where the wild things came from

From slate.com: a slideshow on the history of children's book illustration in the U.S. Click here to view.

black-focused schools

There has been some controversy recently over plans to open a black-focused school in the Toronto District School Board. For more info:

NEWS ARTICLES:
Black-focused school debate set (Toronto Star, Nov. 7, 2007)
Black only, but don't use the 'S' word (Toronto Star, Nov. 10, 2007)
Community turns out to discuss black-focused schools (CBC, Nov. 9, 2007)

ARTICLES:
George J Sefa Dei (2006, July). BLACK-FOCUSED SCHOOLS: A CALL FOR RE-VISIONING. Education Canada, 46(3), 27-31.

BOOKS:
Reconstructing 'dropout' : a critical ethnography of the dynamics of Black students' disengagement from school / George J. Sefa Dei (9th floor, LC 145 C2 R42 1997)

Black education : a transformative research and action agenda for the new century / edited by Joyce E. King (9th floor, LC 2699 B53 2005)

Black Canadians : history, experience, social conditions / Joseph Mensah (9th floor, FC 106 B6 M45 2002 )

library workshops for faculty (staff, grad students, RAs and TAs welcome, too!)

Interested in learning more about library resources and services? Attend one of our Workshops for Faculty! These 80-minute, hands-on sessions are held on Wednesdays throughout November and December. We’ll bring the coffee!

Register at: http://www.library.brocku.ca/faculty_workshops/

Impact Factors and Journal Citation Reports
Wednesday, November 14, 10am
Are you choosing a vessel for publication? Do you want to know how often a particular journal is cited compared to other journals in the field or which are the "hottest journals"? In this hands-on session geared towards all disciplines, learn how ISI’s Journal Citation Reports, Cited Reference searches, and Google Scholar can provide you with some very useful information for grants and publishing.
Location: e-classroom (TH 253)
Instructors: Marcie Jacklin, Jennifer Thiessen

ARTstor
Wednesday, November 21, 10am
ARTstor is a repository for over 500, 000 digital images, including photographs, paintings, architecture, and sculpture and more. Come to this session to learn how to use images with lectures or enhance presentations.
Location: e-classroom (TH 253)
Instructors: Laurie Morrison, Keri Cronin

Government e- Documents
Wednesday, November 28, 10am
This workshop will provide an overview of how to access Canadian federal and Ontario provincial electronic documents. Areas to be covered include parliamentary, departmental and justice related web resources. Come and improve your skills in using digital government documents!
Location: e-classroom (TH 253)
Instructor: Kevin Manuel

Special Collections
Wednesday, December 5, 10am
Looking for primary records or rare books for your research? Discover strategies and databases that can help you find these unique resources and learn what materials are available at Brock University. (Coffee will not be served at this session).
Location: Special Collections, 10th floor (Library)
Instructor: David Sharron, Head of Special Collections and Archives

Search Alerts and Journal Alerts
Wednesday, December 12, 2pm
Do your research while you sleep! Keep up with journal articles in your research area by having your favourite searches and table of contents of journals sent to your inbox or feed reader.
Location: e-classroom (TH 253)
Instructors: Justine Cotton, Jennifer Thiessen