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Parks and Recreation

Posted on April 30th, 2015

image fileAs the weather warms and we think of the time off ahead, Booth has a fantastic display of information online and in print related to National Parks and Recreation of all kinds, Take a look in the reference room and at the Reference News post

PARKS and RECREATION

Posted on April 30th, 2015

Parks & Recreation logoBetter weather is FINALLY here–so we can finally enjoy the great outdoors…Whether you’re planning a trip to a new and exotic location, swimming at the municipal pool, revisiting your favorite haunts or prefer armchair traveling on your porch with an iced tea, chances are we have what you’re looking for (as well as a few surprises).

The Parks and Recreation display in Reference has maps, pamphlets, guides, books, and videos–most of which are available for check-out–on places like St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the U.S.A.; the Northwest’s famous Pacific Crest Trail where one can hike or backpack all or parts of the trail from Mexico to Canada; pedal along your favorite Illinois bike path; camp, surf, swim, or beach-comb along the Pacific coastline of Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, Canada or Alaska; follow in the footsteps of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who trekked 8000 miles in 28 months; sign-up for the rafting-ride-of-a-lifetime along the Snake River; or read Aldo Leopold’s classic A Sand County Almanac whose book begins with “There are those who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.”

This display highlights only a fraction of what’s available to you in our collection. Happy trails and happy summer!

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Book Stacks E 158 .C827 2001 America’s national scenic trails / by Kathleen Ann Cordes.
Book Stacks F 532.I5 S35 2013 Dreams of duneland: a pictorial history of the Indiana Dunes Region / Kenneth J. Schoon.
Book Stacks F 536 .D49x Directory of Illinois museums: including historical, cultural and scientific agencies.
Book Stacks F 539.3 .P64 2012 Oddball Illinois: a guide to 450 really strange places / Jerome Pohlen.
Book Stacks F 547.J2 M637 1954x Flowering plants and ferns of Giant City State Park / by Robert H. Mohlenbrock.
Book Stacks F 547.L3 C74 2002x Starved Rock State Park: the work of the CCC along the I & M Canal / Dennis H. Cremin, Charlene Giardina.
Book Stacks F 547.L3 S25 Starved Rock State Park and its environs / by Carl O. Sauer, Gilbert H. Cady and Henry C. Cowles.
Book Stacks F 548.18 .F57 1987 Country walks near Chicago / by Alan Fisher.
Book Stacks F 548.18 .F7625 Frommer’s Chicago with kids.
Book Stacks F 548.18 .T47 2004x Chicago : off the beaten path / Cliff Terry.
Book Stacks F 548.37 .C495 2007x Chicago / edited by Suzanne Lander.
Book Stacks F 782.R59 F73 2013 Making Rocky Mountain National Park: the environmental history of an American treasure / Jerry J. Frank.
Book Stacks F 852.3 .D47 2000 Guide to America’s outdoors. Pacific Northwest / by Bob Devine.

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Book Stacks G 1105 .N4 2000 National geographic atlas of natural America.
Book Stacks GV 1045.5.M55 S44 1995 Mountain biker’s guide to the Midwest: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois / Dave Shepherd.
Book Stacks GV 174 .D87 1999x Wilderness within: reflections on leisure and life / Daniel L. Dustin.
Book Stacks GV 182 .J66 2005x Invention of the park: recreational landscapes from the Garden of Eden to Disney’s Magic Kingdom / Karen R. Jones and John Wills.
Book Stacks GV 191.4 .J46 1995 Outdoor recreation in America / Clayne R. Jensen.
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I3 P67 2009 Hiking Illinois / Susan L. Post.
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I32 I454 1998 Hiking & biking the I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor / by Jim Hochgesang.
Book Stacks GV 199.42.I6 M34 2000 Hiking Indiana / Sally McKinney.
Book Stacks GV 199.42.M82 S757 2012 Best hikes near St. Louis / JD Tanner and Emily Ressler-Tanner.
Book Stacks GV 53 .L54 2006 America’s boardwalks: from Coney Island to California / James Lilliefors.

