New Year, New Titles

2018 brings new titles to the Periodicals department, many of whom having already found their home in the stacks.

As the majority of academic journals move away from print, Amy Castillo, Coordinator for Periodicals and Electronic Resources, has a vision for the physical collection going forward: lifestyle and hobbies. The decision is generating a positive buzz from students and staff alike, especially as traditionally unrepresented topics are added.

While not all of the new titles have arrived just yet, check out what's currently on the shelves and be sure to watch out for the latest in Periodicals.


The Advocate, and Out

"Gay news - commentary, arts & entertainment, health, parenting, and politics. The Advocate is the leading source for up-to-date and extensive LGBT news."

Men's Health 

"The Brand Men Live By, For Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Style and Weight Loss Tips."

Parabola

"..a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world's myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life."

Harper's Bazaar

"Sophisticated, elegant and provocative, Harper's Bazaar is your source for fashion trends straight from the runway, makeup and hair inspiration, chic wedding and travel ideas, plus all of your movie, TV, and pop culture news."

Sunset

"Recipes and wine recommendations, inspiring home and garden designs and DIYs, travel and outdoor adventure ideas, and lifestyle tips for living in the West."

New History Databases

Do you have a history research assignment this semester? If so, then the library is the place for you. We have a wealth of reliable sources that will make your professor very happy when you use them to support your research papers and projects. Over the past few months, the Dick Smith Library has added a large number of new databases to its collection. Including several that provide historical information.

• Do you need to find information about a notable person from the past? Then check out the Biography in Context database. It provides articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, in addition to videos, audio recordings, images, and more.

Screenshot from the Biography in Context database. The top portion of the entry for Rosa Parks.

• Do you need to find primary documents about the Civil Right Movement? Then you must spend some time searching through the information available in the Race Relations in America database. 

Screenshot from the Race Relations in America database showing just 8 of the 26 types of documents it has available.

• Are you researching the history of slavery? Slavery in America and the World contains a wealth of both legal information and primary source documents relevant to the history of slavery in the United States and other English-speaking countries. 

Screenshot from the Slavery in America and the World database showing some of the periodicals it contains. 

• Do you need to find scholarly journal articles or primary sources for a US or world history topic. Then take a look at the US History Collection and US History in Context databases or the World History Collection and World History in Context databases. The "Collections" databases contain mostly scholarly journal articles, whereas the "in Context" databases contain primary source documents. 

Screenshot of the homepage of the US.History in Context database. 

If you want to see a complete list of our history-related databases, along with other library resources for history, then check out our History subject guide page: https://www.tarleton.edu/library/research/subject-guides/history.html. 

Contact us at 254-968-9249 or reference@tarleton.edu if you need assistance with these or any other library resource.