Looking for Good Books to Read This Summer?

Your Next Great Beach Read May be in Our Browsing Collection

Visit the Blagg-Huey Library and check out a book from the Browsing Collection on the first floor. What is the Browsing Collection, you ask? It consists of "recreational reading" books from many popular genres--including mysteries, romance novels, sci-fi and many others.

Much of the collection has been donated by faculty, staff, students and the community. If you are interested in donating a book (in good condition) to the Browsing Collection, you can drop off your donation at the Circulation Desk (located across from the Information Desk and Reference area on the library's first floor).

The books in the Browsing Collection are available for a 2-week checkout period and can be renewed. New books are added to the Browsing Collection on a daily basis, so be sure to come and take a look!

Recommended Summer Reading:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (above left) by Steig Larsson. Soon to be a major motion picture (U.S. release).

The Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood books (also known as The Southern Vampire Series) by Charlaine Harris.








Wicked by Gregory Maguire.








A great classic pick from the collection is Peyton Place by Grace Metalious.








By: Felicia Cleburn

New Online Student Employment Application Now Available

TWU Libraries Student Applicants Must Apply Online

Interested in student employment at TWU Libraries? If so, you must apply online. A link to the application has been placed on the TWU Libraries homepage, or access it directly at https://www.twu.edu/library/student-job-application.asp.

Please note--this application is for TWU Libraries student employment only. If you are seeking a graduate assistantship, visit both the Graduate Assistants and Student Career Services sites. If you are seeking staff employment, visit the Staff Employment site.

By: Spencer Acadia and Brandy Klug

Nutrition & Food Science E-books

Annita Owens, Reference Librarian and Subject Specialist in Nutrition & Food Science, suggests the e-books listed below for Nutrition & Food Science students, faculty and others interested in this subject area.

Valuable resources pertinent to this field (including news, suggested databases for research, recommended reading and more) are available in the Nutrition & Food Science Subject LibGuide, reachable via the TWU Libraries homepage under Research Resources/Subject LibGuides/Nutrition & Food Science.

Annita is available for questions, research consultations and class instruction sessions. Reach her at 940/898-3795 or aowens@mail.twu.edu.

The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health by Robert A. Ronzio
Clear, concise and accurate are adjectives that describe this encyclopedia, which simplifies and demystifies sustenance and the body. Some of the "inevitable" consequences of aging--arthritis, senility, diabetes and obesity--have been linked to inadequate diet. This resource allows individuals to take greater responsibility for their own health. Booklist

Nutrition in Sport edited by Ron J. Maughan
A new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, Nutrition in Sport provides an exhaustive review of the biochemistry and physiology of eating. Included are sections on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and trace elements; drugs associated with nutrition; and athletes requiring special consideration (including vegetarians and diabetics). From the back cover

The Oxford Reference Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America edited by Andrew F. Smith
Whether readers make a living studying culinary traditions or just enjoy eating, they'll find this book a marvel. A trove of in-depth information on every aspect of American food and drink—such as holiday food traditions, the Slow Food movement and vegetarianism—this book strives to place its subject in historical and cultural context--and succeeds brilliantly. Publishers Weekly

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition by David A. Bender and Arnold E. Bender
Fully revised and updated, this leading dictionary contains over 6,150 entries covering all aspects of food and nutrition, diet and health--including 150 entries new to this edition. From absinthe to zymogens, it includes jargon-free definitions that clearly explain even the most technical of nutritional terms; types of food (including everyday foods, little-known foods such as payusnaya, and dishes from around the world--from accoub and fair maids to mushy peas and zakuska); nutritional information; vitamins; minerals; and much more. Google Books

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture edited by Solomon H. Katz and William Woys Weaver
As the title implies, this encyclopedia discusses food in its relation to society. The 600 alphabetically-arranged articles cover everything from the significance of Betty Crocker to bioactive food components. Its chronological scope encompasses the Paleolithic origins of hunting through current trends such as comfort food and fusion cuisine. Booklist

By: Sandy Cochran

Hello to Super Databases, Goodbye to a Lighthouse

In what American Libraries calls "The Merger of the Century," two of the library world's largest vendors joined forces when EBSCO Publishing acquired the H.W. Wilson Company on June 2nd.

According to their joint press release, "the two long-time industry-leading vendors come together with the goal of improving services for libraries."

As a result of the merger, many EBSCO and Wilson databases will be combined to create “super databases." According to InfoDocket, the loading of the Wilson databases has already begun. EBSCO’s goal is to have this process complete by the end of 2011, and the "super databases" are expected to debut in spring 2012. Over time, the Wilson web platform will be phased out.

The merger will have a significant impact on searches. WilsonWeb keyword searches match against their controlled vocabularies and also return results for USE FOR terms. For example, a keyword search for “Burma” also returns results for “Myanmar” (the official name of the country), because “Myanmar” is a USE FOR term for “Burma”. This functionality is being added to EBSCOhost for all Wilson and other EBSCO-owned databases. The automatic searching for USE FORs and SEE ALSOs will also be applied to EBSCO Discovery Service. InfoDocket

1898 was the year Halsey W. Wilson founded the company that bore his name. The Cumulative Book Index was the H. W. Wilson Company’s first original reference; that year it sold for $1 and had 300 subscribers. Wilson started the company in Minnesota, although it later moved to White Plains and in 1917 relocated once more to its current location in the Bronx on the banks of the Harlem River. During an expansion of the building in 1929, Mr. Wilson had a lighthouse built on its roof to symbolize the company's mission: "To give guidance to those seeking their way through the maze of books and periodicals, without which they would be lost." The lighthouse became the H.W. Wilson Company's logo.

The Saturday Review once declared, "The name Halsey William Wilson is to bibliography what Webster is to dictionaries, and Bartlett to quotations."

While the EBSCO-Wilson merger will provide us with bigger and undoubtedly better databases, now is perhaps a fitting time to also acknowledge Halsey William Wilson and the fulfillment of his vision--helping many readers find their way.

Thank you, Mr. Wilson.

By: Greg Hardin