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Book Stacks QE 105 .W6 1997 Geology underfoot in Illinois / Raymond Wiggers.
Book Stacks QE 106.I34 G85 2004x Guide to the Illinois Caverns State Natural Area / Samuel V. Panno [and others].
Book Stacks QH 105.F6 B66 2002 Book of the Everglades / edited by Susan Cerulean.
Book Stacks QH 105.I3 A53 1997 Nature of Chicago / Isabel S. Abrams.
Book Stacks QH 105.M55 S48 2996 Smithsonian guides to natural America. The Northern Plains– Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota / text, Lansing Shepard.
Book Stacks QH 105.N7 D39 2007 Field guide to the natural world of New York City / Leslie Day.
Book Stacks QH 75 .D83 2011 Authenticity in nature: making choices about the naturalness of ecosystems / Nigel Dudley.
Book Stacks QH 76 .M53 2009 Wilderness in national parks: playground or preserve / John C. Miles.
Book Stacks QH 76.5.I5 Z98 2002 Guide to Illinois nature centers & interpretive trails / Walter G. Zyznieuski and George S. Zyznieuski.
Book Stacks QH 81 .L56 1989x Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there / by Aldo Leopold.
Book Stacks QH 81 .N67 2002 Norton book of nature writing / edited by Robert Finch and John Elder.

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Book Stacks S 916.I3 N47x Nature of Illinois.
Book Stacks S 932.E22 D74 2010 America’s natural places. East and Northeast / Donelle Nicole Dreese.
Book Stacks S 932.P33 S27 2010 America’s natural places. Pacific and West / Methea Sapp.
Book Stacks S 932.R63 E57 2010 America’s natural places. Rocky Mountains and Great Plains / Kelly Enright.
Book Stacks S 932.S84 K69 2010 America’s natural places. South and Southeast / Stacy S. Kowtko.
Book Stacks SB 486.P76 O97 1994 Our endangered parks: what you can do to protect our national heritage / National Parks and Conservation Association; with profiles by Jeffrey Davis.

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Book Stacks TX 1110 .F74 2005 Complete RV handbook: a guide to getting the most out of life on the road / Jayne Freeman.
Book Stacks Y 4.R 31/3:110-26 No child left inside: reconnecting kids with the outdoors / joint oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans, joint with the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources
Book Stacks Y 4.R 31/3:110-7 Yellowstone National Park bison: oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 20, 2007.

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BTC 333.78 G259ma Managing green spaces: careers in wilderness and wildlife management / Suzy Gazlay.
BTC 590 R727ark Ark in the park: the story of Lincoln Park Zoo / Mark Rosenthal, Carol Tauber, and Edward Uhlir.
BTC 796.01 B882in In the park / Nikki Bundey.

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Docs 582.13 NATU Nature’s palette: a guide to wildflower color in Illinois / by John Schwegman.
Docs 597.176 COMM Common freshwater fish of Illinois.
Docs 597.8 ILLI 2 Illinois landowner’s guide to amphibian conservation / R.E. Szafoni, et al.
Docs 598.34 NAVO Illinois lakeshore birds / prepared by Jason Navota.

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Docs 917.73 I29ip Illinois prairie heritage.
Docs 917.73 ILLI26 Illinois Amtrak calendar of events: fun guide.
Docs 917.73 TIME2 Time traveler: a guide to historic Illinois.
Docs 917.7304929 ILLI3 Illinois weekend adventure guide.
Docs 917.7356 WELC 2008 Welcome to the Illinois State Capitol.
Docs 917.773 FIRS4 First official goodtimes guide to southern Illinois.

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Docs A 13.13:D 54 Diamond Fork Youth Forest, Utah
Docs A 13.13:H 94/5/999 River Road Scenic Byway-Huron National Forest .
Docs A 13.13:L 58/3 Discovering the legacy of Lewis and Clark: bicentennial commemoration 2003-2006 / Frank Muhly, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.
Docs A 13.13:SH 7/8 Shoshone National Forest visitor guide: America’s first national forest / Wyoming / US Forest Service.
Docs A 13.13:W15/20 Wild & scenic Snake River guide.
Docs A 13.2:F53/9 Fishing your national forests.
Docs A 13.2:F61/6 Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway: a national forest and state of Colorado scenic byway.
Docs A 13.2:T 62/2009 Toquima Cave rock art site, Utah
Docs A 13.36/2:C 71/2/2011 Southwestern Colorado public lands campground guide.
Docs A 13.36/2:N21/21/996 Guide to your national forests and other lands administered by the Forest Service
Docs A 13.36/2:N42M/2 New Mexico recreation and heritage guide /  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [et al.].
Docs A 13.36/2:R 5-RG-172 Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: 7.5  quadrangle / US Forest Service; Pacific Southwest Region.
Docs A 13.36/2:W 64/10 Winter wildlife viewing guide: Garden Valley, Idaho.
Docs A 13.36/2:W75/995 Wisconsin’s national forests: pocket guide / US Forest Service.
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 10-RG-158 Tongass National Forest: Juneau area trails guide / US Forest Service.
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-152 Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, California series–central Sierra: Le Conte Canyon to Barker Pass / US Forest Service.
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R8-RG167 Jefferson National Forest, Virginia / US Forest Service.

