May 16, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
Ebrary now provides access to their e-books which have been purchased by the HBLL though a new mobile app. Available in the App Store for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, this app makes it possible to read Ebrary books both online and offline. After you “check-out” a book and download it you can read, navigate and search it with ease. This new app offers an easy portable way to read some of the many e-books offered by the library. For more information on the app and instructions on how to connect to the HBLL’s collections check here: http://support.ebrary.com/category/english/mobileapp
If you need any help with this or other library services please contact the Education subject librarian Rachel Wadham: Rachel_Wadham@byu.edu
May 9, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
ERIC searchers will now find it easier to identify the peer-reviewed status of more materials in ERIC, thanks to the addition of this data for journal articles from 1966 to 2003 (the status is already available on ERIC records from 2004 forward).
ERIC is updating the backfile of article records on a journal by journal basis. It is expected that the updates to more than 680,000 journal records will be completed within the next four months.
Staff librarians consult three sources to determine whether a journal title is peer-reviewed:
- Ulrichsweb
- The Serials Directory
- Publisher-provided information
ERIC has additionally modified all bibliographic records to display “Yes” or a blank space rather than “Yes”, “No”, or “N/A” in the Peer-Reviewed field of the record. This change to “Yes” or blank is also viewable in ERIC’s Journal List.
For more information, see ERIC’s new policy on the Peer-Reviewed Designation
May 2, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
J.R.R. Tolkien by Alexandra Wallner. Holiday House, 2011. Call number 928 T577w 2011
The story of J.R.R. Tolkien, an ordinary man with an extraordinary imagination who became one of the world’s most beloved authors.
Jim Henson: the guy who played with puppets by Kathleen Krull. Random House, 2011. Call number: 927 H398k 2011
Chronicles the life of Jim Henson, describing how he pushed the boundaries of entertainment and brought the art of puppets to a new level with the creation of his Muppets.
Charles Dickens and the street children of London by Andrea Warren. Houghton Mifflin Books, 2011. Call number: 928 D55w 2011.
Warren takes you on a journey into the workhouses, slums, factories, and schools of Victorian England, and into the world of Dickens. She shows now he used his pen to do battle on behalf of the poor, becoming one of the great reformers of his or any age.
For the love of music: the remarkable story of Maria Anna Mozart by Elizabeth Rusch. Tricycle Press, 2011. Call number 927 M871r 2011
Biography of Maria Anna Mozart, sister of the famous composer.
April 25, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
The CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Council) website is an authoritative source for “books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature” produced by the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Teachers, librarians, early childhood care providers, and college students will find designated areas to guide them to useful articles, reviews, booklists, and web links. Bookmark this site to check-out the weekly book spotlight–the title, author, age group, and a brief summary are given.
April 18, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
Did you know that TeachingBooks.net goes into the studios of the best authors and illustrators, films them, and makes edited movies and comprehensive author programs available to you online, anytime?
Explore the TeachingBooks.net collection of exclusive, originally produced author programs, book readings, and author name pronunciations.
Find the link to this database on the Education Subject Guide under the Lesson Planning Resources Tab in the box labeled Childrens and Young Adult Literature.
If you need any help with this or other library databases please contact the Education subject librarian Rachel Wadham: Rachel_Wadham@byu.edu
April 11, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
Pablo Neruda: poet of the people by Monica Brown. Henry Hold and Compay, 2011. Call number 928 N358b 2011
Describes the life and times of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet.
Red Bird sings: the story of Zitkla-Sa, Native American author, musician, and activist. Carolrhoda Books, 2011. Call number 923.6 Z69c 2011
Zitkala-Sa finds that she can sing through her music, but also by writing stories and giving speeches and being an activist for Native American rights.
A nation’s hope: the story of boxing legend Joe Louis by Matt de la Pena illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Dial Books, 2011. Call number 927 L929d 2011
Biography of boxer Joe Louis who fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that was about more than just the world heavyweight title.
