Holiday.  AV ML420.H58 L33938x 2009

Holiday, D. Alexander.  In the care of strangers: The Autobiography of a foster child.  PS3608.O4843 Z46x 2010

Iacocca, Lee.  Iacocca: An Autobiography.  HD9710.U52 I25 2007

King, B.B. Blues all around me: The Autobiography of B.B. King.  ML420.K473 A3 2011

Maradona, Diego Armando.  Maradona: The Autobiography of soccer’s greatest and most controversial star.  GV942.7.M32 A3 2007

Masuda, Sayo.  Autobiography of a geisha.  GT3412.7.M37 A3 2005

Matson, Molly.  An independent woman: The Autobiography of Edith Guerrier.  Z720.G89 A3 1992

Matthews, Pamela R.  Ellen Glasgow: The Woman within.  PS3513.L34 Z47 1994

Rodriguez, Richard.  Hunger of memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, an autobiography. F870.M5 R62 2005

Roy, Jody M.  Autobiography of a recovering skinhead: The Frank Meeink Story.  HV6439.U5 M44 2010

Rusesabagina, Paul.  An Ordinary man: An autobiography.  DT450.443.R87 A3 2006

Wright, Frank Lloyd.  An Autobiography.  NA737.W7 A2 2005