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Docs G 4101.E63 1987 .I4 Illinois canoeing guide.
Docs I 28.2:ST2/5 Minerals in the 50 states / U.S. Department of the Interior.
Docs I 29.2:AR 4/4 Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.2:C 99 Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.2:G29/3/DRAFT/SUM. Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District, Colorado /Summary: study of alternatives.
Docs I 29.2:R 59/20 Ancient native Americans in Rock Creek Park: District of Columbia / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.2:SA 2 A St. Augustine at 450 years.
Docs I 29.2:SCI 2/2 National Park Service science in the 21st century: a National Parks Science Committee report / Sylvia A. Earle [et al.].
Docs I 29.21:EF4/2/995 Effigy mounds National Monument, Iowa: official map and guide.
Docs I 29.21:EL 5/4 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island: New York-New Jersey / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.21:ER 4 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (N.Y.)
Docs I 29.21:H 82/2/998 Hovenweep National Monument Colorado/Utah: official map and guide.
Docs I 29.21:J 61/3/2010 John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.21:N 22/2/2012 Navajo National Monument, Arizona / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.21:OR 3/6 Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.21:W 58/6/2013/SPAN.-ENG. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.39:G 56/2014 Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.39:M 46  Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona/Nevada.
Docs I 29.39:M 69 I/2001 Mississippi National River and Recreation Area / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.39:W 57/2/2000 Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.6/5:P 76/2 Potomac heritage: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond counties, Virginia; explore Virginia’s Nothern Neck by bicycle.
Docs I 29.6/6:K 12 Kalaupapa: Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.6/6:P 18/2 Palo Alto Battlefield.
Docs I 29.8:B 48/2009 Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.8:P 23/4/2000 National park system map and guide: [United States] / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.8:P 44/2009 Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia / National Park Service.
Docs I 29.86/4:L 63 Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic site: cultural landscape report / prepared by Lucy Lawliss and Susan Hitchcock.

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Docs I 53.2:OR 3/25 National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: junior pioneer book / U.S. Department of the Interior.
Docs I 53.2:P 95/2000 Pryor Mountain National Wild Horse Range / U.S. Department of the Interior.
Docs I 53.2:R 52/3/999 Alaska river adventures.
Docs I 53.7/2:AR 4 I/7 La Posa off-highway vehicle guide map (Yuma, Arizona)  / U.S. Department of the Interior.
Docs I 53.7/2:M 69 O/3 Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: boaters’ guide, Fort Benton to Coal Banks Landing / BLM; Fort Benton River Management Station.

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Docs Maps  A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG 26/2002 Ozark National Forest, Arkansas
Docs Maps A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-167 Sequoia National Forest atlas, including Giant Sequoia National Monument: 7.5  quadrangle topographic maps / US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.
Docs A 13.36/2-6:R 5-RG-177 Sierra National Forest, California / US Forest Service.
Docs Maps A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG-348/2011 Kisatchie National Forest, Caney Ranger District, Louisiana / US Forest Service

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Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N4x Illinois, official bicycle map, east central Illinois, map 5 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N52x Illinois, official bicycle map, northwestern Illinois, map 2 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N5x Illinois, official bicycle map, southeastern Illinois, map 7 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2007 .N6x Illinois official bicycle map, Shawnee region, map 9 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N61x Illinois, official bicycle map, I & M Canal to Iroquois, map 3 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N62x Illinois, official bicycle map, southwestern Illinois, map 8 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2008 .N63x Illinois, official bicycle map, Springfield and westernmost Illinois, map 6 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.
Docs Maps G 4101.E63 2009 .N61x Illinois, official bicycle map, Chicago/northeastern Illinois, map 1 / Northern Illinois University through the Cartography Laboratory.

