New Books and DVDs from December 2008

New Books and DVDs from December 2008

Here's a sampling of some of the new books and films that have arrived at Hunter Library in November 2008.
Please browse the full list.

Bobbi FisherFor reading out loud: planning and practice
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, c2003
WCU CMC PRO LB1573.5 .F57 2003

Muriel Barbery
The elegance of the hedgehog
New York: Europa Editions, 2008
WCU GENERAL PQ2662.A6523 E4413 2008


William W. Forgey
Basic illustrated wilderness first aid
Illustrations by Lon Levin
Guilford, Conn: Falcon Guides, c2008
WCU New Books RC88.9.O95 F675 2008


Heartbreak hotel [videorecording]
Originally released as an motion picture in 1988
Burbank, CA: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002
WCU VIDEO PVH.H4315


The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford [videorecording]
Scott Free/Plan B; a co-production with Alberta Film Entertainment
Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Ridley Scott, Jules Daly, David Valdes; Witten for the screen and directed by Andrew Dominik
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2008
WCU VIDEO PVH.A787

New Database: The Times Digital Archive

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, includes every page as published from 200 years of The Times (London). The Times, often referred to as the "world's newspaper of record," covers international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Users may search the full text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, obituaries, and advertising. Content, including both pictures and text, may be searched or browsed by category, author, date, title, and more.

New Books, CDs, DVDs from November 2008

New Books, CDs, DVDs from November 2008

Here's a sampling of some of the new books, films, and CDs that have arrived at Hunter Library in November 2008.
Please browse the full list.

Bard Williams
Educator's podcast guide
Eugene, Oregon: International Society for Technology in Education, c2007
WCU CMC PRO LB1044.87.W53 2007

Edited by Michael T. Martin and Marilyn Yaquinto
Redress for historical injustices in the United States:
on reparations for slavery, Jim Crow, and their legacies
Durham: Duke University Press, 2007
WCU GENERAL E185.89.R45 R43 2007


Donna Freitas
Sex and the soul: juggling sexuality, spirituality, romance, and
religion on America's college campuses
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008
WCU New Books BL6259.C64 F74 2008


Revolver / the Beatles [sound recording]
the Beatles (Musical group)
Hollywood, Calif.: Parlophone,[1987?], p1966
WCU AUDIO CD P Beat 004


The American House: a guide to architectural styles [videorecording]
Learning Seed
Lake Zurich, Ill. Learning Seed, 2006
WCU VIDEO DVD NA.A44


Discovering the human brain: new pathways to neuroscience [videorecording]
with Susan Bookheimer; presented by Davidson Films & Classroom Productions
San Luis Obispo, CA c2007
WCU VIDEO DVD QP.D573

Hunter Library Open 24 Hours!!!!

The Library will stay open all night long the week before and the week of exams! 24-hour status will begin on Sunday, November 30 at noon and continue through midnight on Friday, December 5. The Library will be open Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

24-hour status will resume at noon on Sunday, December 7 and continue until 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 12. Click here to check hours for the reference desk, CMC, and Special Collections.

Faculty Scholarship Celebration Week 2009

Hunter Library, the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Honors College and the Graduate School and Research are sponsoring a celebration of faculty scholarship. All WCU faculty are invited to submit scholarly works generated from 2006 to 2008, in any format (books, articles, art, music etc.). Power Point presentations need to be submitted in the form of poster boards.
If you are interested, please send your items to Alessia Zanin-Yost in Hunter Library. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2009. All participants need to submit this form with their submissions.
During the week of February 16, 2009, all items will be on display in Hunter Library. A reception is scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 18,2009 at 4 p.m. on the Upper Mezzanine Level of Hunter Library.
For questions, please contact Alessia Zanin-Yost at azaniny@email.wcu.edu.