Archive for August, 2005

What our faculty read this summer

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

I asked the teachers about their summer reading and here are some of their responses:
From Ken Rodoff: “I read The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sara Vowell (she has a show on NPR and was the voice of Violet in The Incredibles). Like the weather, a mixed and varied collection of quick-witted essays by a disenchanted [...]

New database–History Reference Center in EBSCOhost!

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

This year, when you scroll through the suite of databases in EBSCOhost, you’ll notice a new feature. 
The History Reference Center Database features full text for more than 750 historical reference and non-fiction books. History Reference Center also includes “full text for 60 leading history periodicals including America’s Civil War, American Heritage, American Historical Review, [...]

Welcome back students and faculty!

Saturday, August 20th, 2005

I am hoping we might use this blog to share the books we read and love this year. Please feel free to create an entry. (This invitation is for both teachers and students!) You might join in by sharing your thoughts about anything you read this summer.
As they come in, I will be listing [...]