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DVDs – 4000 Level F1017 .C36 2005x .DVD Canada [videorecording] / Pilot Film and TV Productions Ltd.
DVDs – 4000 Level F597 .M54 2006x .DVD Midwest USA [videorecording] / DVD Masters.
DVDs – 4000 Level F782.M52 M47 2007x .DVD Mesa Verde National Park [videorecording].
DVDs – 4000 Level F788 .G73 2001x .DVD Grand Canyon [videorecording]: the world’s great natural wonder / producer/director Dale Johnson.
DVDs – 4000 Level F912.M23 D363 2005x .DVD Denali, Alaska’s great wilderness [videorecording] / a co-production of ABC/Kane Productions and BBC in association with Trebitsch Produktion International GmbH and PBS.
DVDs – 4000 Level PN1997 .P865x .DVD Punishment park [videorecording] / a Francoise Films production; directed by Peter Watkins.

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Doc Maps G4102.M5 2006 .I4x Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Doc Maps G4102.P9 2007 .I4x Pyramid State Park.
Doc Maps G4102.W57 2006 .I4x Wolf Creek State Park.
Doc Maps I 19.79:W 64 Celebrating America’s national wilderness preservation system
Doc Maps I 29.8:C16/2 Historical map & guide to the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor : America’s first national heritage corridor. / produced by Canal Corridor Association.

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Docs I 53.2:OU8/4 Unlimited outdoor adventure: something for everyone.
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:K66 Klamath Falls Resource Area, Lakeview District, Oregon/ United States Department of the Interior.
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:SA3/995 Lower Salmon River boater’s guide : Hammer Creek to Heller Bar, Idaho / [edited by Luverne Grussing and Jennifer Jones].
Doc Maps I 53.7/2:W99/47 Wyoming, “unlimited outdoor adventure.”
Book Stacks QH 105.I3 J44 2014 Exploring nature in Illinois: a field guide to the Prairie State / Michael Jeffords and Susan Post.
Book Stacks QL 1 .F4 N.S. num.115 Fieldiana. Zoology.
Book Stacks QL 1 .F4 N.S. num.115 Fishes of Will County, Illinois / Philip W. Willink, Francis M. Veraldi.

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Reference & Book Stacks QL 684.I3 B64 1989 Birds of Illinois / H. David Bohlen.
Reference GV 1045.5.I3 S76 2003x Chicago mountain bike trails guide / by P.L. Strazz.
Reference GV 53 .E53 2004 vol 1 Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America / Gary S. Cross, editor.
Reference GV 53 .E53 2004 vol 2 Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America / Gary S. Cross, editor.
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Finals Week activities planned

Posted on April 27th, 2015

Booth Library will offer a variety of activities to help students combat stress and take a break during finals week.

Beginning May 1, students are invited to relax with some fun mad-libs and Sudoku puzzles, which will be available throughout the library.

On May 4 and 5, our canine friends Pippa, Wilson and Tucker, certified therapy dogs that are part of the Charleston Area Dog Club, will greet students from 2 to 4 p.m. and 4:15-6 p.m. outside the library’s north entrance (weather permitting; otherwise, inside the North Lobby).

Also, from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 4, popcorn and lemonade will be served to students.

All activities and refreshments are free to students.

During finals week, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 2; noon to 1 a.m. May 3; 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. May 4-7, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9.

Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted on April 26th, 2015

image fileMay is Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage month across the United States. EIU is celebrating in April and Booth is joining in through this “Reference News”  post.

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

Posted on April 26th, 2015

 

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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

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All through the month of April, EIU is celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month,–a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States–with an offering of lectures, field trips, conferences, and films that explore the meaning and context of Asian culture in the United States and worldwide.
Booth Library has several materials that explore diverse perspectives and ideas about Asian-Pacific American heritage.  Check out the following materials below and help us celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month!


DVD’s (located on the 4000 level of Booth Library)


Yŏnp’ung yŏn’ga = Love Wind, Love Song (1999)

PN1997 .L687x .DVD

A Korean drama about a man and woman who meet one day while chasing a pickpocket at the airport and develop feelings for each other.

