That’s LIFE

Google Books has recently digitized a large collection of LIFE magazines and made them available, free of charge, online.  Back issues of LIFE Magazine are always a treat to thumb through, viewing the amazing photography and checking out the ads of the era.  (I saw a great advertisement while flipping through this collection today — Giving a Party? Use plenty of Genuine Ice.  Hmmm, genuine ice?  Is there counterfeit ice?  And who knew ice needed to advertise itself?)   

To access the LIFE Magazine collection, visit Google Books.  You can search the issues by keyword, or you can browse through them issue by issue.  Google has also added a cool thumbnail view tool which allows you to see all the pages in one issue.  To do so, click the thumbnail icon along the top; it’s circled in the screenshot below. 

New Reference Books Added

At Ramaker, we continue to expand our collection of great reference works.  Here are two of the latest to hit our virtual shelves:

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
  This update to the critically acclaimed first edition provides understandable yet detailed information on mental disorders and conditions.  The encyclopedia includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnositc and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

  Great for: Nursing, Psychology students
  
  

• Encyclopedia of Human Rights
  The five-volume Encyclopedia of Human Rights offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law and history in over 300 entries signed by leadnig scholars and human rights experts. The coverage includes major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms.

  Great for: Political Science , Social Work, Sociology students

How Many Are His Works

This fall, Ramaker Library has a new display in our lobby.  The collection, courtesy of Laurie Furlong and Todd Tracy in the Biology department, highlights the ecological varieties in our area.  The collection includes beautiful photography and an impressive display of butterflies, beetles and other bugs.  Next time you stop at the library, be sure to check this out. (There’s a library pun for you!)

 

We’ve Updated the Faculty Display

On the mezzanine (aka top floor) of Ramaker Library, we have a collection of works that faculty have contributed to and written. This fall, we are highlighting the works of two Northwestern faculty.

Professor Emeritus Syl Scorza taught religion and Greek at Northwestern, and he has also served as president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church of America.  A true scholar, Professor Scorza has continued throughout retirement to take classes from a variety of disciplines. 

Professor Michael Yoder began teaching Sociology at Northwestern in 1982. While his work has explored many topics in sociology, one of his greatest scholarly accomplishments was completing a census of the Mennonite church. Having lived in both Brazil and Costa Rica, Dr. Yoder also has a heart for Latin American culture.

Works by both Dr. Scorza and Dr. Yoder are currently on display in our Faculty Collection.