Have you seen the film “The Golden Compass”? It is based on book one of the Philip Pullman “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Book two is called “The Subtle Knife” and book three “The Amber Spyglass”. The library has all three along with two books which discuss Pullman’s theology: “Killing the Imposter God” by Donna Freitas, …
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Foreign Films in the Library
What’s on this Wednesday??? Only the oldest among us remember when there were no videos to rent and seeing a foreign film meant going to an art house theater. Companies like Janus Films saw that these movies were distributed in the United States, and Janus is now celebrating 50 years of film with a set …
Reference Books on Religion
With Christmas, Hanukkah and Id al-Adha upon us, it seems like a good time to mention the many interesting reference books on religion that the library has recently acquired . From large encyclopedic sets to Bible quotations, atlases and etiquette, there are a wide range of sources available on many aspects of Christianity and other …
Library Receives Valuable Gift of First Editions
Richard Kruizenga (’52) has given the college a splendid gift of 242 books from his personal collection of modern first editions. The donation includes works by Saul Bellow, John Cheever, James Gould Cozzens,John Dos Passos, William Faulkner, John Gardner, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Vladimir Nabokov, J. D. Salinger, Upton Sinclair, John Steinbeck, and a few …
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Introducing you to your next great read
Librarians are often asked, “I loved this book! What should I read next?” and created NoveList to help answer. By searching an author or title, you first identify a writer or work you already like. Then, you indicate by subject what about it piqued your interest. NoveList generates a list of books with the same …
CIS Speaker DVDs Available
We have had quite a few requests for the taped programs of the Critical Issues Symposium keynote speakers. The three CIS keynote addresses are now available in the library for viewing. Alejandro Portes. Immigrant America, Sept. 25, 2007 Luis Alberto Urrea. Opening Keynote Address, Oct. 2, 2007 Stephanie J. Nawyn. Immigration and the Future of …
Library Acquires PsycARTICLES®
The Library subscribed to PsycARTICLES this week, significantly increasing our holdings of psychology journals. PsycARTICLES is an electronic journal collection of 61 scholarly journals in psychology and related disciplines published by the American Psychological Association. The journals cover a wide range of fields besides psychology, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology and communications. …
Faculty Donate New Book
Barbara and Richard Mezeske dropped by the library to donate a copy of their new book, Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in the College Classroom, which they co-edited. The book comes hot off the press from Jossey-Bass, October 2007. Contents of the book include chapters by a number of Hope College faculty including Janis …
Library Laptops
The Van Wylen Library is now circulating laptops to students. CIT and the Library worked collaboratively to offer students a few more computers at the library. Laptops will allow students more flexibility to work on all floors of the library and in group project rooms, using a computer. The five Toshiba laptops are equipped with …
Beyond ITunes: Digital Music Databases
Looking for digital music files online? Music enthusiasts now have access to two databases of digital music, DRAM and Naxos Music Library through the library. DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) provides a unique collection of works by a broad range of American composers and artists, many not available from any other source. In particular, …