Island of Temples (1973) 
M1824.I53 I85x .DVD

Filmed in Bali, this folk-music documentary illustrates the day-to-day life of the islanders, their folk songs, Gamelan orchestras and dance-dramas. The temple is the focal point of each village, where the villagers gather for religious ceremonies as well as for music and dance.

DVD cover imageOnce Were Warriors (2002) 
PN1997 .O634x DVD

In a poor suburb of Auckland, Jake and Beth Heke live a life defined by drunken parties, unstable friendships, and confrontations with authorities. Jake, a complex man with a rascal’s charm, is weighted down by a quick temper, alcoholism, and an evil streak of male entitlement. Beth’s beauty has been scarred by broken dreams and Jake’s beefy fists. Yet her inner strength and desire to save her family make her the solid center around which this story of tragedy and hope is constructed. more

Khamosh pani = Silent Waters (2004)
PN1997 .K5125x .DVD
Set in Pakistan, in 1979, as the country begins embracing Islamic nationalism. Widowed Ayesha lives in Charkhi, Punjab with her son Saleem, who is one of those caught up in the new fundamentalist teachings. As Saleem and his friends attempt to enforce their beliefs on the local community the situation is made even more difficult by the arrival of Sikh pilgrims. 2005 award winning film from the Association of Asian Studies Film Festival (in Panjabi and Urdu with English subtitles).

Tasŏt kae ŭi sisŏn = If You Were Me 2
PN1995.9.D6 T376 2007x .DVD
A collection of Korean short films from the Korean Film Council. In Korean with subtitles in Korean, English, French or Spanish

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
PN1997 .C789x .DVD
Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.

Yi Yi = A One and a Two …
PN1997 .Y552x .DVD
Originally released in 2000. Three generations of a middle-class Taiwanese family living in modern Taipei have their personal problems – failing business, lost love, endangered health, and more – to deal with in Edward Yang’s nicely observed slice-of-life drama. Filmed with a static camera and edited in an unhurried rhythm, this intimate story unfolds over the course of a year that begins with a wedding and ends with a funeral.


Current Affairs: The Middle East


Rethinking a Middle East in Transition

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Armies and State-Building in the Modern Middle East: Politics, Nationalism and Military Reform
UA832 .C76 2014x

The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East
DS36.7 .T45 2013x

The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War
DS63.2.U5 I73 2010


 The Past: War and Conflict


The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
DS919 .H35 2007

Hiroshima, Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
D767.25.H6 H334 2014

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Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World
DS889.15 .D69 2012


Escaping the Khmer Rouge : A Cambodian Memoir

DS554.83.P4 A3 2008


Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope

DS786 .R568 2009

In country: Remembering the Vietnam War
DS558 .I74 2011


Culture: Poetry and Literature


Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary 
South Asian American Poetry
PS591.S68 I53 2010

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Quiet Fire: A Historical Anthology of Asian American Poetry, 1892-1970
PS591.A76 Q75 1996x

Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing
PS508.A8 B65 2001

Modern South Asian Literature in English
PR9484.6 .B75 2003

The Canon in Southeast Asian Literatures: Literatures of
Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

PL3508.O5 C36 2000

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Additional Materials

On  the national scale “the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success.” from the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month website

In the Spring of 2014 Booth Library received a grant to present a programming series titled “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys“.  The library used this grant to purchase several books on diverse topics about Muslims in the United States and around the world.  The items purchased from this grant can be viewed on page 16 of the programming booklet.

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Travel and tourism guides

Posted on April 23rd, 2015

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Planning a getaway? Explore the world with a selection of Booth’s tourism and travel guides

Travel the World

Posted on April 23rd, 2015

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Summer is on the horizon and that means it’s time to start planning your summer getaways!  Visit the travel display on the 3000 level for some ideas.  A sampling of the display is listed below:

 

Close to Home…

 

California & NevadaBook Cover Image
F859.3 .C348x 2000

Chicago
F548.18 .C395 2003x

Florida Keys
F317.M7 F548

Fodor’s … Maui.Book Cover Image
DU628.M3 F62x

National Geographic Traveler: San Francisco
F869.S33 D86 2000

Texas
F384.3 .A23 2004x

 

…And Far Away!

