July 31, 2006
Emily Toth -- Upcoming Speaker at University of Winnipeg
Unveiling Kate Chopin and Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious books by upcomming guest speaker Dr. Emily Toth.
"Unveiling Kate Chopin A vivid new biography of the author of The Awakening marking the 100th anniversary of its publication. Aided by newly discoverd diaries and manuscripts, Dr. Emily Toth tells the unvarnished story of the passionate Irish American girl form St. Louis who grew up to write The Awakening (1899) Kate Chopin's novel about a sensual, artistic woman whose desires cannot be contained by marriage and motherhood, stunned and infuriated Chopin's contemporaries." -from bookjacket
"Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious In September 1956 Peyton Place burst onto the American scene as the most controversial novel of the century. Its publication was also an extrodinary story of personal triumph. Grace Metalious (1924-1964), an unpretentious housewife from the wrong side of the tracks, had written an explosive bestseller. From a ramshackle cottage in a small New England milltown she zoomed to national stardom. This was a Cinderella dream. But it did not last."- from bookjacket
Dr. Emily Toth is Professor of English and Women Studies at Louisiana State University. She is the author of:
- Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious, 2000
Unveiling Kate Chopin, 1999
Kate Chopins Private Papers, 1998
Ms. Mentors Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia 1997
The Curse : A Cultural History Of Menstruation / Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, Emily Toth.
July 28, 2006
Summer Hours now in effect
Please note that the Library is now on summer hours, and is closed on evenings and weekends (see Spring-Summer Term 2006 for further details).
Regular Hours will resume September 5.
July 27, 2006
Library Catalogue Fully Functional
After a short downtime to upgrade our technology, we are glad to announce that the Library Catalogue is fully functional again. Thank you for your patience.
July 25, 2006
The New Newspapers Nook
Our newspapers have moved to a cozy little nook, just behind our current journals on the fifth floor of the library. You can enjoy any of the following titles with a beautiful view from the windows:
The Globe & Mail
National Post
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Sun
Czas Zwiazkowiec
The Guardian Weekly
La Liberté
Manitoba Cooperator
The New York Times
The Observer
The Village VOICE
The Uniter (UofW's Student Newspaper)
Be sure to check out our new journal issues as well!
July 23, 2006
New Books - Content Area Literacy & Learning to Think Spatially
Content Area Literacy: Strategic Thinking for Strategic Learning, 4th Edition
Synopsis: Engages teachers in thinking about the art and science of teaching and literacy development. This fourth edition introduces teachers-to-be and practicing teachers to the reasons for and means of promoting basic and higher-order literacy across the disciplines. It features increased attention to the needs of all students.
Synopsis:With advances in computing technologies and the increasing availability of geospatial data, spatial thinking will play a significant role in the information-based economy of the twenty-first century. The U.S. National Research Council research project's formal report. Learning to Think Spatially examines how spatial thinking can be tailored context and taught formally to all students.
July 15, 2006
New Books - Coming of Age in a Global World & Critical Globalization Studies
Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation
Synopsis: The world is rapidly changing. It is growing more interdependent and more complex, with new connections and with problems that transcend national and cultural boundaries. To survive and succeed in this environment, individuals must understand the driving forces of globalization and the trends that are likely to shape our future. Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation navigates the threads that surround and link humanity.
Critical Globalization Studies
Synopsis: Critical Globalization Studies is the first volume to map out a critical approach to the rapidly growing field of gloablization studies. Centrally concerned with global justice, the contributors both scrutinze and recast the subject. As well, the volume serves as a bridge connecting scholars of globalization, the policy world, and the global justice movement.
Related Note: In February 2007 The University of Winnipeg's Global College and its partners will host the Winnipeg Winter Summit on Human Rights. Global College Website
Add Your Email to MyCybrary
We now require an email address and barcode number to access library resources from off-campus.
We now require an email address and barcode number to access library resources from off-campus.
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- Add or modify your email address and click on submit.
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July 10, 2006
New Books - Rwanda's Genocide & Eyewitness to a Genocide
Rwanda's Genocide: The Politics of Global Justice
Synopsis: In this highly authoritative book--the first of its kind--Kingsley Moghalu provides an engrossing account and analysis of the international political brinksmanship embedded in the quest for justice for Rwanda's genocide. Moghalu takes us behind the scenes to the political and strategic factors that shape a path-breaking war crimes tribunal and demonstrates why the trials at Arusha, like Nuremberg, Tokyo and the Hague, are more than just prosecutions of culprits, but also politics by other means.
Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda
Synopsis: Why was the UN a bystander during the Rwandan genocide? Do its sins of omission leave it morally responsible for the hundreds of thousands of dead? Michael Barnett, who worked at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations from 1993 to 1994, covered Rwanda for much of the genocide. Based on his first-hand experiences, archival work, and interviews with many key participants, he reconstructs the history of the UN's involvement in Rwanda.
Related Note: In February 2007 The University of Winnipeg's Global College and its partners will host the Winnipeg Winter Summit on Human Rights. For more information see Global College Website
July 9, 2006
New Books - More Ways to Handle the Paper Load & Cool Time
More Ways to Handle the Paper Load: On Paper and Online
Synopsis: Golub, a former professor of English education, presents 23 essays on new ways to respond to student writing that take into account both the increased pressures teachers face in the digital age and recent findings on peer groups and portfolios. With a major section on the electronic resources that have added another dimension to students and teachers writing lives, contributors offer insight on managing the increasing paper load while at the same time involving students in their own learning
Cool Time: A Hands-On Plan For Managing Work and Balancing Time
Synopsis:"Cool Time is a time management book with a difference. It s all about keeping mentally and physically cool so that you are always at your best and on top of your game. When you are mentally cool, you make the best decisions and get the best stuff done, and thats the root of successful time management.
July 2, 2006
New Books - 'Global Warming: Myth or Reality?' & 'Guardians of Power: The Myth of the Liberal Media'
Synopsis: In Global Warming: Myth or Reality? Marcel Leroux seeks to review the dire climate trends, the author describes the history of the 1998 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many subsequent conferences. He discusses the main conclusions of the three IPCC reports and the predicted impact on global temperatures, rainfall, weather and climate, while highlighting the mounting confusion of reports in the media.
Guardians of Power: The Myth of the Liberal Media
Synopsis: Can a corporate media system be expected to tell the truth about a world dominated by corporations? Can newspapers, including the 'liberal' "Guardian" and the "Independent," tell the truth about catastrophic climate change - about its roots in mass consumerism and corporate obstructionism - when they are themselves profit-oriented businesses dependent on advertisers for 75 per cent of their revenues?
RELATED NOTE:
'An Inconvenient Truth' Documentary about Al Gore's efforts to Raise Alarm on Effects of Global Warming