December eBook of the Month: The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas

December eBook of the Month

The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas, By Barry Millington
Oxford University Press, 2006

The December eBook of the Month profiles the life and the work of one of the most controversial figures in the history of ideas as well as music. Drawing upon the scholarship of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the most comprehensive dictionary of opera in the world, The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas offers a concise survey and guide, providing both seasoned Wagner-lovers and neophytes with all they require for an in-depth appreciation of Wagner.

Author Barry Millington has completely updated the original pieces and contributed four new chapters on Wagner, including a summary of Wagner productions from 1876 to the present day, a suggested listening and viewing guide, complete chronology of Wagner's operas, and a glossary of terms that will delight any opera-goer. In addition, there are detailed entries on each of Wagner's operas, a main biographical section, and a group of separate articles on such
topics as Leitmotif and Gesamtkunstwerk, as well as a newly revised updated article on Bayreuth.

The December eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Oxford University Press and will be available to the Mount Aloysius College community with free, unlimited access December 1-31 through the Library webpage (on Library home page click Library Databases and scroll down to OCLC NetLibrary and eBook of the Month) or by following this link: http://www.netlibrary.com

Please take a look at this resource and share your comments and suggestions with the library staff or email askalibrarian@mtaloy.edu

Xreferplus online reference library

Xreferplus online reference library is currently avaialable to the Mount Aloysius College community on a trial basis. Xreferplus provides access to a reference collection of 219 reference books from over 50 publishers, powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers.

Xreferplus can be accessed from the Library webpage by clicking on Trial Databases link or by following the below URL:

http://www.mtaloy.edu/academics/library/trial_databases.dot

Please forward your comments and questions to askalibrarian@mtaloy.edu

JSTOR Health & General Sciences collection update

Two new journals have been added to the JSTOR Health & General Sciences collection and are available immediately:

Cancer Causes and Control (Health & General Sciences)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 13, 1990-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
ISSN: 0957-5243

European Journal of Epidemiology (Health & General Sciences Collection)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 17, 1985-2001
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
ISSN: 0393-2990
Note: No issues were published in 2002. Volume 18 published in 2003


Following titles have been updated with previously missing issues:

The American Journal of Nursing (Health & General Sciences Collection)
New Content: Vol. 58 (Issue 11), 1958
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN: 0002-936x

Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences (Health & General Sciences)
Release Content: Vol. 356 (No. 1405) – Vol. 357 (No. 1428), 2001-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years (previously 5 years)
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 0962-8436

Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Health & General Sciences and Mathematics & Statistics Collections)
Release Content: Vol. 359 (No. 1778) – Vol. 360 (No. 1801), 2001-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years (previously 5 years)
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 1364-503x

Proceedings: Biological Sciences (Health & General Sciences Collection)
Release Content: Vol. 268 (No. 1462) – Vol. 269 (No. 1509), 2001-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years (previously 5 years)
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 0962-8452

Please send your comments and questions to askalibrarian@mtaloy.edu

November eBook of the Month: From Vietnam to 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security

November eBook of the Month: From Vietnam to 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security

Avoiding dry, detached analysis, the November eBook of the Month presents the revealing story of an insider's involvement with international affairs and the lessons he learned from those experiences. Written by Congressman Jack Murtha, From Vietnam to 9/11 offers refreshingly candid observations of the most important international crises in recent history. From Vietnam and Lebanon to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq, this eBook details America's failures as well as its successes, pointing out where policymaking was misguided or ill-informed and offering perceptive analyses of resource allocation and policy direction for the coming century.

Tthe November eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Penn State University Press and will be available to the Mount Aloysius College community with free, unlimited access November 1-30 through the Library webpage (on Library home page click Library Databases and scroll down to OCLC NetLibrary and eBook of the Month) or by following this link: http://www.netlibrary.com

Please take a look at this resource and share your comments and suggestions with the library staff or email askalibrarian@mtaloy.edu