 

Brazil
F2510 .B73 2008x

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F2165 .S72 2012x

Switzerland
DQ16 .N38 2012x

Ukraine: The Bradt Travel Guide
DK508.2 .E92x 2004

 

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National Geographic Traveler: Germany

DD16 .N37 2004x

Jamaica
F1869 .B35 2000x

Costa Rica Guide
F1543.5 .G57x 2004

Edible Book Festival winners are announced

Posted on April 17th, 2015

Best Entry by a Student – A Clockwork Orange by Katie Jenkins

Best Entry by a Student – A Clockwork Orange by Katie Jenkins

People's Choice Gold – Strega Nona by Georgia Ryan and son Jeremy Ryan

People’s Choice Gold – Strega Nona by Georgia Ryan and son Jeremy Ryan

Dean's Choice Gold – Cinderella After Midnight by Stacey Knight-Davis

Dean’s Choice Gold – Cinderella After Midnight by Stacey Knight-Davis

Children's Book – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Samantha Bobbitt and Heather Wohltman

Children’s Book – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Samantha Bobbitt and Heather Wohltman

Dean's Choice Silver – Gone With the Wind by Jana Aydt

Dean’s Choice Silver – Gone With the Wind by Jana Aydt

Best Entry by a Family – I Need My Monster by Hannah Kuhns, Kathy Black, and Dawn Kuhns

Best Entry by a Family – I Need My Monster by Hannah Kuhns, Kathy Black, and Dawn Kuhns

People's Choice Silver – The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Steve Brantley

People’s Choice Silver – The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Steve Brantley

Funniest Pun – The Taming of the Shrooms by Heather Wohltman

Funniest Pun – The Taming of the Shrooms by Heather Wohltman

About 30 entries were received for Booth Library’s fifth annual Edible Book Festival, held on April 16 as part of National Library Week.

Awards were presented in the following categories: Dean’s Choice, People’s Choice, Children’s Book Theme, Student Entry, Family Entry and Funniest Pun. About 100 guests attended the show and voted for their favorites.

The winners were as follows:

People’s Choice: gold winner, “Strega Nona” by Georgia Ryan and Jeremy Ryan; silver winner, “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” by Steve Brantley.

Dean’s Choice: gold winner, “Cinderella After Midnight” by Stacey Knight-Davis; silver winner, “Gone With the Wind,” by Jana Aydt.

Best in Show – Family Entry: “I Need My Monster” by Hannah Kuhns, Kathy Black and Dawn Kuhns.

Best in Show – Funniest Pun: “The Taming of the Shrooms” by Heather Wohltman.

Best in Show – Children’s Book Theme: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” by Samantha Bobbitt and Heather Wohltman.

Best in Show – Student Entry: “A Clockwork Orange” by Katie Jenkins.

Three students honored with Award for Excellence

Posted on April 16th, 2015

Pictured is award winner Helen Plevka with Dana Ringuette, chairman of the EIU Department of English, left; and Robert Martinez, assistant professor of English, right.

Pictured is award winner Helen Plevka with Dana Ringuette, chairman of the EIU Department of English, left; and Robert Martinez, assistant professor of English, right.

Pictured is award winner Nusrat Farah with Mukti Upadhyay, EIU professor of economics. Not pictured was award winner Anita Ihuwan.

Pictured is award winner Nusrat Farah with Mukti Upadhyay, EIU professor of economics. Not pictured was award winner Anita Ihuwan.

The Library Advisory Board of Booth Library honored three students as winners of the 2015 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity.

Award winners were Nusrat Farah of Dhaka, Bangladesh, a graduate student in economics, for her paper, “Impact of Household and Demographic Characteristics on Poverty in Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis”; Anita Ihuwan of Everett, Wash., a senior majoring in health studies, for her paper, “Knowledge and Attitudes of College Students Covering HIV/AIDS”; and Helen Plevka of Morton, a senior majoring in English, for her paper, “Discordant Desire: Morley’s Polyphony in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night.’”

The Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity program promotes and recognizes excellence in student research. The program encourages students to enhance their studies by utilizing the wealth of information available at Booth Library and other research venues.

All entries were original works completed by Eastern students within the last 12 months. The award recipients were selected on the basis of excellence, creativity and the use of research resources. A digital copy of award entries will become part of the Library’s institutional repository, The Keep, found at www.library.eiu.edu.

Honorary Chair David Baldacci

Posted on April 13th, 2015

image filePart of Booth Library’s National Library Week celebration includes this display of Baldacci’s novels from our collection.

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