April 4, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
Embracing risk in urban education: curiosity, creativity, and courage in the ear of no excuses and relay race reform by Alice E. Ginsberg. Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012. Call number: LC 4092 .P5 G56 2012
The publisher says the following about this book: ”Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of “at-risk, ” we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic Philadelphia public schools”
Closing chapters: urban change, religious reform and the decline of Youngstown’s Catholic elementary schools, 1960-2006 by Thomas G. Welsh. Lexington Books, 2012. Call number: LC 503 .Y68 W45 2012.
The publisher says the following about this book: “Closing Chapters attempts to explain the disintegration of urban parochial schools in Youngstown, Ohio, a onetime industrial center that lost all but one of its eighteen Catholic parochial elementary schools between 1960 and 2006. Through the examination of Youngstown, Welsh sheds light on a significant national phenomenon: the fragmentation of American Catholic identity”
Empowerment starts here: the seven principles to empowering urban youth by Angela Dye. Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012. Call number LC 5131 .D94 2012.
The publisher says the following about this book: “This book provides insight on how educators can increase the efficacy and achievement of urban youth. Angela Dye shares instructional methodologies and stories to help the reader develop an intimate understanding of the empowerment principles in action. Through these principles and methods, individuals can increase their capacity to combat the psychological, social, and political challenges associated with student achievement and real school reform”
March 28, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
Interested in implementing research-based practice? Then Doing What Works (DWW) a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education is a great place to look for examples and tools for bringing tested instruction into the classroom. As the creators of this site note “The goal of DWW is to create an online library of resources that may help teachers, schools, districts, states and technical assistance providers implement research-based instructional practice. Much of the DWW content is based on information from IES’ What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The WWC evaluates research on practices and interventions to let the education community know what is likely to work. For each practice, it issues a guide and/or an intervention report that describes what the practice involves and what the research says. In addition, some DWW content is based on other information and materials from IES. ” Supported by WestEd, in partnership with the American Institutes for Research and RMC Research Corporation, and Little Planet Learning this website is a trove of practical and interesting information.
March 21, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
We have added some wonderful new picture books to the juvenile collection. Check out these titles on the 4th floor of the HBLL.
I don’t want to be a pea: this is a story of Hugo and Bella by Ann Bonwill. Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. Call number 813 B6442011i 2012
Hugo Hippo and Bella Bird are best friends, but a disagreement over costumes may prevent the two from attending the annual “Fairytale Fancy Dress Party.”
The Secret River by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. Call number 813 R198s 2011
Re-imagined by the Dillon’s the only story Rawlings ever wrote for children tells of Young Calpurnia who takes her dog, Buggy-horse, and follows her nose to a secret river in a Florida forest, where she catches enough fresh fish to feed her hungry neighbors, even after giving some to the forest creatures she meets on the way home
Bug and Bear by Ann Bonwill. Marshall Cavendish, 2011. Call number: 813 B6442011buga 2011
Bear’s best friend Bug wants to play with her, but Bear’s too tired and irritated to be nice to Bug.
The great race by Kevin O’Malley. Walker, 2011. Call number: 398.24 Om1g 2011
Retells the traditional tale of the tortoise and the hare as a match between the very vain Lever Lapin and Nate Turtle, who is tired of all of the publicity Lever’s speed generates.
March 16, 2012 by Rachel Wadham
We’re doing a trial of a new database called Oxford Bibliographies Online.
Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is an entirely new research tool for the social sciences and humanities. A scholar-curated library of discipline-based subject modules, OBO is designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources of information in half the time by directing them to exactly the right chapter, book, website, archive, or data set they need for their research. Each entry is a selective guided tour through the key literature on a topic, receives multiple peer-reviews as well as Editorial Board approval, and is designed to facilitate a research experience with no dead ends. All citations are linked through to your collection via OpenURL, full-text via DOIs, or to the web via links to OCLC, WorldCat, and Google Books, allowing users to locate quickly full-text content directly from OBO. OBO is the ultimate collection development tool for librarians and time saving tool for students and researchers.
To begin using Oxford Bibliographies Online, please visit http://www.oxfordbibliographiesonline.com.
The trial runs to the end of March, and must be accessed on-campus. If you have any feedback or questions about this trial please contact the Education subject librarian Rachel Wadham: Rachel_Wadham@byu.edu
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