Save on Gas this Summer

Are you planning a car trip or vacation this summer and worried about gas prices?  Check out:

• AAA Fuel Cost Calculator
• BnBFinder.com – Gas Savings and One Tank Trips

 

Popular History in the Classroom

Check out Charles Becker’s bibliographic essay, Popular History in the Classroom, from the June 2008 issue of Choice Reviews Online.  What are your thoughts on this genre?  What popular history titles have you recently read?  Feel free to post your comments or book reviews.  For more information or assistance on using Choice Reviews Online as well as setting up an account to use this resource, contact the Reference Desk.

Recommended Readings & New Titles for May

Check out the library’s Recommended Readings for May as well as our current list of New Titles in the Library.  If you would like to suggest a purchase for the library, please click here to make your suggestions.

Oxford African American Studies Center-Online!

In February, our blog discussed the just-released African-American National  Biography, which had been recently purchased in print by the Library of Virginia.

Now JSRCC students and staff can browse this amazing resource online, along with four other major reference works in African-American history and culture, using our latest database, the Oxford African-American Studies Center !

Information spans the centuries, from the influence of ancient Egyptian mythology on African culture, to the rise of Hip-Hop in the 21st century. “Feature of the Month” covers such topics as Jazz Greats, Kwanzaa, and Women and Literature. “Timelines” explore women’s history, business and labor, sports, military history, literature, and the African Diaspora.

Edited by Henry Louis Gates, the Oxford African-American Studies Center provides more than 7,500 articles- biographies, subject essays, primary sources, plus images, maps, charts, and tables. This site will be updated 3-4 times a year to provide our community with the latest information in African-American studies!